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2012 Holiday Sale on Family Tree Maker Including Upgrades

9 Nov 2012 by 1 Comment

Family Tree Maker 2012 and Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 are once again available at a holiday discount. The sale is scheduled to go through December 12th, 2012. New copies are 25% off and upgrades are discounted 30%.

If you’re interested, but unsure if Family Tree Maker (FTM) is for you check out the buyers guides:

FTM 2012 Buyer’s Guide

FTMM2 Buyer’s Guide

As previously announced, Ancestry is focused on enhancing and fixing the current versions so there will be no new major version this year.

Click here to learn more and buy Family Tree Maker 2012.

Click here to learn more and buy Family Tree Maker for Mac 2.

Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 Sync Error Work-around

25 Oct 2012 by 2 Comments
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As Ben pointed out recently, Ancestry.com released an update to Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 (FTMM2) back in July that supposedly fixed the TreeSync issues that many people had been experiencing, including me. I had been unable to sync my FTMM2 tree … [Continue reading]

Deleting Branches in Reunion 10

29 Aug 2012 by 2 Comments
Reunion 10 Menu Showing the Selection for Delete Marked People

Removing branches from your Reunion 10 family file is one of those tasks that you (hopefully) won't have to do often. It's also one that can leave you lost for how to carry it out. Combine this with the potential for data loss if not done properly … [Continue reading]

How to Add a Migration Map to a Book in Family Tree Maker

20 Aug 2012 by 3 Comments
Migration Map in Family Tree Maker

A migration map shows the movement of a person over their lifetime. They can help you better understand the person's life story, uncover clues, and make your research look more interesting. Displaying a migration map is easy with Family Tree … [Continue reading]

Ancestry iOS App Version 4.0

17 Aug 2012 by Leave a Comment
Dynamic Family Tree

Version 4.0 of the Ancestry.com companion genealogy app for iOS is available as a free update in the App Store. The change log states the following: Dynamic family tree that shows more family members. See grandchildren, siblings, aunts, … [Continue reading]

Family Tree Maker 2013 Availability

17 Aug 2012 by Leave a Comment

News came from Ancestry.com today that there won't be a Family Tree Maker 2013. The firm is focused on enhancing the existing version. They've already released updates with the following enhancements (listed in their blog announcing the … [Continue reading]

Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 Connectivity Issues Resolved

19 Jul 2012 by 2 Comments

I'm happy to see that Ancestry this evening released an update to Family Tree Maker for Mac 2. The Ancestry Blog says it corrects the connection issues that have been plaguing us since last weekend. Launch FTMM2 to get the update. If you're in … [Continue reading]

Reunion for Mac 10.0.3 Update Available

10 Jul 2012 by 2 Comments
Reunion_10_Search_the_Web

A new maintenance release is available for Reunion 10. Besides a slew of fixes, this version includes an overhaul of the web search feature. The choices on the context menu that appears when you select Search the Web on a person button has been … [Continue reading]

Your Source and Citation Information Is In Danger

29 May 2012 by 47 Comments

Today I finished methodically testing which source and citation information reliably survives GEDCOM import and export. It's not a pretty picture! A mere five of fourteen key GEDCOM tags are safe across the nine leading genealogy software packages I … [Continue reading]

Reunion 10.0.2 Update Available

29 May 2012 by Leave a Comment

The second maintenance update for the new Mac genealogy software Reunion 10, was released today. There are many fixes included. See the release notes for details. Here are the highlights: Get precise coordinates in the geo code place window by … [Continue reading]

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