Ancestral Quest™

Incline Software, LC
P.O Box 95543
South Jordan, UT 84095-0543
(800) 825-8864
Fax: (801) 254-1147
E-mail: ancquest@ancquest.com
Information and orders:
www.ancquest.com
Download evaluation copy:
www.ancquest.com/download.htm#demo

Specifications (Version 3.0): Microsoft Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT, or Windows XP; EGA, Hercules, or higher resolution display (VGA Recommended); Mouse or compatible pointing device (recommended), 2 MB RAM, 40 MB hard disk space, One 3.5" high density (1.44 MB) diskette drive or CD-ROM drive for installation; Optional, for enhanced multimedia capabilities: scanner, sound card, speakers, microphone, video capture board; $37.95 for standard edition; CD Suite comes with Centennia Genealogy Edition by Clockwork Software, Inc., The Complete Maps of the World by Hammond, Inc., and a 150,000 U.S. City Gazetteer by The Goldbug, $49.95.

Data Handling: GEDCOM compatible; uses PAF data structure; multimedia capable; full source documentation; over 200 characters per name; dates in any format; more than 1 million individuals per database; more than 1 million families per database.

Output: Pedigree Charts - blank forms, single sheets, or cascading; Family Group Sheets - blank forms, single families, or cascading sets; Individual Summaries; Ancestor and Descendant book reports; Ancestry charts; Descendant charts; Wall charts for ancestors or descendants can be printed to standard size paper, then taped together, or directly to large plotter paper up to ten feet wide and long; Include photos in reports; Birthday and anniversary calendars; Custom reports let you define your own report layouts and content; Generate most reports to .txt file or to the printer; Generate book reports to .wpd or .rtf formats; Create phone lists and mailing lists for family reunions; Scrapbook pages; Lists of: Unlinked Individuals, Duplicate Individuals, Individuals by record number, Individuals by name, Marriages by record number, husband, or by wife, Possible problems, End of line individuals for a single line or for the full database, Sorted Places list—entire database or for a selected set of individuals, LDS Incomplete individual and marriage ordinances with many options, Citations for a source, Source list—full list or by type.
Review: GC 15:1

Ancestry Family Tree

MyFamily.com, Inc.
360 W 4800 N
Provo, UT 84604
(801) 705-7000
Fax: (801) 705-7001
Email: support@ancestry.com or support@myfamilyinc.com
Information and Download:
www.ancestryfamilytree.com

Specifications: Windows XP/2000/ME/ NT/98/95; Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 or higher; 10 MB of free disk space; 100 MHz processor or better; 32MB RAM, Free (download), free online tutorial.

Data Handling: Add and edit individuals within a family tree, merge multiple files into one family tree, save notes and sources for each individual in a tree; add photos and rich media associated with each individual; GEDCOM compatible, stores data in PAF 3.0/4.0 format, automatically search more than 1.5 billion names at Ancestry.com to find the best matches for trees and records for each person in your family tree (Ancestry.com subscription required); download existing family tree files from the Web; collaborate with other genealogists through Ancestry.com's Online Family Tree and Ancestry World Tree.

Output: Generate HTML pages of the family tree to publish online; Print genealogy reports (pedigree chart, family group sheet, descendant chart, ancestor chart, books, lists, custom reports) in multiple formats including output to WordPerfect and RTF word processing formats.

Brother's Keeper®

John Steed
6907 Childsdale Ave.
Rockford, MI 49341
(616) 364-5503
Fax: (616) 866-3345
E-mail: 74774.650@compuserve.com
Information and downloads: www.bkwin.com
www.bkwin.net

Specifications: DOS: Version 5.2G; shareware; 640K; 8MB RAM; hard drive; $45; 110-page manual. Windows 3.1 and higher: Version 6.1; 8MB RAM; $45, Price includes CD and printed manual for BK6 (English manual) and registration number and password to turn on all features. The CD also contains an instructional movie about using BK6 and a copy of BK 5.2G and a viewable copy of the manuals for BK5 and BK6. Both: Tech support by phone, fax, BBS, CompuServe, Internet.

