Comments for TRACE MY FAMILY TREE http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com Resources for tracing your family tree Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:59:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Is there a program that makes genealogy tracing easier? by carmelia.marcella http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/genealogy/is-there-a-program-that-makes-genealogy-tracing-easier/comment-page-1#comment-849 carmelia.marcella Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:59:59 +0000 http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/genealogy/is-there-a-program-that-makes-genealogy-tracing-easier#comment-849 I don't know of a program, but I do know of a fantastic book that gives you tons of info and ideas and help in an easy to understand format and it also helps you to create your own family tree and has meanings for certain surnames, including where they originate from and how. It also has tons of addresses for further research and it was co-written by family historians to help you search through English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish records and even has real-life case studies. It is called Explore Your Family's Past and it's by Reader's Digest but don't let that put you off - it really is good and received good reviews from genealogists "An excellent, very detailed, yet highly accessible and beautifully illustrated guide to tracing your family history" - Society Of Genealogists "Lively, enthusiastic, wide-ranging, informative and very user-friendly" - Family Tree Magazine I'd started to get bored when I was researching my family history as I'd come up against so many brick walls and I didn't find Ancestry particularly good because a lot of the information is stuff you have to pay a subscription charge for, but my mum bought me this book as a surprise present and after reading just a part of it, my interest was renewed and within an hour I'd traced 7 of my ancestors from the 1800's onwards! Try Amazon or ebay to get the book cheap - to buy it brand new, it costs around £26.99<br><b>References : </b><br> I don't know of a program, but I do know of a fantastic book that gives you tons of info and ideas and help in an easy to understand format and it also helps you to create your own family tree and has meanings for certain surnames, including where they originate from and how. It also has tons of addresses for further research and it was co-written by family historians to help you search through English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish records and even has real-life case studies.

It is called Explore Your Family's Past and it's by Reader's Digest but don't let that put you off – it really is good and received good reviews from genealogists

"An excellent, very detailed, yet highly accessible and beautifully illustrated guide to tracing your family history" – Society Of Genealogists

"Lively, enthusiastic, wide-ranging, informative and very user-friendly" – Family Tree Magazine

I'd started to get bored when I was researching my family history as I'd come up against so many brick walls and I didn't find Ancestry particularly good because a lot of the information is stuff you have to pay a subscription charge for, but my mum bought me this book as a surprise present and after reading just a part of it, my interest was renewed and within an hour I'd traced 7 of my ancestors from the 1800's onwards!

Try Amazon or ebay to get the book cheap – to buy it brand new, it costs around £26.99
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]]> Comment on Is there a program that makes genealogy tracing easier? by luckyspry http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/genealogy/is-there-a-program-that-makes-genealogy-tracing-easier/comment-page-1#comment-848 luckyspry Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:21:59 +0000 http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/genealogy/is-there-a-program-that-makes-genealogy-tracing-easier#comment-848 PGP(personal genome progect) being conducted in Harvard university.<br><b>References : </b><br> PGP(personal genome progect) being conducted in Harvard university.
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]]> Comment on Is there a program that makes genealogy tracing easier? by Ted Pack http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/genealogy/is-there-a-program-that-makes-genealogy-tracing-easier/comment-page-1#comment-847 Ted Pack Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:11:59 +0000 http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/genealogy/is-there-a-program-that-makes-genealogy-tracing-easier#comment-847 There are genealogy programs that help organize your research. They are to genealogy what "Word" is to creative writing. PAF, from the Mormons, is free. Family Tree Maker ($39 and up, depending on what you buy bundled with it) is the market leader in the USA. Roots Magic ($29) is better than either, in my opinion. I was a computer programmer for 34 years. I have helped design data bases. RM's data base design is top-notch. Reunion is the only one I know of that runs on a Mac. You still have to do the research. You enter names, dates, places, relationships. The program records them. Every once in a while you run a problem report, just like you spell check in Word after you finish each chapter of your novel. The program will tell you what errors it finds; for instance, someone born after they died. That is an easy mistake to make. I have muffed the century on someone born in 1870 and died in 1945. I have had two people and put #1's date in for #2. I have made typos; "1045" for the death instead of "1945". You can Google "Genealogy software comparisons" to get professioanl reviewer's ratings on programs. Just as "Word" makes it easier to revise one paragraph without having to re-type the whole chapter, a genealogy program makes it easy to revise a family tree when you discover the Michael Jablonski you thought was Joseph's brother is really his uncle.<br><b>References : </b><br> There are genealogy programs that help organize your research. They are to genealogy what "Word" is to creative writing.

