I also have Family Tree Maker, and as some have said dates and information can be wrong, but many times it has given me a place to start my searsh. If you find a discrepency with what is on the CD after you have the hard copy in front of you, then you are the wiser. I have been looking for just the "perfect" program and have yet to find talk with anyone who was perfectly happy with what they are using. Jacqueline