Re: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com
Alan: I have no idea what was going on...was very surprised to see that, myself. Yvonne On 1/4/2011 7:53 PM, Alan Eade wrote: Hello Yvonne To what does  refer, in your email regards Alan Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com
Typically I don’t use other people’s trees at all except for maybe a lead. I never merge trees with my information either. I know about the LDS trees being suspect, but many on Ancestry.com are as well. I’ve found my well-documented ancestors on trees where they don’t belong. The only thing I’m finding on the LDS site are actually documents, but since not all of the images are available I have to use their transcribed text. I’ve never heard of Footnote.com before. I use Ancestry.com occasionally because they don’t have enough records for the DC and Maryland areas. This is where they seem to be lacking and have been for years. I’m going into my second year of cleaning up my Legacy data after exporting from another program. While doing this I’m finding missing records and sources for people I haven’t done anything with in many years. Sometimes it’s a good idea to check over old entries and see what needs fixing. That’s the only reason why I recently subscribed to Ancestry to get the missing records that I can’t find elsewhere. From: geoffbr...@juno.com [mailto:geoffbr...@juno.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 11:05 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com Bill, I found worldvitalrecords.com helpful, particularly in finding references in books. Footnote.com was great for Census records and Civil War and Revolutionary War records. The LDS website is fantastic, but it is buyer beware. I say this as a lot has not been properly documented. All you need is one direct ancestor mistake to lead you astray for generations. Trust but verify. Wear out the LDS site to get names and dates and then use an on-line subscription to back it up with documentation. My experience is that both these sites, worldvitalrecords and footnote, will give you a seven day trial run. Schedule a week of vacation, kiss your wife goodbye, stay hydrated and wear out your seven day trial. Good luck! -- Original Message -- From: RICHARD SCHULTHIES fourpa...@verizon.net To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 18:43:36 -0800 (PST) Some libraries and local LDS may belong to some of these databases. Then you can use their 'free' connection, to determine if there is enough to use at their place, or order for at home. Each DB (Ancestry, World, NFS, etc) is growing and adding new records daily. What you need to do is decide what you want to find, then locate who has it (if anyone). Do not belittle the 'special'. For instance, there is a company that offers Swedish records, that is over my budget, but I try to get a two week or month 'pass' one a year. You might want to get the WVR month, but what I have found. You can somtimes pick the date range at paying, and aim it at your vacation. You may find something that destroys your biggest brick wall. Remember to unsubsc-ribe the next day, so no second month, or you may find so much to keep it. Happy Hunting Rich in LA CA --- On Tue, 1/4/11, William Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com wrote: From: William Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 2:36 PM I got an email the other day from them, but there doesn't seem to be any way to find out what records they have in their collection. They've got some crummy special going on--one month access for $12.95 (expires Jan 7, 2011), but I didn't think it was all that special if they don't give us a clue as to what they have. I believe FamilyLink.com owns WorldVitalRecords now. In keeping with their tradition of not disclosing their content, I guess they aren't willing to tell us what WVR has either. I'm finding so much information at the LDS website than I've found anywhere else in years. I wouldn't subscribe to anything sight unseen especially if they don't offer a test drive. Bill Boswell -Original Message- From: Don Cook [mailto:docoo...@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 4:44 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com I know this will seem slightly off-topic, but I am asking here because I value the opinion of my fellow Legacy users so much. Is anyone subscribed to WorldVitalRecords.com? Are you finding it useful? How do you rate it against others (for example, Ancestry.com)? Thanx for your patience, Don Legacy User Group guidelines:    http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009:    http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009:    http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User
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I clicked from their email and it took me to a page to subscribe. Nowhere on that page could I find a link that would take me back to either their home page or a list of their holdings. -Original Message- From: Ron Bernier [mailto:ronaldbern...@bernfrin.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 2:39 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com Bill, Have you tried going to the World Vital Records home page. A listing of what they have is right on the home page in plain sight. Not hidden at all. -Original Message- From: William Boswell [mailto:whbosw...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 10:22 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com I forgot about Godfrey Memorial Library. I used to belong to them several years ago, but when they lost access to a lot of databases due to ProQuest raising their rates they had to be dropped. What they were left with after that was very little and not worth the subscription so I dropped it. It sounds like it might be worth checking out again. They used to have a database that was excellent at tracking people (living or dead) from one location to many others. Then unfortunately it was pulled and only accessible by law enforcement. I was able to track a lot of people and figure out how they were related or if they were related. They have something else available now (free through libraries), but it isn't quite as good as the other one. Another thing to check out is what your local library has that is accessible from home. Many of them have newspapers as well and even some obscure ones that are very old. On the WVR site, I've never been able to find a listing of what they have. It must be well hidden. Bill Boswell -Original Message- From: Kay Fordham [mailto:kayhawo...