[or-roots] Ancestry

[Ray Powell]

The Benton County Library in Corvallis OR has Ancestry.com available if you 
go into the library. Last time I used it, it would time you out after 30 
minutes and I have never tried to go back and try to sign in on another one 
of the computers to see what would happen. I usually got what I needed in 
the 1/2 hour.

Ray Powell


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Chapman" <reedsportchapmans at verizon.net>
To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 9:48 PM
Subject: [or-roots] Ancestry


>I haven't tried the Library, but I suspect it may not be available locally,
> our gen Soc supplied them with a subscription to Everton's for a year, and 
> I
> went in and used it a couple of times and was virtually the only person 
> who
> ever did.
>
> We provided it to anyone who wanted to use it, and mentioned the fact it 
> was
> available in one of our meeting ads, but oh well.
>
> I think someone told me I could get Heritage Quest at our local library 
> too,
> but I prefer to use the Coos Bay one on my home computer.
>
> As I said, I have used Ancestry.com several times, but if I had had to pay
> for it, I would have been very disappointed. I will continue to try it at 
> my
> local Family History Center when time allows, I am sure someday I will 
> find
> something, but I have far better luck with Heritage quest, the only thing
> with them is they still don't have 1930 Census except a few states and 
> don't
> seem to be planning on ever doing 1830 - 1850, Oh and that little
> eccentricity of only being indexed by head of household.
>
> Ah  Well.
>
> Of course my main thrust is to find all the free stuff before I spend a 
> lot
> of time on Ancestry, and it looks to me like that will probably take me at
> least ten or twenty years longer than I expect to live.
>
> Les C
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
> [mailto:or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us]On Behalf Of tg8sg at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 8:31 PM
> To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Vital Search
>
>
> Leslie...Have you checked to see if you can acess Ancestry.Com thru your
> public library free?
> Here in Washington some (at least) of the county librarys pay for it and
> Library card numbers give you access while at the library.  And Heritage
> Quest from your home with your libraby identification.  TG
>
>
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