1. Genealogy Online Keeping Track

2. Keeping track of it all - then

3. Keeping track of it all – now

4. Genealogy Software Organize info by family Easy to modify Many reports Interchange data via GEDCOM Free or low cost

5. Which Software If what you have works for you – great! www.consumersearch.com/www/software/ genealogy-software/ for reviewswww.consumersearch.com/www/software/ genealogy-software/ Free genealogy software –RootsMagic Essentials Upgrade to full RootsMagic for $30 –Personal Ancestral File If what you have works for you – great! www.consumersearch.com/www/software/ genealogy-software/ for reviewswww.consumersearch.com/www/software/ genealogy-software/

6. RootsMagic Essentials Download from www.rootsmagic.com/Essentials/ www.rootsmagic.com/Essentials/ Can later upgrade to RootsMagic Feature comparison chart www.rootsmagic.com/RootsMagic/Features.aspx www.rootsmagic.com/RootsMagic/Features.aspx

7. Personal Ancestral File Download –PAF 5.2 –PAF Companion Basic –PAF Tutorial From –www.familysearch.org/eng/home/welcome/pafdownload.aspwww.familysearch.org/eng/home/welcome/pafdownload.asp Upgrade to PAF Companion for $6.75 –Very good charts

8. PAF Tutorial 7 Lessons on PAF usage –Getting Started: Typing in Your Family –Getting Started: Making Changes –Notes and Sources –Printing Forms and Reports –Sharing Files –Match/Merge –Advanced Focus/Filter Can access from www.familysearch.org/ENG/paf/lessons/paf5.html www.familysearch.org/ENG/paf/lessons/paf5.html

9. GEDCOM GEnealogy Data COMmunication For exchange of databases Filetype is GED (ex. - surname.ged) File…Import - to bring data in from file File…Export - to create file

10. PAF Reports PAF –Pedigree –Ancestry –Descendants –Books, etc PAF Companion ($6.75) –More sophisticated, colorful charts –Fan charts, kinship, hourglass, etc