tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post2791791033187482470..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: The Elements of Research -- Part Fourteen: Scientific Research?James Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-80819544430486536332015-06-12T14:44:14.823-07:002015-06-12T14:44:14.823-07:00I have been criticized in the past for not subscri...I have been criticized in the past for not subscribing to Ancestry. I did subscribe early in my family research pursuits but soon found that I obtained a skewed view of options of what lines where mine in my inexperience at that time. For example, if I searched for a name and a date and only one showed up with that name and date in their particular data base I thought that was my ancestor. I ddi not realize that there are a whole lot of folks with that name and birth date not in their data base. Especially as the dates become earlier in time. Certainly, they have a lot more in their data base than they did in 2003 but still as you note in your excellent post there are many more records that are not in their data base. I find I enjoy emailing and even visiting the various little county historical societies and libraries across the country. And I prefer to use my genealogy budget in that manner rather than paying for an online subscription. That doesn't mean I won't ever subscribe sometime for three months. But probably not anytime soon. Mary Rohrer Dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130749558811827084noreply@blogger.com