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Research in Other Countries => South Africa => Topic started by: Gillian Mauchan on Thursday 17 January 13 23:21 GMT (UK)

Title: Ancestry24 Closing Response from Heather on her site
Post by: Gillian Mauchan on Thursday 17 January 13 23:21 GMT (UK)

Hi

I noticed this on Heather's blog on her site

Please don’t worry – the data will go to a good home and you will be notified. The volunteering will go and and must continue. Whoever takes over the data will absorb the volunteers and all the work gone into it.
Thanks so much for all the kind words – it really is appreciated

So there is a glimmer of hope that the data will be made available through another avenue

Regards

Gillian

Title: Re: Ancestry24 Closing Response from Heather on her site
Post by: nick.vdlinde on Tuesday 26 February 13 12:35 GMT (UK)

Thats good news!

Title: Re: Ancestry24 Closing Response from Heather on her site
Post by: david64 on Sunday 17 March 13 15:58 GMT (UK)

One can only presume it has been bought by FindMyPast or Ancestry. Thus the whole closing affair seems a little odd. Should have been termed re-locating.

Title: Re: Ancestry24 Closing Response from Heather on her site
Post by: 3sillydogs on Monday 18 March 13 11:38 GMT (UK)

It would be a shame if one of the overseas genealogy sites bought over Ancestry24.  The cost of the subscriptions puts it out of reach of most South Africans because of the exchange rates.  It will really make research in South Africa that much more difficult and out of reach for a lot of locals :-\