Today I received another newsletter from Software MacKiev about Family Tree Maker; I’ve copied it below for those who haven’t received it yet. A few highlights (slightly edited for clarity from a previously published version): [Read more…] about News from Family Tree Maker
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Family Tree Maker News — Mac Edition
Today I received from Software MacKiev a newsletter entitled, “Family Tree Maker News — Mac Edition.” I’ve copied it below in its entirety. [Read more…] about Family Tree Maker News — Mac Edition
Family Tree Maker News
Some readers may have received a “Summer News” email update about Family Tree Maker from Software MacKiev or seen it on Randy Seaver’s blog, GeneaMusings. If you haven’t seen it yet and are subscribed to the FTM email list, it’s because MacKiev is gradually rolling out the email to everyone on the list, which is quite large, according to MacKiev president, Jack Minsky. [Read more…] about Family Tree Maker News
Where Are the Free Family Tree Maker Updates?
When Software MacKiev first announced that they had purchased Family Tree Maker (FTM) from Ancestry.com, they stated in an online FAQ that owners of FTM 2014 and FTM 3 would receive free updates (Fig 1). It seemed to me that the FAQ implied that the updates would come out the same time as the new versions were for sale on their store. [Read more…] about Where Are the Free Family Tree Maker Updates?
Family Historian Adds Automatic Record Matching and ‘Hints’ for Findmypast Databases
Tree hints, made famous by the shaky leaves at Ancestry.com, are a feature of genealogy websites and databases that is growing in popularity. In addition to Ancestry, Family Tree Maker has them, as do FamilySearch, RootsMagic, MyHeritage, Geni, and several others. The Family Historian 6 app was previously able to automatically match to records at MyHeritage; now it can do the same with Findmypast. The following is a news release from Calico Pie about this new capability. Also, don’t forget to check out my review of Family Historian 6, if you haven’t already. [Read more…] about Family Historian Adds Automatic Record Matching and ‘Hints’ for Findmypast Databases