Has anyone heard of 'The Parish Chest'?

[TrevorFranklin]

I have just stumbled across another genealogy forum
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It is run by a company who call themselves the Parish Chest, has any one heard of them?

I found, looking through some postings, that there are people looking for my Pooles and will be contacting them.
Not interested in the forum as a whole, because whe have a great one here and the Wikki we have is second to none.

[Guy]

I have just stumbled across another genealogy forum
B-G Forums sponsored by Parish Chest Ltd. - Powered by vBulletin

It is run by a company who call themselves the Parish Chest, has any one heard of them?

I found, looking through some postings, that there are people looking for my Pooles and will be contacting them.
Not interested in the forum as a whole, because whe have a great one here and the Wikki we have is second to none.

Parish Chest is one of the largest online family history shops.
It contains products from a large number of providers including Anguline Research Archives and many Family History Societies.
A recommended way to buy online especially for those who live overseas.

British-Genealogy Forum was founded by Rod Neep (ArchiveCDbooks) as a departure from the older mailing list hosted on Rootsweb.
When Rod retired Parish Chest took over forum.
Cheers
Guy

[Heather Positive Thinker]

Yes, Ive used them for lots of stuff.

[TrevorFranklin]

Will register and answer the thread on the Pooles of malmesbury then, as they are my tree

[Canadian Cousin]

Both excellent sites

I have just stumbled across another genealogy forum
B-G Forums sponsored by Parish Chest Ltd. - Powered by vBulletin
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Not interested in the forum as a whole, because whe have a great one here...

Personally, I don't think it has to be an 'either/or' choice as I find both forums to be excellent. Not only do both run on vBulletin software (which means that the appearance, features and navigation are very similar), but both are populated (mainly) by friendly, knowledgeable people (and yes, there is some overlap between them).

I believe that B-G Forums has a somewhat larger membership, and as a result their 'Research Qs & As' are divided among a fairly large number of individual categories. This is a mixed blessing at times, but for frequent visitors, the 'New Posts' tab overcomes some of the limitations. I think they have have fewer non-research (i.e., 'Community') categories (or at least proportionally fewer non-research postings), but that's something which may appeal to some people.

I've been a member of FTF since it was created and contribute periodically to the site's upkeep, so I tend to think of this site as home. Still, I would hate to give up B-G Forums - it's like a very pretty and friendly neighbouring village.

Just one opinion -

Tim

[Hugo]

I didn't know of this site. Thank you for letting us know about it.

Hugo

[Oscar]

I dip in and out of it too and sometimes find useful bits.............

Gwyn

[Val and George]

I agree with Tim, and because their research forums are varied there are some people who are pretty cluey on particular subjects. For example, I found them most helpful with my 'sailors'. It is well worth a visit Trevor, just to check through the site to see what it has to offer.

I'm am a big fan of FTF though, and find everyone on here most helpful. This is my Home base