PAF, from the Mormons, is free.

Family Tree Maker ($39 and up, depending on what you buy bundled with it) is the market leader in the USA.

Roots Magic ($29) is better than either, in my opinion. I was a computer programmer for 34 years. I have helped design data bases. RM's data base design is top-notch.

Reunion is the only one I know of that runs on a Mac.

You still have to do the research. You enter names, dates, places, relationships. The program records them. Every once in a while you run a problem report, just like you spell check in Word after you finish each chapter of your novel. The program will tell you what errors it finds; for instance, someone born after they died. That is an easy mistake to make. I have muffed the century on someone born in 1870 and died in 1945. I have had two people and put #1's date in for #2. I have made typos; "1045" for the death instead of "1945".

You can Google "Genealogy software comparisons" to get professioanl reviewer's ratings on programs.

Just as "Word" makes it easier to revise one paragraph without having to re-type the whole chapter, a genealogy program makes it easy to revise a family tree when you discover the Michael Jablonski you thought was Joseph's brother is really his uncle.
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]]> Comment on Is there a program that makes genealogy tracing easier? by marxengelslenintrotsky http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/genealogy/is-there-a-program-that-makes-genealogy-tracing-easier/comment-page-1#comment-846 marxengelslenintrotsky Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:24:59 +0000 http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/genealogy/is-there-a-program-that-makes-genealogy-tracing-easier#comment-846 Get Family Tree Maker, everyone uses it<br><b>References : </b><br> Get Family Tree Maker, everyone uses it
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]]> Comment on Is there a program that makes genealogy tracing easier? by Tukmyhamster http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/genealogy/is-there-a-program-that-makes-genealogy-tracing-easier/comment-page-1#comment-845 Tukmyhamster Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:13:59 +0000 http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/genealogy/is-there-a-program-that-makes-genealogy-tracing-easier#comment-845 You can download a basic family tree program for free at www.familysearch.org Of course that only helps to organize the information that you have found already. If you have an account with Ancestry.com it will look for matches of people in your tree with other people's tree and historical records. Genesreunited is okay and quite a bit cheaper, but Ancestry is the most useful.<br><b>References : </b><br> You can download a basic family tree program for free at http://www.familysearch.org

Of course that only helps to organize the information that you have found already.

If you have an account with Ancestry.com it will look for matches of people in your tree with other people's tree and historical records.

