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Hello Hawthorn

Sorry to jump into your conversation on a completely different subject but I wondered whether you had chosen your signature name because it was a family name. I am trying to find information on relatives with a first name of Hawthorn going back three generations. Got a bit excited when I saw yours but please don't worry if I'm being silly.
Thank you for reading this.
Sheens

I have been amateurishly trying to do a family tree for a few years.
I joined GR, and paid out for census views, and worked out it was cheaper to go gold. Many have told me it is better to pay to join ancestry, some have told me not to spend any money at all.
What I can tell you, is the combined efforts of GR members has expanded my tree by over 300 new family members...have assisted in ancestry look ups, and I have many new cousins. I have found close relatives mum never knew she had, and discovered my lost great grandmother, and her family.

What I have learnt is that 1 genealogy site will not do it all. It takes a combined search effort, and a great support base..and I believe that GR has the best support base.
I am sure ancestry would help me out enormously, but I just cannot afford a full membership, especially with the exchange rate.
Rootschat.com is a great site, and I think it compliments dedicated genealogy sites in the alternative help it provides. (I have had some old damaged photos beautifully restored, and currently having a will deciphered).
FreeBMD, CEN and REG are very useful, and easy to use, with a great neighbour check on their census..but information is limited.
Familysearch/IGI is also very handy, and in particular their pilot search....frustrating at times, but wonderful if your records are there.

BUT....I always come back to GR, where I am comfortable in knowing there are people to help, others I might be able to help, and friends to make.

Cheers.

Nudge to the top again, because I think it's important.

Nudge

Well said Wendy and 'welcome'

Dea Xxx

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Thanks for posting this Hawthorn.......and thanks to all the contributors too.

I have looked at that site before and nearly signed up once......fortunately I didn't!!

Mary

to the top again

early evening nudge

Back to the top . . . . everyone please take note !

It's interesting to note that this web-site has no way of contacting them !

I would have liked to have contacted them to ask why, whatever name you ask for and for whatever year . . . . they always have a positive result !

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Hi Hawthorn,

You know what is funny about the website and it's membership 'terms' - please read the following :

The purchase of your membership is to help keep you informed of the general public only and should not be purchased if you:

are in desperate need of finding a particular person or seeking information on a particular person as not all records are accurate,

have any results, or may come up with limited information.

cannot afford our service

do not understand what our service offers or if you get confused easily

if you get angry if a search subject you are seeking is not available or has limited results.

are seeking Non-U.S. public records.


So...don't use if you ever get confused, angry, are trying to find someone,(WHY WOULD YOU JOIN THEN!!) or searching for anything overseas from the US eg Australia as no public records are available.

It seems to be a near mirror of another US site which seems to be legitimate and nearly the same name.

I wonder how many people get scammed into this one....

Thanks for bringing it to attention.

Cheers

Rachelle

AmazingGrace08 - very interesting !

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evening nudge

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