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nameslessone

nameslessone Report 13 Mar 2009 08:14

Your Family Tree magazine is currently running a subscription offer that gives you Family Historian 3 as a 'gift'. The cost of the subs is about equal to the RRP.

Alana

Alana Report 13 Mar 2009 06:55

Thanks to all who have replied, I have downloaded a few trials and am playing with them but the Ancestry one is the one I would like to try but there is no trial version from what I can come up with.

Ken

Ken Report 12 Mar 2009 13:42

Are you researching mainly English records? If the answer is yes then get and use Family Historian, it’s English and made specifically for English records.

Alan

Alan Report 12 Mar 2009 09:12

I wouldnt disagree with advice offered. It depends on what suits you best.
Try a free one first eg Tribalpages.com or Personal Ancestor File (PAF) from LDS site. If they dont meet your requirements, then you will have to buy one.

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 12 Mar 2009 07:55

FTM 2008 (you actually need the 2009 version which includes updates and bug fixes) is a completely different program to FTM 2006, which itself is by far the most popular on the market.

FTM 2006 Can be obtained for around £10, and there are also packages which include discounted Ancestry subscriptions.

All programs are slightly different and some features may appeal more to some but not others.

Dugless

Dugless Report 12 Mar 2009 07:33

When Which? tested them it concluded that Family Historian was the best. I use it and I would not disagree.

Alana

Alana Report 12 Mar 2009 04:04

Hi, can anybody recommend the best software program to use to do all of this stuff? I have been told family Tree is good but have also seen a Legacy one...and apparently there are more. Any pointers gratefully appreciated!