I have been having the darndest time finding out anything about my maternal grandfather's family tree. He divorced by grandmother so the two families did not keep in touch at all. Well, We just found out that my step-grandmother Elizabeth passed away last Sunday. Our families lost touch after my grandfather's death but my Uncle stopped by the funeral to pay his respects. Her children were very happy to see him and as it turns out, she had some of my grandfather's things (including his and his father's birth certificates). Once all the funeral craziness settles down they are going to arrange to get those things to us. Hopefully the documents she has will shed a lot of light on that branch of the family tree. I will be sure to post with what I find.

Well, I finally caved and updated my FTM from 06' to 08'. I have to say that I'm pretty impressed. I've added a ton of new individuals and sources that I just wouldn't have had the time or know how to find on my own. I love how it now interacts with the website. Before, I would have to update both seperately whenever I found new info. There are a few kinks, as there would be with any computer program. The one thing I don't like is you cannot ignore a hint the same way that you can on the main site. I also can't seem to find the old book function, where you were able to put together a PDF book of your info. You can order they from the Ancestry website though so its not that bad. However, I keep getting a script error in the search window for some reason. Does anyone know how to get rid of that?