Category Archives: RootsMagic

Is this the season of surprises?

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Peter

But I didn’t expect this one from Ancestry.com!  In a blog article on Dec 8 Ancestry announces that they would be “retiring” their Family Tree Maker  (FTM) – click here for the article. What is the timeline?  Sales will stop … Continue reading →

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News from RootsMagic and an Exciting Indexing Experience

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Peter

We recently had a nice surprise – RootsMagic released version 7 of their popular software!  http://rootsmagic.com/   Many of you know that we are RootsMagic enthusiasts.  The free RootsMagic Essentials version continues – so you can try that for free. … Continue reading →

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Getting Started with Family History (April 2013 update)

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Peter

How do you get started? Identify known family information – write what you know – fill in as much of a predigree chart as you can – check with relatives – has anyone done research on your family?  (see Types … Continue reading →

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Some items from Rootstech 2013 – Rootsmagic for the mac and MyHeritage.com

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Peter

We had a great time  at RootsTech 2013 in Salt Lake City.  There were over 6700 people registered.  It was held in the Salt Palace Convention Centre.  How big is the convention centre?  There were 3 conferences being held simultaneously! … Continue reading →

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