Ancestry, the world’s largest genealogy company, announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Geneanet. This announcement marks a new chapter in the history of Geneanet. This blog post aims to explain the ins and outs of this important news.
Who is Ancestry?
Ancestry is a United States-based company that offers online services similar to those of Geneanet: hosting your family tree, searching in numerous collections and offering a DNA genealogy service.
Ancestry hosts over 120 million family trees containing 16 billion individuals. Ancestry also offers the largest consumer DNA genealogy database in the world with 20 million profiles.
Ancestry is also known for the richness of the collections it offers. They represent more than 30 billion records from 80 countries and are continually updated through a massive investment program.
Ancestry employs more than 1,400 people in offices in Lehi, Utah, San Francisco, Dublin, London, Munich, Berlin, Toronto and Sydney.
Ancestry takes great care to comply with the laws of the countries in which it operates. For example, unlike MyHeritage, Ancestry does not sell DNA genealogy tests in France unless they are authorized.
It should be noted that the Ancestry and Geneanet websites were created the same year, in 1996!
Why is Geneanet joining Ancestry?
Over the past few months, we have kept you informed of our plans to develop and join forces with Filae. As we explained in a previous blog post, this merger was not possible and Filae was finally acquired by MyHeritage.
The combination of Filae’s databases and know-how with MyHeritage’s human, technical and financial resources make it a formidable competitor for Geneanet. Not to mention the considerable distortion of competition represented by the massive sales of DNA kits by MyHeritage in France despite the current legislation that prohibits it.
Therefore, the risk for Geneanet is to lose a large number of its subscribers and not to be able to continue to invest in its services and new content.
To face this increased competition, several strategies are available to us.
We could have sought funding to invest heavily in data acquisition and marketing campaigns. The fact remains that data acquisition, as Filae has done, takes several years. The other risk is that by trying to ape MyHeritage and Filae, Geneanet could lose its soul and its original model.
We prefer to rely on a strong partner and Ancestry is the best partner for our future development. It allows us to strengthen ourselves with its content and resources while preserving our unique model.
We have been working with and exchanging information with the various players in the world of genealogy for over 20 years. We have always appreciated the exchanges with Ancestry’s teams, who have clearly understood what makes Geneanet strong: its original model and its community. Ancestry wants to, and is committed to, preserving our uniqueness. They are well aware that a community is fragile and that membership is based on trust.
What’s not changing?
Geneanet will remain Geneanet with everything you are attached to.
Geneanet will remain a stand-alone site within Ancestry.
In concrete terms, this means that you will continue to be able to use all the services of the “geneanet.org” site, which are managed by the Geneanet company based in Paris with the same team of employees.
Your trees are and remain your property and will continue to be hosted by Geneanet. The Geneanet teams remain your contacts.
Our model does not change. It will continue to be based on a “contributive, collaborative and freemium” model. The principle is still the same: everything that is shared by our members is accessible for free. We will continue to provide and develop our free or premium services, all financed by our Premium offer.
What will change?
Geneanet subscribers will benefit from access to many additional databases as part of their Premium subscription. For example, we have just added the entire civil registry of Paris, indexed by Ancestry, which is more than 11 million records. Other collections will be available soon.
Just as the public individuals in your trees are indexed on Geneanet’s search engine, they will also be indexed via Ancestry’s search engine with a link to Geneanet for viewing the trees.
The Terms of Use that apply will still be those of the Geneanet site. However, they will be adapted to reinforce the security of your data and to correspond to this new situation. We will come back to you in the next few days to explain the changes.
In Conclusion
This is an important step for Geneanet. This decision seems to us to be the best way to ensure the durability of all that we have built with Geneanet for nearly 25 years.
This merger will allow us to focus on what we do well and what you appreciate so much at Geneanet. Our goal remains to serve our members, whether they are Premium or free subscribers, by cultivating the spirit of mutual aid and sharing that characterizes our community and is its strength.
Addenda
Our announcement has understandably generated reactions and questions. Here are some frequently asked questions:
Will the Geneanet Premium subscription price change? Will an Ancestry subscription include Geneanet?
As mentioned above, Geneanet will continue as before. What will change will be the availability of major French datasets from Ancestry at no additional cost, starting with the Paris birth/marriage/death records already online (11 million documents). We hope to add other, non-French datasets in the future. Note that the procedure is a bit complicated for now, but we are working on simplifying it.
That said, it will not be possible to access Ancestry’s 30 billion documents with Geneanet Premium’s 50 euros/USD annual cost. For now, a separate subscription to Ancestry is required to access all of Ancestry’s collections. We expect to be able to offer a bundle price in the future.
What about the ownership of the documents I have uploaded to Geneanet?
Just like your Geneanet trees, the records, indexes, and documents you have uploaded remain yours and will continue to be available for free to other genealogists. Geneanet’s terms & conditions apply, not Ancestry’s.. As we mentioned above, our contributive, collaborative, freemium model will not change. Ancestry understands the essence of Geneanet: our community and our spirit of mutual assistance and sharing.
We would like to thank those who have always had confidence in us and continue to do so. We hope to convince skeptics, by our concrete actions, that this agreement will be beneficial for them without changing what they appreciate about Geneanet.
Addenda of Monday, September 6, 2021
Our post above has generated many comments showing your strong attachment to Geneanet, which we appreciate and are always very sensitive to.
Some comments are very inaccurate, please allow us to answer your questions as precisely as possible.
Despite our explanations, some are saying:
- “The Geneanet subscription price will increase considerably”;
- “Ancestry is a profit-minded American company which cannot be trusted;
- “Ancestry is a monopoly and any acquisition will result in the disappearance of the acquired company, with examples to support this such as Rootsweb”;
- “There is no advantage or interest for Geneanet members in this acquisition, Ancestry is not going to bring anything new to Geneanet”;
- “Ancestry is going to transfer all Geneanet trees to its platform, behind a paywall”;
- “Geneanet’s collaborative and freemium model will inevitably disappear”.
The following clarification is relatively long because we feel it is important to respond to these erroneous assertions and to clarify the future of Geneanet.
Will the Geneanet Premium subscription price go up?
There will be no extra cost to your subscription price as we add Ancestry’s datasets.
For those of you who are wondering about a grouped offer with Ancestry, this will be evaluated soon.
Ancestry is an American company focused on profits and can’t be trusted
Ancestry is perceived by some Geneanet members as a big company owned by a major investment fund, and therefore suspected of being solely interested in short-term profits.
Ancestry’s model is not the same as Geneanet’s. This is also an opportunity. It means that we are complementary. It doesn’t mean that their model will apply to Geneanet.
