Brother's Keeper v6 has no limitation for sources, locations or people. It is available for shareware download at www.bkwin.com I started using Brother's Keeper v5.2 after seeing that many family associations were using it. I'm still using v5.2 and haven't upgraded to v6 yet. And I don't have an interest in this software ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Davies" <welt7@shaw.ca> To: <ALBERTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 12:57 PM Subject: [ALBERTA] Genealogy Software: > Hello Martha, > > I can't specifically answer your questions but do suggest that you > visit: > > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ > > and review its `features' and also it's comparison page where in Legacy > folks compare their software to FTM, PAF, Genealogy and Family Tree > Origins. [Comparison may be biased, I don't know.] > > Personally, I like Legacy [no commercial interest] except for one limitation: > like many of the programs I've examined, it doesn't have the ability to handle > unlimited sources which is why I've stuck with PAF -[I have 1,400 names only]. > I can have up to 15 to 25 sources per individual since I try to write a family > history and I report ALL my sources. > > I'll soon be trying Generations courtesy of a relative who bought it only > to change > platforms to XT and now he finds he cannot use it. This seems a good caution > re any selection. > > You might also try entering `Genealogy Software Comparisons' into Goggle and > check some of the results. > > For what it's worth....... > > Ron Davies > Surrey, BC > Canada > > At 08:53 AM 12/8/01 -0700, BLANCHARD wrote: > >Hi Listers; I used PAF until my records reached over 5,000, now I am > >using FTM and have over 8,000 records entered. Does anyone know the > >capabilities of Genealogy Detective? Are it's features any better than > >FTM? Thanks, Martha > > > ==== ALBERTA Mailing List ==== > For research assistance in Alberta visit the Alberta GenWeb Site. > http://users.rootsweb.com/~canab/index.html >