@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 7:17 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com Yvonne, I have searched for hours on WVR and have not been limited in any way on newspapers or other records. The newspapers at WVR are from Newspaper.Archives that you mention. I also forgot to mention that WVR also has family histories from the Godfrey Memorial Library Collection (this is a subscription site!). It took me quite awhile to discover all of the records on this site. The $59.XX is well worth it for my needs. Again, it depends upon what your are looking for and where. Kay - Original Message - From: Yvonne Morehouse y.moreho...@comcast.net To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 3:41 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com Yes, I did subscribe about a month ago. I found that 99.5% of the records that were useful to me were the newspapers. However, what was not told to subscribers is you could only look for 10 surnames--you learn about this restriction after you've been in the site for a little while. At some point, you are asked to identify 10 surnames and are locked into those 10. (They didn't explain why you had to pick 10 surnames so I locked myself into surnames that weren't that important to me.) Once the surname lock happens you can't search the newspapers for differing surnames for about the next 60 days. And, to have full access to anyone at any time in the newspaper archives you have to pay an extra fee. The good news--the WorldVitalRecords people were very helpful and, they lived up to their promise of money back if you were not satisfied. I ended up canceling my WVR subscription and subscribed to Newspaper Archives for about $73 for two years. I'm very pleased with this subscription as you cannot imagine how many obituary, wedding and other various pieces of information I've located. You are able to copy the newspaper articles and their source information into your database or save or print them. Some of the newspapers available are quite old...into the early 1900's and perhaps even earlier than that in some cases. Of course, there are many newspapers that have not yet been scanned but they keep adding to the database. Me, I'm very pleased with Newspaper Archives and would rate it quite high as it gives us a glimpse of ancestor/family activities, interests and events. I've found a number of cousins in these articles as, often, the writer includes the names of everyone who attend. So, in summary, I can't readily compare Newspaper Archives directly to Ancestry which I also like. Yvonne Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com
It looks like a formatting code. From: Yvonne Morehouse [mailto:y.moreho...@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 9:19 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com Alan: I have no idea what was going on...was very surprised to see that, myself. Yvonne On 1/4/2011 7:53 PM, Alan Eade wrote: Hello Yvonne To what does  refer, in your email regards Alan Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com
On 2011/01/05 17:44, William Boswell wrote: It looks like a formatting code. *From:*Yvonne Morehouse [mailto:y.moreho...@comcast.net] *Sent:* Wednesday, January 05, 2011 9:19 AM *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com Alan: I have no idea what was going on...was very surprised to see that, myself. Yvonne On 1/4/2011 7:53 PM, Alan Eade wrote: Hello Yvonne To what does  refer, in your email regards Alan And it only appears in the HTML section of the message, not the plain text. Yvonne uses an email client that sends the message text twice in the one message. Once as plain text and once as HTML. In the original message, after the first sentence, there is this sequence of characters - =C3=82=C2=A0 - Obviously hex representations of specific non-Ascii characters. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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I volunteer at an LDS Family History Center (FHC) in my area. They have the following databases ** for free ** to any patrons who come in and use the computers at the FHC. -- WorldVitalRecords.com -- Heritage Quest (from ProQuest) -- Footnote.com -- Godfrey Memorial Library -- 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archives -- The Genealogist.co. (indexes and records in the UK) -- Genline.com (Swedish Church books online) -- Historic Map Works Library Edition -- Alexander Street Press-- The American Civil War You can locate an LDS FHC in your area by going to their web site and clicking on the picture of the Salt Lake City Family History Library on the right hand side of the page. https://www.familysearch.org/ - Original Message - From: William Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 10:21 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com I forgot about Godfrey Memorial Library. I used to belong to them several years ago, but when they lost access to a lot of databases due to ProQuest raising their rates they had to be dropped. What they were left with after that was very little and not worth the subscription so I dropped it. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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Thanks. I've never been to an FHC ever, but maybe I should go. My problem with it is that I have so many different lines to research and I'd have to print everything out since I don't have a laptop or any other electronic device to hold all my information. That's why I prefer to do it from home. -Original Message- From: Cathy-0 [mailto:chorn0...@optimum.