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What can be gained by paying for a subscription website such as Ancestry.com?

I see many free sources of information available, either online, through libraries or in person eg freeBDM, micro fiche etc. My research interests are in Queensland, Australia for the past 130 years and England before that.

I have seen the many advertisements for ancestry.com and similar sites. Everything seems to work seamlessly and quickly.

Why is using an online service like Ancestry.com better than me simply travelling to libraries, state departments, individual sites and doing Google searches? What is the value in using a paid service instead?

What can be gained by paying for a subscription website such as Ancestry.com?

I see many free sources of information available, either online, through libraries or in person eg freeBDM, micro fiche etc. My research interests are in Queensland, Australia for the past 130 years and England before that.

I have seen the many advertisements for ancestry.com and similar sites. Everything seems to work seamlessly and quickly.

Why is using an online service like Ancestry.com better than me simply travelling to libraries, state departments, individual sites and doing Google searches? What is the value in using a paid service instead?

What can be gained by paying for a subscription website such as Ancestry?

I see many free sources of information available, either online, through libraries or in person eg freeBDM, micro fiche etc. My research interests are in Queensland, Australia for the past 130 years and England before that.

I have seen the many advertisements for ancestry.com and similar sites. Everything seems to work seamlessly and quickly.

Why is using an online service like Ancestry better than me simply travelling to libraries, state departments, individual sites and doing Google searches? What is the value in using a paid service instead?

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I tried to help edit your question to remove the polling aspect yet still stay true to your goals in terms of the answers you seek. Hope this helps! :)
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I see many free sources of information available, either online, through libraries or in person eg freeBDM, micro fiche etc. My research interests are in Queensland, Australia for the past 130 years and England before that.

I have seen the many advertisements for ancestry.com and similar sites. Everything seems to work seamlessly and quickly. I am looking for benefits it gives over

Why is using an online service like Ancestry.com better than me simply travelling to libraries, state departments, individual sites and googledoing Google searches, so I can weigh up the pros and cons of continuing? What is the time consuming way I do it now.value in using a paid service instead?

I see many free sources of information available, either online, through libraries or in person eg freeBDM, micro fiche etc. My research interests are in Queensland, Australia for the past 130 years and England before that.

I have seen the many advertisements for ancestry.com and similar sites. Everything seems to work seamlessly and quickly. I am looking for benefits it gives over me travelling to libraries, state departments, individual sites and google searches, so I can weigh up the pros and cons of continuing the time consuming way I do it now.

I see many free sources of information available, either online, through libraries or in person eg freeBDM, micro fiche etc. My research interests are in Queensland, Australia for the past 130 years and England before that.

I have seen the many advertisements for ancestry.com and similar sites. Everything seems to work seamlessly and quickly.

Why is using an online service like Ancestry.com better than me simply travelling to libraries, state departments, individual sites and doing Google searches? What is the value in using a paid service instead?

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