Genesreunited is okay and quite a bit cheaper, but Ancestry is the most useful.
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]]> Comment on Is there a program that makes genealogy tracing easier? by freckles.everywhere http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/genealogy/is-there-a-program-that-makes-genealogy-tracing-easier/comment-page-1#comment-844 freckles.everywhere Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:57:59 +0000 http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/genealogy/is-there-a-program-that-makes-genealogy-tracing-easier#comment-844 I use genes reunited on the Internet. it has a few things that are useful. Just use the free version until you try it out and get the hang of it. I used to have a paid account (which isn't hugely expensive) but don't have time to do much work on my genealogy so I let the account lapse back to free. I will pay again when I have time to work on it. This might be useful for you to do as well and save you money.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.genesreunited.co.uk I use genes reunited on the Internet. it has a few things that are useful. Just use the free version until you try it out and get the hang of it.
I used to have a paid account (which isn't hugely expensive) but don't have time to do much work on my genealogy so I let the account lapse back to free. I will pay again when I have time to work on it. This might be useful for you to do as well and save you money.
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]]> Comment on What was the most interesting thing you learned while doing a genealogy search on your family? by Robert B http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/family-search/what-was-the-most-interesting-thing-you-learned-while-doing-a-genealogy-search-on-your-family/comment-page-1#comment-843 Robert B Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:39:59 +0000 http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/family-search/what-was-the-most-interesting-thing-you-learned-while-doing-a-genealogy-search-on-your-family#comment-843 I learned that my father was raised by his grandfather and given his grandfathers last name. This brings me to a new starting point trying to find the next line in genealogy of my ancestors. He was the product of a sixteen year old girl that got into the family way and in those day this is how it was done.<br><b>References : </b><br> I learned that my father was raised by his grandfather and given his grandfathers last name. This brings me to a new starting point trying to find the next line in genealogy of my ancestors. He was the product of a sixteen year old girl that got into the family way and in those day this is how it was done.
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]]> Comment on What was the most interesting thing you learned while doing a genealogy search on your family? by Boomer Wisdom http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/family-search/what-was-the-most-interesting-thing-you-learned-while-doing-a-genealogy-search-on-your-family/comment-page-1#comment-842 Boomer Wisdom Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:51:59 +0000 http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/family-search/what-was-the-most-interesting-thing-you-learned-while-doing-a-genealogy-search-on-your-family#comment-842 History in a human context. Aspects of history not covered in college (I was a history major). Aspects of human faith, dogged determination to survive, strength of character, and willingness to undergo extreme hardship to better oneself and ones community. Most of my lines date to religious wars of Europe, colonization of New England and New Amsterdam, the founding of the United States, and the pioneering trailblazing of the 1800's; but the lessons are the same, regardless of where ones ancestors originated. I am now in awe of these people, and often think that we have mutated into spoiled brats. They certainly would think we complain too much, expect to much, and work too little.<br><b>References : </b><br> History in a human context. Aspects of history not covered in college (I was a history major). Aspects of human faith, dogged determination to survive, strength of character, and willingness to undergo extreme hardship to better oneself and ones community.

Most of my lines date to religious wars of Europe, colonization of New England and New Amsterdam, the founding of the United States, and the pioneering trailblazing of the 1800's; but the lessons are the same, regardless of where ones ancestors originated.

I am now in awe of these people, and often think that we have mutated into spoiled brats. They certainly would think we complain too much, expect to much, and work too little.
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]]> Comment on What was the most interesting thing you learned while doing a genealogy search on your family? by Babe http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/family-search/what-was-the-most-interesting-thing-you-learned-while-doing-a-genealogy-search-on-your-family/comment-page-1#comment-841 Babe Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:26:59 +0000 http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/family-search/what-was-the-most-interesting-thing-you-learned-while-doing-a-genealogy-search-on-your-family#comment-841 The most interesting thing I learned was what our ancestors went through to come to this country and start a new life in a strange land and learn a new language. Some with only a few possessions.<br><b>References : </b><br> The most interesting thing I learned was what our ancestors went through to come to this country and start a new life in a strange land and learn a new language. Some with only a few possessions.
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]]> Comment on What was the most interesting thing you learned while doing a genealogy search on your family? by Wierdness http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/family-search/what-was-the-most-interesting-thing-you-learned-while-doing-a-genealogy-search-on-your-family/comment-page-1#comment-840 Wierdness Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:10:59 +0000 http://www.tracemyfamilytree.com/family-search/what-was-the-most-interesting-thing-you-learned-while-doing-a-genealogy-search-on-your-family#comment-840 My ancestor travled from Wales to the Colonies with Willam Penn. Another cool thing is that my great grandmother shot the sheriff in her town and it killed him. She also tried to shoot the deputy but missed. It might sound dodgy but it is very true.<br><b>References : </b><br>I have been researching my family history for 3 years. My ancestor travled from Wales to the Colonies with Willam Penn. Another cool thing is that my great grandmother shot the sheriff in her town and it killed him. She also tried to shoot the deputy but missed. It might sound dodgy but it is very true.
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I have been researching my family history for 3 years.

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