[or-roots] Heritage Quest, Ancestry.com, Genealogy.com, LDS site
Sue Steward
ssteward at ccountry.net
Sun Mar 28 21:13:46 PST 2004
So are you saying that through Godfrey you can access Heritage Quest. I
went to their website and printed an application but when I looked through
the on-line resources section I didn't see anything about Heritage Quest.
Sue
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kith-n-Kin" <kith-n-kin at att.net>
To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 8:02 AM
Subject: RE: [or-roots] Heritage Quest, Ancestry.com, Genealogy.com, LDS
site
> Here you go:
>
> http://www.godfrey.org/
>
> Let me know how you like it. I haven't joined because I can get
HeritageQuest through my membership in the
> Kentucky Historical Society, and don't think I have time for the rest of
Godfrey yet.
>
> Pat
>
> -----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
> W David Samuelsen
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 08:21
> To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Heritage Quest, Ancestry.com, Genealogy.com, LDS
site
>
>
> do you have Godfrey site address. There are some books that are there
> I want to access.
>
> David
>
> Kith-n-Kin wrote:
> > David
> >
> > You know, that's interesting. When I was at Sutro a couple of years ago
there was a room set up for
> > photographing books. I didn't realize at the time that it may be for
that purpose. So, perhaps I can
> > save some time in the future and not have to go "out on the avenues"
when I have limited time in the Bay
> > area.
> >
> > I also like the books at HeritageQuest. I did forget to say that a
subscription through the Godfrey
> > Library has collections that were done by Godfrey, and not available
through other libraries. Seem to
> be
> > mostly New York based material (newspapers and so on).
> >
> > Pat
> >
> > -----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
> > dsam at sampubco.com
> > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 19:07
> > To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
> > Subject: Re: [or-roots] Heritage Quest, Ancestry.com, Genealogy.com, LDS
site
> >
> >
> > You can say all you want, the reality check here....
> >
> > Ancestry.com acquired Genealogy.com and is owner of those census pages
now.
> >
> > And no, Ancestry does not copy passenger lists from the films at the LDS
> > Family History Library. They are not allowed. They got from NARA, ditto
for
> > census pages.
> >
> > Heritage Quest has more stuff not found elsewhere and that is where I
have
> > been raiding to get tons of family info. Many books were at the New York
> > Public Library (aka Lenox Library). And they are doing books from Sutro
> > Library in San Francisco.
> >
> > David Samuelsen
> >
> > Original Message:
> > -----------------
> > From: Eugene Barnes evbarnes at earthlink.net
> > Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 18:02:54 -0800
> > To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
> > Subject: Re: [or-roots] Heritage Quest, Ancestry.com, Genealogy.com, LDS
> > site
> >
> >
> > HI:
> >
> > It's six of one and half a doz. of the others. Ancestral.com beats
> > genealogy.com as far as the
> > census images. They do make in harder to find some indviduals, despite
> > their find and search
> > device. I have never tried Heritage Quest and do not currently know of
> > anyone who uses it.
> >
> > You may want to go to your local LDS library and see if they might have
a
> > listing of the
> > passenger sites. LDS filmed a lot of stuff and that is where these
> > subcriptions outfits are
> > getting the information they stick us for.
> >
> > Good Hunting.
> >
> > Gene Barnes
> > Costa Mesa, CA
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Steve & Ronda Howard
> > To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
> > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 5:11 PM
> > 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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