How does Ancestry.com acquire its data?

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How does Ancestry.com acquire its data?

I'm part of a small historic society, operating on a shoestring budget. We have some records that may be of interest to Ancestry.com; we're looking for any information or advice about the best way to go about this. Does anyone have any experience dealing with them?

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2 months ago
I'm part of a small historic society, operating on a shoestring budget. We have some records that may be of interest to Ancestry.com; we're looking for any information or advice about the best way to go about this. Does anyone have any experience dealing with them?

The records we have are not specific family trees, rather we have some business records (customer names, etc.) from the early 20th century. Ideally, we would transcribe them and donate them to rootsweb, but, as a small volunteer group, we just don't have the 'staff' to tackle the project. Someplace large, like Ancestry, would have the technology to image and index the records. And while we'd like to be altruistic, we are always looking for ways to raise money to fund our programs and projects.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 2 months ago
I'm part of a small historic society, operating on a shoestring budget. We have some records that may be of interest to Ancestry.com; we're looking for any information or advice about the best way to go about this. Does anyone have any experience dealing with them?

The records we have are not specific family trees, rather we have some business records (customer names, etc.) from the early 20th century. Ideally, we would transcribe them and donate them to rootsweb, but, as a small volunteer group, we just don't have the 'staff' to tackle the project. Someplace large, like Ancestry, would have the technology to image and index the records. And while we'd like to be altruistic, we are always looking for ways to raise money to fund our programs and projects.