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Family Historian v Family Tree Maker

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MarilynB

MarilynB Report 31 May 2007 21:31

Caz The notebook on FTM is a research journal, go on view and scroll down to research journal, I only found it a few weeks ago, very useful Marilyn

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 31 May 2007 21:08

I can never understand the timing of GR messages. How can I reply to Clive's message BEFORE he posted it!! I know we dabble in time travel on GR, but this is ridiculous. Ozi.

Clive

Clive Report 31 May 2007 20:56

I use RootsMagic - again UK authored - but like all of them some of the reports are not the easiest of things to manage. After visiting a genealogogy fair I did discover that reading the help files can make a difference - but who does that? (In one programme I wrote and sold many copies of I offered a cash reward in the help file to anybody who claimed it within one year. I did not have to pay out!!) Clive

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 31 May 2007 20:55

Clive - what a brilliant piece of trivia. NO ONE claimed the cash reward. Amazing! Ozi. Update: Just in case Caz reads this. I think Tom was referring to the Notes tab in the Edit window for an individual.

Caz

Caz Report 28 Mar 2007 14:13

Tom I hope you don't mind my asking but how do I find the notebook you mention on FTM it sounds really useful. Thanks Caz

Right said Fred

Right said Fred Report 23 Aug 2006 22:59

I can't judge family historian as I have never used it, I use FTM and am very happy with it. It is user friendly and the descendency reports are great - there are loads of bits to uncover and only the other day i 'discovered' a notebook where you can put all the things you want to do and how much of a priority to make them. tom,

Paul

Paul Report 8 Aug 2006 13:16

As you've gone for Family Historian, I would repeat the recomendation above. The user group web page is very useful. Also, if you are entering census information you really should download and use Gedcom census 5.1 as it makes it all so easy. Also, get into flags! I use them to mark on my tree diagrams who are my direct ancestors, who are my wife's, and which census years I have entered for each person. Paul

Debbie

Debbie Report 3 Aug 2006 10:06

Thanks for all your replies. I bought Family Historian, and whilst it is easy to use, and the charts/diagrams are excellent, I am not so sure about it!! At the moment I am using both PAF and FH to see which I prefer. Cheers Sophie

~*~~*Sylvie*~~*~

~*~~*Sylvie*~~*~ Report 26 Jul 2006 15:47

I have only ever used FTM and find it really good. I got it from Morrisons supermarket for £5.99 Sylvia

Yvonne

Yvonne Report 24 Jul 2006 12:11

I downloaded last night a free demo of the Calico Pie family historian, but to be honest dont know if I like it, cant seem to get my head around it. Love my FTM as it seems to be easier (im a bit thick when it comes to experimenting as I like to play safe) Yvonne

jump

jump Report 23 Jul 2006 22:49

I found this web link (see below), it seems to show comparisons between Family Historian 3.0, Roots Magic 3.0.3 and Family Tree Maker 2006. www(.)family-historian(.)co(.)uk/compare/index.htm Remove the brackets. John

Dea

Dea Report 23 Jul 2006 14:27

SSSSSSSSooooooooooooooo Sophie??? Don't keep us in suspense - which one is it to be ????? Dea x

Debbie

Debbie Report 23 Jul 2006 14:23

Thank you for al these observations.I think I have now made up my mind. The cost was never an issue, rather that I wanted something that I would find easy to use and that could display my information in a useful way. Sophie

Derek

Derek Report 22 Jul 2006 05:38

I moved from FTM to Family Historian a few years ago. FH uses Gedcom as its native file format so no conversions are required, and is probably the only software that fully supports the Gedcom 5.5 standard 100%. It is fully customizable, put in as much or as little info as you like. The free programme Gedcom Census ties in with FH and makes entering census data really quick and easy. Download the trial version of FH to see if it suits you. There is a really friendly Users Group at www.fhug.org.uk. You can even request any features you would like to see in future versions. Derek

Mavis

Mavis Report 21 Jul 2006 23:32

Thanks Glen, never thought of copying & pasting to get the details into the notes. (The simplest solutions are still the best!)

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 21 Jul 2006 23:26

The websearch facility can be customized,to exclude the american results if needed,and to even exlude say the 1881 and 1891 or whatever you wish. The 2005 version won't take account of a female surname after marriage,so would only search in the maiden name,the 2006 version does allow for the change in name. To be honest i never merge the web results,as the list of sources is just a heap of repeated references to ancestry,and doesn't show any piece or folio numbers. I tend to copy and paste the results page in the notes for the individual,or copy the household to show the family group over the years. Glen

Janet in Yorkshire

Janet in Yorkshire Report 21 Jul 2006 23:26

I also went for Family Historian and am really enjoying using it - still have a lot to learn, though!! Jay

jump

jump Report 21 Jul 2006 23:21

I like Family Historian 3. I find it easy to use and have been able to do all the things I want to (so far). I haven't used FTM so can't compare them both. John

Mavis

Mavis Report 21 Jul 2006 23:15

I've just bought the WDYTUA version of FTM from the book club that comes into work for £5, couldn't resist it!! I've been using GSP family tree, but it prints the tree on one page, so if you've got the children on it's SO small (especially as myggrandfather had 19), what has annoyed me aboutFTM so far has been, I can't spot unrelated individuals, it won't link straight to Ancestry if you are using vouchers, not full mebership, even if you are in credit, and you can't filter out American census, so I haven't found the direct weblink very useful.

fraserbooks

fraserbooks Report 21 Jul 2006 22:52

If you want a cheap programme the 'Who do you think you are' disc is the 2005 version of Ftm and has most of the features of 2006. I have seen it for about £10.00. Ftm is linked to ancestry and usually comes with a trial subscription. The disc links to the web for census look ups which is very useful