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COMPU.GEN, a publication of the Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego (CGSSD) REVIEW Genbox Family History reviewed by Mike Armstrong Most genealogists have settled on a favorite software you consider importing some (or all) of your data into program to manage all the documents, digital media Genbox to utilize some of its powerful features? and facts that accumulate during that relentless search Absolutely! to discover all the family relatives. A familiarity with Thoughtful Creations of Cincinnati, Ohio, first our current program doesn’t just mean that we are released Genbox 1.0 for DOS, a genealogy chart comfortable with its use and satisfied with its capa- utility, back in 1992. Version 3.0, a full-featured bilities. We have also accepted its limitations. Windows version, was released in February, 2003. No one genealogy program will do everything. The current version is 3.7.1. William Flight, of There can be occasions where we sorely miss a par- Thoughtful Creations, told me that work on “a major ticular feature or wish for an ability to manipulate our upgrade,” version 4, is continuing. No release date for data in a manner that simply isn’t available. Is that the that upgrade has been announced. The current version, time to switch over to a new program? That is not at $29.95, as well as a fully-functional free 30-day trial likely to happen. version, can be downloaded from the Genbox web site, A sensible alternative may be to utilize those www.genbox.com. The current version is compatible features of another program that are absent in our with Windows versions from 98 through Vista. -
Computers Vs. Humans: Comparing Outputs of Genealogy Programs
Computers vs. Humans: Comparing Output of Genealogy Programs Computers vs. Humans: Comparing Output of Genealogy Programs © 2009, Debbie Parker Wayne First publication rights granted to Digital Genealogist, July 2009. All other rights reserved. Computers are very good at handling repetitive, logical tasks—not so good at creativity. Any fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation will remember the trouble Commander Data had with tasks that required feelings or creativity. Even the imaginative minds that created Star Trek: TNG could not imagine computers had advanced so much by the 24th century that an android could rival the creativity of the human mind. There has been an ongoing discussion in the genealogical world about whether genealogy programs can “create” output or reports that meet the creative standards we strive for today—more than a list of begats—an interesting family history with analysis of kinship communities and social context that makes the reader care about the family and want to know more. Some genealogists expect a well-written narrative to be magically spit out by a genealogy program’s report generator. Genealogy databases allow a genealogical summary report to be generated using canned sentences that Sergeant Joe Friday would love—just the facts. The more advanced programs allow customization of the output sentences and source citations to make the narrative more exciting and interesting. Some genealogists think there is no reason for a genealogy program to offer these options. They want only a bare-bones family summary with birth, marriage, and death information. This summary is copied into a word processor where the sentences that flow from the creative juices are then added. -
Mac Genealogy Software Review Process
Genealogy Software for the Mac Russell Anderson Introduction Syllabus http://russellyanderson.com/mac/ Types of Researchers (from Elizabeth Shown Mills) • Family Tree Climbers • Traditional Genealogists • Generational Historians Thanks Companies and Individuals • Familienbande – Stefan • MacFamilyTree – Benjamin Mettenbrink Günther • GEDitCOM II – John Nairn • RootsMagic • Reunion – Deb Stuller • Heredis • MyBlood – Geert Jadoul • Genealogy Pro – Peter Ferrett • Ben Sayer – • GRAMPS MacGenealogy.com • Benny Balengier • MacPAF – Logan Allred • Nick Hall • PAWriter II – Howard Metcalfe • Marc-André Hermanns • OSK – Trausti Thor Jahannsson • Doris Nabel • iFamily – Warwick Wilson • Susan Kobren Agenda • Review Mac Computer History • Three Different Mac Processors • Religious Discussions • Range of Prices and Features • Use Windows Software? A little Apple History A little Apple History 1979-82 Apple ][+ - CPU: MOS 6502 (8 bit) - $1,195 Apple /// & ///+ Years: 1980-1985 CPU: 6502A (8 bit) $3,495 Apple ][e Years: 1983-85 CPU: 6502 (8-bit) Very Successful $1,395 Apple //c & //c+ Years: 1984-1990 CPU 65C02 (8-bit) Lisa Years: 1983-1986 CPU: MC6800 (16 bit) $9,995 Xerox GUI Lisa 2 Years: 1984-1986 CPU: MC6800 (16 bit) $4,995 1984 Apple Introduces Macintosh 1984 Macintosh (Motorola) Years: 1984-1993 CPU: MC6800 (16-bit) $2,495 Macintosh (IBM PowerPC) Years: 1994-2005 CPU: PowerPC (32-bit) $1,700 + CRT Macintosh (Intel) Years: 2006-now CPU: Intel (64-bit) Macintosh Processors 1. Motorola Processor (1984-1993) 2. IBM PowerPC -
