I am considering which level to choose in renewing my online Godfrey Library
subscription. Could anyone currently using the World Vital Records option
tell me what types of things are covered over and above the standard option?
I notice they dropped access to census records a while ago. Are these now
included in the "Vital Records"?
Bruce
Godfrey Library
Moderator: MOD_nyhetsgrupper
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Gjest
Re: Godfrey Library
On Jan 7, 9:23 pm, "Bruce Remick" <rem...@cox.net> wrote:
Hi Bruce,
I am trying to figure out the same thing about my Godfrey Library
Subscription. So, I joined "Vital Records" at their site on a monthly
basis this weekend for $5.95 and I can cancel at any time. I thought
I'd try it for a month or so and see if it is worth it. I am not sure
yet what to think of it!!
I did the same with GenealogyBank.com a few months ago and did find it
useful for a while and might go back. You can join some of these sites
on a monthly basis and cancel if you find it isn't what you wanted and/
or needed or just couldn't afford anymore!
Is vital records the only addition to Godfery? I miss the Newspapers
the most!
Sheila
I am considering which level to choose in renewing my online Godfrey Library
subscription. Could anyone currently using the World Vital Records option
tell me what types of things are covered over and above the standard option?
I notice they dropped access to census records a while ago. Are these now
included in the "Vital Records"?
Bruce
Hi Bruce,
I am trying to figure out the same thing about my Godfrey Library
Subscription. So, I joined "Vital Records" at their site on a monthly
basis this weekend for $5.95 and I can cancel at any time. I thought
I'd try it for a month or so and see if it is worth it. I am not sure
yet what to think of it!!
I did the same with GenealogyBank.com a few months ago and did find it
useful for a while and might go back. You can join some of these sites
on a monthly basis and cancel if you find it isn't what you wanted and/
or needed or just couldn't afford anymore!
Is vital records the only addition to Godfery? I miss the Newspapers
the most!
Sheila
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Bruce Remick
Re: Godfrey Library
<SLS91750@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:4d8463fc-1587-4e25-b289-9f2c8fb74a06@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
On Jan 7, 9:23 pm, "Bruce Remick" <rem...@cox.net> wrote:
Hi Bruce,
I am trying to figure out the same thing about my Godfrey Library
Subscription. So, I joined "Vital Records" at their site on a monthly
basis this weekend for $5.95 and I can cancel at any time. I thought
I'd try it for a month or so and see if it is worth it. I am not sure
yet what to think of it!!
I did the same with GenealogyBank.com a few months ago and did find it
useful for a while and might go back. You can join some of these sites
on a monthly basis and cancel if you find it isn't what you wanted and/
or needed or just couldn't afford anymore!
Is vital records the only addition to Godfery? I miss the Newspapers
the most!
Sheila
_____________________________-
Godfrey currently offers four levels of online membership at four price
levels from $35 to $110. The second (Blue) level gives access to their
various databases plus NewspaperArchive.com at $65. That's what I have had
this past year. The third level (Green) offers World Vital Records instead
of NewspaperArchive.com at $80, and the $110 (Gold) level offers both.
Since there already are a number of vital record links in the basic
membership, I wondered what additional vital records I might expect for an
additional $45. I contacted Godfrey and the following is what they replied
about World Vital Records--
Exclusive Data from Everton Publishers - Provides exclusive data from
Everton including over 200 issues of the Genealogical Helper Magazine
(1946-2006). That is more than 40,000 pages of information to help you with
your genealogy! They have also indexed more than 3.6 million names from
Everton's pedigree files and family group sheets. Also included is access to
the historic Everton Library, plus they add new data every month. This
information is not available anywhere else online.
SmallTownPapers® Collection - Discover your ancestors like never before.the
people, places and events as reported in real time in their local newspaper.
World Vital Records was selected to provide access to this archive of
exclusive newspaper content, not available from any other genealogy source!
This gives you access to a completely searchable digital archive that
features small-town newspapers back to 1846. They currently offer nearly 1
million pages from this unique archive, and are adding more than 100,000
pages each month!
Quintin CDROM Library - Get access to more than 10,000 exclusive databases
that would cost over $4000 if you purchased the CDs separately! These will
be coming online over the next few months. These are valuable and
hard-to-find materials from many different sources.
International Parish Register Collection - Your membership will include
access to one of the largest collections of parish registers on the Web from
many different countries, and we are adding more every day.
World Gazetteer Collection - Search for detailed information on more than
310,000 places around the world.
International Marriage Record Collection - Search through over 3 million
marriages from all over the world.
news:4d8463fc-1587-4e25-b289-9f2c8fb74a06@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
On Jan 7, 9:23 pm, "Bruce Remick" <rem...@cox.net> wrote:
I am considering which level to choose in renewing my online Godfrey
Library
subscription. Could anyone currently using the World Vital Records option
tell me what types of things are covered over and above the standard
option?
I notice they dropped access to census records a while ago. Are these now
included in the "Vital Records"?
Bruce
Hi Bruce,
I am trying to figure out the same thing about my Godfrey Library
Subscription. So, I joined "Vital Records" at their site on a monthly
basis this weekend for $5.95 and I can cancel at any time. I thought
I'd try it for a month or so and see if it is worth it. I am not sure
yet what to think of it!!
I did the same with GenealogyBank.com a few months ago and did find it
useful for a while and might go back. You can join some of these sites
on a monthly basis and cancel if you find it isn't what you wanted and/
or needed or just couldn't afford anymore!
Is vital records the only addition to Godfery? I miss the Newspapers
the most!
Sheila
_____________________________-
Godfrey currently offers four levels of online membership at four price
levels from $35 to $110. The second (Blue) level gives access to their
various databases plus NewspaperArchive.com at $65. That's what I have had
this past year. The third level (Green) offers World Vital Records instead
of NewspaperArchive.com at $80, and the $110 (Gold) level offers both.
Since there already are a number of vital record links in the basic
membership, I wondered what additional vital records I might expect for an
additional $45. I contacted Godfrey and the following is what they replied
about World Vital Records--
Exclusive Data from Everton Publishers - Provides exclusive data from
Everton including over 200 issues of the Genealogical Helper Magazine
(1946-2006). That is more than 40,000 pages of information to help you with
your genealogy! They have also indexed more than 3.6 million names from
Everton's pedigree files and family group sheets. Also included is access to
the historic Everton Library, plus they add new data every month. This
information is not available anywhere else online.
SmallTownPapers® Collection - Discover your ancestors like never before.the
people, places and events as reported in real time in their local newspaper.
World Vital Records was selected to provide access to this archive of
exclusive newspaper content, not available from any other genealogy source!
This gives you access to a completely searchable digital archive that
features small-town newspapers back to 1846. They currently offer nearly 1
million pages from this unique archive, and are adding more than 100,000
pages each month!
Quintin CDROM Library - Get access to more than 10,000 exclusive databases
that would cost over $4000 if you purchased the CDs separately! These will
be coming online over the next few months. These are valuable and
hard-to-find materials from many different sources.
International Parish Register Collection - Your membership will include
access to one of the largest collections of parish registers on the Web from
many different countries, and we are adding more every day.
World Gazetteer Collection - Search for detailed information on more than
310,000 places around the world.
International Marriage Record Collection - Search through over 3 million
marriages from all over the world.
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Texas Gen
Re: Godfrey Library
Does Godfrey have information that Ancestry does not have?
Or, if any of you are Texans, does it have information that TexShare does
not have?
Thanks--
Donna
Or, if any of you are Texans, does it have information that TexShare does
not have?
Thanks--
Donna
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singhals
Re: Godfrey Library
Bruce Remick wrote:
NOT to throw-off on either Godfrey or the newspaper
collection, but as a reality-check:
Smalltown papers generally ran to being a 4-pg paper. Open
up a copy of the Washington POST or the New York TIMES or
the SF CHRONICAL, remove one sheet of paper. That's a
4-page newspaper.
Pg 1 was generally one national-level story occupying the
column on the free edge, perhaps a regional level blurb half
or less of the column beside it, and --until roughly 1900--
advertisements.
Pg 2 was the masthead, editorials, some what we now know as
op-eds, perhaps a letter to the editor, and whatever else
filled up the space --travel, religion, education;
generally, very few ads on this page.
Pg 3 was where the Personals/truly local news appeared.
Even there, as much as 2 columns of the 6 were classifieds.
Pg 4 was mostly ads -- some display, some classified-- with
sometimes 6 or 8 inches of non-advertising quite often a
morality tale for the edification of Young Minds.
pp 2 and 4 were _more_ likely to have items of local
interest (i.e., the gossip columns) after an election issue,
or after the county budget/audit for the year were printed
as each of those filled two pages of their issue, pushing
most other stuff into the next issue.
OTOH, what you find in those 3 columns per issue can be
PRICELESS in many ways. (g)
Cheryl
(Whose experience with small town newspapers includes
extracting 50yrs worth of one.)
SmallTownPapers® Collection - Discover your ancestors like never before.the
people, places and events as reported in real time in their local newspaper.
World Vital Records was selected to provide access to this archive of
exclusive newspaper content, not available from any other genealogy source!
This gives you access to a completely searchable digital archive that
features small-town newspapers back to 1846. They currently offer nearly 1
million pages from this unique archive, and are adding more than 100,000
pages each month!
NOT to throw-off on either Godfrey or the newspaper
collection, but as a reality-check:
Smalltown papers generally ran to being a 4-pg paper. Open
up a copy of the Washington POST or the New York TIMES or
the SF CHRONICAL, remove one sheet of paper. That's a
4-page newspaper.
Pg 1 was generally one national-level story occupying the
column on the free edge, perhaps a regional level blurb half
or less of the column beside it, and --until roughly 1900--
advertisements.
Pg 2 was the masthead, editorials, some what we now know as
op-eds, perhaps a letter to the editor, and whatever else
filled up the space --travel, religion, education;
generally, very few ads on this page.
Pg 3 was where the Personals/truly local news appeared.
Even there, as much as 2 columns of the 6 were classifieds.
Pg 4 was mostly ads -- some display, some classified-- with
sometimes 6 or 8 inches of non-advertising quite often a
morality tale for the edification of Young Minds.
pp 2 and 4 were _more_ likely to have items of local
interest (i.e., the gossip columns) after an election issue,
or after the county budget/audit for the year were printed
as each of those filled two pages of their issue, pushing
most other stuff into the next issue.
OTOH, what you find in those 3 columns per issue can be
PRICELESS in many ways. (g)
Cheryl
(Whose experience with small town newspapers includes
extracting 50yrs worth of one.)