Ron, did you purchase a Gedcom program for your computer or do you know if there is a free download on the internet? Do you have a link? Aida ----------------------------------------------------- On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 7:19 AM, ron krzmarzick <rlkrz@comcast.net> wrote: > >From what I have read, GRAMPS is unlike GENI.COM in that the database is > stored locally on your PC harddrive, not on the internet. Once installed, > no access to the internet is required. Storage for data is relatively > inexpensive these days, but of course you are responsible for having > backups > of the data either on another external drive, and/or a remote storage > unit/server as well for extra insurance. It will import/export in GEDCOM > format. > > Ron > > -----Original Message----- > From: german-bohemian-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:german-bohemian-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > german-bohemian-request@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 2:00 AM > To: german-bohemian@rootsweb.com > Subject: GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Digest, Vol 7, Issue 66 > > > > German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > > Today's Topics: > > 1. free genealogy program for your computer > (akrueger@frontiernet.net) > 2. Re: free genealogy program for your computer (Aida Kraus) > 3. Re: free genealogy program for your computer (HELEN M WHITE) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 07:27:19 -0500 > From: <akrueger@frontiernet.net> > Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] free genealogy program for your computer > To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <638E99DB7DB0441C9673F70C93FA8896@allen37ae14e10> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I was notified about a free genealogy program for your computer. I had > never heard of it before. > http://gramps-project.org/ > Gramps is a free downloadable genealogy program that has all the features > used by professionals. It also has a simple, intuitive interface to make it > easy enough for hobbyists. > Store names, dates, events and photos, and Gramps will index and organize > it > all into a visual family tree. You can even browse your data geographically > using the map feature. > Allen > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 05:56:33 -0700 > From: Aida Kraus <draytonharbor@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] free genealogy program for your > computer > To: german-bohemian@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <CAPY_z9zRrskuyUGH+TxD96qzag1K=Euv8Mvea3NbZg+H348-ZQ@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > This is very much the same as is provided by GENI.com, also a free > genealogical site. It started out like Gramps many years ago and is easy > to work with. You do not burden your own computer's memory bank, you have > it stored for posterity at the GENI site. Now there are 44 Million entries > available and when family matches are made, they send notification, so you > can tie into the banks of already researched family lines. > Here is an explanation how to get started. The individual profile site has > permanent storage for pictures, clippings, events, copies of documents > which are archived permanently and your descendants can follow. Here is > how you get started: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcd7dRdlHG4 > Aida > > On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 5:27 AM, <akrueger@frontiernet.net> wrote: > > > I was notified about a free genealogy program for your computer. I had > > never heard of it before. > > http://gramps-project.org/ > > Gramps is a free downloadable genealogy program that has all the features > > used by professionals. It also has a simple, intuitive interface to make > it > > easy enough for hobbyists. > > Store names, dates, events and photos, and Gramps will index and organize > > it all into a visual family tree. You can even browse your data > > geographically using the map feature. > > Allen > > German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 11:32:58 -0600 > From: HELEN M WHITE <hwhitemc8309@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] free genealogy program for your > computer > To: german-bohemian@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <CALTeD8swA5rq6ZuVQ4+OTA2KfW_Nxu7LU00+=6FDyKo9+kvc_Q@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > AIDA....You are the best ! HAPPY EASTER ! > > On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 6:56 AM, Aida Kraus <draytonharbor@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > This is very much the same as is provided by GENI.com, also a free > > genealogical site. It started out like Gramps many years ago and is easy > > to work with. You do not burden your own computer's memory bank, you > have > > it stored for posterity at the GENI site. Now there are 44 Million > entries > > available and when family matches are made, they send notification, so > you > > can tie into the banks of already researched family lines. > > Here is an explanation how to get started. The individual profile site > has > > permanent storage for pictures, clippings, events, copies of documents > > which are archived permanently and your descendants can follow. Here is > > how you get started: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcd7dRdlHG4 > > Aida > > > > On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 5:27 AM, <akrueger@frontiernet.net> wrote: > > > > > I was notified about a free genealogy program for your computer. I had > > > never heard of it before. > > > http://gramps-project.org/ > > > Gramps is a free downloadable genealogy program that has all the > features > > > used by professionals. It also has a simple, intuitive interface to > make > > it > > > easy enough for hobbyists. > > > Store names, dates, events and photos, and Gramps will index and > organize > > > it all into a visual family tree. You can even browse your data > > > geographically using the map feature. > > > Allen > > > German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > *hwhitemc* > > "Live simply; Care deeply; Love generously;" and most importantly, "Speak > kindly." ...by Sam @ MTPR > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the GERMAN-BOHEMIAN list administrator, send an email to > GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the GERMAN-BOHEMIAN mailing list, send an email to > GERMAN-BOHEMIAN@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Digest, Vol 7, Issue 66 > ********************************************** > > German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >