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hawkeye · 11-23-2003, 11:41 AM

I'm looking for some software that will allow me to make family trees.
I need it for a midaevil english history class, so I need something that will accept multiple spouses, and something that accepts titles would be good too. If you guys could help me with this I'd really appreciate it.

charliex · 11-23-2003, 05:35 PM

http://olivetreegenealogy.com/

you could always start here, its got a lot of useful resources

if its just charting software you are looking for try this

http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/

arch13 · 11-23-2003, 05:53 PM

Family Tree Maker was the first (as in back in the days of windows 3.1) and is still the best in my book. It saves all data in the universal .GED format that can be read by all other geneology prgrams as well as PHP and .NET scripts to create dynamic web based representations of what you compile in the program. The newest version runs for about 50.00 but you may be able to pull a student discount.
It's made by Borland and thus has my respect for Borlands tech support as well.
My family uses it and where able to trade the data with other families with similar surnames. There are even entire communities of people trading and compiling the .GED data of everyone who submits to create the tree of the entire US population of European descent (it's a stalled project in the last year though)

But yes, it supports multipule wives as long as you can provide the death dates of the wives, as well as a host of add in scripts that support things like Titleling families, genetic lines, or indiviguals. (there's even a bastard child modue floating on the internet somewhere

)
Hope that helps.

SecretMethod70 · 11-25-2003, 09:15 AM

My dad has been doing quite extensive research into the family tree and uses Ancestry.com and I think some software from there as well. I know he's tried out others but that's what he's stuck with. Whether it will do what you're needing, I don't know - not to mention it costs money.

11-23-2003, 11:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
hawkeye back from sabbatical Location: Mosptopia	I need family tree software I'm looking for some software that will allow me to make family trees. I need it for a midaevil english history class, so I need something that will accept multiple spouses, and something that accepts titles would be good too. If you guys could help me with this I'd really appreciate it. __________________ You're not fat, You're just a giant ball of love, covered in anger.

11-23-2003, 05:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
arch13 Loves my girl in thongs Location: North of Mexico, South of Canada	Family Tree Maker was the first (as in back in the days of windows 3.1) and is still the best in my book. It saves all data in the universal .GED format that can be read by all other geneology prgrams as well as PHP and .NET scripts to create dynamic web based representations of what you compile in the program. The newest version runs for about 50.00 but you may be able to pull a student discount. It's made by Borland and thus has my respect for Borlands tech support as well. My family uses it and where able to trade the data with other families with similar surnames. There are even entire communities of people trading and compiling the .GED data of everyone who submits to create the tree of the entire US population of European descent (it's a stalled project in the last year though) But yes, it supports multipule wives as long as you can provide the death dates of the wives, as well as a host of add in scripts that support things like Titleling families, genetic lines, or indiviguals. (there's even a bastard child modue floating on the internet somewhere ) Hope that helps. __________________ Seen on an employer evaluation: "The wheel is turning but the hamsters dead" ____________________________ Is arch13 really a porn diety ? find out after the film at 11. -Nanofever

11-25-2003, 09:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	My dad has been doing quite extensive research into the family tree and uses Ancestry.com and I think some software from there as well. I know he's tried out others but that's what he's stuck with. Whether it will do what you're needing, I don't know - not to mention it costs money. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

11-23-2003, 05:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
charliex Junkie Location: North Hollywood	http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ you could always start here, its got a lot of useful resources if its just charting software you are looking for try this http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/