Family Tree, Ancestry, etc web services

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frugalmacdugal said:

Hi,

maybe try THIS.

I was looking into this along with 23&me. 23&me have confirmed they don't have records from the South American country in question (Argentina).

MSE_James

This doesn't directly help the OP with their search for a gift, but for others it may be worth checking your local library. 

My council offers free access to Ancestry and Find My Past via the public access PCs in all their libraries.

olbas_oil

I'd split this into two projects:
1) An easy to use program on your own PC to store the information and family trees etc.
2) A list of online resources to discover your tree(s)

For the software, I have used Gramps (free but fairly complex), AhnenBlatt (free, well designed, but created by a sole developer ), Heredis, and several others from the days of Roots on DOS. I have settled on Family Tree Builder (Windows PC)  from MyHeritage.com It is actually a very easy to use system with a good User Interface. It 'encourages' you to link to MyHeritage.com, but actually works on its own.

Go online to gather your evidence (using the free resources and also the free trials for subscription services) but download your data so you are not reliant on a subscription.

For the online resources, split these into two types. The first is close to 'primary sources'. Birth marriages and death, military records, passenger lists census, telephone books, gravestones, memorials etc. Most online sites will have a variety of these databases.

The second type is 'family trees' where someone else has published their research. Be very cautious. There may be elements of wishful thinking in some of the links to ancestors. In my own family history, I have very good evidence of a family relationship. But I am aware of many published family trees on Ancestry etc. that link those same individuals in incorrect trees. When I have made contact, their source is inevitably someone else's tree that they have discovered and copied, without checking.

In that respect, I would also recommend WikiTree. This has a high standard of research, and actively seeks to resolve duplicate/conflicting family trees.

SteveJW

FTAnalyzer

I find the above program very usefull, you export your family tree data as a GEDCOM file and then import it into the above program.

It analises the file and produces multiple reports, including

Duplicate facts

Facts before birth of after death

Children born before mother 13 or over 60

Missing data for census years

The program is free and available from the Microsoft Store, also available for the MAC

Amazing how errors can creep into your Family History data

Farway

SteveJW said:

FTAnalyzer

I find the above program very usefull, you export your family tree data as a GEDCOM file and then import it into the above program.

It analises the file and produces multiple reports, including

Duplicate facts

Facts before birth of after death

Children born before mother 13 or over 60

Missing data for census years

The program is free and available from the Microsoft Store, also available for the MAC

Amazing how errors can creep into your Family History data

Yep, I think we all agree on that, granny somehow marries her uncle's daughter a century before they were born