Others say...

"Family Feast"
This program provides one with all of the neccessities to track and record their family tree and the ability to add footnotes and other memorandum to the individuals. It is able to retain all of the information fed into it and record what one wants written out in all different kinds of formats. I highly recommend this program to all who are interested in their "roots" or just want to leave information to their progeny.
I not only had a good time working on it but was able to reestablish relations with distant relatives.

"User friendly for all ages and ability"
I teach Family Tree Maker to senior citizens and am an amateur genealogist. It usually takes no more than an hour or two for my students to get around enough basics about Family Tree Maker to start entering their genealogy. It has clear windows and comfortably large fonts, very user friendly error messages that actually make sense.... (ie when typing a name all in lower case, a message pops up saying "the name may have too many or too few capital letters" and you have the option to make the change right there or use the "auto-fix" button).
As another review mentions, this is first and foremost a data entry tool for genealogy, as well as a data output tool such as family trees of various configuration, several standardized reports, and my favorite: the ability to put a genealogy book together.
Family Tree Maker's helpful research tools should be used in combination with classic research mediums: Libraries, genealogy groups, the internet, historical societies, local town halls....

"This is Software!"
I just have to respond to the review I saw regarding "Andy" who could not just pull up his ancestry with the touch of a button. This is software to help you compile information - NOBODY gets that info for free! There is a lot of research involved in finding your family tree. I have only version 8.0 so far, but it is an awesome program that really manages my info - like it is supposed to. Go to a history center or courthouse and roll up your sleeves if you really want to find your history!!

"Looks Great But..."
I am writing this for anyone who might make the same mistake as me. I bought this thinking that i might be able to increase my knowledge of my own geneology, and it looked promising. I got many results after my first search. However, when i clicked on each individual item that the program found as a lead, they would give me no further information unless i subscribed further to their services. After already spending 50 dollars, they were asking me to make yearly subscription-adding up to hundreds of dollars per year. While I'd love to be able to trace my geneolgoy, I must say thanks, but no thanks.

  

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"Pretty good all around program until Broderbund dumped it", I've been using Family Tree Maker for many years and upgraded 4 times. It has been a good program up through FTM9 afterwhich I guess the company changed hands?. One bit of advise to genealogists out there. Many of these genealogy programs will ask you to upload your information that you worked to compile "for everyone to use" when they really want to take your work and sell the results for a profit. In some cases you lose the right to publish your own work if you share with them. I and many others always shared for free or cost in the past and everyone wants money now.

"A lot of hype", I am very disappointed with the upgrade from 8 to 9. There is hardly any difference between the two programs, and the interface is still a clumsy, antiquated, early Windows edition that Broderbund hasn't even bothered to upgrade to a more modern Windows interface. Many features are annoying that should have been corrected long ago, that only if you're a savvy Windows user can you work around--maybe. I have used this product for many years and haven't found a better substitute yet, but maybe it's because I haven't looked, and maybe it's about time. The product has hardly changed despite the many hyped "upgrades." Broderbund invests more energy, it appears, into the hype surrounding all of its add-ons rather than into more substantial software. The source feature is essential for accurate documentation, but it is clumsy to use and limited, and doesn't even produce the correct printed formats (consult an MLA handbook, Broderbund!!!).

"The Standard--and Essential--Program", After toying with several different genealogy data processing programs, I find I use Family Tree Maker exclusively. The beauty of the program is that it is very easy to learn and very easy to use, an aspect which allows you to focus on the material you are processing rather than the program itself. In addition to this, individual entries can be tagged with detailed information, revision is simple, and the program is capable of generating numerous useful reports and print outs with a minimum of effort. I strongly recommend the program.

When used in conjunction with a subscription to Family Tree Maker's internet database (there is an extra fee for this), the program can produce startling results. I do feel the subscription is worth the cost--but I also offer a word of caution here: researchers should never assume information obtained in such manner is completely accurate. They should instead regard such information as a starting point for their own direct research and prove each entry through independent research.

"I have to agree with "a software user from MN" re: Andy", Andy, if you DO happen to manage to find your family tree on any of Family Tree Maker's CD's or anywhere on-line, it's because somebody else did all the research! Not to mention, it probably contains errors. (I know, I personally found plenty!) Most of the fun of genealogy is in finding the information yourself; it's like detective work. If you're really interested in genealogy, get yourself a good genealogy book (I would recommend Sharon Debartolo Carmack's books) on how to start your research, even "Genealogy for Dummies" (no insult intended!). It really is a wonderful hobby, you just need to realize that it takes WORK! (and money for vital records, i.e. birth, marriage and death records, but it's worth it to see a signature of a great-great grandparent from the 1850's!) Believe me, it's definitely worth it.
Also get yourself some good genealogy software, (Family Tree Maker is in my opinion the best) - It's money well-spent, you will use it a lot.

"Family Tree Maker 9.0... Better Yet!", When I first purchased Family Tree Maker Version 8.0, I had very little information about my family's history. I was able to enter the basic information about me and my direct family and that was pretty much it. I figured I wasn't really going to get that many results, and that's where I was wrong!

Using Family Tree Maker Version 9.0, I have increased my family tree to 1,345 individuals (mostly on my mother's side) some going all the way back to the first century AD! I was impressed, and all of the information checks out thus far!

Family Tree Maker is also outstanding at compiling my family's history in whatever manner I need it. I can create a report about me, descendant's of my great-great-grandmother, a printout of everyone I'm related to, or create the usual trees! With the click of a button my information is compiled for me... couldn't be any easier!

New to this version is the ability to store information such as email addresses, and copies of your source material... You can always go back and find out where you got your information just by asking this program! The interface is not complicated, and will work with all levels of computer users! This is great for everyone!



 
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