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Genealogy Software
So you've been down at the local library data mining information about great grandpa Willy and his 37 cousins, and it's really getting a little out of your notebook's control. If only there were a single place where you could consolidate the information and get your family history straight. Enter genealogy software, which will allow you to do just that. Genealogy software provides a comprehensive and easy way to story your family's information and can make the search for information that much less cumbersome.
A Crowded Market
The genealogy software industry is surprisingly crowded for a Niche market. Since genealogy software is relatively easy to produce, it can tough to know the best from the bottom of the barrel on price alone. The below software has been compiled from lasts by Genealogy Software Review and the Genealogical Software Report Card.
| High Ranking Genealogy Software | |||
Legacy Family Tree software has a powerful feature set that includes Web portability, a US county verifier, a "potential problems" tool that tags questionable data and easy-to-navigate tabs. |
Family Tree Maker is an easy-to-use program with an innovative "significant events" tool that maps important moments in your ancestral history, such as marriages and migration patterns. |
Ancestral Quest allows users to publish their lineage onto a Web page and has other multimedia capabilities. It features complex, but manageable, subscreens for entry of user-specified data. |
The Master Genealogist has an exhaustive feature set that allows users to upload photos and other media, plan genealogical trips or publish their materials. Its complex interface is for expert users. |
