Comments on: Announcing New Search Webinar

By: Sue McDonald Miller

Sue McDonald Miller — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:44:30 +0000

I am looking for anyone who may be relatedt to George Washington McDonald, where he came from, & his son George Lewis McDonald was my great-gradfather,grandfather Asbeury Luther McDonald, Father A.L. “Mac” McDonald, & me Bonnie Sue McDonald Miller. Please caontact me with any information.

By: PHeeks

PHeeks — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:52:00 +0000

Hi I am wondering how you can reach some one about an arrer on someones name? You see my grampa,s name was Cyril Cranston Thomas and you have put Caril C Thomas which is very wronge! he was born to Reverend Henry Alexander Thomas and Mararet Cranston Cyril was born on oct 15 1890 Becher Ontario He died in July 1938 in Edmonton Alberta he was a school teacher. please if you could please correct this and Thank you so much.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:00:22 +0000

Fellow researchers – has anyone noticed an inability to access some of the NewspaperArchive.com images? I am wondering if the new search engine is causing a problem for me?

By: adina bailey

adina bailey — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:10:04 +0000

Your advertisement is making me ill. I am trying to use search and each time your add pops up. I have read it, now you can stop it. Thanks.AB

By: adina bailey

adina bailey — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:07:47 +0000

Your advertisement is making me ill. I am trying to use search and each time your add pops up. I have read it now you can stop it.Thands AB

By: JUDY ADAMS

JUDY ADAMS — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:28:50 +0000

WHAT THE F*** ( nancy of #10 you were right)

I HAVE JUST LOGGED ON AND WHAT DO I FIND YOUR ******* NEW SEARCH. I DID NOT WANT TO USE IT I DID NOT ASK TO USE IT SO WHY THE **** DO I HAVE TO USE IT.

NONE OF YOU HAD THE GUTS IT SEEMS TO SAY WELL AS OF AUGUST THE 1ST YOU WILL HAVE TO USE IT

THERE AGAIN WHAT MORE CAN I EXPECT FROM THE POWERS THAT BE WHO HAVE BURRIED THEIR HEADS IN THE SAND AND WILL NOT LISTEN TO US YOUR LONG TEWRM PAYING CUSTMER (NOT FOR MUCH LONGER AS THE DAYS GO ON I AM MORE SURE I WILL NOT RENEW) FIRST YOU FALSE THE AMT WITH ALL THOSE UNWANTED BELLS AND WHISTLES ON US MY REACTION I NO LONGER CONSTRUCT OR EVEN USE MY FAMILY TREE ON LINE … I USE TO IN OLT EXCLUSAVILY. THIS MEANS THAT MY TREE IN AMT IS ALWAYS AT LEAST 3 TO 6 MONTHS OUT OF DATE I HAVE EVEN REMOVED THE PHOTOS

NOW WE HAVE THE NEW PAGE AND IT SEEMS WE HAVE TO USE THE NEW SEARCH IT IS FULL OF BOXES MANY OF WHICH WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR A PORTIONED CIRCLE THING TO STOP SPIRALING BEFORE WE CAN DO ANYTHING . PROGRESS MY FOOT

ITS ABOUT TIME ANCESTRY HAD A CRISES MEETING AND THE POWERS THAT BE SACKED ALL THE JOBS WORTHS WHO DO NOT HAVE AN INTREST IN GENEALOGY BECAUSE RTHE ONLY WAY THEY WILL EVER GET IT RIGHT WHERE WE THE CUSTMERS ARE CONCERNED IS TO EMPLY PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN GENEALOGY AND WHO WOULD THEREFORE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE YOU CUSTMERS WANT WITH IN A SITE DEDICATED TO GENEALOGY

By: Joanne Sholes

Joanne Sholes — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:31:01 +0000

I use ancestry daily and have for the past several years. I find the databases so helpful. My current frustration is with ancstry’s need to be my constant tutor or monitor. I find all the references to ‘what to do next’ very annoying and taking up entirely too much room on each page. I realize perhaps these notes are helpful to some people but I find it annoying and do hope I will not lose my option to utalize the old format.

By: E A Jarnagin

E A Jarnagin — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:11:44 +0000

I was unable to access the webcast for Ancestry.com Search Enhancements. Also have heard that others had the same problem. I followed all the instructions but couldn’t find the link to get to the webcast. Please enlighten me and others. And will you redo the missed broadcast for us?

Respectfully,
E A Jarnagin

By: Patricia

Patricia — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:47:04 +0000

I attended your webinar on Ancestry’s new search and found it very informative. I have a suggestion for a new name for your search query. Since the search includes all availible records (historical, newspaper, trees, etc.) why don’t you have it say “Search all Ancestry records.” Just a thought.
Love the new search tool, especially the pull down menu for names and the newspaper preview. Keep up the good work!

By: Tony Cousins

Tony Cousins — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:05:21 +0000

My first post on the webinar last night was right after it concluded so in the cold light of day I need to expand a little.

One of the most surprising things was that they covered the new home page, so that threw me a little as the event was targeted at the new search. However what they did say about the new page was really very interesting. It seems that someone in Ancestry may even be reading the blogs!! No, really. They’re going to let us customize it, move things around, so why didn’t / doesn’t someone from Ancestry post that information here?

So back to the purpose of the night. One of the many questions I put forward on the TGN/PR Webinar was the following, try it in the new search.

Name – John Cousins – exact
Born 1816 +/- 2 years – exact in Suffolk, England – again exact.

This will bring up what I expect to see, the 1841 UK census through 1901, plus a few trees and other records, and I was very pleased to see that there aren’t thousands of records – but.

Now add the fact that he died somewhere around 1877, again in Suffolk, England – exact all you get are family trees.

This wonderful search engine excludes ANY UK census records between those dates – why? Doesn’t that mean that the search is flawed if you put too much information in? Isn’t the point of this piece of progress that you can find better matching records!!! This has nothing to do with me being a Luddite, it’s just plain not working correctly.

I know that John Cousins was born in Suffolk, England – he’s my great, great, great grandfather but if I try too much information in the new search all I get are family trees.

I’m still waiting, like many others here, for an explanation and solution, not platitudes and weak webinars.

TonyC