Data Handling: GEDCOM compatible; each database can hold 1 million names; unlimited notes; six user-definable fields; three line sources for each event; ditto/macro features; search multiple fields; export ASCII text or comma delimited. BK 6 (upward compatible from 5.2) supports longer names, locations, occupations; many more (over 100) events; more relationships, up to 10 million names, better sources, longer file names, more pictures, and notes.

Output: Lists: first or last name, numerical, birthday, places. Pedigree: five to six generations, cascading, collapsed (50 generations). Ahnentafel: custom or book style with index. Family group sheets with pictures: one family or descendants, ancestors, or ID number range. Descendant report, Register and Modified Register, indented report, timeline, descendant tree, descendant box, custom reports; RTF export in Windows version.

Languages: BK6 currently runs in English, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Swedish, French, Finnish, Icelandic, Afrikaans, and Slovanian.
Reviews: DOS: GC 9:2; 9:3; 12:1; 13:4; Windows: GC 15:3

Cumberland

Family Tree
Cumberland Family Software
385 Idaho Springs Rd.
Clarksville, TN 37043
E-Mail: ira.lund@cf-software.com
To order: www.cf-software.com/indexB.html
Information and downloadable evaluation copy:
www.cf-software.com/cftwin.htm

Specifications: Version 3.2; Shareware; Windows 95, 98, 2000 or NT; $55 with manual, other options from $50 to $74; 45-day evaluation copy available;

Data Handling: GEDCOM compatible; 1 million names, unlimited marriages per individual, children per marriage, user-definable fields per person; attach text and scanned documents as sources; date calculator; relationship calculator; extensive source documentation; spell checker. The major concept of Cumberland Family Tree centers around creating your own Family History Book (although the program still maintains the capability of printing individual reports).

Output: Thirty-one different reports such as Ancestral and descendant story reports; pedigree; Ahnentafel; photo pedigree; ancestral and story time-lines; descendant charts; photo descendant charts; lists: various types of individual and marriage, event, place, source; family group sheets (including photos), photo album, individual summary, statistics, database structure, documents; produce indexed book with table of contents and name index; HTML reports.

Languages: Afrikaans, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German (Austria), German (Standard), Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Standard), Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish.
Review: GC 12:3 (DOS version)

DoroTree–The Jewish Genealogy Software

Manachat Technology Park
Building 1, Third Floor
IL-96951 Jerusalem
Israel
Tel: +972 2 679 7490
Fax: +972 2 679 7470
Office hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, Israel time.
Information and downloads: www.dorotree.com
International Fax:
Britain: (020) 7504 8381
France: (01) 53 01 46 00
United States: (212) 656-1959

Cost: United States $59, plus $6 for shipping and handling.

Specifications: Dorotree 2.0; Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT4; Pentium; 20MB hard disk space; SVGA (256 color); CD-ROM; $59 plus $6 shipping. Downloadable demo.

Data Handling: GEDCOM compatible; uses two character sets simultaneously; allows date conversions for civil and Hebrew dates.

Output: Printouts in English and Hebrew; currently only has an outline report, family group sheet, descendant tree, and ancestor tree.

Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Portugese, Hebrew.
Review: GC 20.2

Dynas-Tree

Gerhard Bauch Software Development
Liebfrauenstraße 90a
65479 Raunheim
Germany
E-Mail: GerdBauch@gmxpro.de
Information: www.dynas-tree.de

Specifications: Version 2.2; Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, NT, or XP; Pentium 200; 32MB RAM (64MB recommended); 800x600 video display; US $33 if downloaded; US $7 additional for CD-ROM.

Data Handling: GEDCOM compatible; many activities carried out in the tree view with drag and drop and zoom functions; public and private notes; attach graphics; up to 200 events.

Output: Include pictures in reports; tree charts print in color; HTML output; slide shows; CD-ROM production (run-time viewer included; separate CD-writing software required).

Languages: English and German.

