Hasn't Ancestry bought out all those other sites? If so, they probably use
the money to maintain those sites. It looks like an awfully big monopoly to
me, and it scares me.
Pat Darling
Beaverhead Co.
From: Jo Ann Scott <scottj(a)nclink.net>
To: MTGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [MTGEN-L] Are these statements true?
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 20:19:10 -0400
I just read this in an announcement of
ancestry.com and wondered if
rootsweb.com actually does receive any of the $$$ that are paid in
dues to them. Can't help doubting it. Jo Ann Scott CC for Big Horn
County, scottj(a)nclink.net
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