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Well, to me it looks like "Aslam" but that doesn't make any sense to me. I've never heard of that name, unless it's some sort of family name. The handwriting is pretty good.
Many libraries allow you to access Ancestry for free from one of their computers.
I'm new to the geneology forum, but, have recently used the Ancestory.com free site at the local library. Frankly, I've not been that impressed. It seems that one must already have a great deal of information ... to find other information(?)
Based on the glowing reviews of Ancestory.com, I'm wondering if the Library version is abbreviated or otherwise limited.
I'm new to the geneology forum, but, have recently used the Ancestory.com free site at the local library. Frankly, I've not been that impressed. It seems that one must already have a great deal of information ... to find other information(?)
Based on the glowing reviews of Ancestory.com, I'm wondering if the Library version is abbreviated or otherwise limited.
I noticed the same thing---seems you have to give them information to get information. Ancestry doesn't tell you much you don't already know.
I'm new to the geneology forum, but, have recently used the Ancestory.com free site at the local library. Frankly, I've not been that impressed. It seems that one must already have a great deal of information ... to find other information(?)
Based on the glowing reviews of Ancestory.com, I'm wondering if the Library version is abbreviated or otherwise limited.
No, I don't believe there are any limitations to the Library version of ANCESTRY.
Genealogy isn't easy. You have to know something about the records you're looking at. And you need a starting point that includes an approximate name, place, and date ... otherwise, how do you know where to even start looking? And remember, more recent records are not available due to privacy laws. So you're better off if who you're looking for has a starting date prior to 1930.
Are you going to be able to go there and type in your name and have it spit out your ancestry? Of course not. Those of us who do genealogy, do it because we like the hunt. And believe me, Ancestry makes the hunt 1000 times easier than it used to be. But it doesn't eliminate the hunting part.
Those Ancestry commercials that say "You don't have to know what you're looking for, you just have to start looking" give people the wrong impression. You DO have to have an idea what you're looking for. I really don't like that commercial for that reason.
No, I don't believe there are any limitations to the Library version of ANCESTRY.
Well, there are two different types of Ancestry.com subscriptions - one is just a US based subscription, so you only have access to US collections. The other is a world subscription so which gives you access to their entire database. So theoretically, if the library only pays for the cheaper, US collections subscription, it would indeed be limited. I don't know if that's the case or not though, it might depend on the library.
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I vote for Aslam. too.
