I always learn something when I go to the Family History Center and I’m always glad I went. About eight years ago, a visit I made greatly expanded my vision concerning genealogy and family history research. As I walked in, two of the librarians were discussing a website called Ancestry.com. They told of finding hundreds of ancestors and various records about them. They said the site had billions of family records and that it was easy to use. The easy to use part sounded too good to be true, but they convinced me to hurry home and sign up for a free trial membership. After being on the site for a couple of hours, I thought I had died and gone to genealogy heaven!

My census records that I love so much were there along with many birth, marriage, military records and death records. And yes there were countless pedigree and family group charts. Through the years, the message boards have also provided me with a wealth of information. It has been fun and exciting to meet formerly unknown cousins from posted messages. The weekly newsletter that comes in my e-mail is always a treat for me to read. It is very informative and entertaining. I especially enjoy the editor, Juliana’s, insights and wit.

On most days I spend 2 - 4 hours on Ancestry.com. If I could I would be happy to spend at least 8 hours a day going through their records. They are continually adding all sorts of records, so there is no end to what or who you will find.

If you have never been on their site or haven’t been on recently, I urge you to give it a try. Hopefully you will love it and benefit from it as much as I do. I will always be an Ancestry.com subscriber. Check it out for your self and see what you’ve been missing.

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