This morning I logged on to my old Ancestry account to see what I could see with a Free Ancestry Account.
This is the screen I saw.
I could see my DNA results and DNA matches. The DNA matches gave the same initial data you see with a paid account. When I clicked on a match, I got a summary of matchings individuals in the matches tree, and matching surnames in the matched tree. At the bottom of the screen, I could see the matches DNA Origins summary next to my DNA Summary. I could not see any of my matches actual family tree. Still, I could see all matches with comparison of their tree to the tree my DNA was linked to. Since my DNA is not linked to a tree under this account name, I also could not see the tree my DNA was linked to. I could see when Ancestry said the match and I shared a common ancestor, but could not see the display of the common ancestor.
I could search ancestry records freely. The results displayed were limited. Anything owned out right by Ancestry had data like birth / death dates and locations blurred. However, happily, I could see every Find a Grave match, which is helpful because Find A grave's search feature makes it difficult to find matches. You basically need to know where the individual is buried to for Find A Grave searches.
I could also see complete 1880 census results, including the census image. I could see other census results, like say 1910, 1920. I could not see the other actual census images, and I do not remember if it told the state or county location on the list.
There were a few other things in the search results that I could view complete results, but exactly what these were escapes me now. I am sure if my DNA results were linked to a tree under my account name, I would have been able to see my own tree.
Ty for checking this. I wondered.
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