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When on ebay ( which is how this thread started ) I always search for the place name my family came from. I search with the box ticked for searching title and Description and then filter it by collectables.

it seems to be a good way of bringing up alot of photographs of that area. or people of that area.

I found the group photo which included my GGGran by chance, and i only have one other photograph of her that was sent to me at the beggining of the year! Amazing coinsidences.

photo only cost me £4!

I have gotten in the habit of checking sites like google and ebay most days for information regarding my family, as you never know what will come up.

I was searching for pwllheli ( where alot of my family came from ) on Ebay just to see what came up.

To my suprise i came across a picture of a girls school group with a woman who looked remarkably like my Great Great Grandmother holding a pan, ( my gggran was the cook at the school ).

I already own one picture of her so i know what she looks like)

The picture was not of high resolution, so i put bid in, won and recieved it today.

I scanned it in at high resolution, and it is 100% my GGGrandmother. So im very excited and amazed.

So just to say, never give up and keep searching, its amazing what come up.

at the bottom of the home page there is the section : "What's Happening at Ancestry.co.uk" For some reason new records dont always show straight away. But if you click the little link at the bottom of the box that says "View all new records " - it gives the records in date order of when they where uploaded.

Ahaqq - thanks for the advice. I had an email from Ancestry informing me its all built into the program and there is now no need for a Code. Just my card details. ( which i dont mind, as they already have them )

Family tree maker.. do you actually work for the ancestry/family tree maker??

Hey Guys,

Has anyone bought Family Tree Maker 2010.

I have previously bought both FTM 2008 and 2009 ( this was through tesco vouchers) and in both boxes came a sheet with a number on to activate the 6 months free essential membership. Which was a really easy process. No card details required.

THe 2010 version doesnt seem to have come with any code? and without sounding silly, i wondered how i go about getting my free 6 months essentials membership as stated on the box.

edit: Just to clarify, i dont update the program every year. I only get this to get my free 6 months membership.

THanks in advance,
Hodgkiss