[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Software recomendations

[Mauricio Norenberg]

I am just skimming thought this conversation but wonder if you are ever
considering using online based tools.
They are getting quite user friendly and advanced on graphs and everything
else. I just can't see myself going back to pc\mac based software.

I'm talking about myheritage, familysearch, ancestry, etc.

and all of this makes so much easier to share and make new genealogy
connections with other members.

I have mine on myheritage and not much complain about, even the free
version.



On 30 December 2014 at 09:11, Peter <chamdo4ever at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> Like I mentioned in my response to Richard, I was a user of The Master
> Genealogist for many years, but finally converted my TMG database to
> the Gramps software earlier this year ( https://gramps-project.org ).
>
> There's a handy little software called tmg2gramps which was extremely
> helpful to me in that regard. There is no denying that using
> tmg2gramps takes a bit of effort, but I found it to be worthwhile as I
> was able to import all of my TMG data to Gramps with little or no
> loss. Details of using tmg2gramps can be found here:
>
>
> https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Import_from_another_genealogy_program#tmg2gramps
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Peter
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 2:54 PM, MIKE MCHENRY <maurmike1 at verizon.net>
> wrote:
> > I'm also in need of new software. I had been using a program called "the
> > Master Genealogist" TMG. They're exiting the business and technical
> support
> > ended this month. Anyone have a strong feeling of what is the best
> program?
> > One of TMG's strong points is it could import data directly from most
> > programs  without going through gedcom.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > MIKE
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ger-Poland-Volhynia [mailto:ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at sggee.org]
> On
> > Behalf Of Peter
> > Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 1:10 PM
> > To: Germans SGGEE
> > Cc: Richard Boltz
> > Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Software recomendations
> >
> > Hi Richard,
> >
> > Sure, you could go with Family Tree Maker. I would not feel
> > comfortable using it myself, but a lot of people do seem to use it.
> >
> > To my knowledge, Ancestry -- with the possible exception of linking to
> > Family Tree Maker -- will only ever let you export your data in the
> > Gedcom format (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). The
> > disadvantage to Gedcom is that it is possible to lose data when
> > transferring between different versions of software, let alone with
> > different kinds of software. I just find that to be completely
> > unacceptable.
> >
> > My own software of choice is Gramps:
> >
> > https://gramps-project.org
> >
> > One of the reasons that I like Gramps is that it's Open Source and
> > hence, completely free -- both free as in beer, and free as in your
> > important genealogical data is not locked down to some closed source,
> > proprietary format (like Family Tree Maker, etc.)
> >
> > Also, thanks to it being Open Source, Gramps can be run on Windows,
> > Mac, and Linux -- all versions of Gramps are free, and all are
> > actively being developed by Open Sources coders the world over -- not
> > just a single coder or two at one company. And you can export and
> > import your Gramps database between the different computer operating
> > systems without ANY loss of data! The Gedcom standard certainly can't
> > boast that.
> >
> > Yet, you can still perform a Gedcom export from Gramps and import that
> > to Ancestry if you like. That keeps Ancestry as a secondary, online
> > source of your data, but all of your primary data can still be
> > maintained and kept free (in every sense) in Gramps.
> >
> > I was a devotee of The Master Genealogist for years, but that was
> > Windows only. When I began using Linux as my primary operating system,
> > I explored Gramps and finally converted my entire database to Gramps
> > earlier this year. Turns out that was very prescient, as The Master
> > Genealogist is no longer being developed and the security updates end
> > on December 31st of this year, a few days from now....
> >
> > Being left in the lurch by closed, proprietary software (like That
> > Master Genealogist or countless others) is something that will never
> > happen with Gramps.
> >
> > If you're curious to learn about importing your own genealogical data
> > into Gramps from other sources, visit this link:
> >
> >
> https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Import_from_another_genealog
> > y_program
> >
> > It's all free of charge, and insures that your genealogical data will
> > be liberated for posterity.
> >
> > And just like the SGGEE, Gramps has a handy mailing list community
> > which is very helpful to new and old users:
> >
> > https://gramps-project.org/contact/
> >
> > I hope that helps,
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 12:37 PM, Richard Boltz
> > <ricardo.tornillo.g at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Looking for suggestions for software.  I have been using Ancestry.com
> for
> >> research and entering data, photos, comments , etc.  I now realize that
> I
> >> am tied to Ancestry forever for access to my work.  Their Family Tree
> > Maker
> >> looked like a great option because it said it syncs your software, say
> on
> >> my PC, with the online information. I assume that all the information is
> >> downloaded to my PC.  Looking at some reviews of the latest version were
> >> not so positive.   Thanks for any help.
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