Anyone else into seeking their ancestors?

[darksideofthemoon]

I have become adicted to Ancestry.com and am lucky enough that one side of my family can be researched way back into the dim times.

The other side has hit a brick wall and I have to wait until someone else in the world may have more information.

How is everyone else going?

[punch*drunk]

So is it worth getting? What does it have that the BDM online wouldnt have?

[lill_shazz]

they are pretty expensive and only a few times have i got extra information....so u have to weigh it up

the good old microfiche at the PRO is still the best i reckon

[lill_shazz]

the cd's for just victoria are over $200 each

[punch*drunk]

I've been trying to find death records for a husband and wife in the late 1800's. I have spent a small fortune on BDM records serching every possible spelling of the name and buying copies of every death record that had a remote chance of being one of them.

The sad thing is, I'm not even 100% sure they died in Victoria. Do you think the CD would help me?

[lill_shazz]

their deaths should be on the cd's if they died in victoria

you could try asking someone to do a lookup either here or on one of the geanealogy web sites

[lill_shazz]

im very rusty with research atm.........have finally restarted after 7 years

i logged onto genes reunited and have spent the last 3 days answering emails  from 2005 til now lol

[punch*drunk]

Hmmm, something to think about. So if I cant find the names at all on the BDM site, is it still possible they would be on the CD? Or are all the same names there, but its just that you buy the CD instead of paying for each website visit?

And I assume its just an index isnt it, I would still need to use the BDM if I wanted a copy of the actual record?

Sorry for all the questions 🙂

[lill_shazz]

Hmmm, something to think about. So if I cant find the names at all on the BDM site, is it still possible they would be on the CD?

maybe yes maybe no.......dead people are very confusing as u know lol

And I assume its just an index isnt it, I would still need to use the BDM if I wanted a copy of the actual record?

yup just the index

Sorry for all the questions

nah thats fine.........dont ask u never know

[punch*drunk]

Thanks 🙂

[lill_shazz]

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