Which Genealogy Program Should I Use?
Windows computers will run almost any Windows genealogy program, such as RootsMagic, Legacy Family Tree, AncestralQuest, Family Historian, Family Tree Maker, and other Windows genealogy programs. It also will run almost any genealogy program that runs in a Web browser, such as: MyHeritage, Ancestry.com, The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG), WebRoots, and similar programs.
Macintosh computers will run most any Macintosh genealogy program, such as Reunion, Mac Family Tree, Heredis, Personal Ancestry Writer II, or “PAWriter II,” Family Tree Maker (for Macintosh), and other Macintosh genealogy programs. It also will run almost any genealogy program that runs in a Web browser, such as: MyHeritage, Ancestry.com, The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG), WebRoots, and similar programs.
Linux computers will run most any Linux genealogy program, such as GRAMPS. It also will run almost any genealogy program that runs in a Web browser, such as: MyHeritage, Ancestry.com, The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG), WebRoots, and similar programs.
Chromebook computers will run most any Chromebook genealogy app as well as almost any genealogy program that runs in a Web browser, such as: MyHeritage, Ancestry.com, The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG), WebRoots, and similar programs.
iPad and iPhones will run most any Apple iOS genealogy program, including all genealogy programs listed in the Apple App Store.
Android smart phones and tablets will run most any Android genealogy program, including all genealogy programs listed in the Google Play Store.
Source: Dick Eastman On-Line Genealogy Newsletter
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New Collections at FindMyPast
Canada – FindMyPast has put online the Lower Canada census of 1842. This collection of some 46,000 records covers the Province of Lower Canada, which is basically the southern part of modern-day Quebec plus Labrador.
This census lists the name of the head of the household, whether they owned their own property, whether they were entitled to vote, occupation or trade, country of origin and total number of people in the household broken out by gender and age group. This collection can be searched by first name, last name, occupation, town and county. Access is by subscription. [Lower Canada 1842 Census]
For those who do not have a subscription to FindMyPast, this census is also available for free on FamilySearch.
United Kingdom – FindMyPast has added some 295,000 records to their collection of Anglo-Boer War military records. This database comes from a wide variety of sources (apparently some 470 different sources) and contains a wide selection of information, including medal lists, honors lists, award lists, casualty records, etc.
Most records in this collection list (at a minimum) the person’s service number, rank, unit and regiment. The records can be searched by first name, last name, service number, rank, regiment and keyword. Access is by subscription. [Anglo-Boer War Records]
Source: Genealogy in Time
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England and Wales General Register Office Pilot Project Phase 3
The General Register Office is now at phase 3 trial from 16 March, 2017 GMT to provide pdf copies of our non-digitized records. Records will not be immediately viewable, but emailed as a PDF.
Applications for each PDF cost £8, must be made online and include a GRO index reference.
England and Wales records which are available as PDF’s in pilot 3 include:
- Births: 1935-2006
- Deaths: 1958-2006
- Marriages: 1837-2010
Note: A PDF is not a certificate and has no value for services where a certificate is required e.g. a passport, driver’s license application, or notice of marriage.
Pilot phase 3 closes at 4:oo p.m. GMT on 12 April or when 40,000 pdf’s have been ordered, whichever is sooner. Analysis of the pilot will then follow.