Ancestry has experience working with a large community of volunteers since acquiring the FindAGrave site (equivalent to Save Our Graves) and preserving its spirit.
Some of you have cited Rootsweb in your comments, a company Ancestry acquired over two decades ago which had a vibrant community with its mailing lists and message boards. We are confident the different Ancestry team in place today has learned from this experience.
Ancestry is not going to bring anything new to Geneanet members, and Geneanet trees will disappear behind a paywall
Have you read the blog post and its addendum?
Ancestry has already agreed to make some of its European content available to Geneanet Premium members at no extra cost. Eventually, several hundred million indexed records will be accessible via Geneanet. This is a considerable added value for the Premium membership. Already, you can access the civil records of Paris and the censuses of several French départments; if you have French ancestors, Geneanet will be of great help. And, we will regularly add other collections in the weeks to come.
For our members with roots outside of France, we hope to obtain content in other countries to meet their needs (Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, etc.).
Ancestry will bring much more than additional data for our Premium members. This company will support us in the projects we wish to develop for the benefit of the genealogical community.
In summary, Geneanet is not changing and remains an European company with the same team of employees and the same services, which will allow you to access a much more substantial offer.
Just as the public individuals in your trees are currently indexed on Geneanet’s search engine, they will also be indexed on Ancestry’s engine with a reference to Geneanet for viewing the trees. Private data and DNA data will not be available on Ancestry. We remind you that this indexing is already done on search engines like Google or Bing.
You don’t trust Ancestry to honor its commitments
Many people believe that, despite the announcements that have been made, Ancestry will take over your trees and sell them on its platform, thus making Geneanet disappear. Some claim that the price of the subscription will definitely increase and that Geneanet’s model will eventually disappear.
It is important to know that you have a triple commitment, the pillars of which are:
The Geneanet employees
The first guarantee comes from the Geneanet team. The Geneanet employees all remain in place and remain your contacts. They are themselves genealogists and intensive users of Geneanet. They intend to continue what makes Geneanet so attractive and to preserve its spirit.
We also want to remind you that Ancestry has publicly committed to maintain Geneanet, its team and its model and we would never have accepted Ancestry’s proposal if we had any doubts about their intentions.
Data stewardship
Geneanet is a company based in Europe.
You are protected by the various European laws including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which also applies to companies outside the EU. All personal data is protected by the GDPR, sensitive data such as genetic data even more so.
The rules of use of the Geneanet website are governed by its Terms and Conditions of Use (ToS). This is equivalent to a contract. These ToS clearly stipulate that “Genealogical data remains fully the property of the members who publish it on Geneanet”. In other words, no one can appropriate your work to resell it without your consent.
By having an account on Geneanet, you are subject only to the Geneanet Terms of Service and not to the Ancestry Terms of Service.
In addition, for your protection, we must notify you well in advance of any significant changes to our ToS so that you have time to decide whether to accept them or to delete your account with its content.
We’ve also added a clause to the revised ToS (which will be effective October 1) that protects all Premium members from future changes: if you decline the new ToS, you can continue to use the Geneanet site under the old ToS until your membership expires.
The Geneanet community
As we have stated in our Terms of Service, the trees remain the property of each of their authors. The Geneanet community does not belong to Geneanet or Ancestry; it will be loyal to Geneanet only as long as we respect our model and our values. If we fail to do so, it may vanish with its content and its vitality.
Why did you change the ToS?
The most virulent messages imagine that these changes are made in order to sell your trees back to Ancestry.
The reason is simpler. As explained above, Ancestry is a company with a high level of legal compliance requirements.
During the audit phase, the expert GDPR and ToS attorneys identified several items that needed to be improved including:
- the need to group the personal data management policy on a separate page as recommended by the European regulators and to clarify the legal bases of this processing.
- clarification of the notion of “non-commercialization”: This is a commitment prohibiting any resale to third parties and should not concern Premium research options that could be interpreted as commercial use. This is also why we have replaced the previous statement at the bottom of each page on this subject with a statement on ownership with a link to the ToS. An alternative would have been to add the details found in the ToS to this statement, but it is not possible to express them in a simple and concise way in only one line.
- The notification of change clause did not foresee the case of a Premium member refusing modifications to the TOS: he must be able to continue to benefit from his Premium service.
These changes are described on a dedicated page. This does not give Ancestry the right to appropriate your genealogical data, which remains your property. You can’t take ownership of something that doesn’t belong to you. Similarly, deleting your tree does not give Geneanet or Ancestry the right to keep a copy.
Geneanet has always taken great care to ensure that its members retain ownership and control of their genealogical data. This is a high standard that is maintained with these changes.
If in the future these clauses are modified in a way that you do not like, you will always have a prior period to delete all your content.
In conclusion
Please don’t put us on trial or accuse us of ulterior motives. We understand that you may be worried or distrustful. If you don’t trust us, at least give us the benefit of the doubt!
Thank you also for not relaying false information. The current situation is already disturbing enough for the members of the Geneanet community without erroneous, unfounded information. If you see that, don’t hesitate to set the record straight.
Finally, if you are satisfied with what we have done so far and what we want to do in the future, thank you for your testimonies. It is very important to us, especially in these turbulent times!
Geneanet is a community site based on mutual aid and sharing and we intend to remain so!
11/23/23
Has or is Ancestry acquiring all the DNA results that has been uploaded to Geneanet?
Answer from Geneanet: No, these are separate data repositories, with DNA kits uploaded under different terms & conditions at Geneanet and at Ancestry. The DNA kit files at Geneanet will be permanently deleted on December 20, 2023, and not transferred anywhere. Reminder, Ancestry does not allow upload of DNA kit files at this time.
11/21/23
Is there an exact way to update this information, it is interesting to use it, but, I am trying to find it, but I couldn’t?
Answer from Geneanet: Please post your questions in our forum.
11/1/23
As a user of both services I find Ancestry much easier to use. Easier to find data and other trees with information on my family in the US. Geneanet is better for French information. I just need to figure out how to transfer the info on my Ancestry Tree to Geneanet so family can easily use it.
10/28/23
Perfecto
7/4/23
Thanls for the clarification. Je demeure confiant que mes donnèes sont secure chez Gèneanet et j’ai aussi mon grdcom sur ancestry.ca pour ceux qui fréquentent cette platforme. J’ai souvent irilisé le site findagrave.com qui appartient à ancestry et j’ai ine identité là aussi.
J’ai quitté myheritage.com et malgré le fait que j’apprécie les régistres français chez filae.com ils me sont pas accessible sans souscription.
