[Info-vax] OT: Searching for ancestors from Germany

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 12/13/20 1:53 PM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> In article <mailman.0.1607884092.28607.info-vax_rbnsn.com at rbnsn.com>,
> Tad Winters <tad.vms at gmx.com> writes:
> 
>> Sorry to post off-topic, but I'm sure there are people from Germany who
>> frequent this group.  I'm using MyHeritage to work on my family tree,
>> but it's not giving me anything about relatives from Germany.
>> Immigration to the US was in 1866, and I speak nothing but English.
>> Someone here may be able to point me at a group I could contact to make
>> some progress.
>> Thank you!
> 
> I had an uncle who was a hobby geneologist and wrote a book on his
> family history.  I'm not that interested myself, but I've heard of these
> sites:
> 
>     ancestry.de
>     myheritage.de
> 

I would be very cautious about having anything to do with Ancestry.
The American branch has no problem giving/selling/making available
personal information, including DNA that one might not want treated
so cavalierly.

bill