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Title: Family tree makers
Post by: brigcs on Thursday 26 October 06 13:08 BST (UK)

Hi,

Can anyone point me in the direction of a family tree maker for the computer. I don't want anything complicated just something that will allow me to make trees and put on all the siblings. I have a line that is becoming rather complex. I would love to sit down and put all my confusion in some order!

Many thanks

Brigcs

Title: Re: Family tree makers
Post by: Cas (stallc) on Thursday 26 October 06 13:13 BST (UK)

There are many available, most have their favorites...

If you just need to get your tree in order you can have downloads free

The PAF (Personal Ancestral File) one from the familysearch.org site does most things, is free, and is not complicated.  You can upload your tree from Genes to it.

There is also a 'Legacy' one free, google for info.

Depends on what you want it to do, other than collate your info.

Cas

Title: Re: Family tree makers
Post by: Caskidd on Thursday 26 October 06 13:15 BST (UK)

I would love to know of a simple but good programme also as i now have 3000 rellys on Genes Reunited and it gets more complicated with each hot match
But well worth the few quid per year to join that
www.GenesReunited.co.uk
Cathy

Title: Re: Family tree makers
Post by: brigcs on Thursday 26 October 06 13:23 BST (UK)

Thanks Cas

I'll Google away now. I just tried but came up with Family Tree Maker (well that was what I'd asked for!!) but I just need something simpler.


Best wishes

Brig

Title: Re: Family tree makers
Post by: Tony Payne on Thursday 26 October 06 13:30 BST (UK)

I use Legacy Family Tree (the free version) and it's worked out well for me.
There are far more ways to add information than I can possibly imagine how to use, but setting up people, defining marriages (multiples too) and siblings etc is really easy.
You can also create different views and web pages in different ways, plus include photographs, documents etc.
It's worth a look.

Title: Re: Family tree makers
Post by: RJ_Paton on Thursday 26 October 06 13:38 BST (UK)

Have a read at the discussions covered in this thread
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,158637.0.html

This is an area which crops up often and there are just as many differeing opinions

Title: Re: Family tree makers
Post by: downside on Friday 27 October 06 12:01 BST (UK)

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don't want anything complicated just something that will allow me to make trees and put on all the siblings

All family tree softaware does that and more.  The main differences are the graphics and the types and styles of charts and reports they can generate.

I would like to know what software you regard as simpler than PAF or FTM when you finally make your choice.  Families are complicated, I don't think a piece of software will make them simpler.

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