[or-roots] Heritage Quest, Ancestry.com, Genealogy.com, LDS site

[Kith-n-Kin]

Ronda

Each of the three, in spite of being owned by the same "mother company" has different offerings. The
census has some cross-over, and depending on the particular census, you may get a better image from one
than the other.  But not one is always better than the others.

Each also has sets of records and books which are not generally duplicated.  An example which is
duplicated, is Edward Pleasants Valentine (Virginia Families). This old standard is extracted in one, so
you don't get a "page" but a "record" and it is hard to get a whole picture. You can, however, cut and
paste the records to a note-pad, to save writing. The other has digitized images of the pages, so you
can't cut and paste, but you have the whole page/chapter in front of you. 

I don't include all the Ancestry offerings in my subscription, because I am not currently interested in
England, nor in the immigration records.  

On the other hand, I have HeritageQuest through my membership in the Kentucky Historical Society. You
might check with your local libraries and genealogical societies to see if they have that as a member
benefit.

Two birds with one stone and all that.

There is a site that has ships, and I think most of it is free, I believe it is Olive Tree Genealogy. Just
be careful to go to the proper sites. There is an Ancestry.com box for "search for your ancestors", which
helps them pay the bills, but catches unwary cruisers.

Good Luck

Pat (in Tucson)



-----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
Steve & Ronda Howard
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 18:12
To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
Subject: [or-roots] Heritage Quest, Ancestry.com, Genealogy.com, LDS site


Hi all,
Would some of you more genealogical savy persons give your personal opinions
of the strengths and weaknesses of some of the online genealogy sites?  My
Dad and I share an Ancestry.com subscription, so I'm quite familiar with
that one.  I seem to get lost in Heritage Quest and Genealogy.com.

Is most of the same information in most sites, or do they have individual
strengths and weaknesses?  Is there anywhere that passenger lists are all
located?  I'm looking for the deBeer family on a ship in 1852.  I've looked
through the ships on Ancestry (dozens of ships, hundreds of names) with no
luck

Thanks,
Ronda

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <dgoodma02 at comcast.net>
To: "Oregon Group" <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 1:43 PM
Subject: [or-roots] History Quest Online


> I know that you all were talking about HeritageQuest  Online earlier.  I
didn't get around to looking for it until today.   The Pierce County
Washington Library System Has HeratageQuest.  All one needs is a library
card with the barcode numbers and a password to get in (no cost).  This is a
very large and up to date Library System and I've been a patron for many
years. Pierce County is South of King County King County is basically
Seattle, and Pierce County is Basically Tacoma and Surrounding smaller
cities such as University Place, Where I live.
> The only problem I have today is that the system is so buisy that I can't
get in.  I'll Try this evening after closing.
> --
> Bob Goodman
> USAF Retired
> University Place, Washington
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