Importing Data by Jeffry L
Chapter 3 - Importing Data By Jeffry L. Clenard General Overview less effort and without having to manually edit a GEDCOM file by utilizing GenBridge™. Most genealogy applications provide two methods to input data – manual data input and GEDCOM GenBridge™ employs an Import Wizard approach (Genealogical Data COMmunications) import. In to guide you through the import process. The addition to these two methods, TMG supports the process is similar for each of the supported import of data directly from several popular applications including GEDCOM. In general, the genealogy programs without the limitations steps are: inherent in GEDCOM. This chapter covers 1. Welcome - select from a Simple Wizard importing data, starting with an outline of the where GenBridge™ will make import import process, continuing with a brief discussion decisions for you, or from an Advanced of considerations for an effective import strategy Wizard to exercise more control over the and post import cleanup, and closes with a detailed process. discussion of advanced import options. 2. Import From - select from any of the supported file types (see Table 3- 1). Those who have transferred data between 3. Import To - you can import the file into a genealogy programs using GEDCOM know that it new project, or append it to an existing is a weak standard that is implemented differently project as a separate data set. by almost every program. Hence, incorrect 4. Options screens - each of the supported file placement or interpretation of data, and even loss of types noted above may cause one or more data is not uncommon. The "art" of GEDCOM Options screens to appear during the import transfers typically involves customizing the process. -
Why Use Genealogical Software?
Why Use Genealogical Software? Which Genealogy Software Is For You? Any software is better than none at all The easiest way to keep track of your family tree - All convert to any other with GEDCOM, but not perfect. - Only enter your family information once - GEDCOM 5.5 is smoother conversion - Can electronically search for person, place, date, etc. - All provide many reports which include images/photos Some factors to consider - Any changes you make, automatically update all reports - How easy is it to learn? - Easy to share reports/data with family members - How good is technical support? - All convert to any other (GEDCOM), so start with any. - How easy is data entry? Review Four Different PC Genealogical Softwares - Prefer data entry on individual, family or evidence basis? PAF (Personal Ancestry File): http://www.familysearch.org/eng - How easy is data conversion from different gen software? - for PC, Price is right: FREE - used by many –no longer updated - Quality, variety and customization of reports/charts? Reunion (Mac): http://www.leisterpro.com - also FREE version: some rate better than PAF; updated - How easy is it to share with family and relatives? FTM (Family Tree Maker): http://familytreemaker.com - How versatile is it (data entry, charts, reports) – can you - PC & Mac versions, top selling, 2011 interacts with ancestry.com do what you want to do? TMG (The Master Genealogist): http://whollygenes.com - Can you enter different dates/places for any given event? - for PC, “Gold Standard” (for professionals & serious amateurs) -
Genealogy Software (Stand Alone) Programs (Most Programs Have a Free Trial Version You Can Download)
Genealogy Software (Stand alone) Programs (Most programs have a free trial version you can download) Ancestral Quest – http://www.ancquest.com/index.htm (free 60-day trial, can run from flash drive) Branches – http://www.branchesgenealogy.com/ (by Sherwood Electronic Laboratories, free 30-day trial) Brother's Keeper – http://www.bkwin.org (shareware, free to download, multiple languages) Ezitree (Plus) – http://www.ezitree.com.au (free trial version) Family Historian – http://www.family-historian.co.uk (free 30-day trial) Family Tree Maker (FTM) – http://www.familytreemaker.com (by Ancestry.com, no free or trial version) Genbox Family History – http://www.genbox.com (free 30-day trial) Genbox compares itself to other software – http://www.genbox.com/comparison.htm GenP – http://www.genp.com.au/ (free trial allows 20 openings of the program) Gramps – http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page (open source free program for Linux, also runs on Macintosh & Windows Hereditree – http://www.hereditree.com (free version allows up to 100 people) iFamily for Mac – http://www.ifamilyformac.com (for Macintosh, free 10-day trial) Legacy Family Tree – http://www.legacyfamilytree.com (standard edition free, or upgrade to Deluxe edition) MacFamily Tree for Macintosh – http://www.synium.de/products/macfamilytree/index.html (by Synium, free version disables saving & printing) Personal Ancestral File (PAF) – http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/ (by Family Search) (free) Pocket Genealogist – http://www.northernhillssoftware.com -
Personal Ancestral File Companion?
