Genealogy Chat

It all depends how you record your information as to how easy it is to print off.

I use both facts and notes as follows.

BMD details go in the notes field, either for the individual or under marriage. If I don't have the certificate, but do have the reference I record the GRO ref

Deaths Mar 1898
Huddersfield 9a 213
Goldthorpe Lydia Age 81

Marriages Dec 1888
Huddersfield 9a 472
Goldthorpe Albert
Coldwell Sarah

I prefer Facts for Census details, and mainly use two, one for address, the other for occupation. This means that each is always recorded in the same format

Census Address 1851 6 High Street, Honley
Census Address 1861 22 Moor Lane, Crossland

Occupation 1881 Silk Dyer
Occupation 1891 Foreman Weaver

Address generally goeas against the head of the household, unless there is a relative lodging there, when I show it seperately i.e.

Census Address 1891 With son Albert, Back Lane Almondbury

Other relevant info goes in the notes, as required.

Make sure yo use the Options drop down in your reports to ensure you print the appropriate info.

Other people may do things differently, this is one of the plus points of FTM, it is so flexible, but this works for me.

I suppose it depends on what you've got used to and after you've invested a lot of time and effort into one system it is hard to change.

I began using Genopro (free version) when I started doing online family history then I updated to the bought version. These can be downloaded online from the genopro website.

It does very clear trees and I can merge trees and select sections.

I can't get all my ancestors on one tree anyway without feeling really lost so I find it easier to do loads of smaller ones.

It works OK for me at the moment. I could do with downloading a really good ahnentafel program at some point because I'm doing mine on Word and it is already 28 pages long with one ancestor on each line. I need a program which does the numbering for me as after a while even doubling or dividing by 2 gets complicated with the huge numbers involved.
That can wait till I have some spare cash and time to look into it.

Sue

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I started of with FTM but my brother bought me Legacy a few years ago as as Christmas present. I've recently upgraded to the deluxe version and I find the whole program really easy to find my way around and as has been said before, the charting is excellent.

I also use the relationship calculator a lot - especially as I now have a lot of intermarrying between familes.

I hope this helps.

Ellie

You are probably adding an image to the program of the census? I add all the census details to the notes section.

Margaret, it you have 2006 you just click on the worldwide search thing and it brings up the census results, at that point it asks if you want to save it to your FTM.

Personally I prefer to go to ancestry direct, find the results, copy the information (you highlight it by clicking on the right side of your mouse, scrolling over the bit you want and then copy) and then go to the notes of the person on FTM2006 and add the info to that by click on the right of the mouse and then paste.

it looks like 2009 still doesnt do book reports though, which is what I love. So think I will stick to Legacy 7 for now.

I am probably not using the software to its full potential, am a bit of a druid. But FTM 2006 seems to do a fair job. I never learnt how to incorporate census data, so have typed all that out myself - can anyone tell me how it is done automatically?

With any program.

Margaret

Have been very happy with. Family Tree Maker 2006.





libra.

yes they do and they are brilliant!!

do they have charts and reports on ftm 2009, as they didn't on 2008 and I hated it, hence why I switched to Legacy.

Can i just say ive just invested in FTM 2009 platinum because i needed some new software and it also comes with 6 months ancestry registration. Can i just say how amazing it is, so clever, wish i had discovered it ages ago!!

And now the price is £35 on amazon came within 2 days! - bargain!

the one thing I didnt like about FTM is that I like to include all census information in my tree and when you print off a book or report it will only show 1 of the census and not all of them. (unless I was doing it wrong)

With legacy it shows everything.

Family Historian 3.1 is the only one for me.

Tried FTM and looked at others :(

Have downloaded trial version of Family Historian 3.1.2 but only have three days to go of trial, OH has bought me the full version for Christmas. If you buy FH now from certain places online (google FHUG) you get a free copy of version 4 when it comes out in February. Was really stuck between FH and FTM 2009 but the lack of flexiliblity with trees let FTM down, FH is brilliant in that respect and with reports etc.

I haven't tried many others except Legacy, but I do like Family Historian - easy to use, unlimited notes, very flexible, excellent reports suite - I keep everything on it including copies of photos and original documents.

Well Ive got FTM2005/2006/2008 and 2009 but I still go back to 2006 - I just feel much more comfortable with it than any of the other versions.

I have only ever used Legacy and upgraded to Delux 7 and like the charting program that comes with it.

I agree that the reports Legacy produce are great but there is a problem with source numbers in version 7 which they are taking months to sort out.

I guess we've all got our favourites. I've got FTM 2006 and am very hapy with it, especially as I am totally computer illiterate and was relieved to find FTM v user friendly. Right from the start I could get on with it.
K

FTM 6, and have upgraded at least 4 times.

Version 8 is still in the box as I haven't got around to trying it yet. I gather that there is an upgrade to fix many of the shortcomings reported in the original release.

what is it that you like about Family Historian??

I have never tried it.