1/10/23
Ancestry will 1) steal all the research on geneanet and sell it in their subscriptions. Ancestry destroys – or simply ruins everything it touches.
12/29/22
Do I need to create a tree in Geneanet separate from my Ancestry tree that is in existence? And with that question, is data linked between G & A? Such that a change in one tree is recognized by the other?
Answer from Geneanet: Geneanet is operating as a separate entity within Ancestry, so there is no automatic synchronization of trees. It is always possible however to export a GEDCOM from an Ancestry tree and import it to Geneanet (see this page) or vice versa, keeping in mind that GEDCOM files handle tree text data only, not images or documents.
Geneanet trees not originally exported from Ancestry do appear as hints at Ancestry, and Ancestry has been adding European records collections to Geneanet.
12/27/22
No Rootsweb user will ever trust Ancestry.
Ancestry said they would provide hosting and then trashed Rootsweb saying that everyone could use paid for services on Ancestry instead.
11/10/22
I belong to Geneanet and Ancestry so will my fees reduce or will I have to still pay for both?
Answer from Geneanet: This is a good question. At this time, there is not a shared offer. However, Ancestry has been sharing European collections with us with more to come. We are working on new offers, stay tuned!
9/30/22
Thank because ancestry let other alter and delete my family trees I’ve spend years making I wanted to share to helps others but a few members decided to steal and leave me with nothing and or wrong people never even heard of on my trees I complained that no one should be able to touch anyone’s tree except share the info so I feel cheated and disgusted with them
Answer from Geneanet: We can’t speak for Ancestry issues, but our understanding is that no one can change an Ancestry tree unless the tree owner has given access to someone else. At Geneanet as well, you can give someone admin rights to your tree. However, you should only do this for someone you trust with the data. Geneanet makes automatic backup of trees and a backup to GEDCOM format is available at all times. Tree data is precious!
8/28/22
Ok
8/20/22
Ok
8/9/22
Okay.
8/3/22
I’m fine with this change.
7/23/22
Happy with change
3/15/22
Time-line is an useful extension
3/11/22
back from years hospital
2/20/22
Perfect
2/3/22
Je suis ici parce que vous représentez pour moi l’héritage français, et j’ai choisi de vous soutenir. J’ai deux comptes à prix élevé sur Ancestry, je ne supporte pas que tout soit plus d’argent, j’utilise des journaux auxquels j’ai soi-disant accès, non c’est une amélioration pour voir ce que je veux. Bonne chance pour apprivoiser la bête.
I’m here because you reflect French heritage to me, and I choose to support you. I have two high priced accounts on Ancestry, I cant stand how everything is more money, I use newspapers I supposedly have access to, nope its an uplift to see what I want. Good luck taming the beast.
1/25/22
Good
1/12/22
Geneaget esta siendo muy importante en mi trabajo de investigación para la recuperación del exilio republicano catalan en Francia, especialmente
1/11/22
Good
1/10/22
no comment
10/13/21
I have been a member of the British version of Ancestry for some years and built trees there. However, my ‘main’ trees [my own and those of friends I have researched for] are on FTM [Family Tree Maker]. This has direct links with Ancestry. However, a vast proportion of my ancestry [small case] has been in France [and beyond] and for these Geneanet has been most useful. However, to avoid too much confusion, I have avoided building my tree[s] on Geneanet. I look forward to following developments.
10/7/21
Hello Yves, I love the geneanet model and will continue using it, I also have Ancestry trees will it be possible to have a space where I can have one or two trees that I can access through either geneanet and or Ancestry. The one thing that Ancestry does better than Geneanet is its DNA comparison, etc, Geneanet still has a long way to go, will we be able to combine the DNA records we have uploaded with Geneanet with the DNA tools of Ancestry. The only thing missing from both Geneanet and Ancestry are the Chromosone checker, which FTDNA, Gedmatch and Myheritage have, and the wonderful tools found on DNApainter, it would be wonderful it we could access some of these on Geneanet, which for paper trails is my favourite site
10/1/21
Thank you Jean-Yves, As a “non member” and not a fan of Ancestry [for good reason] i was very worried about the “proprietary” of my data iby this joining with Ancestry. But your full explaination shows Europe looks to have a greater “property ownership rights” than here in the US of A. I was afraid of the changes that would ensue. But you eased my mind on this.
vada con dio mio amico
9/29/21
This is very helpful. I am a member of USA/CA Ancestry, as well as other genealogical sites. I was attracted to Geneanet because of the Euro populations that use it and to see the cousins from Euro database is helpful to me. I hope you continue to be such an enjoyable site to use.
9/23/21
Honestly? An AMERICAN WEBSITE joins( later owns, as always) an absolutely amazing genealogy website, with no strings attached? Give your head a shake!! Not today, maybe not tomorrow but in the very near future, it will COMPLETELY own the entire site. When that happens, NOTHING WILL BE FREE. Welcome to the USA and the land of the free. NOTHING IS FREE. Sincere greetings from Canada.
9/20/21
Sounds good!
9/20/21
Thank you for the information. I am already an Ancestry member and look forward to working on my Geneanet DNA matches and how they fit in my Ancestry tree and expanding my Geneanet tree.
9/20/21
It sounds like you ae trying to do the right thing. However, I still think it is very bad that a handful of monopolistic companies like Ancestry are gaining control of so many sources of genealogical (and personal) data. Ultimately if they own your company, they call the shots. That is dangerous in a larger sense, no matter how good your intentions.
9/20/21
THANK YOU!
9/17/21
As a Ancestry Member will I be able to access Geneanet records too ?? ART
9/16/21
thank you
9/15/21
Ancestry makes over 1 billion dollars a year. How much was paid for geneanet?
9/15/21
I have been a client of Ancestry.com for a decade. We love it. We have been so very fortunate to realize that most all genealogy search of individual members and Ancestry.com teams and customer service staff are dedicated, discrete, warm, and most welling to help. We are happy to hear that Geneanet friends will be joining Ancestry. The Ancestry DNA testing may be the very instrument to connect us to our ancestors from France .. so many decades ago. I would like to add that the individual members who are researching their ancestry and working on their Family Trees have been friendly and generous with their comments and sharing information .. with other “genetic cousins”. Our American “genetic cousins” have read and understand the European policies on Privacy and are most respectful of that. Ancestry’s Individual researchers working on Family Trees are free to “lock” via Ancestry.com’s “Privacy” function on any or all of the Family Trees we are working on. Welcome! Happy Ancestoring!
9/13/21
Thanks for
keeping the members in mind as you continue to survive in this somewhat lucrative and competitive business. Greed is a very strong human urge used by the demon crowd against us!
9/9/21
I have membership of both what affects will it have will I still need two?
9/9/21
I joined Geneanet to get as far away from Ancestry as possible. Watch Ancestry destroy Geneanet just like it has destroyed EVERY competitor that it has bought over the years. And censorship won’t help. I will continue posting until one of my posts gets through.
9/8/21
Thank you!
9/7/21
Thank you for your detailed explanation. I feel much more comfortable about the partnership with Ancestry.
9/7/21
Thank you for the great explanation. I love Geneanet and look forward to being a loyal subscriber for a long time!
9/7/21
I think you make a positive case for Geneanet. Thinking about ten years from now, I am not yet fully convinced that my data will remain my data. I am wiling to try.
9/7/21
I am a member of Ancestry and Geneanet. Just fyi Ancestry scrapes all data from private trees and private living people. They save it even if you delete your tree and data. While your tree may not be visible even in search others can see the hidden data if they search for that person. Your data, names, dates, places, pops up as a suggestion. I know because I tested this by making a new tree. Don’t post original photos, documents to Ancestry unless you’re okay with everyone using them publicly including Ancestry. I saw a private baptism certificate of my grandmother which I never made public being offered on Ancestry as “their” record. It took me a year of DCMA copyright take down letters, emails, chats, phone calls to get it removed. Any photo added to a private person which should not be seen by others is legally licensed to Ancestry to use. They told me this in writing.
9/7/21
I cannot find the offer to use the Family Chart
9/6/21
Congratulations Geneanet, you have just signed your death warrant. Ancestry destroys everything it buys. It lies, it promises to keep things as they are and then destroys them. I shall be moving my tree elsewhere.
9/5/21
Geneanet.org is an excellent site, long may it continue to be so.
9/5/21
sounds a very good move
9/5/21
Shocker. Be prepared to be baited for new information and find that you have to pay through the nose for it.
9/4/21
wish there was a way to explain how to fix errors that have ? marks both as spouses of the same sex, cannot add a spouse or mother of that child. need a way to simply delete errors. I have check the blog but it is not helpful should have an index to type of problem
9/4/21
I have Premium access for Geneanet and also have Ancestry
9/4/21
Don’t rely on Ancestry’s records, many are wrong and the family tree formation is horrible… Lot’s of downtime and duplication’s. I have been a member for many years and just cannot quit because I’m looking for a paternal line.
9/4/21
I’m really sad to read this. I remember when Rootsweb was a good site, then Ancestry bought it and destroyed it. I hope it doesn’t happen to you too. It’s not good for one company to have a monopoly.
9/3/21
I’m curious how this will affect the DNA matching. Will the DNA in Geneanet be matched with and added to Ancestry?
9/3/21
I always have mixed feelings about any data input. Yes, the big players expend lots of money installing more and bigger servers but most of the data is loaded by members. Many of the publicly-owned records were free to access but not very accessible so there is a legitimate reason for a charge of sorts. I suspect that many of the false records in individual trees are irreversible as the people may now be dead. I have attempted to contact many tree holders over the past 10 years and the majority never reply. Very frustrating.
9/3/21
Onwards and upwards
9/3/21
I’ve lost a lot of respect for Ancestry. They allow subscribers to steal your family tree and add it to their trees when the information is not related to them. They often don’t check things out. I had one person take over my Ancestry page…they allowed it…and all my email went to them and NOT to me.!!!long story
9/3/21
Geneanet has been my best site for connecting to continental European families. Just a few hours ago, I impulsively renewed my subscription for five years. Now I’m worried I was impulsive and foolish. Since I have a premium Ancestry subscription will the Geneanet subscription be redundant – a waste?
9/2/21
I have trees in Ancestry and Geneanet. Will it be possible to merge or synchronize them?
9/2/21
Not a happy camper. This is not a good move for the users. Seems like all good sites are sucked up into Ancestry or MyHeritage. Intentions may be good at this time, but the track record of Ancestry speaks volumes for ruining good websites. Rootsweb is just one example.
9/2/21
Ancestry may be the best partner but it is not a perfect one. Ancestry bought MyFamily a few years ago and then shut it down.
Good Luck.
9/2/21
If this proceeds like other Ancestry acquisitions (like Newspapers.com), you will be able to find Geneanet records via Ancestry Searches, but won’t be able to see the records unless you pay more to join Geneanet. That way they drive more traffic to Geneanet for more $$$
9/2/21
Thanks for keeping us informed.
9/2/21
Merger is excellent opportunity because Geneanet will remain a stand-alone site within Ancestry.
Your trees are and remain your property and will continue to be hosted by Geneanet. The Geneanet teams remain your contacts and the model does not change. It will continue to be based on a “contributive, collaborative and freemium” principle is still the same: everything that is shared by our members is accessible for free. model.
With these promises and commitments the merger is best for Geneanet.
Congratulations on the change.
GB
9/2/21
Looking forward to continue using both Geneanet and Ancestry in the future. Thank you !
9/2/21
I agree with previous comment
9/2/21
Being a full subscriber to Ancestry, does this mean I can do searches or look ups in Geneanet’s stock of files,l at Ancestry.? Or do I still need to do that on Geneanet’s website
9/2/21
I have subscriptions to both Geneanet and Ancestry. I like them both and hope Geneanet continues to stay somewhat independent!
9/2/21
Develop a downloadable file reporting all matches by Chrom. and DNA segments. With names, etc.
9/2/21
Hope this arrangement will work well. Will DNA profiles from Ancestry auto-import into Geneanet?
9/2/21
Thank you for continuing on.
9/2/21
A VERY BAD move. Anyone that disagrees should look at how Ancestry bought, ruined, and shut down Rootsweb World Connect. I am very fearful they will do the same to Geneanet. Sad news!
9/2/21
Good news. Do we need to be premium members of Ancestry and Geneanet to have full access, or does one membership work for both?
9/2/21
Very sad to hear that. I’m considering deleting my family tree as well.
As Europeans, do we have any other option that isn’t American Co.? Genéatique? Use local software and do research wherever we can?
9/2/21
Please do not let Ancestry get rid of Geneanet TREE DISPLAY, like they “lost” the rootsweb trees. Rootsweb trees were great, quick and lots of detail, not as good as geneanet but far better than the 10 clicks to find some detail in Ancestry trees
9/2/21
Interesting as a paying member of both it would be nice to consolidate and just pay one fee. Not sure how this is going to work, but will remain open.
9/2/21
What if I am a member of Ancestry now and have been ?
9/2/21
Bienvenida sea esta unión y que nos sea prospera para todos.
9/2/21
I am looking fwd to getting more of the information I am seeking of my DNA connections
9/1/21
Delighted ! Looking forward to enhanced search options!
9/1/21
Why Ancestry and not Familysearch?
9/1/21
Hopefully, I can continue finding information for my family research.
9/1/21
How will this affect our yearly subscription, will go up in price?
9/1/21
I am already a member of both Ancestry and Geneanet. What will the merger mean in terms of service and dues for me?
9/1/21
I belong to both Ancestry and Geneanet. Do I really need to be a subscriber to both??
9/1/21
Geneanet probably hopes that they will now get many more subscribers!
9/1/21
I have some apprehension that my ancestors listed on my Geneanet tree will be accessible to Ancestry patrons. I have subscribed to Ancestry for a number of years because they do have some great original sources. But I do not have a tree on Ancestry because I have some distant cousins who copy everything without checking original sources. And yes, it is true that many trees on Ancestry have some huge errors. For one dumb example, a distant cousin has my German great grandfather born in China! He later lived in Chicago, so they were probably using a pull-down menu. Geneanet has been great for sharing with my European relatives. So I remain skeptical.
9/1/21
I’ve read your announcement… It’s difficult to imagine how long-term evolutions will be for Geneanet in the Ancestry constellation, although right now we’ll face no real change. I tried to examine the fates of many of the numerous sites acquired by ancestry.com in the last 20 years. Here’s my “report”:
1] Many were closed down, however they remain accessible in a frozen mode…
2] It’s not the case for Findagrave — I’ve got an account — it’s still operational totally free but not ads free…
3] Rootsweb is frozen, normally it should be possible to get a new password: I tried but it didn’t work…. maybe because I had no tree but I just used the forum and the message board.
Anyway, I wish the fate of Geneanet would be different — and it will be different as we have much more value-added components, such as heraldry and Geneastar.
I hope my short report will help our community. For me, I’ll keep relying on Geneanet.
9/1/21
I don’t suppose a subscription covering both sites will be available at a lower cost than to each one separately. Or sharing DNA results into both sites. (Currently, geneanet testers can’t transfer to Ancestry). I dont see any significant value to the user from this at the moment.
9/1/21
I already belong to Ancestry. Does this mean that I will only have to pay for one service? Thanks!
9/1/21
I hope Geneanet remains the same for its premium users as indicated above. I have personally avoided Ancestry.com because of its subscriptions are very expensive.
9/1/21
thank you
9/1/21
A great source and blessing to me and the help they provided in my searches for my French ancestors.
9/1/21
Great News-More possible matches!
9/1/21
Will Ancestry’s updated terms and conditions (3 Aug 2021, 5 Aug 2021) apply to Geneanet?
The updated terms permit it to make commercial use of member’s data, and remove member ability to make private trees free from Ancestry control. They strike many as onerous, essentially giving Ancestry ownership and control of user data and photos.
Many are looking for a less-intrusive alternative. Can Geneanet be it?
9/1/21
I hope they leave the indesxing in segments as it is. Nice to have 15 min and be able to do something good to help the work.
9/1/21
Great love Geneanet’s way of indexing. good idea
9/1/21
Geneanet has always served the genealogists well. It is a vital tool. Beware! Ancestry is money motivated and it’s subscription can discourage a senior on limited income.
9/1/21
If I’m already a premium subscriber to Ancestry, does it carry over to Geneanet also?
9/1/21
If im already a preimium subscriber with Ancestry, does it carry over?
9/1/21
Super! Geneanet has helped me quite a lot over the years.
9/1/21
Good Luck going forward
9/1/21
You are the best! Ancestry killed its Rootsweb which was extremely useful. I hope you can cause them to bring it back for Geneanet users.
9/1/21
I have been using both Geneanet and Ancestry since I started working on my family ancestry. I have found Geneanet to be great for my French ancestry and Ancestry for my English and Irish(both northern and southern). I have been having problems with Prussian and German in my wife’s ancestry due to lack of translation of documents. I gave up on it but perhaps things have changed. I love the new partnership and I hope all goes well.
9/1/21
I understand business transactions have to occur, but this one only time will tell whether it is worth it. I have seen what has happened with other companies when Ancestry has acquired them
. One big problem with Ancestry they have LOTS of incorrect information and to get those errors corrected is impossible. They rely on volunteer help and do not attempt to correct their errors Over a year ago, several times my daughter and I both have tried to get one corrected since it involved my husband’s school year book. Wrong picture and still not corrected
Lets hope for the best for you.
9/1/21
Where can I learn how to use Geneanet on their website?
9/1/21
Great, can’t wait to see what happens
9/1/21
Very good news, I have been a member of Ancestry for about 20 years, very good move toward a great partnership.
Liliane White
9/1/21
been using ancestry for year
the combo with geneanet will be a plus
looking forward to use both thanks
9/1/21
Have used Ancestry first & for many years Great to continue with Geneanet together
9/1/21
I have premium subscriptions to both Ancestry and Genanet databases. It appears I don’t need both now. Will I receive a refund?
9/1/21
Good luck going forward
9/1/21
I will continue the use of both.
9/1/21
Will my Ancestry DNA be automatically available/installed in Geneanet?
9/1/21
Free? My aunt fanny. It’ll wind up costing us even for basic info
9/1/21
Geneanet has provided a lot of European data, particularly France records, for me. Being a premium member has many advantages
9/1/21
Looking forward to continue using both Geneanet and Ancestry in the future. Thank you !
9/1/21
Geneanet has been a great tool, so far. Thank you
9/1/21
Geneanet staff were instrumental in helping me identify my 4th great grandfather’s birth family. Best wishes to you all as you embark on this new chapter.
9/1/21
Sounds like a good plan – Time will tell
9/1/21
I subscribe to Ancestry (over 20 years), Geneanet (10 yrs), and MyHeritage (5).. All are slightly different, and I think Ancestry is a great match. Ancestry has so much data and a great interface with using the hints to fill in profiles.
9/1/21
I have been co-ordinating my finds on Geneanet with my trees on Ancestry for years and am looking forward to doing so for a long time to come. thank you Geneanet for all your help.
9/1/21
I love Geneanet! It’s inexpensive for a paid subscription that gives so much. The cost of ONE YEAR subscription at Geneanet is just a little more than ONE MONTHLY payment at Ancestry. I understand your decision on going forward with this merger, but I’m very concerned about Ancestry’s potential unwelcome involvement in the future. Here, in the USA, Ancestry.com has a bad reputation. There is so much misinformation in people’s trees and it keeps getting passed around as if it is fact. I do not find that at all here on Geneanet!
(On the other hand, I’ve used Ancestry to help find French descendants and family members who have emigrated to the USA for people who live in France.)
I just pray that Geneanet will continue to be a great inexpensive and wonderful service for those of us who have French and European roots!
9/1/21
I joined Ancestry in 1998. I am a free subscriber to Geneanet. Look forward to seeing the changes.
9/1/21
Great move. I personally prefer Ancestry way over MyHeritage!
9/1/21
Will those of us who pay for Ancestry have greater free access to Geneanet records?
9/1/21
I’m extremely sorry to see this happen. :-(. I’ve seen site after site get taken over by Ancestry and locked down, so the public no longer has access. Particularly disappointing when people volunteered their time and efforts to do translations and contributions to the originally free sites. Ancestry’s prices are outlandish. They will gradually shave away what was available before, like they did with sites like Genealogy, Find-a-grave and Rootsweb. Geneanet is my go-to site and now Ancestry is taking it over too. I’m so sad right now.
9/1/21
Ancestry does not believe in allowing people to have access to genealogical information for free. It’s only a matter of time before they restrict access to paying customers only, and concoct some pretext to reformat the wonderful Geneanet display into the crappy Ancestry display. You’ve made a bargain with the devil, and someday, somehow, it’s us customers who will get burned. This is a bad move that we will all end up regretting.
9/1/21
Will current subscribers membership fees change to use the services of Ancestry?
9/1/21
Gook aluck
9/1/21
I echo the concerns that have been expressed by so many others. Ancestry’s ethics are pretty well non-existent, especially in relation to member trees, and its track record taking over other entities (eg, Rootsweb) is abysmal. And the sheer volume of errors on Ancestry trees is something else again — no attempt by Ancestry to correct these errors. A sad day for Geneanet.
9/1/21
I hope Geneanet does get corrupted by Ancestry. I pay for both but really like Geneanet.
9/1/21
Geneanet has been very helpful in my family history research project. With thousands of new files available in a number of European archives, Geneanet has become more than ever an important research tool for historians. I wish the Geneanet organization and all those who have contributed to its success a very successful future.
9/1/21
I’m also a subscriber to Ancestry, so I think the merger is great.
9/1/21
Mixed feelings about this. I personally prefer MyHeritage to Ancestry. My parents were both born in Europe. At Geneanet I have enjoyed watching some distant matches appear in the last months, validating my observations at MyHeritage and GEDmatch that I am related to Hispanic people, especially in Brazil and to French people (clergyman named Moulin coming to East Frisa in the 17th century). This more distant heritage remains hidden at Ancestry, from ethnicity estimates to cut offs for the amount of shared cM. I wonder about Ancestry allowing a standalone. – Do you think you could convince Ancestry to finally provide a chromosome browser for their customers? – Good luck. (BTW people in Russia, Israel, Italy and France DO find a way to take a DNA test, through various companies. I don’t get why you think MyHeritage is somehow nefarious. I have French-based matches at FTDNA too. I might even have them at Ancestry if I had enough information to put all those matches in a meaningful context.
9/1/21
Sorry another question, will we be able to cross reference the DNA on both Ancestry and Geneanet, at the moment Ancestry do not allow you to upload your DNA from other companies i,e FTDNA etc to their website unlike Geneanet and Myheritage regards Aoife
9/1/21
I am also a member of Ancestry, does this mean I can combine my membership, or if I am just a member of Geneanet that I can access all the facilities of Ancestry. regards Aoife
9/1/21
A big move but should be better for all.
9/1/21
I’m with ancestry so won’t change much
9/1/21
Does this mean that Ancestry will gain a DNA Browser, or are they still totally separate activities?
9/1/21
Many thanks for the news. A smart move. Stay strong. As a long-time ancestry subscriber, I recognize Geneanet’s immense value to researchers like myself.
9/1/21
Maybe you can encourage them to pull the plug from the Robot & employ a living person to attend to basic queries.
9/1/21
A logical decision. Thanks.
9/1/21
Geneanet has helped me enormously to find my relatives in Europe and America since 1998. I wish you good winds. Thanks so much, Geneanet.
9/1/21
I have an international Ancestry account with a large tree, my Geneanet is a free account that I only have a small tree. Will I be able to merge the two accounts to formulate more connections?
9/1/21
The main reason I use Geneanet is their TREE display, so easy to navigate and see lots of info on 1 page. I just hope you do not convert to Ancestry trees which in my opinion are all bells and whistles and difficult to see source or detail text.
As for Ancestry, I have a subscription, just the old pros and cons.
9/1/21
Tell a story to one person and let him tell it to a second person and let the second person tell what has become his story to a third person and so on. Then compare the number 5 story to the original. This is what happens in Geneanet. In most cases a complete distortion of the original!
9/1/21
This could be a good move as long as Geneanet retains its individual character and its high performance standards. All good wishes to you
9/1/21
I belong to both ancestry and Geanet. Should I claim my subscription back now from one or the other?
9/1/21
Good thinking. Fred Embleton
9/1/21
I already have an Ancestry account will the cost change of theirs and/or yours for my access?
9/1/21
A chromosome browser is crucial to verifying the paper trail and our family trees, may I dare to dream that Ancestry will link and invest into the Geneanet Chromosome Browser. A browser tool can break down brick walls and assist in confirming links when the paper trail does not exist or is incorrect. Researching your DNA matches and shared matches without a browser is like trying to research blindfolded.
9/1/21
Great move
9/1/21
I hope that it works as you describe, but I remain suspicious of take-over by an American moneytizing monster.
9/1/21
Thats good .I am a member of Ancestry already. Adele
9/1/21
Probably the best decision any business can make in these times.Thank you for letting me know.
9/1/21
Many thanks enjoying this during lockdown
9/1/21
I don’t like or trust Ancestry. I closed my account with them and deleted my tree. Furthermore, I want nothing more to do with them.
9/1/21
As an Ancestry member are there any advantages for me
9/1/21
So does this mean we get access to the Ancestry DNA database for matching?
9/1/21
this is not good news. Ancestry have a lot of errors and refuse to fix. people steal other peoples families as their own it is not good I have privatised my tree there. What about my tree here???
9/1/21
Great choice!
9/1/21
I am already a member of Ancestry so what will happen to the subscription charge?