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 11:30 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com I volunteer at an LDS Family History Center (FHC) in my area. They have the following databases ** for free ** to any patrons who come in and use the computers at the FHC. -- WorldVitalRecords.com -- Heritage Quest (from ProQuest) -- Footnote.com -- Godfrey Memorial Library -- 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archives -- The Genealogist.co. (indexes and records in the UK) -- Genline.com (Swedish Church books online) -- Historic Map Works Library Edition -- Alexander Street Press-- The American Civil War You can locate an LDS FHC in your area by going to their web site and clicking on the picture of the Salt Lake City Family History Library on the right hand side of the page. https://www.familysearch.org/ - Original Message - From: William Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 10:21 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com I forgot about Godfrey Memorial Library. I used to belong to them several years ago, but when they lost access to a lot of databases due to ProQuest raising their rates they had to be dropped. What they were left with after that was very little and not worth the subscription so I dropped it. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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William, Flash drives are very inexpensive these days; even a 2gb one will work for your travel to a library or FHC; check the sunday sale papers and I'll bet you can find one under $10. I do prefer to work at home myself; it's more convenient and I can work in my jammies; but there is something to be said for going somewhere else and really dedicating yourself to the work you are doing without 'home' distractions. Kathy On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:15 AM, William Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks. I've never been to an FHC ever, but maybe I should go. My problem with it is that I have so many different lines to research and I'd have to print everything out since I don't have a laptop or any other electronic device to hold all my information. That's why I prefer to do it from home. -Original Message- From: Cathy-0 [mailto:chorn0...@optimum.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 11:30 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com I volunteer at an LDS Family History Center (FHC) in my area. They have the following databases ** for free ** to any patrons who come in and use the computers at the FHC. -- WorldVitalRecords.com -- Heritage Quest (from ProQuest) -- Footnote.com -- Godfrey Memorial Library -- 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archives -- The Genealogist.co. (indexes and records in the UK) -- Genline.com (Swedish Church books online) -- Historic Map Works Library Edition -- Alexander Street Press-- The American Civil War You can locate an LDS FHC in your area by going to their web site and clicking on the picture of the Salt Lake City Family History Library on the right hand side of the page. https://www.familysearch.org/ - Original Message - From: William Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 10:21 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com I forgot about Godfrey Memorial Library. I used to belong to them several years ago, but when they lost access to a lot of databases due to ProQuest raising their rates they had to be dropped. What they were left with after that was very little and not worth the subscription so I dropped it. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp -- Kathy Meyer To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have never before done. --Richard G. Scott, Finding the Way Back, Ensign, May 1990, 74 Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. ~ Albert Einstein Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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Don't they also have a crippled version of Ancestry.com, just for FHC ? Tim Rosenlof On 1/5/2011 9:29 AM, Cathy-0 wrote: I volunteer at an LDS Family History Center (FHC) in my area. They have the following databases ** for free ** to any patrons who come in and use the computers at the FHC. -- WorldVitalRecords.com -- Heritage Quest (from ProQuest) -- Footnote.com -- Godfrey Memorial Library -- 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archives -- The Genealogist.co. (indexes and records in the UK) -- Genline.com (Swedish Church books online) -- Historic Map Works Library Edition -- Alexander Street Press-- The American Civil War You can locate an LDS FHC in your area by going to their web site and clicking on the picture of the Salt Lake City Family History Library on the right hand side of the page. https://www.familysearch.org/ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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ha ha, Tim, you're so funny! A crippled version? Yep, that's exactly what it is though. I think they call it 'limited', not crippled though. I think it's the 'library version' technically but yes, it is less than what we would like to see. My FHC has a volunteer there 99% of the time who has a personal subscription and will sign on and help you look for something if you need help but it is not available for general searches. You'd think ancestry.com would want to give the FHCs total access so people could go there and check it out and then buy a new subscription. Maybe even a discount for signing up through an FHC account? It would benefit both. But no, that isn't a good marketing strategy I guess. Almost everyone would rather have home access if they can afford it at all and not everyone lives so close to FHCs like I do. Silly Ancestry.com! Kathy On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Tim Rosenlof spa...