I haven't been there since November, so it may have changed. Rich in LA CA --- Jimquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The local FHC (LDS) that I use no longer has the > Ancestry.com available. It seems that the last > ownership change at Ancestry put any end to that > relationship. It is my understanding that none of > the local Family History Centers will have the > Ancestry.com available. > Many local libraries have Ancestry.com available, > but ONLY at the library and not from your home > computer. > Jim > ----- Original Message ----- > From: marilyn E B > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 11:14 AM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census > > > I may be wrong or it may just be the main library > in Utah, but somewhere I read > something about Ancestry being available through > LDS sites. This is totally off > the top of my head and then again I could just be > totally off base. > > Marilyn > > > On Jan 8, 2008 1:05 PM, Jackie King > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One more way - although somewhat llimited at > present - is through the > new familysearch site which is in beta. > Presently images are available > for at least portions of the 1850, 1880 and 1900 > U.S. censuses along > with images from other LDS microfilms including > Ohio death certificates, > Cecil County, MD death probate estates, various > Georgia death listins, > and some British bishop's transcripts. > > The new site is slowly being loaded with > information so it probably > won't serve everyone's needs for a while but for > what it has available, > it does offer another free option. Because I > have census access > elsewhere, I have primarily used it for Ohio > death certificates at > present, but the few census images I have looked > at have been sharper > than those I normally find on Ancestry. The > search does take a bit of > getting used to. > > You do have to register and in some cases it has > taken 24 hours or so > for access. The beta site can be found at > http://search.labs.familysearch.org/ > <http://search.labs.familysearch.org/> > > Now, to make this more Legacy oriented, does > anyone know if this site > will be included in the future in the research > guidance portion of the > program? > > Cheers, > > Jackie > > > Glenny wrote: > > Am I to assume that the only way of having > access to census over the > > net is to belong to ancestry.com? > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages: > > > 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: 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
