No, not a fee, Leon. Here is how it is going to work... There WILL be some databases that will be restricted. To earn access you have to index at least 900 records per quarter via the FamilySearch Indexing. Each person you index can earn you 1, 3, or 5 points depending on how difficult the record is. I am currently indexing approx 500-800 points per month (and I am not even working hard) so I will have no problem gaining access to these databases. The LDS has not started the point system yet and we do not know when they will.
The family tree portion of FamilySearch is not available to the general public yet, only to the LDS and to selected LDS beta testers. If you watch Geoff's Webinar on cleaning up your Legacy file prior to FamilySearch launching, you will learn a lot. It is very much like the old Ancestral File (not the IGI!) but in a newer, easier to use format. However, it will have a lot of the same problems as the Ancestral File as Geoff points out. He did say that you will be able to fix errors in a round about way (you can ask the contributor to fix the error, you can delete sections, you can choice which information is the correct info but be aware that other people behind you can do the same thing). We will just have to wait and see :) michele P.S. I am not LDS -----Original Message----- From: Leon Chapman Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 9:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy file organization David: I have exactly the same experience as you with familysearch. It was better 3-5 years ago than it is today with no access. I was told about 2 yrs ago the new system would be open to the public is a few months - it has been about 2 hrs and no access. They seem to have all these volunteers duplicating what is already available commercially and placing that data into a restricted set of databases. They appear to be heading toward a fee based system with all their limited access restrictions. For me, as a non- LDS person, familysearch has very limited utility. Sent from my iPad Leon Chapman [email protected] On Aug 2, 2011, at 3:50 PM, "David C Abernathy" <[email protected]> wrote: > I signed up when it was first announced and gave the impression that > EVERYONE would have access. It has been almost 2 years since this > announcement and the NON members still do not have a working login. > It has been a lot of hype and no production. There are many family > research programs that now have the tools, but not access, it has been a > waste of my time trying to use Legacy as it is designed to interface with > Family Search. A real let down by Legacy and LDS church. > > I have found that most of the IGI are based on the membership of the > church submitting their family data that was "approved" by the local Ward > Clerk.. My father was this person for while. They were just a rubber > stamp, as a GOOD Mormon would not provide false information. It was the > word from SL that all submittals were to be approved as the information > was needed good or bad. > > After digging into what my mother had, and had submitted it was a > nightmare to clean and figure out where she was going with here data. None > of her data was on a computer but it is ALL at Family Search and is still > a mess. She could not even spell correctly her own surname of her line. > > Thanks, > David C Abernathy > Email disclaimers > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com > == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sherry/Support [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 11:57 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy file organization > > The New Familiy Search is just trees contributed by members... It's > much like the old IGI and best used for "clues", IMHO. > > If you go to new.FamiliySearch.org, you can sign up to get on the list > for a non-member log-in. The only thing you'll not see once you get > your log-in is the ordinance data for church members. > > The www.FamilySearch.org site is the one with all the really good > stuff like scans and transcriptions! > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 11:21 AM, David C Abernathy > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Tim, >> That is true, but if one can NOT access the NewFamilySearch what good >> does it do me? >> The OLD Family Search has some good information, but the real stuff is in >> the NEW area. >> >> Thanks, >> David C Abernathy > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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