I have used several programs over the years, including Family Tree Maker, Family Origins, Roots Magic and PAF. I rate them as most useful in this order: 1. Best is PAF5; 2. Roots Magic is second best; 3. Family Origins is third; and the poorest for general use is Family Tree Maker, including their latest version. The LDS people have so many more years of doing genealogical research and recording of the information might be the reason it is so good. As with all software, each must be learned before you can really know how to use each to it's best advantage. Bottom line is that all are reasonably good at doing their job, but, I keep going back to PAF5 as it is so easy to use and has so many, many features. Lloyd Waldrep wallytwo@earthlink.net Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. > [Original Message] > From: <JDCMGMAL@aol.com> > To: <LOONEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 11/26/2005 8:26:33 PM > Subject: This Looney - Cooper is back!!! > > For new folks on this listserve, I am of the John Cooper/Sophia Looney line. > They moved from St. Clair, Co., Alabama to Coosa County, Alabama. > > More information if you request it. > > I am seeking advice as to the best software to purchase for research/filing > purposes. If you have any experience with one or more of them, please let me > know. This is going to be my Christmas gift to myself this year! > J Danny Cooper > > > ==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== > Mailing List Archives may be found at: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > (Enter "looney" as the list to be searched - no quotes). > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >