LostCousins - FREEBIE!!

Post by **paddyscar** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:35 pm

A different 'egg hunt' for the holiday weekend.

Just received this notice "Great news - until Wednesday March 26th LostCousins is completely FREE! " http://www.LostCousins.com

Good hunting!

Frances

Post by **Anne H** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:57 pm

Thanks for that, Frances. Have you had any success with LostCousins? I have tried it before, but it seemed that they wanted you to put in information before they let you see anything. Has it changed, or am I thinking about another site?

Regards,
Anne H

theKiwi · Post by **theKiwi** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:00 pm

I'm stumped on how that site works too - the only search boxes I could find were for women's maiden name and you neeeded surname, birth year and at least 3 characters of the first name to start a search there even.

The newsletter they sent says there's 164,000 names in the ships database, but how to search that isn't apparent at all.

The newspapers thing is much more exciting - I've got the actual copy of the report on my gggg grandfather's fall down the coal mine now.

Cheers

Roger

dollard · Post by **dollard** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:54 am

You seem to have to do a lot typing before you get anywhere. Not very encouraging to get people to join.

ninatoo · Post by **ninatoo** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:00 am

I don't like it either.

Post by **Tracey** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:26 pm

Life's to short for this one !
Just like a complicated Genesre based on the 1881 census. I joined when it first began and it hasnt improved.

Post by **paddyscar** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:59 pm

Hi Everyone:

Sorry for posting this freebie. I'm over enthusiastic when they offer a freebie, but I'll try and remember next time they offer, that it's a dud!

I agree that they seem to want more from the users, than they are actually 'giving away'.

Frances

Post by **Anne H** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:06 pm

Hi Frances

not necessary

Some people just might like Lost Cousins and be grateful for the headsup...besides, we all get enthusiastic when it comes to freebies

Regards,
Anne H

Post by **Tracey** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:17 pm

Frances, freebies are always good news and there is bound to be someone here who hasnt heard of this site who will be less cynical of it

The confusion with this site is that there seems to be two parts to it - the free and the part you pay for ?. I remember last time they did this no one could work out the difference

ninatoo · Post by **ninatoo** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:11 am

Please don't feel bad because you were being thoughtful enough to let people know about a freebie. It was very kind of you to do that! Freebies are good!

I know it certainly made me go there and have another look around. I think it would be a great site if it wasn't so labour intensive! A lot of us have already typed up our family trees many times and to look for detailed enumeration districts on the censuses is a bit too much for me to do it justice. But it might also be just up someone else's alley. No harm done, actually quite the opposite!

Nina