Genealogy That is Truly To-Go

Are you thrilled with the mobility of your iPhone or iPad and wondering whether there is a genealogy program available for these devices that does not require you to sync up with a PC or Macintosh computer? There is a freestanding program called Mobile Family Tree Pro that has been developed by Synium that enables you to use all of its functionality on your iPhone or iPad. You may already be familiar with Mobile Family Tree 2, which is a mobile companion program to the very popular Macintosh genealogy program, Mac Family Tree. Mobile Family Tree Pro takes the data, … Continue reading

“Who Do You Think You Are” Companion Book

If you are a fan of NBC’s hit series “Who Do You Think You Are?” you may be interested in knowing that there is a companion book available. The book, aptly titled “Who Do You Think You Are?” combines information about the celebrities’ families from the show’s first season with instructions for beginning genealogists who want to start researching their family histories. In this book, you will also find information on how to research using Census, birth, marriage, death, and other records as well as what kind of things you can find out from each of those types of records. … Continue reading

OneGreatFamily Can Help You Build Your Family Tree

Need some help filling in the missing pieces of your family tree? There is a genealogy website that can help you to do that. It is called OneGreatFamily, and it actually works on your family tree for you, while you are doing other things. It will even let you know when it finds new information. Genealogists, even amateur ones, spend countless hours doing research, gathering information, and putting together their family tree. There are going to be times when you have too many things going on in your life and are too busy to work on your genealogy research. Or, … Continue reading

A Review of MyHeritage.com

MyHeritage.com offers a free download of Family Tree Builder 4.0. This website is run by a company out of Israel. It is actively growing and has many International members from all over the world. The software allows you to build your own family tree and set up a website just for your family members. There is an additional Premium program that you can purchase as well. In addition to really clean and easy to use program, MyHeritage.com has a lot of great features that can help you as you do your genealogy. There is an active blog where you can … Continue reading

A Review of Genealogyarchives.com

Genealogyarchives.com is another site available to help you with your genealogy. This site has compiled several different collections to make information easier to find. Many of the records go up to the date 2005 which will make searching for immediate family’s dates much easier. This site is a membership based site, but it does have a seven day free trial that you can use to test it out. The membership is only $39.95 per year, which is a reasonable rate. The site also works uniquely, you can type in your information, and it will work to build your own family … Continue reading