9/1/21
I hope the Ancestry people cannot see my Geneanet site
9/1/21
I have the same question as Eddy Beernaert. I am a premium member with Geneanet and also have an account with Ancestry – how will that work with regard to paying subscriptions.
9/1/21
when i get DNA alerts about my matches iam undecided what to do with them and how to attach them to my tree
9/1/21
Thanking you for the update on what you have been able to accomplish. I look forward to the anticipated benefits. I am very confident you will continue to grow and outpace the competition.
9/1/21
All good for me, the bigger the better
9/1/21
Geneanet is a fabulous site and after a period of ill health I was just about to become premium again. Now I will wait and see what happens and what Ancestry does. Ancestry subscriptions are very expensive (IMHO) and I can’t afford them. They also have a really bad search engine. Again in my opinion a really poor move.
9/1/21
I subscribe to both sites. I use Ancestry for online research but choose to upload my Ancestry tree to Genéanet so that others can share my research. I hope I can continue to do this.
9/1/21
Thanks for the update. I don’t think it is an update because this is the first I have heard of this merger or buy out. I have purchase a subscription to “Ancestry” for many years. Over that time frame when they acquire another Data provider that may or may not have been free prior to the acquisition suddenly requires an additional membership Fee to access that data. I feel with some confidence that in about one year after this “Merger” a person will need to purchase a Ancestry membership or pay a much higher Fee for the Geneanet Premium Membership
Larry.
9/1/21
I am concerned about Ancestry with Geneanet because there are many all over the worlld on Ancestry that dump their information into it and tons of duplication which either indexers or a novice person has no idea what they are doing and it changes your information or they have ability to do it. I have lost my Ancestry tree pedigrees three times from people that think their info is best and delete mine thinking they are merging when I am a daughter and they are distant cousins. I hope Geneanet can keep their Premium service (as I will be paying again this week and have a way to publically not allow changes due to connecting with Ancestry. I do not use Ancestry for this reason and it main offices are only 30 minutes from my home. Ancestry does not have the information and hope that you can still remain independent. I was going to renew for two years but think best for one in case it makes a mess of the records I have been able to connect in my own tree. I do not want changes when I have been able to document with screen shots the info that Geneanet has provided. Hope all will remain the same.as it has for Premium with a locking system or private to see without permission. Thank you.
9/1/21
Alliances to potentialize strengths are welcome. Unfortunately it seems that Geneanet will go in the same direction of Ancestry and Myheritage in terms of subscription packages, which are considerably higher than its current model. I am sad with the news as the business of Genealogy is wining the game. Prepare your wallets as subscriptions will heat!
9/1/21
Yet another site being swallowed by Ancestry
9/1/21
I also would like to know the answer to the question posed by Eddy B. What about subscribers to both?
9/1/21
Worst decision ever. At least Geneanet displayed proper business ethics. The same cannot be said about Ancestry which has changed policies as it wished without respect for users’ rights to their own content. Ancestry is a monopoly that needs to be broken up.
9/1/21
my best European in formation has come through Geneanet and I would hate to lose that context.
9/1/21
Absolutely sick of little genealogy sites being takenn over by ancestry MH, PRICES GO UP AND UP putting paid membership out of reach of low income pensioners
9/1/21
Will Geneanet be able to access Ancestry Gedcoms?
9/1/21
Oh No! Jean-Yves Worst thing to Happen! Ancestry has bought / combined with a Web site [remember Roots web, Genealogy.com?] bought them, Then after a few years these sites were Defunct, that is, you are not able to edit your own Data! And Ancestry just changed their “rule” saying they Own my Date – Even if I delete all of it, as below:
The Fact is: … by submitting User Provided Content through any of the Services, you grant Ancestry a perpetual, sublicensable, worldwide, non-revocable, royalty-free license to host, store, copy, publish, distribute, provide access to, create derivative works of, and otherwise use such User Provided Content to the extent and in the form or context we deem appropriate on or through any media or medium and with any technology or devices now known or hereafter developed or discovered. This includes the right for Ancestry to copy, display, and index your User Provided Content. Ancestry will own the indexes it creates.4 Ancestryby Judy G. Russell – 6 Aug 2021
9/1/21
Since I subscribe both to Ancestry as a World member, and to Geneanet as a premium member, someone there needs to show me the value proposition of keeping both accounts.
9/1/21
My heart sank when I first read the email, but I am somewhat relieved that Geneanet will continue as a stand alone site; i love this site. I too would also like to know what is the outcome is for those who have an membership with both Geneanet AND Ancestry as Ancestry’s fees are not affordable for me?
9/1/21
I subscribe to both Ancestry and Geneanet and My Heritage. What happens when my subscriptions to Ancestry and Geneanet run out, do I pay for one or the other and get both or do I still have to pay for both separately
9/1/21
Thanks to information I found at Geneanet, I was able to create trees of about 2,000 relations for my Vincent family in Occitan. However, after Ancestry began using the data tools at Amazon Web Services, so many brick walls came down that a tree I prepared for a first cousin has almost 28,000 relations, while mine (with a Bavarian mother) has almost 18,000 relations. I would love to break these trees into smaller branches, but they both go back to early settlers of New France and New England, with so much intermarriage since 1630, that breaking the trees into smaller pieces would muddy the context. That much intermarriage has been a boon, because while there are examples of ‘pedigree collapse’, there are so many more examples of ‘DNA accumulation’, where intermarriage led to the conservation of DNA (rather than dilution with fresh settlers), so that there are lineages for which it’s been easy to find common ancestors as distant as 12th great grandparents. In my opinion, this partnership with Ancestry is a good move, if only for access to Amazon Web Services’ Big Data + Tools. I still don’t expect to see any DNA matches with my Bavarian mother’s family, for obvious reasons. Ahem.
9/1/21
Does this mean that the DNA stuff will finally become useful like it is on Ancestry?
9/1/21
WONDERFUL NEWS.
9/1/21
Will an account with ancestry give the same access to Geneanet as a stand alone account with Geneanet?
9/1/21
That’s a surprise
9/1/21
I just responded to an ancestry survey last week with all the reasons that I prefer Geneanet: ease of uploading updated GEDcoms, a search function that doeesn’t return spurious results and encourage people to attach them to their tree,
9/1/21
It sounds like a win/win situation. I trust Ancestry and feel they will be a great partner with Geneanet.
9/1/21
Ancestry costs 5 or 6 times annually what Geneanet charges. What will Geneanet’s rate structure look like, going forward?
