> The problem is to get the right software the first time. Probably > other problems ...... tell me. Not much money available. > > Any good advice is appreciated. I don't want to start entering > data, only to find the effort wasted due to poor choice. > > "Ol' Bab" <olbabNO-SPAM@rochester.rr.com> Good Morning, Ancestry.com has a free program, it is pretty good, I used it before I purchased family treemaker. If you then decide to purchase family treemaker, you can instantly import all you have done from Ancestry to FTM. Best of luck to you! Kasey Alvarez-Duckworth http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/l/v/Kasey-L-Alvarezduckworth/ Kasey Alvarez-Duckworth <ms_historybuff@yahoo.com>