Hi All Legacy gives a pretty good version free and the upgrade to the full version is $30 USD if you decide you want all the bells and whistles http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ I have been using the free version for 3 years and am quite happy Thomas Sullivan ________________________________ From: Bill Gawne <gawne@cesmail.net> To: beara@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, October 24, 2009 7:44:55 PM Subject: Re: [BEARA] best family tree software > can anyone recommend one Hi, I use the Personal Ancestral File software that the Mormons developed.    It's available for free at http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/ There are prettier packages available that you have to pay for, and  online java based packages that start out free and then charge you  money after you hit a certain threshold of usage.  They all have their  pros and cons.  I've found the PAF software to be best for my uses. Best, Bill Gawne pinkpagoda@aol.com writes: > i created a simple family tree using a software at my workplace meant > for doing organizational charts.  it's served me up to now but now i > want a real family tree program to help me maintain all the new family > information i am getting.  can anyone recommend a software or should i > join something like ancestry.com?  there are so many choices out there. >  i don't want to make the wrong choice.  thank you. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to  > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the  > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Bill ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I agree with Thomas. I have been using Legacy for about five years, and highly recommend it. It's thorough and easy to use. Tom ********** T Sullivan wrote: >Hi All >Legacy gives a pretty good version free and the upgrade to the full version is $30 USD if you decide you want all the bells and whistles >http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ > >I have been using the free version for 3 years and am quite happy > >Thomas Sullivan > > > > >________________________________ >From: Bill Gawne <gawne@cesmail.net> >To: beara@rootsweb.com >Sent: Sat, October 24, 2009 7:44:55 PM >Subject: Re: [BEARA] best family tree software > can anyone recommend one > >Hi, > >I use the Personal Ancestral File software that the Mormons developed. > It's available for free at http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/ > >There are prettier packages available that you have to pay for, and >online java based packages that start out free and then charge you >money after you hit a certain threshold of usage. They all have their >pros and cons. I've found the PAF software to be best for my uses. > >Best, > >Bill Gawne > >pinkpagoda@aol.com writes: > > > >>i created a simple family tree using a software at my workplace meant >>for doing organizational charts. it's served me up to now but now i >>want a real family tree program to help me maintain all the new family >>information i am getting. can anyone recommend a software or should i >>join something like ancestry.com? there are so many choices out there. >> i don't want to make the wrong choice. thank you. >> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > > >-- Bill > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

I highly recommend RootsMagic. I have Family Tree Maker and Legacy, but much prefer RootsMagic. In addition to all of your text information, you can scan all of your documents into it and add photos of everyone. There is also and added feature called RootsMagic-to-Go. You put your info onto a flash drive and take it with you when you visit a library or relatives and just display it on their computers. This is a read only version of your data so you cannot add to it while using it. But it is better than dragging a laptop everywhere and the information is always portable. On 10/24/09, Tom McGourin <mcgourin@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > I agree with Thomas. > > I have been using Legacy for about five years, and highly recommend it. > It's thorough and easy to use. > > Tom > > ********** > > T Sullivan wrote: > >>Hi All >>Legacy gives a pretty good version free and the upgrade to the full version >> is $30 USD if you decide you want all the bells and whistles >>http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ >> >>I have been using the free version for 3 years and am quite happy >> >>Thomas Sullivan >> >> >> >> >>________________________________ >>From: Bill Gawne <gawne@cesmail.net> >>To: beara@rootsweb.com >>Sent: Sat, October 24, 2009 7:44:55 PM >>Subject: Re: [BEARA] best family tree software > can anyone recommend one >> >>Hi, >> >>I use the Personal Ancestral File software that the Mormons developed. >> It's available for free at http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/ >> >>There are prettier packages available that you have to pay for, and >>online java based packages that start out free and then charge you >>money after you hit a certain threshold of usage. They all have their >>pros and cons. I've found the PAF software to be best for my uses. >> >>Best, >> >>Bill Gawne >> >>pinkpagoda@aol.com writes: >> >> >> >>>i created a simple family tree using a software at my workplace meant >>>for doing organizational charts. it's served me up to now but now i >>>want a real family tree program to help me maintain all the new family >>>information i am getting. can anyone recommend a software or should i >>>join something like ancestry.com? there are so many choices out there. >>> i don't want to make the wrong choice. thank you. >>> >>> >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>-- Bill >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > -- Slán, Marge in Southern California Searching: Golden, Sullivan, Kelly, Shea, in Kerry and Connecticut O'Connor in Kerry Fee, Cassidy, Gilbride in Fermanagh, Cavan and Connecticut Lynch in Limerick and Connecticut Walsh, Stackpole, Garry/Garrey/McGarrey, Donovan in Kildare