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Lancashire Family History & Heraldry
Society
Chorley Branch Education Group
Talk Handout
Next Steps in Family History
Family History Computer Programs
Computer vs. Paper
 Paper systems can contain just as much data as any computer based system
and indeed contain a wider range of data so must be seriously considered
 Which is best for you is for you to decide
 I will look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of both systems
before looking at a Family History program
Paper vs. Computer - Advantages
 Paper
 Easily understandable
 Possible to group together different materials to provide a story.
President Steve Williams
Web-Site: www.lfhhs.org.uk
Reg. Charity No. 513437
 In a well ordered filing system is quick to access and makes it easy to
find records.
 Small errors are easy to alter and modify.
 Computer
 Good at keeping records in an ordered way.
 Good at recording sources.
 Excellent at producing a wide range of reports and charts.
 Good at incorporating photographs into the family story.
 Can generate books and websites.
Paper vs. Computer - Disadvantages
 Paper
 No backup – all could be lost
 Much thought needs to be put into how the filing system is arranged
 Difficult to keep records tidy and it is an ongoing job to maintain filing
system
 In certain circumstances it can be time consuming to correct errors
 Drawing charts is best done in pencil as you will be forever changing
them
 Computer
 Can do backups but a lot depends upon the user
 Although good at keeping records tidy, it is possible to mess things up.
It can then be complex to sort out
 A knowledge of how the records are linked is important to avoid making
errors
 Merging files and records can easily mix up your tree
Why not do both!
What should you record.
 Facts
 Births
 Christenings
 Marriages
 Deaths
 Burials
 Occupations
 Residences
 Census
 Military records
 Wills
 Etc. etc.
 All these but also these
 Notes and stories
 Description of People
 Immigration & Emigration
 Witnesses
 Awards
 Hobbies
 Sports
 Newspaper extracts
 Pictures
 Religion
 Health
 Property Ownership
 Criminal Record
 Document images
 Audio Recordings
 Video Recordings
 Sources
 Repositories
 Research done and the result
 To do lists
 Etc., etc.
GEDCOM
 This is not a family history program but a way of arranging the information
collected by a family history program so that it can be exchanged with
another family history program.
 Almost all Family History programs can import and export Gedcom files
 It is in pure text and so with a little knowledge it is easily readable but long.
0 @I824@ INDI
1 NAME Florence Louise /Windle/
2 _USED Flo
2 SOUR @S11408@
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 1899
2 PLAC Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England
1 CENS
2 DATE 31 MAR 1901
2 ADDR 72 Alma Street
2 AGE 1y
2 SOUR @S30144@
1 CENS
2 DATE 2 APR 1911
2 ADDR 21 Russell Street
2 AGE 11y
2 SOUR @S30143@
1 RESI
2 DATE 1970
2 PLAC Chatham, Kent, England
1 DEAT
2 DATE ABT 1970
2 PLAC Chatham, Kent, England
2 SOUR @S11408@
1 FAMC @F1244@
1 FAMS @F43@
1 OBJE @O746@
1 OBJE @O488@
1 OBJE @O489@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 17 OCT 2011
3 TIME 16:45:31
What are the Computer options?
 Use a program on your computer to store your data on either
Your computer’s internal hard drive
On an external device
External hard drive
Memory stick
On the ‘Cloud’
 Use the program on an internet site like ‘Ancestry’ to store your data within
their master database.
 Or do both.
Advantages and disadvantages
Data on your computer
 Advantages
You always have access to your data
Your data is kept private unless you deliberately share it
You can store more and varied types of data
It is possible to produce a greater variety of reports
It is possible to produce a greater variety of and more attractive charts
Can produce Web sites and CD’s
Can produce your own books
Easier to search and query the data
Easier to enter data from other sources. E.g. Lancashire BMD,
Lancashire OPC
 Disadvantages
If not working with web based database transferring the data and
images is more difficult
Data on internet
 Advantages
Integrating the data you discover on the site into the database is much
easier
Easy to move from computer to computer
Share your information with others or everyone. This can help with your
researches.
Often provided hints on possible lines of research, but beware.
With Family Tree Maker and Roots Magic (late 2016) you can you can
synchronise family trees with ‘Ancestry’.
Family Historian can do something similar ‘My Heritage’ a smaller web
database. (See below)
Producing stories is easy.
Does not use valuable storage space on your computer.
 Disadvantages
You have to have a good internet connection.
With the pay sites the data is only editable whilst you are still paying
the annual fee
You cannot enter data to the same detail as you can with a family
history program.
Not as much control in producing charts, reports and books
Producing charts and books is usually at a cost
Very easy to make mistakes and quite difficult to correct them
Limited in the kinds of information can be stored
Enter information from other sources is not easy.
What Programs are available? (Order given by a
comparison Website)
 Family Tree Maker
 Box set Price unknown
 Supplier MacKiev
 Download Price unknown
 Links with ‘Ancestry’
 App available
 Legacy Family Tree
 Box Set Price £34.95
 Supplier Legacy
 Download Price £29.95
 Links with ‘Family Search’
 Free Limited Power Version
 Family Historian 6
 Box set Price £36.85
 Supplier Calico Pie
 Links with ‘My Heritage’
 Free Demo Version
 Roots Magic 7
 Box Set Price £49.95
 Supplier Roots Magic
 Links with ‘The Genealogist’ and ‘Ancestry (late 2016)’
 App available
 Ancestral Quest 14
 Box set Price £34.94
 Supplier Ancestral Quest
 Free Limited Power Version
 Heredis 2015
 Supplier Heredis
 Links with ‘Heredis’
 App available
 Here are some others
 Agelong Tree 4.7
 €25 Basic - €39 Premium
 Brother’s Keeper 7.1 £45
 Doro Tree 3 $59
 Jewish Genealogy
 Family Tree Builder 7 $0
 In association with My Heritage
 Family Tree Legends 5 £0
 Doro Tree 3
 $67
 Jewish Genealogy
 GenBox Family History 3.7 $40
 Gramps £0
 Linux, Windows and Mac
 Kith and Kin Pro3 £30
 MacFamily Tree 7 (Mac) $50
 In association with Family Search
 Reunion 11 (Mac) £70
 WinFamily 10 £61
Web sites that allow you to enter your family tree?
