----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Tibbetts <secret@prodigy.net> To: <LEWIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 6:05 AM Subject: [LEWIS-L] Multi Gen > Hello Everyone, > > I just got this url from a posting on another list that I am on and thought I would pass it along to you guys. I havent tried it yet but looks very interesting. > > Judy > > >From Dick Eastman's Online Genealogy newsletter [and it works]: > > MultiGen > > Charles A. Culman says that he had frustrations when trying to > search different genealogy databases on the Web. Each database has > its own interface with its own set of commands. This makes it > difficult to switch from one to the other. Perhaps even worse, it > is easy to overlook a vital database. Culman decided that he could > invent a better method. > > "Primarily, I built the tool for my own use," said Culman. "When > I couldn't find anything on the web to do the same thing (a > Dogpile for genealogy), I thought others might like it as well. I > am also enjoying the ego boost of generating a lot of hits. And, > I admit, I think it would be great to have someone come along and > pay me to put an ad on the page, but I think that's a pipe dream." > > MultiGen is simplicity itself. Go to the MultiGen home page, fill > in an ancestor's name, click on which of the seven databases you > wish to search and then MultiGen does the search for you. You > didn't find the desired information on the first database? All you > need is two mouseclicks to search the next database. Simply click > BACK in your Web browser and then click on the next database in > the list. > > The seven databases available are: Ancestry.com, Family Tree > Maker, Gendex, Genealogy.com, JewishGen FamilyFinder, the LDS > FamilySearch, and the Roots-L surname list. > > MultiGen is entirely web-based; it does not require any special > software in your computer. It should work with any modern web > browser on any PC, Macintosh or even on WebTV. MultiGen is > available at: > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/CACulman/MultiGen.htm > > tm > > > > ==== LEWIS Mailing List ==== > To get the best results from your query, remember to include all dates and place names. > >