Calm Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) Talk about ambitious…maybe I'll just let my kids do the genealogy, it will be so much easier for them .FamilySearch.org, with the help of countless volunteers, has already archived, preserved and made available online through indexing more than three billion names, a process that has taken 100 years to accomplish. To digitize and index 5.3 billion more names would take FamilySearch volunteer indexers up to 300 years to complete at the current rate.“That means you and me and the next 10 generations of our posterity would not live to personally benefit from them,” said FamilySearch CEO Dennis Brimhall. “We can do significantly better by working together with other organizations and as a community.”Working with Ancestry.com, findmypast and MyHeritage, indexing those names can be accurately recorded in a generation, or 20 to 30 years.Gathering such information across the world’s records and employing the world’s technological capabilities could eventually document a significant portion of the 28 billion people who have populated the earth since A.D. 1500. Edited June 11, 2014 by calmoriah 2
Gohan Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) I don't know if y'all have seen this as well, I'm still geeking out about it: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865595778/LDS-Church-members-will-get-free-access-to-more-family-history-records.html Anderson said a world edition subscription to Ancestry.com is $399 a year and the other two are in the price range of $120-140 each, which is a significant savings for any family historian. Anderson also said that members of the LDS Church will be granted free subscriptions to Ancestry.com (the world edition subscription), MyHeritage.com (plus subscription) and FindMyPast.com (plus subscription), accessible from any location. These sites have between three and four times the number of records FamilySearch has, so it's a substantial amount of both records and technology, Anderson said. An additional announcement was made that FamilySearch will begin working with the larger genealogical community to collect, digitize and index millions of obituaries from the United States, with other nations to follow. Anderson emphasized that access to these commercial sites will not be granted immediately but will be rolled out over the next several months. Edited February 6, 2014 by Gohan 2
Gohan Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Haha, among genealogists at least. $700 a year in savings, plus that whole eternal benefits package. Pretty good deal methinks
Tacenda Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Saw this on a friend's FB post. What do you think? She was referring to this FB page called "Stop Ancestry.com's DNA Dump" On September 5, 2014, Ancestry.com will begin the destruction of all of the YDNA (paternal lineage) and mtDNA (maternal lineage) samples that have been submitted by their clients over the years, including those of people were the last person in their family's line and who are no longer living. By doing so, they will be destroying samples that can never be collected again, and that may someday open a world of genealogical data to family history researchers. We must show our concern and ask that they consider other alternatives for saving these samples from destruction. As a show of support for our efforts to encourage Ancestry.com to reconsider their position, please "Like" this page, share it with your friends and associates, and let us know your thoughts on how this decision can be reversed. Thank you for your support! Sorry to use this older thread Cal, hope it's okay! Edited June 11, 2014 by Tacenda
Calm Posted June 11, 2014 Author Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Not a problem. Do you know why ancestry.com is doing this?Cool, I can change my own titles... Edited June 11, 2014 by calmoriah
ksfisher Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 Not a problem. Do you know why ancestry.com is doing this? I would imagine that they cost a lot of money to store.
Tacenda Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 Not a problem. Do you know why ancestry.com is doing this?Cool, I can change my own titles...That is cool! I haven't gotten around to the why. Maybe it gives that on the FB page.
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