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Advice for short term Genealogy service

  • 21-11-2022 9:57am
    #1
    Barney224
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 357 ✭✭


    hi all, this is a fantastic forum for tips and links. I've been looking through all the sticky posts and gathering as much information as I can over the past few months and have been building up my family tree in myHeritage.

    I've gone as far as I can with the tree and using all of the free services.

    Is it worth my while to pay for a short term subscription? e.g. FindMyPast (month pro)?

    I don't really have much time to invest, so not sure I'd be utilising the service enough to justify an annual fee. I have few weeks off over Christmas so was hoping to get stuck in again to see if I can find anything beyond my great great grandparents.



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  • #2
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,708 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    My advice would be to allow yourself, say, €100, and spend buy a month's sub in this order:

    Findmypast

    Rootsireland

    Ancestry

    Irish News Archive (Black Friday deal going right now actually)

    You can review what is on each site in advance of purchase, so you can make a plan for what you'll use each one for.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



  • #3
    Barney224
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 357 ✭✭Barney224


    Cheers. So you'd recommend a month sub with FindMyPast as a starting point?



  • #4
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,708 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Yes, they have a lot of Irish records and I find their search engine easier to navigate than Ancestry's. Black Friday offer at the moment too. I've put up some links to various offers here.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



  • #5
    Barney224
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 357 ✭✭Barney224


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119905706#Comment_119905706

    Thanks!



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