Latest reviews about Ancestry.com

BrysonMeunier says "Exhaustive genealogy database helps uncover family history" about Ancestry.com

BrysonMeunier — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:47:48 GMT

Great resource for finding out more about your own family history. I started researching my family's genealogy a year ago and have since traced my Father's ancestry back to the 15th century. Lots of information in a fairly easy to navigate site. Introduced me to family members my grandparents weren't even aware of.

Monthly subscription adds up, so I would recommend starting with the 6 month subscription and extending if you like the service.

Overall, if you're a researcher like me and like to uncover secrets and solve mysteries about the past, Ancestry.com can help you do it. Recommended.

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LoveStar says "The most amazing journey of my life." about Ancestry.com

LoveStar — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:23:26 GMT

This is my favorite website to do my genealogy research. I have been doing research for about 5 years now, but I have been on a gazillion websites to try to do research. I am doing mine and my husband families and I have found a wealth of information on Ancestry. You can find out all the areas you ancestors moved to thru the years, if they could read or write, it even tells you were they were born and where their parents were born. on the census records and that is just one of the documents you can find on here. I can put a name in the search box and it will pull a person with that name. The more things you can add before you start the search the better your outcome. I used Ancestery when I first started my research and I ran into many dead ends. I decided to take another look at it about 3 months ago and it has changed into a better than ever research site. They have a family tree on the website that you add to as you find info. Then while you are researching...

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compurednek says "One of the best geneological resources out there!" about Ancestry.com

compurednek — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:10:02 GMT

Absolutely one of the best family finding resources on the WWW. I have found members that had long been forgotten about in my family lineage and would recommend the site to anyone curious of their family heritage. The only con I found is that for full benefits you must pay the membership fee, although that is miniscule when compared to many other sites that compete for the same business....

ptsd6869 says "DON'T LIKE BUYING PUBLIC RECORDS" about Ancestry.com

ptsd6869 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:13:47 GMT

WHO RUNS THIS ANYWAY? THE FLDS OR SOME SOMEBODY WHO USED TO WORK AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES?...

Eyerater says "You get out what you are willing to put in..." about Ancestry.com

Eyerater — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:07:51 GMT

I have been doing genealogical research on and off for many years - maybe 15 or more. I have subscribed to various web research services. Somehow, Ancestry.com is one of the survivors, as many others have closed. For lack of revenue, I presume.

Ancestry.com has served me well. Its only real shortcoming has been my shortcomings. Unless you have a lot of time to devote to your search, you will run out of subscription before you complete your searches.

You also need to pay for the service after the trial period. We get used to getting free stuff on the web and we presume that is the way it is supposed to be. Perhaps. But searching census records, baptismal records, obituaries, marriage records and birth records all over the world is not penny candy. Not to mention that the output you receive is only as good as the input from you and from the sources.

If a census taker spelled a name wrong or a transcriber made an error in transferring it from handwritten to digital, you will get an imperfect......

Telpher says "Sneak a peak at your past and find long-lost relatives" about Ancestry.com

Telpher — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:41:49 GMT

A few years ago, I realised that, once my parents are gone, there really won't be anyone aorund to tell me about my family's past. Luckily, my grandmother was a great story-teller, family historian, and pack rat. She kept photos, birth certificates, postcards, letters - you name it. And she talked a lot about her childhood, her parents, her siblings and the small Caribbean town where she grew up. So, in 2001, when I started doing some web research in an effort to put together a family tree, I at least had a few things to start with: place names, names of people, ideas about birth dates. Back then, Ancestry.com was very limited: there were no links to actual historical records and an emphasis was placed on Anglo family histories. Their strength was in their networking tools. One could join or start a thread about a family name, and post messages/queries, in the hopes of finding other researchers looking for the same family history or family name. I didn't have a lot of hope, but I gave...

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rum4ufl says "I love this site!" about Ancestry.com

rum4ufl — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:38:51 GMT

I've found that genealogy research is made easy by using Ancestry.com. Long lost relatives pop up in the most unexpected places sometimes. The amount of information found on Ancestry.com is extensive and a must have for researchers and curious people....

emma1234 says "Dear Lord this site is expensive! Monopoly on Genealogy!!!" about Ancestry.com

emma1234 — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:46:13 GMT

I used the free 2 weeks to get started in genealogy. Didnt realize that after I attached files and the trial ran out that when I clicked on those files it would require me to pay to view them. BOO!

They do have the monopoly on genealogy sites and information. Noone else offers what they can. Therefore it's the only option so people go back to them.

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Karrye says "They don't honor their free trails." about Ancestry.com

Karrye — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:56:45 GMT

I purchased the FTM 2006 suite and was pleasantly surprised by a one year trial usage of their ancestry.com website. Well, after trying for several days to get the search to work, I called their tech support. TS told me that as it was a free trial, they were not liable for any tech support. What good is a free triai if you can't get to use it? The program is great regardless, but if anyone has a subscription to ancestry.com, I wonder do you get this problem with TS as well?

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stcin76 says "If searching your family tree, this is a good place to start." about Ancestry.com

stcin76 — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:31:47 GMT

I purchased Family Tree Maker software and got 3 months free at Ancestry.com. It was a great place to start my search. I found lots of information. It was sometimes difficult to find but very satisfying when I did. If ever at D. C. still go to the National Archives. I found things there that were not found at Ancestry.com...

Risikio says "Best of the Genaology sites" about Ancestry.com

Risikio — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:31:22 GMT

Excellent website for researching your family tree. Has more access to more databases than any other genealogy website. Cost is a bit more, but the information available can help you accurately trace your family back to the 1600's or earlier....

ef says "The most comprehensive online genealogy resource." about Ancestry.com

ef — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:17:44 GMT

Ancestry.com is a great online resource for anyone interested in researching their family history in the U.S. and a variety of other countries. Between census records, vital records, military records, old phone books, yearbooks and a myriad of other resources, everyone is bound to find something about their family. For serious genealogists, a subscription to Ancestry.com is practically a necessity. For the casual researcher who may not want to pay the subscription price, Ancestry.com can also be accessed free in many public libraries around the country....

Texas1129 says "Great sourse for information but can be pricy." about Ancestry.com

Texas1129 — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:00:39 GMT

I have been researching my heritage since 1993 and have used Ancestry for about as long. It is a place for a wealth of information. They are constantly adding new documents from around the world.

When they first started you could pick and choose your areas of interest. Now you only can choose between the U.S. or the World. Most of my time is spent on census records so I would like to be able to pay just for that.

If people could choose their areas of interest I believe more people would belong and be happier.
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shanpcfl says "thanks ancestry.com for helping me to know who I am " about Ancestry.com

shanpcfl — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:35:17 GMT

to know who i am

I am here to say that my mother and i have found out through serching and studing the site ancestry .com in search of our roots in history. we have found out that we are realitive to passengers of the mayflower and even further we learned were we came from by learning of these mayflower passengers names. i am a desendant of many well known people throughout history a few to be named like (counterfieting)- Solomon Mullins and (Revolution)-John Mullins also know as (Buttin)-John Mullins. this that i have learned of who i am is only becouse of ancestry.com

thanks ancestry.com

Mr.Shannon Flanigan

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Magorilla says "It's really all here, just keep looking!!!" about Ancestry.com

Magorilla — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:10:22 GMT

You can't beat this website for genealogy research! So much to look at, easy to navigate also. I find something on here everytime I log on. Lots of great tips and help getting through the site. This site is for beginners and experts alike. ...