@xmission.com wrote: Don't they also have a crippled version of Ancestry.com, just for FHC ? Tim Rosenlof On 1/5/2011 9:29 AM, Cathy-0 wrote: I volunteer at an LDS Family History Center (FHC) in my area. They have the following databases ** for free ** to any patrons who come in and use the computers at the FHC. -- WorldVitalRecords.com -- Heritage Quest (from ProQuest) -- Footnote.com -- Godfrey Memorial Library -- 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archives -- The Genealogist.co. (indexes and records in the UK) -- Genline.com (Swedish Church books online) -- Historic Map Works Library Edition -- Alexander Street Press-- The American Civil War You can locate an LDS FHC in your area by going to their web site and clicking on the picture of the Salt Lake City Family History Library on the right hand side of the page. https://www.familysearch.org/ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp -- Kathy Meyer To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have never before done. --Richard G. Scott, Finding the Way Back, Ensign, May 1990, 74 Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. ~ Albert Einstein Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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Tim, The FHC where I volunteer used to have access to Ancestry.com but, as I understand it, the LDS Family History Library gave it up several years ago. I never noticed any different between their former subscription and my personal subscription to Ancestry. Since the LDS FHC gave up Ancestry.com altogether, I have made my own subscription to Ancestry.com available to patrons when I am there. Cathy-0 - Original Message - From: Tim Rosenlof spa...@xmission.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 12:33 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com Don't they also have a crippled version of Ancestry.com, just for FHC ? Tim Rosenlof On 1/5/2011 9:29 AM, Cathy-0 wrote: I volunteer at an LDS Family History Center (FHC) in my area. They have the following databases ** for free ** to any patrons who come in and use the computers at the FHC. -- WorldVitalRecords.com -- Heritage Quest (from ProQuest) -- Footnote.com -- Godfrey Memorial Library -- 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archives -- The Genealogist.co. (indexes and records in the UK) -- Genline.com (Swedish Church books online) -- Historic Map Works Library Edition -- Alexander Street Press-- The American Civil War You can locate an LDS FHC in your area by going to their web site and clicking on the picture of the Salt Lake City Family History Library on the right hand side of the page. https://www.familysearch.org/ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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Many public libraries have access to the library edition of Ancestry, as well as other genealogy databases such as those published by ProQuest. I've particularly found HeritageQuest to be of great value as I can access it with my library card from home for free. My local library also provides access to American Ancestors (formerly New England Ancestors). On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Cathy-0 chorn0...@optimum.net wrote: Tim, The FHC where I volunteer used to have access to Ancestry.com but, as I understand it, the LDS Family History Library gave it up several years ago. I never noticed any different between their former subscription and my personal subscription to Ancestry. Since the LDS FHC gave up Ancestry.com altogether, I have made my own subscription to Ancestry.com available to patrons when I am there. Cathy-0 - Original Message - From: Tim Rosenlof spa...@xmission.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 12:33 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com Don't they also have a crippled version of Ancestry.com, just for FHC ? Tim Rosenlof On 1/5/2011 9:29 AM, Cathy-0 wrote: I volunteer at an LDS Family History Center (FHC) in my area. They have the following databases ** for free ** to any patrons who come in and use the computers at the FHC. -- WorldVitalRecords.com -- Heritage Quest (from ProQuest) -- Footnote.com -- Godfrey Memorial Library -- 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archives -- The Genealogist.co. (indexes and records in the UK) -- Genline.com (Swedish Church books online) -- Historic Map Works Library Edition -- Alexander Street Press-- The American Civil War You can locate an LDS FHC in your area by going to their web site and clicking on the picture of the Salt Lake City Family History Library on the right hand side of the page. https://www.familysearch.org/ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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I'll add my 2 cents on this topic. I use all the previously mentioned pay sites and have found good value in every one of them. They are all sufficiently different that even when they overlap some I still find value in checking the multiple sites. What you will find of value to you on a specific site depends greatly on what type of records you are looking for and in what location and what time period. I personally am glad for the diversity of sites and competition as we users get a much better product because of it. My favorite pay sites for the majority of people that I research right now are Ancestry, Footnote, World Vital Records, Newspaper Archives, and Genealogy Bank. Godfrey may have greater value if you research the New England area and their site is in great need of a face-lift. I have dropped my subscription to it and use the FHC access to Godfrey if I need to use it. I have personal subscriptions to all of the others. The Library editions mentioned that are available through some FHC's (not all small FHC's have the same full access to all of the sites because of a combination of vendor restrictions and costs to FamilySearch) are almost identical to the personal subscriptions you may have bought. As an example, at Ancestry you will have a slightly different interface in the Library Edition vs a personal subscription but will be able to access almost 100% of the same material. Regarding World Vital Records and the original query on this thread, I have always found the complete list of databases in a prominent tab right at top center of the home page titled View All Databases. It is definitely not hidden. If I click it, it brings up an alphabetical listing of everyone of them that includes the Database Title, Category and number of Names in each database. It's actually better than some of the other sites. If your budget is limited, go to a FHC or Library that has access and check what each might have of value to you, then spend your money on the site of greatest value to you personally. One size will most likely not fit all, so choose wisely. As mentioned above, I subscribe to all the above sites and have found that they are all worth the time they save and the money they cost so I can access them at home. Calculate the cost of one short research trip away from home for 4-5 days with hotel, food and transportation and it will cover the cost of all of them combined for a year or more. I think that Ancestry charges too much, but it is still a cost I am willing to pay for what they offer me. Good luck, Dave Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com
I know this will seem slightly off-topic, but I am asking here because I value the opinion of my fellow Legacy users so much. Is anyone subscribed to WorldVitalRecords.com? Are you finding it useful? How do you rate it against others (for example, Ancestry.com)? Thanx for your patience, Don Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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I got an email the other day from them, but there doesn't seem to be any way to find out what records they have in their collection. They've got some crummy special going on--one month access for $12.95 (expires Jan 7, 2011), but I didn't think it was all that special if they don't give us a clue as to what they have. I believe FamilyLink.com owns WorldVitalRecords now. In keeping with their tradition of not disclosing their content, I guess they aren't willing to tell us what WVR has either. I'm finding so much information at the LDS website than I've found anywhere else in years. I wouldn't subscribe to anything sight unseen especially if they don't offer a test drive. Bill Boswell -Original Message- From: Don Cook [mailto:docoo...@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 4:44 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com I know this will seem slightly off-topic, but I am asking here because I value the opinion of my fellow Legacy users so much. Is anyone subscribed to WorldVitalRecords.com? Are you finding it useful? How do you rate it against others (for example, Ancestry.com)? Thanx for your patience, Don Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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Yes, I regretable subscribed to World Vital Records, I've found nothing of value to me on their website. Syble --- On Tue, 1/4/11, William Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com wrote: From: William Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 10:36 PM I got an email the other day from them, but there doesn't seem to be any way to find out what records they have in their collection. They've got some crummy special going on--one month access for $12.95 (expires Jan 7, 2011), but I didn't think it was all that special if they don't give us a clue as to what they have. I believe FamilyLink.com owns WorldVitalRecords now. In keeping with their tradition of not disclosing their content, I guess they aren't willing to tell us what WVR has either. I'm finding so much information at the LDS website than I've found anywhere else in years. I wouldn't subscribe to anything sight unseen especially if they don't offer a test drive. Bill Boswell -Original Message- From: Don Cook [mailto:docoo...@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 4:44 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com I know this will seem slightly off-topic, but I am asking here because I value the opinion of my fellow Legacy users so much. Is anyone subscribed to WorldVitalRecords.com? Are you finding it useful? How do you rate it against others (for example, Ancestry.com)? Thanx for your patience, Don Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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Ancestry 10, WVR 1 I wouldn't waste my time. Eliz On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Don Cook docoo...@msn.com wrote: I know this will seem slightly off-topic, but I am asking here because I value the opinion of my fellow Legacy users so much. Is anyone subscribed to WorldVitalRecords.com? Are you finding it useful? How do you rate it against others (for example, Ancestry.com)? Thanx for your patience, Don Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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I want to thank all who responded to my query. The consensus seems to be that anything on WVR.com is probably available somewhere else free. Thanx again, Don -Original Message- From: Don Cook I know this will seem slightly off-topic, but I am asking here because I value the opinion of my fellow Legacy users so much. Is anyone subscribed to WorldVitalRecords.com? Are you finding it useful? How do you rate it against others (for example, Ancestry.com)? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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Don, It depends upon what you are looking for and where. I viewed the available database listing before I subscribed. After that I found land and probate records, family histories and so on, not available at other sites. On some searches it may come up with something on Footnote (I have a subscription) or Google Books. The latter is free; however, it is nice to perform one search in one place and come up with the different sources. I also have a subscription to Ancestry.com. My husband and I are avid researchers, and we more than get our money's worth. I research on many subscription and free sites - all have something different to offer. Check out WVRs database listing thoroughly and see what may be of use to you. Good Luck Kay - Original Message - From: Don Cook docoo...@msn.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 1:43 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com I know this will seem slightly off-topic, but I am asking here because I value the opinion of my fellow Legacy users so much. Is anyone subscribed to WorldVitalRecords.com? Are you finding it useful? How do you rate it against others (for example, Ancestry.com)? Thanx for your patience, Don Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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Yes, I did subscribe about a month ago. I found that 99.5% of the records that were useful to me were the newspapers. However, what was not told to subscribers is you could only look for 10 surnames--you learn about this restriction after you've been in the site for a little while. At some point, you are asked to identify 10 surnames and are locked into those 10. (They didn't explain why you had to pick 10 surnames so I locked myself into surnames that weren't that important to me.) Once