I accidentally sent the following message to David instead of the entire list. Sorry about that. I need to keep my eye on that "reply to" box <bg> Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack W. Ralph" <nvjack@nvbell.net> To: "David W. Dorsey" <ddorsey@mindspring.com> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 3:40 PM Subject: Re: [FO] re: modified register descendants report (book type) > I downloaded the "Ancestor.zip" file and extracted it into my FOWin9 > folder. However, I cannot figure out how to use it. Can anyone give me > step by step instructions? It appears to be a DOS program without > documentation (and no "ReadMe.txt file). I must be getting old (and > senile). > > Jack > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David W. Dorsey" <ddorsey@mindspring.com> > To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 4:34 PM > Subject: Re: [FO] re: modified register descendants report (book type) > > > > Mary Jean and James, > > > > You can find the utilities on the follow FormalSoft page: > > > > http://formalsoft.com/utilities.htm > > > > Good luck in your research! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "James Elting" <James.W.Elting@eltingweb.com> > > To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 6:10 PM > > Subject: RE: [FO] re: modified register descendants report (book type) > > > > > > > There is a program designed by Rand Putnam called Ancestor Uplines > which > > > will read a FOW book in RTF format and will create the uplines (i.e. > the > > > James W. Elting > > > > > > Elting Family Genealogist > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mary Jean Hall [mailto:maryjesse@newwave.net] > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 1:44 PM > > > To: FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [FO] re: modified register descendants report (book type) > > > > > > ..................I found to my dismay that there was no lineage > > > associated with each of the people that are in the report. > > > Mary Jean Hall > > > maryjesse@newwave.net > > > > > > > > > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > > GETTING THE MOST OUT OF FAMILY ORIGINS by Bruce Buzbee - FO DEMO > > http://formalsoft.com NO WEB ACCESS? Write to FormalSoft@aol.com for > ordering information. > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > >

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