 Ancestry
Annual cost (UK) £119.99
Annual Cost (World) £179.99
Resources - 15 Billion
Countries (UK) 2 UK & Ireland
Countries (World) 200
Hints – Yes
Mobile Applications available - Yes
 My Heritage
Annual cost £99.99 (£75 for Family Historian Users)
Resources – 5.7 Billion
Countries - 200
Hints - Yes
 Mocavo Gold
Annual cost $108
Resources – 420,000
Countries - 200
Hints – Yes
Mobile Applications available - No
 Find My Past (World)
Annual cost £119.95
Resources – 1.6 Billion
Countries - 6
Hints - No
Mobile Applications available - No
 Family Search
Annual cost £0
Resources – 4 Billion
Countries - 80
Hints – No
 The Genealogist Diamond
Annual cost £119.45
Resources – ?
Countries - 10
Hints - No
Other Family Tree database Websites available?
 One Great Family Tree
£75.95 – 190 million – 37 Countries – No Hints
 My Trees
$120 – 580 million – 7 Countries – No Hints
 Genes Reunited
Free which includes some data searching but pay to access further data
£19.95 Standard, £79.95 Platinum
 Geni
Free? No data only other trees, 150 million
 Rootsweb World Connect
Free – Part of Ancestry
 Tribal Pages
Free - No data but links to other members trees
 WeRelate
Free – Wiki for family trees
What a good family history program should be capable
of.
 A friendly opening screen
 Easy to navigate
 Easy entry of data
 Easy to enter source details
 Easy to add photographs and images of documents and link them to people
and sources
 Easy searching and ordering of data
 Display and print out Reports
Family Group Sheet
Individual Report
Narrative Reports
Etc.
 Display and Print out Charts
Ancestor or Pedigree Chart
Descendant or Box Chart
Hour Glass Chart / Bow tie Chart
Etc.
 Produce Books
 Produce Websites
 Link with the internet
 Produce maps showing where people lived
 Produce time lines
Typical Program -- Family Tree Maker (2009)
 Opening Screen
 Navigation
 You can navigate (i.e. move from person to person) by
 Using the list of names on the left
 Using the family group pane at the bottom centre
 Using the ancestor tree in the centre
 You can also bookmark an individual then using the bookmark list
(bottom left) quickly jump to them
 When in the Person view you also have a small ancestor chart
that you can use. (Top Centre
 Entry of Data
 When in the Family View you can edit the Birth, Christening, Death,
Burial and Marriage details in the Right Pane
 By clicking on the Photo icon in the right Pane you can add and edit
photographs
 The next icon on the right gives access to the notes which also can be
added to or edited.
 By selecting the Person tab it is possible to edit each of the facts
associated with that person and add facts and edit them in the right
hand pane. The source details for that individual can also be added.
 Within the Person tab is a sub-tab called timeline. This shows the facts
in chronological order.
 Another sub-tab gives relationships
 When in Person mode tabs in the bottom pane allow you to add and edit
photos and entries in a ‘To Do’ list for the selected person
 Easy to enter source data
 Up at the top is a sources tab
 Display and Print out reports and charts
An alternative
 An alternative is to store your Family History on line.
 This is a good way of doing it with the following advantages.
 Does not use valuable storage space on your computer.
 You can store your data, photographs, images of documents, notes,
stories and with some sites produce books.
 Some sites work very well with the web and are well integrated.
 Some work in the ‘cloud’. This enables them to work from any computer
or some phones.
 With some companies other people can add to your work.
 But it has disadvantages also
 Disadvantages
 You have to have a good internet connection.
 With the pay sites the data is only accessible whilst you are still paying
the annual fee
 You cannot enter data to the same detail as you can with a family
history program.
 They are not as good in providing paper chart or reports.
 The host company will (with your permission) share your work with
others, hence loosing some privacy.
 Although hidden to other users, private information of living individuals
will be available to the service provider.
Online Storage providers
 Ancestry (Pay)
 Findmypast (Pay)
 Genes Reunited (Pay)
 Geni (Free for basic version)
 MyFamily ($30 per year)
 My Heritage (Free - limited)
 Rootsweb World Connect (Free)
 The Genealogist (Pay)
 Tribal Pages (Free)
 WeRelate (Free)
Good luck.
Get searching.
Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society
Chorley Research Centre at Astley Hall Farmhouse
Opening times
Saturday Noon—4:30pm
Monday & Friday 10:00am—4:30pm
Last appointment 3:00pm
Booking advisable—Tel. 01257 231 600 (Answer phone when centre is closed)
Research Enquires - [email protected]
Website—www.lfhhschorleybranch.com
LFHHS
President – Steve Williams
Society Website – www.lfhhs.org.uk
Reg. Charity Number - 513437

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