Family History System

Phillip E. Brown
834 Bahama Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32311
E-mail: pbrown@fhs.tallahassee.net
Information and downloadable copy: http://fhs.tallahassee.net

Specifications: September 1997 upgrade; DOS; 512K RAM (runs under Windows as a DOS task). Shareware; $35; 158-page basic manual; mail tech support; runs on floppies or hard drive.

Data Handling: Up to 32,000 name records/family files; MailMerge export option in extended system; textual notes approximately 150,000 words per database; multi-field search options; file and data validation utilities.

Output: GEDCOM compatible; ancestor (Ahnentafel), descendant, and relative detail reports (in columnar, free format, or LifeLine style); family group reports (individual and merged into longer report, in fixed format or free form styles); four-generation ancestor charts (forms and linked sets up to fifty-two generations); ancestor map (up to fifty-two generations per chart); descendant and horizontal box charts (up to ninety-nine generations); family path charts; data validation reports; memory resident date calculator; sorted indexes for reports/charts produced by basic set of programs; records in ID or sorted sequence; ancestor and descendant summary reports; relationship summary table; Tiny Tafel file/report; relationship calculator.
Review: GC 10:3

Family Matters®

MatterWare
3522 Sandy Ridge Trail
DeLand, FL 32724
(904) 736-8030
Fax: (904) 734-8674
E-mail: ray@matterware.com
Information and downloadable copy: www.matterware.com

Specifications: Family Matters 97: Windows 95, 98, or NT. Version 3.32: Windows 3.1 or later. Either version, $35; shareware.

Data Handling: GEDCOM compatible; families, persons, and events link automatically as data is entered: Soundex, birth/age calculator, unlimited number of spouses, children, persons, marriages, and inter-relationships, events, user-defined events, source documentation database, Source Repository database, Source Citations Photograph database, Lineage- and Event-Linked Relational Database, individuals, sources, repositories. Soundex surname display; multi-user; sequential, lineage, and random access of families and family members and free-form text of more than 4 billion characters (65,000 version 3.xx) for family, individual, source, chronicle, repository.

Output: WYSIWYG print preview; numerous charts and lists; WWW page output (enhanced in Family Matters 97). Photo database report for family's pictures. Pedigree and descendancy charts, person and family group reports, quick-print from family group, pedigree, event, person, and source view.

Family Origins

FormalSoft, Inc.
PO Box 495
Springville, UT 84663
Email: support@familyorigins.com
www.familyorigins.com
Order: (800) 327-2317
Information and downloadable demo: www.formalsoft.com

Specifications: Version 10.0; Windows 95, 98, or NT; $29. Deluxe edition $39.95.

Data Handling: GEDCOM compatible; unlimited number of events assigned to each individual; unlimited number of individuals per database; 200 spouses and children per individual; supports multiple sets of parents; family notes; multiple images per individual; full LDS support—import directly from PAF, export to TempleReady or Ancestral File; search any field in database; includes Source Manager; can add or edit sources without entering an individual record; notes for each event supports up to 30,000 characters; supports simultaneous views of multiple databases; enhanced merging capabilities.

Output: Print preview option; blank pedigree charts and family group sheets; custom reports; photo family group sheets and pedigree charts; descendant chart; ancestor chart; individual summary; book of ancestors or descendants. Lists: unlinked individuals, duplicates, problems, statistics; notes and sources, LDS ordinance printouts, date and relationship calculator. Soundex calculator.
Review: GC 20:4

Family Reunion

FAMware
8822 Aspen View Drive
West Jordan, UT 84088-3357
(801) 280-4747
Fax: (801) 280-5996
E-mail: Office@FAMware.com
Information and downloadable copy: www.FAMware.com

Specifications: Version 97.1; Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000. 12-16MB of RAM; VGA or above; mouse; 5MB hard drive space; CD ROM drive OK but not required; 3" diskette drive (used during installation—unless you download); any printer that is defined to Windows. $29.95.

Data Handling: Converts existing Family Reunion (DOS) database; data entry simplified for new users; new help screens.

Output: GEDCOM compatible. Individual data sheet; LDS info sheet; up to six generation pedigree charts; family group sheets, descendant listings, special reports; Christian, non-Christian, and LDS options. Ahnentafel listing.

Family Treasures

Family Technologies
P.O. Box 309
Westfield, NY 14787-0309
(716) 792-9679
Fax: (716) 792-9679
E-mail: support@famtech.com
Information and downloadable copy: www.famtech.com/portal

Specifications: Version 4.0.; IBM compatible; requires 200 Mhz or faster; Windows 95 or later; hard drive with 20MB free; CD-ROM drive; mouse; 64MB RAM; more than 256-color display; $49.95 + $5.50 shipping; includes 150-page manual; online help; reference guide $14.95.

Data Handling: Unlimited members, unlimited events per member, unlimited biographies, unlimited sources, unlimited multimedia items. Import all of your existing data from Family Treasures V3. GEDCOM compatible. Built in program tutorials to guide you. Full help system. Clean, layerless user interface. Drag and drop people, events, sources, and multimedia into the Tree Editor. View over 64 people at a time. Use Tree Markers to track fields you are interested in for up to eight people at once. Navigate and add family relations from within the Member Editor. Add citations with drag and drop ease. Attach a source to multiple people, with just one click. Each source entry includes a listing of all individuals and families that have citations to the source. Sample sources help you build your database quickly. Output: Over thirty different types of charts and reports, including the Hourglass wall size tile chart.

Includes both Ancestor and Descendant Book report types. Print preview, zoom in and out, move around the different pages, and when everything is just right, print to your heart's content.

Control page margins on all reports. Fully customizable Reports. Report wizard and special effects. Attach any number of pictures to individuals and families. All pictures can be included in the Family Group Sheet, Individual Member Sheet and Book reports. Scan pictures, acquire from digital cameras, all from inside FTV4. Multimedia thumbnail gallery allows easy viewing of your pictures from within FTV4.
Reviews: GC 12:4, GC 16:2

Family Tree Maker®

Genealogy.com
P.O. Box 22295
Denver, CO 80222
(800) 548-1806
Fax: (877) 849-9541
Information and downloadable demo: www.genealogy.com/soft_ftm.html

Specifications: Windows 98/ME/ Windows XP Home Edition; 90 MHz Pentium® (166 MHz recommended); 16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended); 2X CD-ROM drive or faster; 125 MB of free hard disk space; 640 x 480; 256 colors; Internet connection (minimum 28.8 Kbps connection speed) for connecting to Genealogy.com; Optional: video capture board and soundboard; scanner (for digitizing graphic images); digital camera; context-sensitive online help; phone, mail, and fax tech support; price options range from $29.99 to $99.99, depending on the number of additional Genealogy.com database subscriptions.

Data Handling: GEDCOM compatible; import from PAF; 250 million people in family file; unlimited number of files; enter information directly into Family Page; 13 user-defined fields; medical information, address and phone, lineage, and up to 15 pages of free-form notes about a couple; up to 99 spouses for each individual; up to ninety-nine children for each individual; choose from eighteen date formats and six name formats; family group sheets (can be printed blank); report of entire Family File; LDS options; on-screen zoom; paste trees, calendars, and text into other applications; search Family File; 24 source notes per individual; 48 date formats; nicknames. Creates webpages.

Output: Graphic ancestor trees (twelve generations) and descendant trees (fifty generations) in many styles; choice of family information; print up to fifty lines in each box; six box and border styles, three line styles, color; kinship reports and individual summaries; birthday and anniversary calendars; hourglass report; historical timelines; on-screen zoom; print to file; book creation; maps, output to PDF and RTF document, family tree templates, date calculator, standard pedigree tree, professionally designed artwork templates to create beautiful family trees.
Reviews: GC 16:1, 17:2, 18:2, 19:1, 20.4

Family Trees

Quick & Easy
Individual Software, Inc.
4255 Hopyard Road, Suite 2
Pleasanton, CA 95488-9900
800-822-3522
Information: www.individualsoftware.com
E-mail: >customerservice@individualsoftware.com

Specifications: Version 5.0; $19.95; Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP; Pentium-based PC or higher; 16 MB RAM; 6 MB free hard-drive space; 2X CD-ROM drive; 256-color VGA or higher display; mouse.

Data Handling: GEDCOM Import/Export; Reads creates PAF 4.0 and 5.0 files; easy navigation; pedigree-based; unlimited number of individuals; online guide.

Output: Book format; pedigree chart; family group sheet; individual summary; multimedia scrapbook.
Reviews: GC 20.4, 22.2

Genealogical Information

Manager D. Blaine Wadsen
4692 Bentley Place
Duluth, GA 30136-6126
or Brian C. Madsen
P.O. Box 102
Carpinteria, CA 93014-0102
E-mail: authors@gimsoft.com
Information and downloadable copy: www.gimsoft.com

Specifications: Version 3.20; DOS; shareware registration $20; Compatible with Windows 2000, hard disk; 512K RAM; color monitor recommended; mouse support; supports many printers; manual included; free tech support.

Data Handling: GEDCOM Import/Export, SQL style searching; list generation; pedigree chart; family group record; ancestry/descendency chart; Soundex name search; tree style navigation; multiple databases; combine databases; create a database from a branch; multiple spouses, multiple parentage; source and research notes for each event; two million persons, families, lines of notes and dates; 32 children per marriage; 24 marriages per person; four sets of parents per person; date fields (20 characters), place fields (80 characters), both without structural or content restrictions (i.e. Easter 1845); birth; christening; marriage; death; burial; LDS events.

Output: Database querying capability allows to search for virtually any family history event, statistic, etc., and to create and print lists or persons, families, notes, and places from those searches; standard forms (pedigree, FGR, ancestry, and descendant charts) with several variations; on-screen display of forms before they are printed; support for pre-printed FGR produced by LDS church; Soundex name searches; tree-style navigation; multiple databases; combine and split databases; source and research notes for each event, person, and family; LDS ordinances; submissions to Ancestral File and TempleReady; some source code available to registered users; new version has picture capability and includes reference manual.
Review: GC 14:1

Gene (Macintosh)

David Eppstein
E-mail: eppstein@ics.uci.edu
Information and downloadable copy:
www.ics.uci.edu/~epstein/gene/release.html

Specifications: Version 4.34; Power PCs; 2MB memory; Shareware registration $15.

Data Handling: Stores family data and notes; creates webpages; GEDCOM compatible.

Output: Prints family trees; pedigree charts.

Generations®

Family Tree
Distributed by Brøderbund Software
(owned by Genealogy.com)
800-395-0277
Information: www.broderbund.com

Specifications: Generations® Family Tree ($19.99) or Family Tree Plus ($29.99);Windows® 95/98/Me/XP Professional; 166MHz Pentium® processor or faster (XP – 300 MHz Pentium II or faster); 24 MB Ram (ME – 32 MB, XP – 128 MB); 100 MB free disk space; minimum 800 x 600 high-color monitor; 4X CD-ROM; Windows® compatible mouse and printer; For internet options: 28.8 BPS modem Internet service includes one-month free subscription to Genealogy Library; introductory tutorials; Plus version contains additional CD-ROMs such as the World Immigration Database, Revolutionary War records, Titanic Passenger List, and more.

Data Handling: GEDCOM compatible; customized Family Tree chart up to ninety-nine generations.

Output: Creative captions; pedigree and family charts including various other choices; chart editing capabilities; comes with a short-cuts list; track birthdays, anniversaries, and other important events with Family Calendar; store family addresses and mail merge.
Review: GC 18:2, 19:4

Genius Family Tree

P.O. Box 288
Torbanlea, Qld 4662
Australia
+61 (07) 4129-0774
Fax: + 61 7 4129 0775
E-mail: genius@gensol.com.au
Information and downloadable copy: www.gensol.com.au/genius.htm

Specifications: Windows 95/98/ ME/NT and Windows 2000; 486 processor or better; 16MB RAM; 8MB hard disk space; shareware registration, AUS $49.50, US $29.95; additional charge for disks and printed manual.

