Any experience with Ancestry.com or similar sites?

I am at a loss for ideas for my Dad's birthday and was thinking of getting him a subscription to Ancestry.com but read mixed reviews. They offer a monthly membership (cheapest $19.99) and 6-months (cheapest $99).

Worthwhile? Any other recommended Genealogy sites?

Re: Any experience with Ancestry.com or similar sites?

I've used Ancestry on and off for 15+ years. It really does have the largest collection of information, but it is pricey.

There is also FamilySearch.org, which is free and has a lot of info, but not as much as Ancestry.

I would say get him the 6-month subscription and see if it is worth it to him. If it is, then extend it.

My mom sent me some $$ a while back and told to spend it on myself. So I splurged on a year-long subscription to Ancestry. When it is up, I won't renew it for a year. I will just get a monthly when I need to look up something.

Re: Any experience with Ancestry.com or similar sites?

Thanks so much for the info!

Any experience with Ancestry.com or similar sites?

Not sure how much it is, but my DH loved 23 And Me. You send in a saliva sample and get a real reading of your ancestry and a ton of personal info. And I believe it included a subscription to one of those ancestry sites because he got a lot of info about distant relatives and stuff.

Any experience with Ancestry.com or similar sites?

I thought about 23 and Me bc it sounds like an interesting idea, but then I read how the company is using it as a way for data mining and you have no idea who they release your information to. I dont do anything that would be suspicious, but I also don't want my DNA being in anyone's database.