Animap Plus

Gold Bug
PO Box 588
Alamo, CA 94507
(888) 653-6277
Fax: (925) 314-9332
Information: Goldbug.com
E-mail: 70303.2363@compuserve.com

Specifications: Version 2.5, Windows 3.1 or higher; VGA or SVGA color display; 2X CD-ROM or faster; 16 MB RAM; 1 MB Hard Disk Space (300 MB if all maps loaded to hard drive); $79.

Features: Animap Plus shows the changing county boundaries for each of the forty-eight adjacent United States for every year since colonial times. Can locate a “place marker” to mark a location to view how it shifted from one county to another over time.
Review: GC 22.1

Aspen 2000 (formerly Genealogical Cemetery Database)
Design Software
220 Stella
Burleson, TX 76028
E-mail: design@dhc.net
The creator of the Aspen 2000 software died in early 2002. The phones have been disconnected and e-mails go through but remain unanswered. It is unknown whether the family will continue to make the software available.
Review: GC 15:2

Baseline USA Landpro
Land Pro Corp.
P.O. Box 9897
The Woodlands, TX 77387
1 (800) 409-LAND
(281) 363-4213
Fax: (281) 363-4256
E-mail: sales@landpro.com
Information: www.landpro.com
Downloadable demo: www.landpro.com
$50.00 refundable deposit

Specifications: Pentium III-800+ CPU or faster; 128MB+ RAM Minimum; 2 GB Local Hard Disk; Windows NT Server; Novell (3.x and newer); Windows 98, NT4, or 2000; Internet Explorer 5.5 or later $245 (standard) to $395 (pro version); free demo available.

Features: Generates plats based upon legal descriptions, including metes and bounds.

BIRDIE

(British Isles Regional Display of IGI Extracts for Windows)
Drake Software
32 Sixty Acres Road
Prestwood
Bucks HP16 0PE
United Kingdom
E-mail: enquiries@drake-software.co.uk
www.drake-software.co.uk/html/birdie32.htm

Specifications: Version 2.1; Windows 9X/NT/2000; 800 x 600 resolution with small fonts; £25 plus shipping.

Features: An event database for managing data downloaded from the International Genealogical Index® (IGI), the British Isles VRI, the British 1881 census, and other GEDCOM or CSV files from any source. BIRDIE 2 lets you filter, search, sort, print, map, and export (as .GED or .CSV) any filtered data.

Clooz®

Ancestor Detective, LLC
Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CGRS, CGL, Owner
P.O. Box 6386
Plymouth, MI 48170-8486
Information and downloadable copy: www.clooz.com

Specifications: Version 1.23; Windows 9X/ME/2000/XP; stand-alone, Microsoft Access 97, and Microsoft Access 2000 versions come on same CD; $39.95 plus s&h. Stand-alone version requires 30 MB disk space; Access versions require 10 MB disk space. Manual comes on CD in Adobe Acrobat Reader format; printed manual available for $14.95 plus s&h.

Features: Assists in organizing and filing research documents. A document-based program, data is put into templates for censuses, directories, documents, correspondence, people, photos, and sources. People are linked to the documents they appear in and then the information about that person in that document is entered. Many different reports allow data to be viewed a variety of ways, making Clooz a research tool once data has been input. Use the People Report to see all the documents you have on a given person, and to quickly see what research still needs to be done. Import a list of people from any genealogy program.
Review: GC 18.2, 21.3

Custodian II

P.A. and S. Smith
PO Box 180
Hereford, HR4 7YP
England
01432 839037
Information and demo: www.custodian2.co.uk
E-mail: PandSSmith@aol.com

Specifications: IBM Pentium; Windows 95 or higher; 24 MB RAM; 30 MB disk space; VGA 14-inch 800 x 600 monitor or better; 150-page manual included; £49; shareware version available.

Features: Custodian is a series of databases with pre-defined forms, specially designed to store genealogical information. All names from your forms are included in the Master Index, which you can browse, search, and then access any record.
Review: GC 21.3

DeedMapper

Direct Line Software
71 Neshobe Road
Newton, MA 02468
(617) 527-9566
E-mail: deeds@ultranet.com
Information: www.ultranet.com/~deeds

Specifications: Version 3.0; Windows 95/98/NT; requires 486/66 with 8 MB of RAM; 3 MB of hard disk space, not including your project data; $99 (maps extra); 140-page user guide with tutorial; color printing.

