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How to get started with TreeView
TreeView is a program for Mac and Windows that integrates with TheGenealogist's archives and online tree builder to give you easy access to its records and provide you with a place to store your tree online.... Read More
Issue 115 - Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine - Nick Peers
More Than 500,000 Norfolk Parish Records go Online
TheGenealogist has added over half a million new parish records for Norfolk to its Parish Records collection.... Read More
Issue 76 - Discover Your Ancestors Magazine
Cumbria
At the end of the Roman era in Britain (c410 AD) the inhabitants of this area were native Romano-Britons who spoke Cumbric, related to Old Welsh.... Read More
Issue 61 - Discover Your Ancestors Magazine
TheGenealogist celebrates RAF centenary with new data
To mark the centenary of the establishment of the RAF on 1 April 1918, TheGenealogist has released thousands of records of individuals who were recorded in a number of Air Force Lists... Read More
Issue 60 - Discover Your Ancestors Magazine
1.1m Sussex records go online
TheGenealogist has added over 1.1 million individuals to its parish record collection covering the county of Sussex... Read More
Issue 54 - Discover Your Ancestors Magazine
Major new release: TreeView 2
Leading family history publisher S&N Genealogy Supplies has just released TreeView 2... Read More
Issue - Discover Your Ancestors Magazine
TreeView Premium Edition
In a welcome development, S&N Genealogy Supplies has now made the software available for home computer (PC and Mac), allowing users to update their trees when working offline and to store a copy locally at home.... Read More
Issue 113 - Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine - Chris Paton
TreeView
Made in the UK for the UK market, TreeView is all that you'd expect from the latest family history software, allowing you to create a family tree on your desktop, with reports and a range of charts, online search facilities, and a sync feature.... Read More
Issue V32 No.8 - Family Tree Magazine - Helen Tovey
TreeView 1.0
Can TreeView do for TheGenealogist what Family Tree Maker did for Ancestry?... Read More
Issue 168 - Your Family Tree Magazine
Revolutionary new multi-platform family tree software for PC and Mac
Market leaders in the family history retail sector S&N Genealogy Supplies have just announced the release of TreeView – a new family history software package designed for Windows and Mac.... Read More
Issue 35 - Discover Your Ancestors Magazine
Use your free Gold subscription
Nick Thorne explains how to get the most out of your fantastic free three-month subscription to TheGenealogist... Read More
Issue 5 - Discover Your Ancestors Magazine - Nick Thorne
Software Releases: RootsMagic UK Version 7
The popular RootsMagic genealogy software program authored by Bruce Buzbee has been released for the UK market in its seventh incarnation, boasting a host of user-friendly new features and improvements.... Read More
Issue V31 No.6 - Family Tree Magazine - Karen Clare
RootsMagic 7 UK Edition
After a two-year gap, RootsMagic 7 returns to battle for the coveted crown of best PC software...... Read More
Issue 153 - Your Family Tree Magazine - Nick Peers
Scanning on the go
Family historian Nick Thorne discovers a useful tool for capturing family memorabilia.... Read More
Issue 28 - Discover Your Ancestors Magazine - Nick Thorne
New TreeView App
The TreeView app follows in the footsteps of Ancestry's mobile app in giving users of TheGenealogist website access to their online tree within their Apple or Android phone or tablet. It is definitely worth investigating.... Read More
Issue 142 - Your Family Tree Magazine
New App: TreeView
You can now build your family tree and have your genealogical research at your fingertips thanks to this handy app for your mobile device from TheGenealogist.... Read More
Issue 86 - Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine - Steve Newell
Custodian 4
For Windows users, this database is handy for storing, indexing and organising information.... Read More
Issue 83 - Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine - Bethany Gent
RootsMagic 6
RootsMagic 6 proves there's life in this venerable genealogy package. Key new features include the Web Tags online search tool, expanded CountyCheck Explorer, online publishing, and Timeline Live. It is a much-improved program that closes the gap that had... Read More
Issue 72 - Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine - Nick Peers
RootsMagic 6: UK Edition
With the release of RootsMagic 6, existing features are developed further to inject functionality into areas of the program. It takes a definite step in the right direction, and combines a reasonable feature set with a straightforward user interface.... Read More
Issue 126 - Your Family Tree Magazine
RootsMagic Version 5
Chris Paton's expert review on the newly released RootsMagic Version 5. "The fifth incarnation of the popular RootsMagic family tree software programme packs as big a punch as its predecessors..."... Read More
RootsMagic UK Platinum Edition v5
Over the past ten years, RootsMagic has proved to be a leading light in the genealogy software market, and this latest version continues the trend. I found it incredibly easy to install and was swiftly inputting my family tree details. Intuitive and simpl... Read More
Issue V28 No.5 - Family Tree Magazine
RootsMagic 4
RootsMagic 4 (www.rootsmagic.co.uk) is a popular piece of software that offers much the same functionality as FTM 2011. However, RootsMagic is a bit faster on its toes when it comes both to opening up and moving through its various functions.... Read More
RootsMagic Essentials 4
An unlimited trial program is a difficult balancing act, as it must contain enough tools to stop users getting frustrated, yet offer enough carrots to tempt them to upgrade. In the case of RME the publisher has got the balance just about right.... Read More
Issue 88 - Your Family Tree Magazine
UK RootsMagic Essentials
RootsMagic has long been established as one of the leading genealogy programs. Now readers can enjoy a free copy of this award-winning software with the newly released UK RootsMagic Essentials.... Read More
Issue V26 No3 - Family Tree Magazine - Sam Turner
Getting the Most out of RootsMagic
Written by the author of the program himself, and with the usual outstanding simplicity of expression - not to mention the touches of humour - that we have come to expect from Bruce Buzbee.... Read More
Magic Roots
James Taylor looks at the latest edition of RootsMagic... Read More
Issue - Ancestors Magazine - James Taylor
Kathy Chater’s guide to recent releases Naval Service
The Navy List 1850 (S&N Genealogy Supplies, £19.95) contains additional information beyond naval officers and the dates of their seniority, which takes the careers of some back into the late eighteenth century.... Read More
Issue - Ancestors Magazine - Kathy Chater
