Thank you for your answers to my questions. This will have to be a project for next year now, when I'll start with Pam's good advice and probably follow Mutley into family history software and TP. I just want to get my tree off Ancestry as they own it, I'm fed up with their shaking leaves telling me that yet another idiot has added my great-grandmother to their tree where she does not belong, with a death date which doesn't exist, and no-one is looking for any shared ancestors - another reason to prune the tree: if ever I get a message about someone, I don't even know who they are ...
Sorry, one last question: is there any specifically British genealogy software out there, or do you get US spelling, etc (or a choice)?
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16-11-2012, 10:03 PM #11pottokaGuest
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16-11-2012, 10:43 PM #12MythicalMarianGuest
Family Historian is very much geared towards the UK, Pottoka. It's made here too.
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17-11-2012, 12:30 AM #13MutleyGuest
I believe TP is American but seeing as the entries are what the owner enters I have not even noticed it.
My tree has as many living relatives as it has those long gone, I add births, marriages and deaths as they occur, so it is kept private.
The family have access and all use it as a source of reference for all sorts of dates.
However, many just keep it for family history and it is open to the public should anyone be researching the names.
I believe the Daft Bat here on BG has her TB as her signature.
Remember though, all family history programs are really databases and a database is only as good as the information that is entered into it. Some people keep it up and really make use of it, enjoying the work involved, others find it a trial and though they may both use the same program, one will be a better source than the other.
Regardless of whatever program one decides to use, it is what one does with it that matters.
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11-03-2013, 3:49 AM #14SlmyersGuest
I use Family Tree Maker also and love it! It is a pretty easy program to use also. Good luck with finding something that works for you !!
S
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31-10-2013, 3:28 PM #15MarkProctorGuest
Whichever one you choose (I'm just getting started with the free version of Legacy), you need to create a file system to store your photographs,etc, or you loose things or get confused. In My Documents I created a folder called "My Genealogy" then in that folder I put a few more folders; Pictures; GRO Index; GRO certificates; England Census; United states Census, Parish Records; Old Maps; etc. In the GRO Index/Certificates you can then add separate folders for Birth; Marriages; Death. In the Census folders you add a separate folder for each Census year.
As long as you have a simple system for naming the files you download or scan, you (and others that follow) will be able to quickly find any information you already have and Link it to an individual in your chosen software. You can chose your Language under the "Options" tab for English UK or English US.
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31-10-2013, 9:26 PM #16
Yes, that's the way I work, Mark. Everything in a folder with a name to make it easy to find. Christmas before last, I made up small photo albums (with added text) including family trees and highlights from the family archive photos, and gave them to everyone.
I do like to have my ultimate backup as low tech as possible, and nothing's lower than paper!
To go back to the original question, I actually run 2 copies of FTM - 2005 (which I think is the last of the Broderbund versions) and 2011. The 2005 has a few features that Ancestry took out - especially the "entire database" tree which can be useful for my One Place Study. I don't sync my tree to Ancestry, and am therefore reduced to making gedcoms to get my FTM trees into my iPad.
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01-11-2013, 7:14 AM #17
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I have tried a number of programmes over the years and find the best for me is Brother's Keeper.
It is available as shareware (try before you buy) at
https://www.bkwin.net/index.html and upgrades to the programme my by downloaded free of charge, unlike other programmes.
Cheers
GuyAs we have gained from the past, we owe the future a debt, which we pay by sharing today.
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16-01-2016, 4:03 PM #18KiltpinGuest
There is a persistent rumour that Windows 10 does not support FTM. I do not know this from personal experience, but I have friends who have upgraded to win10 and complain that there are many programmes which are no longer supported and that FTM is one.
Regards
Kiltpin
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16-01-2016, 4:12 PM #19
As I said in #16, only 2 messages ago, I have Windows 10 and am using 2 versions of FTM without problems.
Ancestry, the owners of FTM are going to stop selling FTM, but still support it at the moment.
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16-01-2016, 5:40 PM #20KiltpinGuest
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