the surname lock happens you can't search the newspapers for differing surnames for about the next 60 days. And, to have full access to anyone at any time in the newspaper archives you have to pay an extra fee. The good news--the WorldVitalRecords people were very helpful and, they lived up to their promise of money back if you were not satisfied. I ended up canceling my WVR subscription and subscribed to Newspaper Archives for about $73 for two years. I'm very pleased with this subscription as you cannot imagine how many obituary, wedding and other various pieces of information I've located. You are able to copy the newspaper articles and their source information into your database or save or print them. Some of the newspapers available are quite old...into the early 1900's and perhaps even earlier than that in some cases. Of course, there are many newspapers that have not yet been scanned but they keep adding to the database. Me, I'm very pleased with Newspaper Archives and would rate it quite high as it gives us a glimpse of ancestor/family activities, interests and events. I've found a number of cousins in these articles as, often, the writer includes the names of everyone who attend. So, in summary, I can't readily compare Newspaper Archives directly to Ancestry which I also like. Yvonne Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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Yvonne, I have searched for hours on WVR and have not been limited in any way on newspapers or other records. The newspapers at WVR are from Newspaper.Archives that you mention. I also forgot to mention that WVR also has family histories from the Godfrey Memorial Library Collection (this is a subscription site!). It took me quite awhile to discover all of the records on this site. The $59.XX is well worth it for my needs. Again, it depends upon what your are looking for and where. Kay - Original Message - From: Yvonne Morehouse y.moreho...@comcast.net To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 3:41 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com Yes, I did subscribe about a month ago. I found that 99.5% of the records that were useful to me were the newspapers. However, what was not told to subscribers is you could only look for 10 surnames--you learn about this restriction after you've been in the site for a little while. At some point, you are asked to identify 10 surnames and are locked into those 10. (They didn't explain why you had to pick 10 surnames so I locked myself into surnames that weren't that important to me.) Once the surname lock happens you can't search the newspapers for differing surnames for about the next 60 days. And, to have full access to anyone at any time in the newspaper archives you have to pay an extra fee. The good news--the WorldVitalRecords people were very helpful and, they lived up to their promise of money back if you were not satisfied. I ended up canceling my WVR subscription and subscribed to Newspaper Archives for about $73 for two years. I'm very pleased with this subscription as you cannot imagine how many obituary, wedding and other various pieces of information I've located. You are able to copy the newspaper articles and their source information into your database or save or print them. Some of the newspapers available are quite old...into the early 1900's and perhaps even earlier than that in some cases. Of course, there are many newspapers that have not yet been scanned but they keep adding to the database. Me, I'm very pleased with Newspaper Archives and would rate it quite high as it gives us a glimpse of ancestor/family activities, interests and events. I've found a number of cousins in these articles as, often, the writer includes the names of everyone who attend. So, in summary, I can't readily compare Newspaper Archives directly to Ancestry which I also like. Yvonne Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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Hi all, I can't speak for anyone else but WVR is available online through our local library web site, and it's free, all you need is a library card. I have no idea if the database is the same as the pay one though, but I have had some success with it. Regards, Perk (:) Family History: Where every little step backward means progress (:) Researching: Clawson, Kibby, Ford, Starek Rohrer (in Ohio) And Black, Webb, Millar, Nichol (in Ontario UK) Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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Hi I too subscribed a long time ago canceled right away when I realized they do not have complete or up to date records. e.g US Census, no 1930, other years, most states didn't have complete counties or missing completely. Then again I am researching data later than 1920. I had far better luck joining Ancestry which do have up to date records. - Original Message - From: Perk Bingham p...@wavecable.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 7:14 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com Hi all, I can't speak for anyone else but WVR is available online through our local library web site, and it's free, all you need is a library card. I have no idea if the database is the same as the pay one though, but I have had some success with it. Regards, Perk (:) Family History: Where every little step backward means progress (:) Researching: Clawson, Kibby, Ford, Starek Rohrer (in Ohio) And Black, Webb, Millar, Nichol (in Ontario UK) Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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I had a subscription to WVR for a year and never really found it useful enough to warrant the cost. Currently am accessing the site via the Legacy search with modification to limit to BirthYear and DeathYear. I have found some records within the google book section that then allows me to track down the information at the libraries geneology section and pull the proper source information. After my first year...did not renew as it did not deliver what was promised. Gene From: Don Cook docoo...@msn.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tue, January 4, 2011 1:43:33 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com I know this will seem slightly off-topic, but I am asking here because I value the opinion of my fellow Legacy users so much. Is anyone subscribed to WorldVitalRecords.com? Are you finding it useful? How do you rate it against others (for example, Ancestry.com)? Thanx for your patience, Don Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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Hello Yvonne To what does  refer, in your email regards Alan Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com