Data Handling: GEDCOM compatibility; automatic date checking; 15,000 individuals per database, 30,000 characters of notes per person; back up and restore features.

Output: Individual summary sheet; pedigree charts; family group sheets; descendant charts; generate family webpages; quick keys; automatic save feature.

KinQuest®

Orelle Corp.
P.O. Box 643
LaGrange, IL 60525
E-mail: kinquest@orelle.com
Information and orders: www.orelle.com/Kinquest/kinquest.htm

Specifications: Version 5; DOS; 640K; $79; phone tech support; available as shareware from The Software Labs (disk #9523), Los Angeles, CA; (800) 359-9998.

Features: Database for names, dates, relationships, and source documentation; holds up to 2 billion names; user-defined searches; unlimited marriages per person or children per marriage; allows multiple databases and multiple families in same database; tracking unrelated individual; no automatic relationships; tracking of source documents on file with every name in database.

Output: Family group record (also blank); Ahnentafel; list of source documents, names; batch report mode.

Kith and Kin

Nick J. Hunter
SpanSoft
8 Juniper Hill
GLENROTHES
KY7 5TH
Scotland, UK
UK phone: (01592) 743110
Intl. phone: +44 1592 743110
E-mail: Support@spansoft.org
Information and downloadable copy (standard and Pro versions):
www.spansoft.org
Orders only (US):
(800) 242-4775

Specifications: Version 2.01; 386 or better; Windows 95 or later; VGA or higher; Pro version 1.0 requires Windows 95 or 98; shareware; U.S. $59. Online manual included with shareware version; mail, phone, fax, and e-mail tech support and notification of upgrades.

Data Handling: GEDCOM compatible; up to 2,100,000 or any one record type in any tree; date and place of births, baptisms, deaths, burials, marriages, and divorces; two user-defined fields per individual; multiple aliases allowed per person; 30,000 character notes for each person and family; pictures, diagrams, sounds, videos, and any object created by other applications which support Windows OLE may be added to a person or family; search for text in any field, including notes, then edit directly from search results.

Features: Graphical representation of family units and relationships provides fast access to editing; includes zoom, go to, and block move features; “on this day” event search; timeline window; relationship calculator; statistics; ASCII export.

Output: Tree layout; descendant tree (eighty generations); ancestral tree (eighty generations); family details; person details; timeline; census report; index; user-selectable fonts; pro version includes Web outputs. A related program, TreeDraw, $38 (US), provides additional chart and printing capabilities for Kith and Kin and GEDCOM files.
Reviews: Kith and Kin: GC 14:2; TreeDraw: GC 14:3

Legacy®

Millennia Corporation
P.O. Box 1800
Duvall, WA 98019
(800) 753-3453
Email: Info@MillenniaCorp.com
Fax: 425-940-1610
Information and downloadable copy:
www.legacyfamilytree.com

Specifications: Version 4.0 free; Deluxe version with user's guide and many additional features (see website), $29.95; Windows 95/ 98/2000/NT/ME, or XP, Pentium class computer; 40 MB Hard Drive Space; 64 MB memory (128 MB recommended).

Data Handling: GEDCOM compatible; extensive source documentation options; LDS support; unlimited events; unlimited given and surnames; unlimited file size; expert Query By Example script; focus feature; pop-up calendar; multimedia options; advanced merge options.

Output: Family group sheet; descendant and ancestor report; timeline report; lineage report; pedigree chart; Ahnentafel chart; Source Citation report; LDS ordinance report; blank forms and reports; research log.
Reviews: GC 17:4, 20.1, 22.3

LifeLines (UNIX)

Tom Wetmore
E-mail: ttw@shore.net
Information: www.genealogy.org/~ttw/lines/lines.html

Specifications: UNIX and related systems; freeware.

Data Handling: GEDCOM compatible; no restriction on length or format of names, places, dates, events, or other information; unlimited spouses and children.

Output: Custom report programming language; available reports include Register and Henry format; pedigree charts and family group sheets; Tiny Tafels; various indexes and lists; etc.

My Family History

Black Fire Technology
46 Sandalwood Court
Flagstone QLD 4280
Australia
(07) 5547-8213
FAX: (07) 5547-8215
E-mail: info@blackfire.com.au

Specifications: Windows 3.1 or later; 386 or better processor; 4MB RAM; 2MB hard disk space; demo available; Free MacOS and Windows Player; $22.00 for My Family History Lite, $43.00 for Deluxe version.

Data Handling: Windows version of Reunion 4.0, GEDCOM compatible; multimedia capability; age and relationship calculator; 3,000 individuals per family file; twenty children per marriage; 32,000 characters of notes per person.

Output: Custom reports; oversize tree and descendant charts; individual summary sheets; family group sheets; pedigree charts.

My Roots (for Palm)

Specifications: Version 2.01; Shareware $17.95; uses 88KB of Palm RAM; compatible with the Palm Portable Keyboard.

Data Handling: Import data from or export data to a GEDCOM file; one-tap navigation from any person to parents, children, and events (two taps to a sibling); separate notes for each person and event; support for multiple databases; sorting and filtering capabilities; support for BEF, AFT, and ABT date modifiers; automatically create categories from important surnames; limit for import/export raised to 10,000 for PC and Mac.

Output: Display ancestor and descendant trees.
Review: GC 20.2

Parentele

Specifications: Version 3; Classic edition $59.95; Prestige edition $79.95; Windows 95/98/NT/ 2000; Pentium 100; 16MB RAM; 30MB hard drive space; 2X CD-ROM drive; SVGA 800x600, 65,000 colors recommended.

Data Handling: 2048 Maximum Individuals (Prestige version is unlimited), GEDCOM import; user-customizable fields; redundancy management; three display modes; unlimited number of events per individual; multimedia.

Output: More than eighty different reports, including a unique ancestry fan chart.
Review: GC 21.1

Personal Ancestral File®

Specifications: Version 5.2; Windows 95B/98/ME/NT 4.0, 2000 or Windows 95A with Microsoft Internet Explorer; Pentium PC or iMac with a Windows emulator; 32 MB memory; 20 MB to 60 MB hard-disk space; 256-color display adapter supporting at least 800 x 600 screen resolution; Optional: Internet access, printer, mouse.

Data Handling: Online lessons, PDF manual, GEDCOM compatible; approved for data submission to LDS Ancestral File; allows unlimited free-form text; ditto feature; multiple field searching; source documentation options.

Output: Many lists; ninety-nine generations pedigree (four to six generations per page); family group; Ahnentafel; descendant; individual; LDS reports, etc. Outputs in English, German, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, or Swedish.

Reviews: GC 6:1 (ver. 2.0), 8:1 (ver. 2.1) 9:3 (ver. 2.2), 16:3 (Mac ver. 2.3.1), 17:1 (ver. 3.0); 19:2 (ver. 4.0); 21.1 (ver. 5.1)

Reunion® (for Mac)

Leister Productions
P.O. Box 289
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
(717) 697-1378
Fax: (717) 697-4373
E-mail: info@LeisterPro.com
Information: www.leisterpro.com
Downloadable demo: www.leisterpro.com/doc/Demo

Specifications: Any Power Macintosh, iMac, or iBook with a CD drive; Mac OS 8.5 or newer (Native OS X version included); 12 MB hard disk space; $99 (retail); electronic manual

Data Handling: GEDCOM compatible; user-definable fields; automatically moves reports and data into any word processor, page layout, spreadsheet or database software; extensive source documentation features; numerous date formats; 30,000 individuals per family file; twenty children per couple; twenty-six spouses per individual; multimedia capable; searches in any field; alphabetical, chronological, or statistical comparisons; family file log.

Output: Creates graphic tree charts up to 36 x 36 (up to 99 generations); fan charts; timelines; cascading pedigree charts; indexes; event calendars; family group sheets; register format reports; ahnentafel; custom lists and forms; chart editing has been completely revamped in Reunion 8. Objects in charts can be selected, aligned, grouped, layered, nudged, etc Charting is considered one of Reunion’s strongest features.

Reviews: GC 9:4 (ver. 3), 14:4, 17:4, 20:3

Reverie E-Family History

Specifications: 100 MHz or faster Intel processor or compatible; Windows 95/98 or higher; 16 MB RAM; 16 MB hard disk space; SVGA; a graphics capable printer is required to be able to use all printing functions.

Data Handling: There are two separate programs: E-Family-History, the database program, and E-Family-History Tools, the GEDCOM import/export, database creation, and reporting tools. One database cannot be open in both programs at the same time.

Output: Creates basic reports. The read-me file indicates a number of interesting reports, some of which could not be found.

Review: GC 21.4.

The Master Genealogist

Specifications: Version 4.0; IBM compatible PC (386 required, 486 recommended); Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98/NT; 8 MB memory (16 MB recommended); hard drive; mouse or pointing device; and VGA or higher resolution monitor; optionally supports Windows-compatible printer; Twain-compatible scanner; and Sound Blaster or compatible sound card. TMG 4.0 Silver edition, $59; Gold edition, $99. Manual. Some charting features, including “Visual Chartform,” require Windows 95, 98, or NT. TMG 5.0: Silver Edition: $39.95, Gold Edition: $79.00.

Data Handling: GEDCOM compatible, direct import from most software formats (Family Tree Maker, PAF, etc.); unlimited field lengths or file structures per database and per person; unlimited names, events, children, witnesses, place and name length, number and types of sources, length of descriptive notes; surname and most other fields 100 characters long by default (may be lengthened); fully customizable master source list; exhibits (verbatim transcripts of a source or scanned image or audio clip); source citations unlimited in frequency and length; surety levels; turn source/surety on/off; navigational system around three screens: person, family, and tree; research log; integrated text editor; calendar; regional date calculator. TMG 5.0 completely rewritten with 32-bit interface with right-click menus, long file names, and support for the mouse; includes updated versions of GenBridge (direct imports without GEDCOM) and Visual Chartform (powerful charting tools) and it adds many new and enhanced features.

Output: Four to five generations per page pedigree charts; compressed pedigree; Ahnentafel; cascading descendancy; fully customized tool bar; tool tips (bubble help); view history of the last thirty-five views; family group sheets; audit; descendant narrative; individual detail and narrative; frequency distributions; Register, Modified Register, and custom book reports; (indexes, table of contents, bibliography, endnotes, footnotes, etc.). Custom report writer allows user to filter output by individual and event-based characteristics; output to screen, printer, Word processor support (Gold version) includes native output to more than fifty+ formats, including various versions of WordPerfect™, Word for Windows™, AmiPro™, and WordStar™. Visual Chartform feature produces large wall charts.

Review: GC 15:4

WinFamily

JamoDat
Dr. Dagmars Vej 34
Webhuset as
Postboks 45 - Laksevag
5847 Bergen
Norway
Phone: +47 55 94 2203
Fax: +47 55 94 2201
E-mail: support@winfamily.com
Information: www.winfamily.com
Downloadable demo: www.winfamily.com/edownload.html

Specifications: Version 6.02 for Windows 3.1; version 6.01c for Windows 95/98/NT.2000; 486 or better processor; 8MB RAM; 4MB disk space; $62.50 in EEC countries, $50 in non-EEC countries. Full online, context-sensitive help.

Data Handling: GEDCOM compatible; multimedia capable and OLE compliant; search on any field; data validation. Version 6 includes enhanced source and note features.

Output: Numerous customizable printouts (including pictures); lifelines; pedigrees; family group sheets, etc; HTML output (print and HTML output disabled in unregistered evaluation copies).

Languages: Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Portuguese, Icelandic, Hungarian, Italian, French, German, Dutch, and English.