i © 2000 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. First edition November 2000. English approval: 11/2000. You can print this document for help with using Perosnal Ancestral File. No part of this document may be reprinted, posted on-line, or reproduced in any form for any purpose without the prior written permission of the publisher. Send all requests for such permission to: Copyrights and Permissions Coordinator Family and Church History Department 50 East North Temple Street Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400 USA Fax: 801-240-2494 FamilySearch is a trademark of Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. ii Table of Contents Introduction. 1 Protecting the privacy of living people . 1 What if you have problems using the program? . 1 Using the keyboard . 2 What is Personal Ancestral File Companion?. 2 What is new? . 2 Obtaining information about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . 3 Using the online help . 4 How to obtain help with an item on a screen . 4 How to obtain help with an entire screen . 4 How to search the index of the online help file. 5 How to use the table of contents in the online help. 5 How to conduct a full-word search in the online help . 5 Managing .paf files . 6 Transferring information from another program. 7 How to create a new .paf file. 7 How to open an existing .paf file . 7 How to search for existing .paf files . 8 How to convert .paf files . 8 How to close a .paf file . -
Pocket Genealogist Abbreviated User's Guide
Pocket Genealogist V4.00 Version 4.00 POCKET GENEALOGIST ™ Northern Hills Software LLC Pocket Genealogist User Guide 1 Pocket Genealogist V4.00 Most examples in this user guide use the sample data from Legacy Family Tree (Millennia) and The Master Genealogist™ (Wholly Genes). There are differences between devices so what you see will be similar but may not be exactly the same. Note: Colors on the 3-gen screen are user configurable. Northern Hills Software LLC PO Box 403., El Dorado Springs, Missouri 64744 Fax: 417-876-3819 http://www.NorthernHillsSoftware.com http://www.PocketGenealogist.com mailto:[email protected] Revised August 16, 2010 2 Pocket Genealogist V4.00 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 .........................................................................................................................................11 INSTALLATION....................................................................................................................................11 Before Installation ........................................................................................................................11 New User ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Current Version 4 User ........................................................................................................................... 11 Current Version 2 or 3 User ................................................................................................................... -
South King County Genealogical Society Newsletter
So King News South King County Genealogical Society PO Box 3174, Kent, Washington 98089-0203 http://www.skcgs.org Volume 28, No. 1 July/August, 2012 Inside This Issue Cousin Larry Education Committee ........... 7 Do you have a Cousin Larry (or Jane or Seymour), the person who asks the most innocent questions for which you should, but don’t, have a ready General SKCGS Info. ......... 2-3 answer? Then, in trying to find the answer, you become involved in a Fall Mini-Seminar ..................... 5 search that takes you into new territory. The initial question may be as innocent as, “Where is Great Aunt Minnie Interest Groups ...................... 6 buried?” Uh, well, uh, that’s a good question. The answer should have Librarian Job ............................. 8 been very close at hand or common knowledge among the family but it wasn’t. It took several weeks and help from volunteers in a distant loca- Library News ........................... 9 tion to discover that the cremated remains of Great Aunt Minnie were still in the vault at the funeral home, 48 years after her death! Membership Renewal ..........15 Thanks to that innocent question, we were able to retrieve her and give News from Exchange her a final resting place. We were also able to note the information in the Newsletters ..................... 9-10 family records for future generations. New via Online Links ..........11 Another innocent sounding question was, “Why would an older couple who married in Missouri and moved to Montana, spend their honeymoon Out to Lunch Bunch .............. 3 in St. Paul, Minnesota (where neither had family)?” Answer, they didn’t; the photo was taken in Montana by F. -
MEMORIA PROYECTO. Comparativa Entre Herramientas De Genealogía