Some libraries and local LDS may belong to some of these databases. Then you can use their 'free' connection, to determine if there is enough to use at their place, or order for at home. Each DB (Ancestry, World, NFS, etc) is growing and adding new records daily. What you need to do is decide what you want to find, then locate who has it (if anyone). Do not belittle the 'special'. For instance, there is a company that offers Swedish records, that is over my budget, but I try to get a two week or month 'pass' one a year. You might want to get the WVR month, but what I have found. You can somtimes pick the date range at paying, and aim it at your vacation. You may find something that destroys your biggest brick wall. Remember to unsubsc-ribe the next day, so no second month, or you may find so much to keep it. Happy Hunting Rich in LA CA --- On Tue, 1/4/11, William Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com wrote: From: William Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 2:36 PM I got an email the other day from them, but there doesn't seem to be any way to find out what records they have in their collection. They've got some crummy special going on--one month access for $12.95 (expires Jan 7, 2011), but I didn't think it was all that special if they don't give us a clue as to what they have. I believe FamilyLink.com owns WorldVitalRecords now. In keeping with their tradition of not disclosing their content, I guess they aren't willing to tell us what WVR has either. I'm finding so much information at the LDS website than I've found anywhere else in years. I wouldn't subscribe to anything sight unseen especially if they don't offer a test drive. Bill Boswell -Original Message- From: Don Cook [mailto:docoo...@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 4:44 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com I know this will seem slightly off-topic, but I am asking here because I value the opinion of my fellow Legacy users so much. Is anyone subscribed to WorldVitalRecords.com? Are you finding it useful? How do you rate it against others (for example, Ancestry.com)? Thanx for your patience, Don Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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I get newspaperarchives.com through my local library website for free. And you are correctI found my grandma's obituary and it gave me many clues to unanswered questions! Sally In a message dated 1/4/2011 7:03:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, y.moreho...@comcast.net writes: Yes, I did subscribe about a month ago. I found that 99.5% of the records that were useful to me were the newspapers. However, what was not told to subscribers is you could only look for 10 surnames--you learn about this restriction after you've been in the site for a little while. At some point, you are asked to identify 10 surnames and are locked into those 10. (They didn't explain why you had to pick 10 surnames so I locked myself into surnames that weren't that important to me.) Once the surname lock happens you can't search the newspapers for differing surnames for about the next 60 days. And, to have full access to anyone at any time in the newspaper archives you have to pay an extra fee. The good news--the WorldVitalRecords people were very helpful and, they lived up to their promise of money back if you were not satisfied. I ended up canceling my WVR subscription and subscribed to Newspaper Archives for about $73 for two years. I'm very pleased with this subscription as you cannot imagine how many obituary, wedding and other various pieces of information I've located. You are able to copy the newspaper articles and their source information into your database or save or print them. Some of the newspapers available are quite old...into the early 1900's and perhaps even earlier than that in some cases. Of course, there are many newspapers that have not yet been scanned but they keep adding to the database. Me, I'm very pleased with Newspaper Archives and would rate it quite high as it gives us a glimpse of ancestor/family activities, interests and events. I've found a number of cousins in these articles as, often, the writer includes the names of everyone who attend. So, in summary, I can't readily compare Newspaper Archives directly to Ancestry which I also like. Yvonne Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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Bill, I found worldvitalrecords.com helpful, particularly in finding references in books. Footnote.com was great for Census records and Civil War and Revolutionary War records. The LDS website is fantastic, but it is buyer beware. I say this as a lot has not been properly documented. All you need is one direct ancestor mistake to lead you astray for generations. Trust but verify. Wear out the LDS site to get names and dates and then use an on-line subscription to back it up with documentation. My experience is that both these sites, worldvitalrecords and footnote, will give you a seven day trial run. Schedule a week of vacation, kiss your wife goodbye, stay hydrated and wear out your seven day trial. Good luck! -- Original Message -- From: RICHARD SCHULTHIES fourpa...@verizon.net To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 18:43:36 -0800 (PST) Some libraries and local LDS may belong to some of these databases. Then you can use their 'free' connection, to determine if there is enough to use at their place, or order for at home. Each DB (Ancestry, World, NFS, etc) is growing and adding new records daily. What you need to do is decide what you want to find, then locate who has it (if anyone). Do not belittle the 'special'. For instance, there is a company that offers Swedish records, that is over my budget, but I try to get a two week or month 'pass' one a year. You might want to get the WVR month, but what I have found. You can somtimes pick the date range at paying, and aim it at your vacation. You may find something that destroys your biggest brick wall. Remember to unsubsc-ribe the next day, so no second month, or you may find so much to keep it. Happy Hunting Rich in LA CA --- On Tue, 1/4/11, William Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com wrote: From: William Boswell whbosw...