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But it's not over, because the Ancestry.com UI is the only place most of that information is usable and navigable. This necessitates an ongoing subscription for

But it's not over, because the Ancestry.com UI is the only place most of that information is usable and navigable. This necessitates an ongoing subscription for access. In addition, there's almost no "records found, tree built, work complete." It's always pulling additional "leaves" as more records are digitized.

lolcat5e 7y ago
The core info can be downloaded in GED format into a free genealogy program such as gramps. There will be some extra proprietary extensions but the basics will be there. Their selling point is that it indexes everyone's tree and it will offer hints when it spots overlap. Can be very time saving, but also misleading. Check everything against official BMD records if possible.