9/1/21
I am cancelling my sub as Ancestry will.charge more. They charge.for this and that
9/1/21
Not a good idea. I shall cancel my sub. Ancestry will charge more. I subscribed to Ancestry for many years and they would charge this and that .
9/1/21
Will we still have access to the Family Search publications via Geneanet in the same way?
9/1/21
I moved to Geneanet to get away from both Ancestry and Myheritage who I consider very limiting and expensive, and definitively not contributive, collaborative or freemium. Will have to consider my options as changes are introduced by Ancestry.
9/1/21
I’m extremely sorry to see this happen. :-(. I’ve seen site after site get taken over by Ancestry and locked down, so the public no longer has access. Particularly disappointing when people volunteered their time and efforts to do translations and contributions to the originally free sites. Ancestry’s prices are outlandish. They will gradually shave away what was available before, like they did with sites like Genealog, Find-a-grave and Rootsweb. Geneanet is my go-to site and now Ancestry is taking it over too. I’m so sad right now.
9/1/21
Does ANCESTRY still acquire a persons research and assume ownership of the data?
9/1/21
Given Ancestry’s history and complete disregard for quality outcomes over quantity to make money and Geneanet’s high genealogy standards I suspect this will not work in Geneanet’s favour! Rather like trying to mix oil and water! Eventually there’ll be no Geneanet!
9/1/21
I am worried. I have seen ancestry gobble up all the frees research and dismantle it. Makes me sick ! And the fees they charge are outrageous. I have been researching since the 90’s and most of the free research that a lot of people had worked tirelessly to share is gone . I am close to solving my research through dna and as soon as my tree is complete I will download and delete ! I am not gonna feed the monster. I have done a lot of work n findagrave which they purchased. I will remove it as well . All I can say is save your work unless you want to continue to pay big bucks to access it. I loved this website and hope it can remain true to is subscribers without the greed of ancestry destroying it.
9/1/21
I also have the premier Ancestry account. I am also wondering if there will be any change in status because of the merger. I have always been happy with both sites. I just wanted to add that.
Robin Flammang-cember
9/1/21
Look forward to your changes and i look forward to being able to try out how the merger works for you. Best wishes.
9/1/21
I already have a full ancestry membership as well as a Geneanet membership. Will I continue to pay separately?
9/1/21
I do not feel well at all regarding this. Ancestry has corrupted everything it touches. I don’t have any faith this will be different.
9/1/21
Having been a member of ancestry for many years, I am very pleased to be able to access the features of Geneanet and ancestry. I was able to find an unknown cousin through Geneanet and have enjoyed his many messages.
9/1/21
Yes my initial reaction was that Geneanet had been swallowed up by Ancestry but those fears were certainly allayed after reading the blog. I do have access to Ancestry but it is not my favourite genealogy site. And I believe that more we can share our trees around the better. You might just find that missing link that has had you stymied for years.
9/1/21
Will watch and see!
9/1/21
Be very, very careful. I hope it goes as you expect — that it allows Geneanet to thrive and grow. But when Ancestry acquired RootsWeb years ago they eventually destroyed it. I had my data in the WorldConnect Project database at RootsWeb for years, but Ancestry closed RootsWeb down, supposedly for security reasons, for well over a year, and when the WorldConnect Project database was once again available it had been completely ruined. It was at that point that I moved my data to Geneanet, and I have been very happy here. I want to share your optimism, but have to admit some trepidation.
9/1/21
I can’t stand ancestry. For some of us whom have done alot of research, paid to have documents translated, paid for microfilms etc, then if you go on ancestry they try to charge you for your own information., Which by the way was not uploaded to ancestry to begin with.
9/1/21
I like your “feel good” explaining the anticipated benefits of the merger with Ancestry. Unfortunately, as one who has suffered through several corporate mergers, all the touchy-feely words ring hollow. We will see.
9/1/21
Wow — I wish Ancestry would take on your chromosome browser.
9/1/21
This is awesome news; I raise a drink to everyone for your hard work, thank you
9/1/21
I hope this will be as good for your company, and users, as you believe it will be. Ancestry seems to be doing all they can to own every site out there. Those of us who make use of free sites worry where these acquisitions are heading. While I do currently have an Ancestry subscription, I cannot always afford to have one. If they ultimately own all of the free sites and then start charging for those, too, I guess family history research is over for those of us on the lower budget side of things. I pray this works out fine for everyone involved.
9/1/21
Ancestry literally destroyed Rootsweb. Now it is Geneanets,turn apparently. I am not sticking around to watch them destroy Geneanet as well. This is such distressing news. Ruined my day,
9/1/21
I do not believe the promises that are being made.
1) that Geneanet will remain a stand-alone product
2) that member-contributed trees will still be ‘owned’ by the members
I expect that in a few years, Geneanet will be absorbed by Ancestry and they will charge other people to view the information you contributed.
9/1/21
So what if I have both? Is it a duplication and should I choose one over the other. What benefit will Geneanet provide that Ancestry alone can not?
9/1/21
Since I am a long time paying member of Ancestry but have not been a paying member or able to download my gedcom on Geneanet because it is too large will I be able to see my DNA matches on Geneanet on Ancestry where I do pay the full price cost and have my entire tree of over 170,000 names. I can view or figure out my matches on Ancestry for this reason and have never been able to tell what my matches are on Geneanet. I cannot afford to be a paying member on any other site since I have the full international membership on Ancestry. It would be great if I can finally see my Geneanet matches!
9/1/21
Saddest news I’ve heard. At least Geneanet demonstrated admirable business ethics. I can’t say the same for others.
9/1/21
This is now, now long will it be before it is completely taken over my Ancestry?
What about subscription costs? I hate it was one conglomerate swallows up another. Costs ALWAYS go up. I never trust takeovers.
9/1/21
I am currently a member of Ancestry, If I choose to stop my subscription , to Ancestry, will it affect my Geneanet Premium subscription?
9/1/21
I am member of both Ancestry and Geneanet. I am a member of both My Heritage and Filae. Geneanet has been the superior site for French genealogy.
9/1/21
Will this allow Ancestry folks access to a chromosome browser?
8/31/21
As long as we can continue to use Geneanet as a stand-alone website, that’s fine.
And … then we can (where possible ..) use any extras that Ancestry has to offer us.
Still a question: what about people who ‘and’ have an account with Geneanet ‘and’ an account with Ancestry?
8/31/21
I was a bit worried when I first saw your email but I’m feeling more positive after reading this explanation.
8/31/21
I am sad, because everything is thrown to the American capitalism and interests to the grub. Absolutely no European self-confidence with which I had hoped so with Geneanet. :-(