Is Ancestry.com worth the money?

I’m really interested in my family genealogy and I have gotten a good amount of information from family members and online research. I have checked out books from my local library to aid me in my searches online. I have found a substantial amount of information from free sites but I still would like to know more. Ancestry seems to have millions of records of every kind and comes up on nearly every search I do, but I’m not sure whether or not it is right for me. What if I subscribe, but find nothing on my ancestors? Please answer if you are experienced. Thank you!

I LOVE my Ancestry.com membership. They add more to it often. You can find census information (US & UK), passenger lists, as well as tutorial information, forms, etc… I have had a membership for several years now. I have recently taken the last year and a half off from my genealogy research (new baby), but intend to renew my membership soon. I find the fee to be very reasonable. You may want to try one of their free memberships (if you purchase the Family Tree Maker 2008 you get 3 months free…but not to the whole site.) Anyway, in my opinion, it is very much worth it. I have trace many lines back to the 1850′s. Ancestry is not my only resource, but it is one I use often.

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