...she has never heard of this archive. Why is that?

I moved to Charlotte exactly six years ago today.  For those of you who have just moved here, you'll learn the first question asked of you is, "Where are you from?"  When I would reply, "Louisiana," the next question would be, "Are you here because of the hurricane?"

...she's surprised how much some websites have changed... or not changed.

I do a lot of genealogical research...  Well, when I have the time, which is not really right now.  One valuable resource is Ancestry.com.

August 30, 2012

I use it at the uptown library occasionally (it's free there).  But I only started referring to it back in about 2008.  Here's what it looked like then.

January 1, 2008

Overall, it's not too different.  The user-interface is quite similar (one reason I don't use it for my family tree, but that's another story).  The 2012 version is much sleeker and inviting, though.  

But let's look at it circa 1996: