On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Julia Thompson wrote:
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> On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, John D. Giorgis wrote:
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> > Anyone out there know of a good geneaology software package?
> >
> > Later this month is my great-grandmother's 90th birthday celebration, and
> > we are thinking of trying to record her vast knowledge of things.
> > Basically, I am thinking of software that will allow us to record an
> > extensive family tree, and also have space to record brief "stories"
> > associated with some of the more distant family members.
> >
> > Any help? Thanks.
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> I have Family Tree Maker, and I've been reasonably happy with that. I'm
> not sure the version I have will allow the recording of stories easily.
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> I've got to go to CompUSA this week anyway, I can try to find the latest
> version of Family Tree Maker to see if it supports that, and if so, it
> should do you fine.
Looking at what's on the box, Generations Family Tree may be better for
your purposes than Family Tree Maker, but I'd ask someone who uses
Generations Family Tree to be sure.
Genealogical websites include http://www.rootsweb.com/ and
http://www.cyndislist.com/ ; these are both very good sites. You might
want to check out http://www.CyndisList.com/software.htm#Articles as a
resource for trying to figure out what software would be good for your
purposes.
I hope this is helpful.
Julia
