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On the Future of Custom Reunion Source Types

Have you wondered what happened with the Reunion source types I had been creating? Let me tell you what happened. As you'll recall, I created custom source types based on guidance from "Evidence Explained" (EE) (see "source types" in the Reunion … [Continue reading]

Memberships No Longer Expire

I've changed GenealogyTools memberships from expiring annually to non-expiring. All current memberships have been changed to non-expiring. Now GenealogyTools membership helps you accomplish more family history research and be confident in your tools … [Continue reading]

Video Guide to Using PC Genealogy Software on Mac

You can run PC genealogy applications (like Family Tree Maker 2012 and RootsMagic) on your Mac, even if it’s just as a supplement to your primary Mac genealogy software. There are features in the best Windows genealogy software that aren’t in … [Continue reading]

Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 Update Issues

If you follow this blog, you know that we do not currently recommend Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 (FTMM2). However, I still use it personally and keep hoping that Ancestry and the developer will fix it. I recently installed the Family Tree Maker for … [Continue reading]

Splitting a Family Tree with Family Tree Maker, Part 2

Fig 1 Set up chart

Ben recently wrote about his frustrations with splitting a tree in Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 (FTMM2). I needed to do this for my own tree, so I set about finding the best way to do it. I recently prepared a family tree for my stepmother-in-law and, … [Continue reading]