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PopularGenealogySo/wareOfferingsandHowtoSwitch
BetweenThemPresentedbyJimBush
January12,[email protected]
Introduc6on
GenealogyresearchisaverypopularendeavorthroughouttheUSAandtheworld.Withtheadventofpersonalcomputersandtheworldwideweb,genealogyresearchhasbecomethesecondmostpopularhobbyintheUnitedStates(gardeningbeingthemostpopular).Duetothispopularity,manydifferentcomputerprograms(andnowwebpages)havebeenwriHentoenablethepresenta6onofgenealogicaldatainalogicalandconciseformataswellastoaidingenealogicalresearch.Intheslidesahead,IwillshowsomeofthemorepopularGenealogicalprogramsandwebsites.
MostPopularGenealogySoKware
TherearemanychoicesforGenealogySoKware.Googling“GenealogySoKware”willgetyouanextensivelist.Ihavelistedsomeofthemorepopularprogramsbelow:• LegacyFamilyTree–Themostpopularprogram;RunsonWindowsPCs
only;Hasafreestarterversion;Deluxeversioncosts$30viadownload.• FamilyHistorian–RunsonWindowsPCsonly;Free30daytrial;$46.50to
downloadfromsite.• FamilyTreeMaker–VersionsavailableforbothMacsandWindows;
$69.95foreitherversion,$30toupgradefromolderversion;Apparentlynolongercomeswithlimitedsubscrip6ontoancestry.com.
• Reunion–RunsonMacsonly;Hasrestricted“demo”mode;$99fordownloadorCDversion;$49toupgradefromolderversion.iPhoneversionavailablefor$9.99,butinteractswithMacdatabaseondropbox.
MostPopularGenealogicalWebsites • ancestry.com–ProbablythemostpopularGenealogicalwebsite.Itsfeaturesinclude:
– Subscrip6onbased:$99,6monthaccess,USbased;$149,6monthaccessInterna6onal.DiscountsavailabletoAARPmembers.
– AccesstoBirth,Marriage,DeathandCensusrecords.– Organize,preserveandshareyourfamilytreewithothers.– Uploadphotosandfamilystoriestoyourfamilytree.– DoesnotworkwellwiththeMacSafaribrowser.
• familysearch.org–SponsoredandsupportedbytheLDSchurch.Itsfeaturesinclude:– Freesiteforeveryone,notjustLDSchurchmembers.– AccesstoBirth,Marriage,DeathandCensusrecords.– Organize,preserveandshareyourfamilytreewithothers.– Uploadphotosandfamilystoriestoyourfamilytree.
• findagrave.com–Featuresinclude:– Freesite,ownedandsupportedbyancestry.com.– Findburialinforma6onoffamilymemberandancestors,includingpicturesofgravemarkers.– Findburialdetailsoffamouspersonages.– Yourinforma6onandphotoscanbeaddedtothefindagrave.comrecords.
SwitchingBetweenGenealogicalSoKware
Ingeneral,theinternaldataformatofthesediverseGenealogicalprogramsifessen6allyincompa6blewitheachother.Howthencouldwegofromoneprogramtoanotherandperhapsonecomputertypetoanotherandbeabletoretainthecollectedknowledgeofourgenealogicaldata?Theanswerisforallofthesedifferentprogramstosupportaninterchangeformatinwhichgenealogicaldatacanbeexportedfromoneprogramandthenimportedintoanother.ThisgenealogicalinterchangeformatisknownasGEDCOMformat.MostallGenealogicalprogramsandwebsitessupportimportandexportofGEDCOMfiles.Iwillshowhowthisworksinthefollowingslides.
WhatisGEDCOMFormat?
FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia:GEDCOM(anacronymstandingforGenealogicalDataCommunica6on)isanopendefactospecifica6onforexchanginggenealogicaldatabetweendifferentgenealogysoKware.GEDCOMwasdevelopedbyTheChurchofJesusChristofLaHer-daySaints(LDSChurch)asanaidtogenealogicalresearch.AGEDCOMfileisplaintextcontaininggenealogicalinforma6onaboutindividualsandmetadatalinkingtheserecordstogether.MostgenealogysoKwaresupportsimpor6ngfromandexpor6ngtoGEDCOMformat.However,somegenealogysoKwareincorporatetheuseofproprietaryextensionstotheformat,whicharenotalwaysrecognizedbyothergenealogyprograms.WhileGEDCOMXandseveralotherversionshavebeensuggestedasreplacements,thecurrent1996version(5.5)remainstheindustrystandard.
FamilyViewFromReunionGenealogySoKware
GEDCOMExportFromReunion
TypicalGEDCOMFileEntry
ImportofMacReunionGEDCOMtoPCLegacyFamilyTreeSoKware
ImportofMacReunionGEDCOMtoPCLegacyFamilyTreeSoKware(Cont.)
ImportofMacReunionGEDCOMtoPCLegacyFamilyTreeSoKware(Cont.)
ImportofMacReunionGEDCOMtoPCLegacyFamilyTreeSoKware(Cont.)
ImportofMacReunionGEDCOMtoPCLegacyFamilyTreeSoKware(Cont.)
ImportofMacReunionGEDCOMtoPCLegacyFamilyTreeSoKware(Cont.)
LegacyFamilyTreeGEDCOMImportComplete
GenealogyClubInforma6on
ForthosethatmaybeinterestedinfurtherpursuingahobbyinGenealogy,aGenealogyclubexistsinSummersetIV.ItmeetsonthefirstThursdayofthemonthat1PMinthepokerroomoftheSummersetIVPavilion.ItisopentoallSummersetresidents.Formoreinforma6on,pleasecontacttheclubcoordinator,RosemaryTonjes,[email protected].