Features: Land record research tool used to reconstruct neighborhoods or locate a particular tract of land. Automatically plots from metes and bounds description; plots can be dragged, fitted, and dropped on optional digital maps of your research area; textual annotations; table view; search facility locates neighbor deeds; up to 1,000 deeds can be entered per project; ASCII Import/Export; TIF export; numerous survey methods and units supported. Displays maps, plots, owner names, area, corners, abstract, etc. Single or multisheet output to printer or file and user-selectable scale.
Reviews: GC 14:3, 18:4

Family Census Research

Design Software
220 Stella
Burleson, TX 76028
E-mail: design@dhc.net
Information and downloadable copy: www.dhc.net/~design/fcr30.htm

The creator of the Family Census Research software died in early 2002. The phones have been disconnected and e-mails go through but remain unanswered. It is unknown whether the family will continue to make the software available.
Review: GC 15:1

Family Marriage Research

Design Software
220 Stella
Burleson, TX 76028
E-mail: design@dhc.net
Info and downloadable copy: www.dhc.net/~design/desig1-3.htm

The creator of the Family Marriage Research software died in early 2002. The phones have been disconnected and e-mails go through but remain unanswered. It is unknown whether the family will continue to make the software available.

Family Reunion Organizer

FormalSoft, Inc.
P.O. Box 495
Springville, Utah 84663
Telephone: 800-327-2317
Information and downloadable copy
http://familyreunion.com/organizer

Specifications: $29.95.

Features: Family address book organizes family and individual information. GEDCOM file compatible. Enter basic reunion information, like contact address, reunion name and logo, reunion dates and theme. Reunion location, including address, directions, reservation information, and lodging available; budget and expense tracking; create a schedule; create family reunion website; ideas for themes, games, and activities; shopping list; handles unlimited reunions; tracks assignments, detailed help.

Output: Invitations, name tags, mailing labels, address list, phone list, schedule, assignment list, budget, expense log, reminders, award certificates, sign-in form, shopping list, committee list, evaluation form, survey, thank you notes, tri-fold addressing.
Review: GC 20.1

GeneWeaver®

Genes & Things, Inc.
P.O. Box 5402
Plymouth, MI 48170-5402
(714) 970-7040
Fax: (714) 970-6573
E-mail: geneweaver@geneweaveronline.com
Information: www.geneweaveronline.com

Specifications: Version 1.1; $49.95 plus shipping; IBM PC compatible 486/33 or higher; Windows 98/NT4.0/2000/XP; minimum 25 MB hard disk space; double-speed CD-ROM drive; minimum 16 MB RAM.

Features: GEDCOM import; creates medical genograms, medical pedigrees, and individual health histories; track four generations of family health history events at a time.
Review: GC 21.4

Genogram-Maker Millenium

GenoWare
780 Baconsfield Drive, Building 3, Suite 34
Macon, GA 31211
(800) 634-8508
Fax: (912) 746-1804
E-mail: genogram@mindspring.com
Information and online demo: www.genogram.org

Specifications: Version 4.4; $50 to individuals; $125 to institutions.

Features: Individual and family databases; creates genograms for health histories; no GEDCOM support.
Review: GC 20.2

My Courthouse

John Burroughs
815 Hartsook Blvd.
Roanoke, VA 24014-4321
E-mail: GenJunkie@aol.com
Specifications: Windows 3.1 or higher; $20.

Features: A pre-formatted database program designed to accept, store, index, and retrieve records that would be found in a courthouse (i.e., wills, marriages, and deeds).
Review: GC 17:3

Family Tree SuperTools

Wholly Genes Software
5144 Flowertuft Court
Columbia, MD 21044
(877) 864-3264 (orders)
(410) 715-2260 (tech support)
Fax: (410) 379-5424
E-mail: tmg@whollygenes.com
Information and demo: www.whollygenes.com

Specifications: Windows 95/98/ 2000/ME/XP; Pentium 166 MHz; 64 MB RAM; 60 MB hard drive space; Internet connection required for Web search and chart upload features.

Features: Family Tree SuperTools brings advanced project management, flexible charting tools, and many other features to users of a wide variety of family history programs. Continue to do data entry in your current family tree program but have the added benefit of these many new research and reporting features.
Reviews: GC 22.2

Genealogical Companion

David J. Harrier
E-mail: GenealogicalCompanion@SoftHome.net
Info and downloadable copy: www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2399/tgc.htm

Specifications: Version 4.0, Windows 95/98/NT/2000; 300 Mhz or better Pentium processor; 64MB RAM; 5MB of hard-disk space (after installation); mouse; EGA or better monitor.

Features: Freeware “add-on” Windows program for Family Origins®. Provides additional reports to FO standard set of reports. Broken Chains Analysis; To-Do and Research Log; Census Manage; creates website of your database.

