Becky Sliter wrote: I want to thank EVERYONE who so graciously answered my question about good software or books for beginning genealogy. I saved everyone's thoughts and printed them out. I started into genealogy because we have recently found my husband's birth parents. He was adopted. Many of the techniques used in searching for birth parents, are the same avenues used in genealogy research. So, it just seemed like a "natural" for me to start doing our family trees. Thank you all for being so helpful!!! You are a great group! Becky Sliter found husband's birth mom 6-2000 found husband's birth dad 9-2000