In this webinar James Tanner discusses how to make the most of all that MyHeritage.com has to offer. For more information on upcoming webinars visit our website familyhistory....
I am going to try the paid version. Just wanted to mention, when I use the free version, the Hints that I receive are from my own trees that I have on Ancestry, WikiTree, and Family Search. I am hoping that when I try the paid version, I am going to get record hints that I do not already have on my own trees.
My heritage would only be good for people who already know their family tree and didn't care about their DNA bloodlines. If you were adopted or never new your parents, it is absolutely worthless. Also some of the books that they talk about are not totally accurate. Also the census takers were awful at spelling peoples names correctly, so you can't rely on a census record to have to correct spelling, birthdays, birth places all the time. If you were born out of wedlock, or your parents never married, or your mother had multiple sex partners while she was married, good luck!
Adoptees need to rely on their DNA matches. It's not the 'fault' of ANY genealogy website. I've been doing genealogy for over a decade, and you're not alone. There are some Facebook groups that help adoptees find their birth parents, you need a multi-faceted approach (and get lucky with DNA matches.)
Actually MyHeritage now has one of the the best DNA tools going. Regarding adopteees, they are especially sensitive and gave out $5 million of DNA tests to adoptees for free. Your comment about census takers is not the fault of any genealogy site. However, they do represent one of the best sources available and are of great value in tracing a family over time.
