In a message dated 8/23/2004 8:01:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Are there any other programs out there that are as good or better than FTM? And is the new Ver worth the purchase price? Brent, I have tried two other family tree programs, and have found that Family Tree Maker is the very best. I still have version 9. I need to upgrade badly but I truly love FTM. I would say that the new version would be well worth the money. Mary Siler