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35 of 35 Ciao users found the following review helpful

sweetiebum2

Ancestry helped me make my Grandma smile! 26/10/2009

User recommends the product

Advantages Vast amount of records available
Disadvantages Sometimes unreliable

Ever since I was little I have always been fascinated by history of some form or another and my own family history has been no exception. I have fond memories of sitting as a child spending hours gazing at the grainy photographs of the people with no names in my Grandma's photo albums, wishing that I knew more about them. Despite having a keen interest in my family tree it has only been in the past six months that I have started making a conscientious effort to put some names to the familiar faces staring back at me. It is certainly true that genealogy has quickly risen in the popularity ... more
79 of 79 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Lizamabug

Find your Ancestors without Leaving your Lounge 09/02/2008

User recommends the product

Advantages Holds a great deal of accurate information including original scans
Disadvantages High prices

I've been using Ancestry for some three years now without too much trouble. I pay a whopping £70 a year for my subscription to the site however if you consider how much it would cost me to travel to the national or even local archives once a month instead of using this site, I actually save money given how expensive this particular hobby can quickly become. I joined the site on the recommendation of several members from GenesReunited (see my older reviews). Ancestry is the only website I know of that contains the quantity of historical and genealogical records it does which is why so many ... more
23 of 23 Ciao users found the following review helpful

scuzz

Member since 17/03/2004

Reviews written: 55

Family History at Your Fingertips 12/04/2011

User recommends the product

Advantages easy to use, friendly members, good customer services
Disadvantages expensive, cost of certificates

I have had an interest in my family history for many years and about a decade ago, started to quiz by only surviving Grandparent about her side of the family. After jotting down numerous notes, I didn’t really know where to turn next. So for nearly 10 years, all my findings sat in a notepad, just gathering dust. Then, just over a year ago, I discovered ancestry.... =What Is the Site?= Ancestry is available around the World, so has people researching their family trees in various countries. Family history seems to be all the rage now and knowing how to put the information you have into practice ... more
34 of 34 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Newfloridian

Member since 13/11/2002

Reviews written: 328

I trace my ancestry back to a primordial globule
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06/01/2006

User recommends the product

Advantages A huge repository of genealogical information. A 'must' for the serious amateur family historian
Disadvantages Some may baulk at the price but given what you get it's reasonable

INTRODUCTION The world of genealogy is a fascinating pastime and one which becomes more pervasive and demanding of time the more you put into it. I have spent the last eighteen months converting our own records history from a hand written collection of notes into a computerised database and a web based family magazine. I outlined the steps in this journey and gave some general advice and thoughts on lines of research to anyone who might wish to follow me in a recent article published in these pages. ("If CIAO is caffeine, this is my crack cocaine" at http://www.ciao.co ... more
101 of 101 Ciao users found the following review helpful

kappaslappa

Member since 13/07/2003

Reviews written: 186

Creepy, kooky, mysterious and ooky
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01/03/2006

User recommends the product

Advantages A very useful tool of investigation, Discover your family ancestry with over 4 billion names to choose from
Disadvantages It isnt free

Well it isn't the Addams family... it is mine!! For those people who are interested in researching their family tree, you will find that there is no end of websites available online to help you with your search, whilst I don't imagine you can trace absolutely everyone on your families ancestry, you can certainly use these websites to double check and treble check the information you currently have and use the websites in conjunction with one another to confirm pieces of information. The latter I do on a daily basis and my main source is www.ancestry.co.uk. Ancestry.co.uk is quite possible the ... more