Family Tree Software (Recommendations?)

[scottcharles]

I've been using online family tree makers for far too long now and I would like something to store my tree on a little more permanently.

I was just wondering what the best family tree software packages are (according to rootschatters, not Google)

[Gadget]

Hi

This thread may help:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,127154.0.html

I use Family Historian and swear by it 

Gadget

[scottcharles]

Thank you!

[kerryb]

Without being totally biased I can second Gadget 

I have been using Family Historian for some months now and find it very useful and has some interesting capabilities that the old package I used did not!

Kerry

[GreySquirrel]

I agree - in my experience, Family Historian is the best PC-based family tree software.

There's a user group online at http://www.fhug.org.uk and I'm sure they'ld be happy to provide honest and impartial answers on any questions about it.

[bitty_matriarch]

I have just bought myself Family Historian v2.1 off eBay - I know it's not the newest version but I wanted to try it out first after reading so many good reports about the program this time last year 

The only glitch I have found so far is importing a GEDCOM from Brother's Keeper, my mainstay for the last 8 years.  A lot of the information has lost dates or been omitted altogether.

BUT I am playing, and so far so good.  Have also joined the mailing list and users' Forum.

Just my thoughts.

Ann

[Tsu]

Is there a piece of sofware available that give you the same view of your tree as Genes Reunited?  I hate the side to side view you get on Ancestry and Legacy.

[kerryb]

Tsu

I think you mean bottom-up or even top-down?

Certainly Family Historian allows you the option of picking which way you view your tree.  I prefer to have mine bottom-up.  ie me at the bottom and my tree climbing up.  I don't know about other software packages but I imagine they are probably the same.

Kerry

[trish251]

Berlin Bob has made a list of the many discussions on this topic 

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,158637.0.html

Apologies if this is the same link as Gadgets - but it looks a little different - (I can see you Gadget  )

I use FamilyTreeMaker V11 - upgraded from V5 - I won't upgrade again - V5 was more than adequate for my needs as is V11 and very little different for the money spent.

Trish