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FAMILTY TREE (Genealogy)

Listed below are a group of programs to help you create your own family tree.

 

 

Gramps

 

 

 


 

 

 

Windows XP or Later

New ApplicationGramps

  Research, organize and share your family tree with Gramps.

Gramps is a free software project and community it is a genealogy program that is both intuitive for hobbyists and feature-complete for professional genealogists. It is a community project, created, developed and governed by genealogists.

Gramps gives you the ability to record the many details of an individual’s life as well as the complex relationships between various people, places and events. All of your research is kept organized, searchable and as precise as you need it to be.

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My Heritage

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows XP or Later

New ApplicationMy Heritage
Family Tree
Builder

  MyHeritage is one of the world's first services to apply advanced face recognition technology to personal photos and family history; and it's free. Build a family tree visually, add thousands of people quickly.

Their Research option is a free search engine made specifically for genealogy, it lets you run an aggregate search for your ancestors, plus the spelling variations or their names, in hundreds of the most important genealogy databases.


Some people do not like the 'Family Toolbar' option getting in the way of their browser, please select a custom install to remove this option.

For more information

 

Family.Show

 

 

 


 

Windows XP or Later
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

Family.
Show

  Family.Show is a compelling, enjoyable experience and is unlike any other genealogy application out there.

But please keep in mind that Family.Show is not a “real product", it’s more of a programming concept, using some new and exciting Microsoft technology.

Saying this, remember that any work you do in Family.Show can be exported in the standard GEDCOM file format for reuse in any of the leading genealogy products. Enjoy!

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Family Search PAF

 






Windows 95 or Later

Family
Search.org
PAF

  Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is one of the most widely used genealogical management programs for home computers. PAF does not provide genealogical data. Instead, it helps users organize their family history records. It can produce, either on screen or on paper, family histories, pedigree charts, family group records, and other reports to help users in their search for missing ancestors.

You can use the 'FamilySearch' website to search for family ancestors as it contains billions of free family tree, family history, ancestry, genealogy and census records.

Brief registration required.

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Ancestry Family Tree Maker 2011

 



As Seen On TVAncestry
Family Tree
Maker
2011

  Ancestry.co.uk Family Tree Maker has always made it easy to discover your story, preserve your legacy and share your unique heritage as you explore your family tree on your personal computer. And now, Ancestry.co.uk Family Tree Maker 2011 introduces even more storytelling and organisation tools that can add new life to your family history.

Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting on your family tree, Family Tree Maker can help you create a family tree faster, easier, and better than ever before. The end result is a family history that you and your family will treasure for years to come.

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