<head><style>body{font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt;background-color: #ffffff;color: black;}</style><style></style></head><body><div id="compText">Thanks to everyone for this very helpful and insightful discussion!<br><br>Paulette<br><br><br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 0px;">-----Original Message-----
<br>From: Bev Reinhardt <bevr@fmtc.com>
<br>Sent: Mar 18, 2007 3:15 PM
<br>To: or-roots <or-roots@www.sos.state.or.us>
<br>Subject: [or-roots] Ancestry.com
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I very seldom voice my opinions. The conversation about Ancestry.com in
Family History Centers just hit a nerve so to speak. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I am a Director of a Family History Center and when
I learned (via this list) that Ancestry was going to pull most of it's program
from FHC's, my heart just dropped. I have yet to receive any official word
from the Church or Ancestry that this is to take place. Although the
information that Robert gave from a letter from Mr. Tim Sullivan seems to
explain the situation pretty clearly.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">As Pat said, Ancestry.com is not "part" of the LDS
Church. Although, as she said, the founders may have been members of the
LDS Church. And as Darlene said, the misunderstanding about the link of
Ancestry to the FHL is based on personal opinions and
misinformation.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">We have many people (members of the LDS Church and
nonmembers) that come to the Center to do research using Ancestry.
For the most part, they are people that cannot: </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">1. Afford a subscription to Ancestry.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">2. Cannot afford to travel to where the original
source is, or</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">3. Cannot travel due to health concerns,
etc.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I have the World Deluxe package from Ancestry.com
at home, and yes it is expensive. The cost to Ancestry for making images,
indexes, etc. available is certainly not cheap. However I balance this with what
the cost would be if I had to travel to England, Germany, the eastern part of
the US or even the cost of renting microfilm at a FHC. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Thanks for listening and I really enjoy all the
many and varied opinions on any number of subjects that come up
on or-roots. It's one of the best lists that I'm on.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Bev Reinhardt</font></div>
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