Comments on: Share Historical Record Discoveries via Facebook, Twitter and Email

By: Lois Downour

Lois Downour — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:57:37 +0000

Will you ever have a link on ancestry where we can ask you a direct question and get answers?
I have been searching for many years and records you now have on your Historical records site,Were free at one time through other sites,But since you have taken them over no one can browse the actual record,Like the Tohickon Union Lutheran Church Bucks County Pennsylvania,Everytime I try to search it for my gggrandfathers rcords I get a typed thing showing he was a sponsor or the father of someone,And you have see image but you click it and you get more of the same,I would like to Browse this record myself,Not what you want me to see,Because as every researcher knows,One person can look at a record and maybe overlook something,That another researcher can spot right away.And believe me what I have seen with the transcribers work,I would rather veiw the record myself,So even though I am a paying subscriber do I have to pay again to see the whole record?Lois

By: Andy Hatchett

Andy Hatchett — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:29:22 +0000

Misty,

The easy way to do this would be to just start a public “tree” with the individual items, persons, etc. but without any links to anyone else on that public tree. It would be more a catalog of items, etc. than an actual tree – and people could only see what you put on that public tree without getting access to anything on other trees.

By: Misty

Misty — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:18:58 +0000

This is a nice fun feature. I like all the recent changes and resources (Expert) new to the site. I wonder with this new inclusion to Facebook and others, will it be possible in the future for more than just Ancestry’s own databases to be posted? For example, I have a picture past down to me of a hanging in Texas, taken Sept. 10, 1891. I am told a certain man in the picture (the sherriff) is a distant relative of mine. It would be nice if I could post this in the same fashion as your records with a note, to see if anyone has info or comments that might help me figure out the name and exact nature of my relation. Plus, the ability to share certain finds or pictures I have included without giving full access to other info in my tree. Thanks!

By: Kelvin Hulet

Kelvin Hulet — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:45:10 +0000

Kim -

You don’t necessarily need to be a subscriber to share records. If you can view a record that has an image you can share it and there are a number of database that don’t require a subscription to search and view records. However, most databases do require a subscription to view the record images and subsequently share them.

Just to be clear…you don’t need to register or subscribe to view a shared record.

Kelvin

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:54:10 +0000

To us this u must have a current subscription right?

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:06:07 +0000

Sounds like a winner. I have lots of family that would like to be included in some of the family documents and history.

By: kehulet

kehulet — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:54:46 +0000

BEE – I have talked to Kenny Freestone who is the product manager over Ancestry member trees and he said “We don’t usually see private trees being made publicly available outside of Ancestry.com.” Would you please email him (kfreestone@ancestry.com) with more details so he can thoroughly investigate this?

Thanks,
Kelvin

By: Bill Synwoldt

Bill Synwoldt — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:11:02 +0000

Why no support for Mac’s or Safari!!!!

By: John

John — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:06:42 +0000

Apologies…I was clicking on “Share” within the actual image viewer. Not on the page with the image summary.

By: John

John — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:03:19 +0000

Tried this this morning with a 1910 census image. The only option that appeared under Share was email.