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Title: Origins.net
Post by: BumbleB on Thursday 12 March 15 16:37 GMT (UK)
I've just received an e-mail to say that this site is due to close in the next couple of days.  All records held by them, will be available via Find My Past.

Title: Re: Origins.net
Post by: Craclyn on Thursday 12 March 15 17:40 GMT (UK)
I hadnīt realised they still existed. Used to use them several years ago, but stopped when a lot of the records they had became available elsewhere.
Title: Re: Origins.net
Post by: BumbleB on Thursday 12 March 15 17:50 GMT (UK)
I haven't really used them.  I did know that they were associated with the Borthwick in York, and that now there is a link between Borthwick and FindMyPast.  I've always dealt direct with York when ordering copies and have visited them fairly regularly.

Maybe just me, but I find it a bit sad that everything seems to be shrinking towards Ancestry and FindMyPast, and consequently we are "guided" by them, in our research  :o  Ah well!!!  :-X
Title: Re: Origins.net
Post by: Craclyn on Thursday 12 March 15 17:52 GMT (UK)
Agree that it is not good to go too much in the direction of "monopoly" :)
Title: Re: Origins.net
Post by: Rosinish on Thursday 12 March 15 18:38 GMT (UK)
Quote from: BumbleB on Thursday 12 March 15 17:50 GMT (UK)
Ancestry and FindMyPast

Is FindMyPast a subsidiary of Ancestry  ???

Annie
Title: Re: Origins.net
Post by: Craclyn on Thursday 12 March 15 18:53 GMT (UK)
No. Findmypast and Ancestry are competitors, but between them have cornered a significant portion of the market.
Title: Re: Origins.net
Post by: barryd on Thursday 12 March 15 19:08 GMT (UK)
Continuing from Craclyn's comments "Findmypast" is a privately held UK-based online genealogy company.

ancestry.com is a publically traded corporation based in Provo, Utah. Stock symbol ACOM
Title: Re: Origins.net
Post by: Jomot on Friday 13 March 15 01:31 GMT (UK)
I had about 6-months left on Origins so FindMyPast have extended my World sub by 12-months to compensate.  As I'd already taken advantage of their half-price offer a few months ago I'm now subscribed until May 2017  ;D
Title: Re: Origins.net
Post by: Koromo on Friday 13 March 15 10:56 GMT (UK)
Quote from: barryd on Thursday 12 March 15 19:08 GMT (UK)
ancestry.com is a publically traded corporation based in Provo, Utah. Stock symbol ACOM


Ancestry stopped being a publicly traded company when Permira, a London-based private-equity firm, bought it in 2012.

Source: BloombergBusiness (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-10-22/permira-agrees-to-buy-ancestry-com-for-about-1-6-billion)
Title: Re: Origins.net
Post by: Guy Etchells on Friday 13 March 15 13:17 GMT (UK)
There are other companies including MyHeritage and The Genealogist plus sites such as findagrave and a host of independent companies.
The problem is most genealogists ignore the small companies then moan when the large companies take them over.

If you want a wide selection of providers of records then support them by using them.

Cheers
Guy
Title: Re: Origins.net
Post by: Craclyn on Friday 13 March 15 17:43 GMT (UK)
I find that I am using TheGenealogist much more since findmypast changed their search engine.