ancestry

I started the free trial to look up my step daughters family. Not only did I find a lot of information for her I found out a lot about my own family I didn't even know about. There was people who I thought came from one country of origin but was actually another. I went back 5 generations with my own family now and the tree I have created is very extensive with lots of pictures and other information. I am happy with the service I received. I rather pay less, but for the moment what I pay every month is fine as I still use it.

I tried MyHeritage.com first and then Archives.com a month later. I didn't like Archives and MyHeritage was okay but I found I really liked how Ancestry.com was setup. It's very easy to get in and start setting up your family tree. Maybe part of it is because I tried the other genealogy services first so I was more use to how things worked when researching your faimily history. I just found that when I searched the records on Ancestry it just seemed easier to find things. They do have more records but the way the search works makes it easier to find the records you are looking for. So I plan on sticking with Ancestry and hopefully in the next few months putting in several hours a week I should have figured out quite a few generations back of my family tree.

I could not have done my research without Ancestry. I was always interested in my heritage so last year I decided to join Ancestry.com to do research and gather the facts so I could make a book on our family that I can give as gifts for Christmas next year.

I didn't realize what I was in for and the amount of information which is available. I was able to track my ancestors back over 200 years to Europe and England. I got a lot of interesting photos and stories as well not only from the records they have online (including the military ones) but from 2 other users of Ancestry who share some of the same relatives. It's really neat how you can share your family trees and instantly expand your own.

I have almost all of the research done now that I want (you could keep finding out stuff forever if you want) and plan to start organizing it in a format so it will be enjoyable to be read by the family.

The DNA kit from ancestry is interesting. The results was a little surprising since I found out my DNA is 15% Asian. I enjoyed looking over the reports and they do contain a lot of information. 

You can't do much with the the results of the DNA test unless you subscribe to Ancestry.com though which costs money every month. This is a  little disappointing since I just spent $100 dollars for the test. Ancestry should offer a couple of months of free use of Ancestry.com for those of us who got the DNA test done. It sure would make me feel like I am not getting a little ripped off. I do like the website and how the searching and the creating of my family tree is done since as a free member you can login and sort of start a family tree. I just wished they offered a full trial before so I can decide if it is worth making the full commitment.

I have used ancestry for over 10 years. Although many criticize ancestry especially after the major update a few years ago I still feel it is well worth the fee. 

Even with computers, genealogy and creating your family tree still requires you to do your own research but ancestry.com provides valuable resources and very useful hints for continued searching to track down information about family members. Sometimes when your stuck and can't find information on someone you may have to wait until an update of the public records to see if any new information shows up about that specific family member. 

There are so many useful features which gives you good value for your subscription.