Genealogy Online Keeping Track
Keeping track of it all - then
Keeping track of it all – now
Genealogy Software Organize info by family Easy to modify Many reports Interchange data via GEDCOM Free or low cost
Which Software If what you have works for you – great! genealogy-software/ for reviewswww.consumersearch.com/www/software/ genealogy-software/ Free genealogy software –RootsMagic Essentials Upgrade to full RootsMagic for $30 –Personal Ancestral File If what you have works for you – great! genealogy-software/ for reviewswww.consumersearch.com/www/software/ genealogy-software/
RootsMagic Essentials Download from Can later upgrade to RootsMagic Feature comparison chart
Personal Ancestral File Download –PAF 5.2 –PAF Companion Basic –PAF Tutorial From – Upgrade to PAF Companion for $6.75 –Very good charts
PAF Tutorial 7 Lessons on PAF usage –Getting Started: Typing in Your Family –Getting Started: Making Changes –Notes and Sources –Printing Forms and Reports –Sharing Files –Match/Merge –Advanced Focus/Filter Can access from
GEDCOM GEnealogy Data COMmunication For exchange of databases Filetype is GED (ex. - surname.ged) File…Import - to bring data in from file File…Export - to create file
PAF Reports PAF –Pedigree –Ancestry –Descendants –Books, etc PAF Companion ($6.75) –More sophisticated, colorful charts –Fan charts, kinship, hourglass, etc