MEMORIA PROYECTO. Comparativa entre herramientas de genealogía. Autor: Javier Egea Gil Director: Enric Mayol Sarroca 1 Comparativa entre herramientas de genealogía INDICE 1.- Introducción ........................................................................................................................... 3 1.1.- Definición de genealogía................................................................................................. 4 1.2.- Definición de árbol genealógico ..................................................................................... 5 1.3.- Programas de genealogía................................................................................................ 8 2.- Objetivos del proyecto ........................................................................................................... 9 3.- Metodología de análisis........................................................................................................ 10 4.- Planificación y análisis de costes......................................................................................... 12 4.1.- Planificación temporal y seguimiento ......................................................................... 12 4.2.- Análisis de costes........................................................................................................... 13 5.- Primera selección de programas de genealogía................................................................. 14 5.1.- Criterios a usar para la comparación inicial............................................................. -
Les Évènements Et Les Attributs Individuels
Les évènements et les attributs individuels [email protected] Dernière mise à jour : le 1 juilet 2005 @2005 Thierry Nauze. Ce document peut-être utilisé à des fins d’exposé à condition que la source des informations soit précisée. Toute utilisation mercantile est interdite. Tout évènenent individuel, à deux ou trois exceptions près, est susceptible de comporter les contextes suivants : 1 TAG [Y ou rien] Y (attestation de l’évènement) 2 <<EVENT_DETAIL>> Au contraire, la plupart des attributs répondent à ce modèle : 1 TAG valeur 2 <<EVENT_DETAIL>> Tout évènement ne respectant pas la structure 1 TAG [Y ou rien] ou tout attribut ne res- pectant pas la structure 1 TAG valeur sera ignoré. Par exemple : 1 EVEN Comtesse ou 1 MARR civil ou 1 OCCU 2 PLAC Femme de ménage Tout contexte personnalisé (1 _AKA ...) ou farfelu (1 CIVIL...) sera également ignoré. Et voici la structure possible d’un <<EVENT_DETAIL>> : 2 TYPE <EVENT_DESCRIPTOR> {0:1} Type 2 DATE <DATE_VALUE> {0:1} Date 2 <<PLACE_STRUCTURE>> {0:1} Lieu 2 <<ADDRESS_STRUCTURE>> {0:1} Testé par ailleurs 2 AGE <AGE_AT_EVENT> {0:1} âge 2 AGNC <RESPONSIBLE_AGENCY> {0:1} Responsable 2 CAUS <CAUSE_OF_EVENT> {0:1} Cause 2 <<SOURCE_CITATION>> {0:M} Source 2 <<MULTIMEDIA_LINK>> {0:M} Non testé 2 <<NOTE>> {0:M} Note Ages 125 Genbox Family History 150 Lifelines 166 Ancestral Quest 92 GenDesigner 69 Mac Family Tree 141 Ancestrologie 126 GenealogyJ 177 ohmiGene 187 Brother’s Keeper 116 Généatique 82 PAF 5 90 Cumberland Family Tree 101 GenerationX 113 Parentèle 100 Embla Family Treasures 93 GeneWeb 54 -
Computers and Genealogy
Courtesy of Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc. & Center Genealogy Institute August 2005 Computers and Genealogy Computers can be a great tool in helping to organize and conduct research, and to locate resources. Though it is possible to do family history research without a computer, Internet access and family tree software expedite the research at every stage. Organizing Research Software The use of a genealogy program has become an almost necessary part of organizing one's research. These programs can store all of your vital family history information, and sometimes even photos and audio clips. They also make it easy to print the information in the form of family trees or even books. When purchasing software you should look for the following basic features: • Ability to easily search, sort, and organize data. • Ability to store thousands of names. • Ability to create descendent and ancestor charts • …..and of course ease of use. Some popular programs include: Family Tree Maker . Version 11.0, for Windows. $30 / $60 versions. http://www.familytreemaker.com Reunion (for Macintosh) Version 8.00: $89.95 from Mac Connection: (800) 800-1111. http://www.leisterpro.com Generations . Version 8.5, for Windows, $9.95/$29.95 versions. http://www.broderbund.com ILANOT: - Beth Hatefutsoth's Jewish Genealogy Software, $ 39.95 http://www.bh.org.il/Shop/ilanot.aspx DoroTree - Jewish Genealogy Software, $59.00 http://www.dorotree.com/ Brother's Keeper. Version 6.0, for Windows. $45 shareware fee. http://www.bkwin.org/ The Master Genealogist . Version 5.0, for Windows. $39.95 / $79.00 versions. http://www.whollygenes.com Legacy Family Tree Version 4.0, for Windows.