GED2HTML

Eugene W. Stark
E-mail: ged2html@gendex.com
Information and downloadable copy: www.gendex.com/ged2html
Separate versions for Windows 3.1, Windows 95, UNIX, and Macintosh (Macintosh version known as Sparrowhawk); converts GEDCOM files to HTML; $20; shareware.

GEDItCOM

John A. Nairn
E-mail: geditcom@xmission.com
Information and downloadable copy: www.geditcom.com/

Specifications: Macintosh viewer and editor for GEDCOM files; Version 3.11, a Power Macintosh or better with a color monitor.

Features: Unlimited storage capacity, unlimited source citations, unlimited notes, unlimited multimedia file links, customizable book printing, customizable report generation, and book printing.

Ged2WWW

Leslie Howard
E-mail: lhoward@spamcop.net
Info and downloadable copy: www.lesandchris.com/ged2www

Specifications: Distributed as source code, Win32 binary (works with Windows 95, 98, and NT, version 0.29b and earlier will run on a DOS/win 3.1 PC with at least a 386 processor), PowerPC Macintosh binary, and 68K Macintosh binary; Freeware.

Features: Converts GEDCOM files to HTML.

GedPage

Rob Jacob
E-mail: rjacob@frontiernet.net
Information and downloadable copy: www.frontiernet.net/~rjacob/gedpage.htm

Specifications: Version 2.20; $10; shareware; separate versions for Windows 3.1/95/98/2000/NT and Macintosh; memory and disk space dependent on tree size.

Features: Converts GEDCOM files to HTML.

GEN-BOOK

Clement Custom Programming
(530) 889-8801
E-mail: genbook@foothill.net
Information and downloadable copy:
www.foothill.net/~genbook

Specifications: Must have genealogy software that will make a GEDCOM file, WordPerfect version 5.0 or later, or Microsoft's Word for Windows 2.0/6.0/7.0/8.0/2000; comes in either Windows or DOS versions; $59.95.

Features: Generate a genealogy book from GEDCOM/PAF2.31/ PAF3.0/PAF4.0 in a WordPerfect file format that can be read by WordPerfect or Microsoft Word.

GenelinesTM

Progeny Software, Inc.
Information and downloadable copy:
www.progenysoftware.com/index.html
E-mail: webmaster@progenysoftware.com

Specifications: Version 2.0; Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP; Pentium processor; 32 MB RAM; 10 MB disk space; VGA or better monitor; $29.95.

Features: Charting companion for PAF, Family Tree Maker, Legacy, Ancestral Quest, Ancestry Family Tree, and GEDCOM files. Prepares customizable charts: individual life bar chart; comparative life bar chart; pedigree chart; direct descendant chart; family group chart, full descendant chart, time-based fan chart. Create and modify your own historical events; on-screen manipulation of chart graphics; unknown dates estimated automatically; “gaps” requiring further research are automatically identified; read family data files created with Family Tree Maker or Personal Ancestral File (PAF); copy charts into many graphic, word processing or publishing programs.
Review: GC 18:4

KinWrite Plus

LDB Associates
143 South Oakwood
Wichita, KS 67218-1727
(316) 651-0204
E-mail: ldbassociates@kinwrite.com
Information: www.kinwrite.com

Specifications: Version 5.0 for DOS, Version 9.0 for Windows; both $38, IBM compatible 486 or better; floppy disk, 4 MB hard drive space, word processor that can read WordPerfect files

Features: Produces family reports from PAF data; exports to WordPerfect file format that can be read by WordPerfect and Microsoft Word.
Reviews: GC 22.2

Sparrowhawk

Bradley D. Mohr
7519 34th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98115 USA
E-mail: bmohr@seanet.com
Information and downloadable copy: www.bradandkathy.com/genealogy/sparrowhawk.html

Specifications: Requires System 7.0 Mac or higher. It is a fat binary and runs faster on a Power Macintosh; $20; shareware.

Features: Macintosh version of GED2HTML; converts GEDCOM files to HTML.

uFTI

Nicholas Oughtibridge
Email: support@ufti.demon.co.uk
Information: www.ufti.com

Specifications: Version 1.6. Freeware; Windows 3.1 or Windows 95/98/NT.

Features: Converts GEDCOM files to a relational database and then to HTML pages. uFTi is also available in translations to German, Norwegian, Swedish, French (Canadian) and Dutch.

webGED:Progenitor

Thomas Giammo
E-mail: webged@giammo.com
Information:www.mindspring.com/~giammo/webged/index.html

Posted 5 August 2002: It is with great regret that we must announce that our product, webGED Progenitor 2, will no longer be available (because of problems caused by the continued incompatibilities of Java virtual machines supplied by Sun and Mircrosoft).