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Thank you to everyone for these most helpful replies. They give me the confidence to 'dip my toe in the water'

I am just starting out in Ancestry and have looked at a few courses and some books on where to start. However they all seem to suggest that you start by visiting relatives etc. and getting down as much family info. as possible. My problem is that I don't have any living relatives, and both...

Does anybody else share my annoyance at the robots that seem to man the customer support teams in large organisations? On 12th February I emailed Ancestry.Co.uk complaining at the price of £22 for tickets to the London exhibition. I said that as I was an oap, going on my own, I thought £22 was...

I have just received an invitation from Ancestry UK to visit the exhibition in Olympia later this month. On enquiring as to the price I was told that it is £22 for two people. I asked how much it is for one and it is still £22. For an oap, on my own, that is just too much. Does anybody else...

Thank you for all the helpful replies, they are much appreciated. In answer to Ellie's question, one word comes to mind - slow, but I think I am moving forward albeit a bit snail like.

I am just starting out in family history research and I want to get some software to record my family tree. It has been suggested to me that RootsMagic is very good and I wonder if anybody has any experience with this software. Also any other recommendations for other software. It needs to be...

Thank you. These replies have been most helpful, and are appreciated. John

Hello everyone I am new to ancestry research, although having said that I have tried to get started 3 times now but I get so overwhelmed with the whole process that I have always abandoned it after a short while. I am wondering if anybody knows of any online courses that might be available...

Thank you for these replies, which are most helpful. It looks to me as though I should go with either Ancestry or Geneologist. May I just ask one more question please? I have seen the advertising for FindMyPast.com and they talk about having over 600 million records, which sounds pretty...

I am just starting out in trying to research my ancestors and decided to subscribe to one of the organisations that provide help. However, having looked at a few I am now completely confused as to which offers the best facilities for research, and I am wondering if any members of this forum has...