tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post5512006501406793806..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Updating Who Owns the Genealogy Companies Part TwoJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-35244199766637399882013-08-31T18:03:10.799-07:002013-08-31T18:03:10.799-07:00It gets better than that, Ancestry.com and Fold3 a...It gets better than that, Ancestry.com and Fold3 are no longer American companies, that right, they have been sold yet again to a British company. So Our American Archival records are being given to a British company and than are being sold back to Americans who pay to be members of these sites. After records are digitized by Fold3 or Ancestry.com they are no longer available to viewed at the archives. Just on their websites, I think we are being lied to and our past is being stolen. The National Archives Director should be fired for allowing this to happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-23698333598089857452012-02-24T21:51:56.279-07:002012-02-24T21:51:56.279-07:00I am annoyed, I belong to Ancestry.com and have be...I am annoyed, I belong to Ancestry.com and have been researching for quite sometime, On ancestry I find certificate numbers. But on this site I found (FOLD3) they have the actual certificates. Your saying ancestry owns this site? Why aren't these certificates available on ancestry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-40599302929997778662011-09-25T11:24:38.267-07:002011-09-25T11:24:38.267-07:00FWIW - You have to dig for it but there is a press...FWIW - You have to dig for it but there is a press release on the site telling that they are a subsidiary of Ancestry.<br /><br />http://www.fold3.com/page/120_fold3_press_room/David Hackinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01552027867224444890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-59031390822158849232011-09-21T08:56:40.000-07:002011-09-21T08:56:40.000-07:00Well done, James. Thank you for this article.Well done, James. Thank you for this article.GeneJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627640410669978708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-69047909453970311422011-09-20T15:47:31.822-07:002011-09-20T15:47:31.822-07:00I don't think you are cynical at all, James. ...I don't think you are cynical at all, James. I suspected as much when the name change was announced. I too noticed Ancestry's name did not appear anywhere, but I thought perhaps it was because the last time I looked at the Fold3 homepage it hadn't been added yet. Hmm... Also, I recently let my subscription to Footnote.com drop and thought it was kind of strange that I haven't received a plethora of the "Please come back..." kinds of e-mails one expects after dropping a subscription. It's been two months since my membership ended and nothing. Hmm, again...<br /><br />Thanks for the interesting post.Cynthia Shenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089125778529696076noreply@blogger.com