I've just recently purchased RootsMagic and Legacy. Haven't done much of anything with either one yet. I'm leaning towards RootsMagic, though, for the following reasons. 1 -- They quickly delivered a TMG Direct Import and after the initial release quickly released an update to address some user concerns 2 -- The database is accessible and updateable by users Proficient in SQLLight. This allows super users like Tom Holden to create and share scripts to help with data clean up 3 -- The RootsMagic rootsweb mailing list has more activity than the Legacy list. This means user to user support if you have questions on how to do things. I'm nowhere near ready to commit to another package though. I'm still holding out to see which is willing to expand their functionality to incorporate some of the TMG features. Sheila Altenbernd -----Original Message----- From: Julie Rosales via Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 8:49 AM To: tmg-refugees@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TMG-REFUGEES] Move completed! I worked with RootsMagic during the development of the TMG import, and the handling of my sentences, roles and witnesses are now supurb! I will be switching to RM once I get my backlog of data entered into TMG. Julie > > On 9/25/2014 10:56 PM, karenhappuch via wrote: > > I acquired a second home, Legacy, in August and completed the move this > morning. My genealogy data and research now have two homes, TMG ad > Legacy. There are, of course, lots of things to be done in the "second > home", but those can be done while I'm fully using the program.

Sheila - I've been using TMG for a long time and will miss it's functionality. Of all the software packages currently out there, a BIG reason I picked RootsMagic was because of the SQL capabilities. I know from using Microsoft Access and Excel and their SQL/ODBC functions to collate data, I could use the SQL to create reports that were filtered very similar to how I use TMG filters and reports. Please note I said "how I use TMG". I think everyone who currently uses TMG needs to decide what elements are the most important to them... or just make a long list like Barbara has on the new website... ranking the abilities and functions for themselves. Once the ranked list is made, then that person can compare their personal list to the other packages out there and see which is the best fit. Julie On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 10:02 AM, <sheilaxyz1@gmail.com> wrote: > I've just recently purchased RootsMagic and Legacy. Haven't done much of > anything with either one yet. I'm leaning towards RootsMagic, though, for > the following reasons. > 1 -- They quickly delivered a TMG Direct Import and after the initial > release quickly released an update to address some user concerns > 2 -- The database is accessible and updateable by users Proficient in > SQLLight. This allows super users like Tom Holden to create and share > scripts to help with data clean up > 3 -- The RootsMagic rootsweb mailing list has more activity than the > Legacy list. This means user to user support if you have questions on how > to do things. > > I'm nowhere near ready to commit to another package though. I'm still > holding out to see which is willing to expand their functionality to > incorporate some of the TMG features. > > Sheila Altenbernd > > -----Original Message----- From: Julie Rosales via > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 8:49 AM > To: tmg-refugees@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TMG-REFUGEES] Move completed! > > > I worked with RootsMagic during the development of the TMG import, and the > handling of my sentences, roles and witnesses are now supurb! I will be > switching to RM once I get my backlog of data entered into TMG. > > Julie > >> >> On 9/25/2014 10:56 PM, karenhappuch via wrote: >> > I acquired a second home, Legacy, in August and completed the move this >> morning. My genealogy data and research now have two homes, TMG ad >> Legacy. There are, of course, lots of things to be done in the "second >> home", but those can be done while I'm fully using the program. >> > >

To be fair, while the RootsWeb mailing list for Legacy is pretty quiet, it has two other non-RootsWeb mailing lists which are more active: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/maillist.html and LegacyFS for FamilySearch related functions (no archive URL published) - see http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Likewise, in addition to the RootsMagicUsers-L on RootsWeb at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ the company hosts on its own servers forums for its products at http://forums.rootsmagic.com/ Tom On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 10:02 AM, sheilaxyz1 via <tmg-refugees@rootsweb.com> wrote: > 3 -- The RootsMagic rootsweb mailing list has more activity than the Legacy > list. This means user to user support if you have questions on how to do > things. >