I'm numbering my emails re organizing the building of our website so I can keep track of each subject. This one concerns software. There are several ways to put all our data together for a website. One is to send it all to the webmaster and have that person enter it name by name and date by date. You shouldn't expect to see a completed site before the year 2005. */;-) The simpler way is to send it via GEDCOM file to the webmaster and have it entered via the genealogy software. This presupposes that everyone (or most of us) has their data entered on some recognized genealogy software. I'm using Personal Ancestor File (PAF) which can be downloaded for free from the LDS website. This particular software will actually build you a website from your data that fulfills most of our requirements. My guess is that the other widely used software will do the same thing, i.e., Family Tree Maker (FTM), Brother's Keeper (BK), etc. So as a first cut at organizing this monster, send us your name, James and Catharine's child that you're descended from, (or George), and tell us what software you're using. Please keep track of the responses from your particular line, because one of you will have to become the chairperson of that line. Jerry

I am descended from John Crumley through 2 of his sons, Benjamin and Thomas. I use FTM 9.0 Margie Skinner > So as a first cut at organizing this monster, send us your name, James and > Catharine's child that you're descended from, (or George), and tell us what > software you're using. Please keep track of the responses from your > particular line, because one of you will have to become the chairperson of > that line. > > Jerry > >

My line from James and Catherine is through William and then his son Stephen. I'm using FTM 8.0 -Larry Arnett Jerry Crumly wrote: > I'm numbering my emails re organizing the building of our website so I can > keep track of each subject. This one concerns software. > > There are several ways to put all our data together for a website. One is to > send it all to the webmaster and have that person enter it name by name and > date by date. You shouldn't expect to see a completed site before the year > 2005. */;-) > > The simpler way is to send it via GEDCOM file to the webmaster and have it > entered via the genealogy software. This presupposes that everyone (or most > of us) has their data entered on some recognized genealogy software. I'm > using Personal Ancestor File (PAF) which can be downloaded for free from the > LDS website. This particular software will actually build you a website from > your data that fulfills most of our requirements. My guess is that the other > widely used software will do the same thing, i.e., Family Tree Maker (FTM), > Brother's Keeper (BK), etc. > > So as a first cut at organizing this monster, send us your name, James and > Catharine's child that you're descended from, (or George), and tell us what > software you're using. Please keep track of the responses from your > particular line, because one of you will have to become the chairperson of > that line. > > Jerry