@gmail.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 2:36 PM I got an email the other day from them, but there doesn't seem to be any way to find out what records they have in their collection. They've got some crummy special going on--one month access for $12.95 (expires Jan 7, 2011), but I didn't think it was all that special if they don't give us a clue as to what they have. I believe FamilyLink.com owns WorldVitalRecords now. In keeping with their tradition of not disclosing their content, I guess they aren't willing to tell us what WVR has either. I'm finding so much information at the LDS website than I've found anywhere else in years. I wouldn't subscribe to anything sight unseen especially if they don't offer a test drive. Bill Boswell -Original Message- From: Don Cook [mailto:docoo...@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 4:44 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com I know this will seem slightly off-topic, but I am asking here because I value the opinion of my fellow Legacy users so much. Is anyone subscribed to WorldVitalRecords.com? Are you finding it useful? How do you rate it against others (for example, Ancestry.com)? Thanx for your patience, Don Legacy User Group guidelines:    http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009:    http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009:    http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009:    http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Globe Life Insurance $1* Buys $50,000 Life Insurance. Adults or Children. No Medical Exam. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d23ee16bf07cab51adst02vuc Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http
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Bill, Have you tried going to the World Vital Records home page. A listing of what they have is right on the home page in plain sight. Not hidden at all. -Original Message- From: William Boswell [mailto:whbosw...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 10:22 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com I forgot about Godfrey Memorial Library. I used to belong to them several years ago, but when they lost access to a lot of databases due to ProQuest raising their rates they had to be dropped. What they were left with after that was very little and not worth the subscription so I dropped it. It sounds like it might be worth checking out again. They used to have a database that was excellent at tracking people (living or dead) from one location to many others. Then unfortunately it was pulled and only accessible by law enforcement. I was able to track a lot of people and figure out how they were related or if they were related. They have something else available now (free through libraries), but it isn't quite as good as the other one. Another thing to check out is what your local library has that is accessible from home. Many of them have newspapers as well and even some obscure ones that are very old. On the WVR site, I've never been able to find a listing of what they have. It must be well hidden. Bill Boswell -Original Message- From: Kay Fordham [mailto:kayhawo...@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 7:17 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com Yvonne, I have searched for hours on WVR and have not been limited in any way on newspapers or other records. The newspapers at WVR are from Newspaper.Archives that you mention. I also forgot to mention that WVR also has family histories from the Godfrey Memorial Library Collection (this is a subscription site!). It took me quite awhile to discover all of the records on this site. The $59.XX is well worth it for my needs. Again, it depends upon what your are looking for and where. Kay - Original Message - From: Yvonne Morehouse y.moreho...@comcast.net To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 3:41 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com Yes, I did subscribe about a month ago. I found that 99.5% of the records that were useful to me were the newspapers. However, what was not told to subscribers is you could only look for 10 surnames--you learn about this restriction after you've been in the site for a little while. At some point, you are asked to identify 10 surnames and are locked into those 10. (They didn't explain why you had to pick 10 surnames so I locked myself into surnames that weren't that important to me.) Once the surname lock happens you can't search the newspapers for differing surnames for about the next 60 days. And, to have full access to anyone at any time in the newspaper archives you have to pay an extra fee. The good news--the WorldVitalRecords people were very helpful and, they lived up to their promise of money back if you were not satisfied. I ended up canceling my WVR subscription and subscribed to Newspaper Archives for about $73 for two years. I'm very pleased with this subscription as you cannot imagine how many obituary, wedding and other various pieces of information I've located. You are able to copy the newspaper articles and their source information into your database or save or print them. Some of the newspapers available are quite old...into the early 1900's and perhaps even earlier than that in some cases. Of course, there are many newspapers that have not yet been scanned but they keep adding to the database. Me, I'm very pleased with Newspaper Archives and would rate it quite high as it gives us a glimpse of ancestor/family activities, interests and events. I've found a number of cousins in these articles as, often, the writer includes the names of everyone who attend. So, in summary, I can't readily compare Newspaper Archives directly to Ancestry which I also like. Yvonne Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe
