PC World Magazine posted an online review of Family Tree Builder, by MyHeritage. Here is an excerpt: Editorial Review of Family Tree Builder Genealogy software Family Tree Builder is a helpful research tool for people who find it a daunting task to figure out the best way to link together all the information they collect [...]
Here is an excerpt from their press release: Synium Software launches 50% Summer Sale Discount July 27, 2012 [prMac.com] Mainz, Germany – Starting today, Synium Software has cut all prices for Mac and iOS software in half. The Synium Summer Promotion is running until August 5th 2012, discounts are available for the Mac App Store [...]
Leister Productions has released Reunion 10, the latest version of their family history database software for Apple’s Macintoch platform; plus buddy apps for the iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad. This release is considered a major upgrade over version 9, adding to and improving on the older version. Reunion’s List of Top New Features: Pictures Everywhere — [...]
Legacy Family Tree users will likely be interested in The Official Unofficial Guide to Using Legacy Family Tree: Plus Research Advice, News, Views and Technology Tips by Geoffrey D. Rasmussen. This guide was built from the knowledge, the tips, and even the tricks developed and shared over the years, much in the Legacy News blog. [...]
A Primer for the Master Genealogist was updated this past year in support of The Master Genealogist (TMG) version 8. If you are looking for a guide to using TMG then consider yourself lucky. This book is one of the best written software guides I have ever come across. The writing is concise and well [...]
Back in early December, Ancestry.com released a new version of its popular genealogy software—Family Tree Maker 2012. About a week later, the company released an upgrade for its Mac version of the same software. Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 offers a number of new features. One big change was the inclusion of TreeSync, a [...]
We have discussed before the popularity of William Dollarhide’s books. Bill has decades of experience in research. His ideas have helped countless genealogist discover their ancestor in all types of records. Over the years, Dollarhide has learned the value of note taking and keeping activity logs while researching. In fact, he has created dozens of [...]
So, just what does one buy for their favorite genealogist? I have collected a list of top choice, in all price ranges, based on various articles I had read this season, plus a few of my own ideas. Every list had its own ranking but, I have decided to list these items in no particular [...]
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I just heard from Janet Hovorka that Generation Maps has changed their name to Family ChartMasters. Following is their news release. Easy to use genealogy chart printing service becomes even more accessible Cedar Hills, Utah. — June 1st, 2011 — Generation Maps, the leading genealogy chart printing service, announces today that it is changing its [...]
Fun Stuff for Genealogists introduced a new T-shirt at the NGS conference at Charleston, SC and it was completely sold out. It has been reprinted and available to all. “I seek dead people – I’m a genealogist” will be a hit at your next genealogy gathering! Get one today!!!
Just in time for Christmas, Fun Stuff for Genealogists just added a great Kid’s Pedigree T-shirt in sizes 3T to XL. Also added were several new journals for every member of the family, acid free papers, archivally safe photo sheet protectors and a whole lot more! Check these and more out at http://www.FunStuffForGenealogists.com
Are you looking for a special genealogy gift for a friend, family member or for yourself? www.FunStuffForGenealogists.com has some great things for you! Just added and in hot demand are Cotton Gloves for handling those precious artifacts and photos. Also added are birth charts for a boy, girl or a lovely generic tree chart. See [...]
During the class periods, exhibit halls at conferences can be pretty quiet – if not dead. That’s when the exhibitors themselves get to visit. This was the case at the California Family History Expo a couple weeks ago. One of the booths near my Family Roots Publishing booth was the ArchivaLife exhibit, manned by Bill [...]
The Family History Store now has a brick and mortar location in Potlatch, Idaho. It has 3,000 square feet of items of interest to family historians and is located in the Potlatch Mall, a strip mall on the corner of 6th Street (Main Street) and Pine – next door to the U.S. Post Office. The [...]
The following news release was written by Savetz Publishing staff: Seven new family trees and ancestor charts have been added to the Web site FamilyTreeTemplates.net, which offers family tree templates and blank genealogy charts perfect for researchers, young students or anyone interested in tracing their family roots. The site now offers more than 25 family [...]
