MLFHS: 192.com lookups
Following my earlier appeal for advice re working forwards on tracing my
Elliot family around theOldham area, somebody suggested I tried the 192.com
website.
I have found promising leads on their 'electoral register records':
1) Agnes C Gill Aged 65+ in Lancashire
2) Lena Elliot Aged 65+ inCheshire
There is also a Lena Elliot in their 'deceased records' section too -
presumably from BMD records.
But what 192.com don't seem to publish are their access charges, unless you
register your email address with them first - I suspect they're more aimed
at businesses rather than occasional family history users! I seem to recall
a previous request on this group for 192.com look-ups, so wondered if
anybody might have subscription access to this website and would be prepared
to do these lookups for me please?
Following my earlier appeal for advice re working forwards on tracing my
Elliot family around the
website.
I have found promising leads on their 'electoral register records':
1) Agnes C Gill Aged 65+ in Lancashire
2) Lena Elliot Aged 65+ in
There is also a Lena Elliot in their 'deceased records' section too -
presumably from BMD records.
But what 192.com don't seem to publish are their access charges, unless you
register your email address with them first - I suspect they're more aimed
at businesses rather than occasional family history users! I seem to recall
a previous request on this group for 192.com look-ups, so wondered if
anybody might have subscription access to this website and would be prepared
to do these lookups for me please?
CRRL Genealogy tips –
More tips on how to get the new search interface for Ancestry to work. I keep seeing the advice to "restrict to exact" on this thread.
To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
Subject: Re: [Genealib] Ancestry Library Edition searching
At the top, check the box to match all terms exactly.
Under Name, Last Name, type in Smith, and change to "Restrict to exact."
Under Location, start typing in Pocahontas, choosePocahontas County , West Virginia , US
If you check all boxes at the bottom, there are 2,028 matches, including 770 census matches, and there are 17 under the categoryWest Virginia
So there are apparently 17 relevant Smiths inPocahontas County
There is a lot of fine print here and my colleagues don't like the new interface, but there is also much more precision searching available now.
I think Ancestry.com should allow for eitherVirginia or West Virginia
Subject: Re: [Genealib] Ancestry Library Edition searching
At the top, check the box to match all terms exactly.
Under Name, Last Name, type in Smith, and change to "Restrict to exact."
Under Location, start typing in Pocahontas, choose
If you check all boxes at the bottom, there are 2,028 matches, including 770 census matches, and there are 17 under the category
So there are apparently 17 relevant Smiths in
There is a lot of fine print here and my colleagues don't like the new interface, but there is also much more precision searching available now.
I think Ancestry.com should allow for either
Subject: [Genealib] Ancestry Library Edition searching
Is anyone having luck with the new search engine/pages of ALE? I am trying to search census for West Virginia counties in Virginia prior to statehood, but am not given the option of those counties in Virginia , only West Virginia Pocahontas County Pocahontas County Virginia
MLFHS: St. Ann
I have received some information from a relative here in the US about a
marriage (1860) atSt. Ann
puzzles me is that the church is supposedly in 'Charleston
Could someone tell me where this is, please?
Response -
marriage (1860) at
puzzles me is that the church is supposedly in '
Could someone tell me where this is, please?
Response -
There seems to be a slight error here. The Genuki gazetteer has
(roughly twenty five inches to the mile) Ordnance Survey map has R.C.
Chapel, with schools next door. The gazetteer has a picture, history and
links to various maps for this church.
There are actually two other Charlestowns in the neighbourhood, one in
Blackley and one in Pendleton. The Ashton one is not found in modern
gazetteers.
Additional input on St Anne’s RC Church - St Anne's, Burlington Street , Ashton-under-Lyne is a Roman Catholic church. It did have a school but some years ago this was amalgamated with St Mary's and became Our Lady of Mount Carmel on Holden Street ,
Ashton-under-Lyne . The school rooms are now actually used as a community
centre and other activities. It is offOldham road and much of the surrounding area has been re-built quite recently. There used to be 2railway stations in close proximity but Oldham Road is no longer in use. Charlestown Turner Lane .
I live in Droylsden but grew up in Ashton and many years ago churches
and schools used to put on pantomimes and variety shows in the school
rooms (especially Catholic schools) and I participated in those of St
Mary's and went frequently to St Anne's. Many of my friends and senior
school mates went to St Anne's.
Blackley and Pendelbury are not close to Ashton to my mind. I would say
Blackley about 5 miles and Pendelbury about the same but no St Anne's,
Charlestown
Additional on St Anne’s - The Godfrey Edition "Ashton-under-Lyne, 1916" showsCharlestown Wellington Road , the west by Oldham Road ,
the south byKatherine Street , and the east by Warrington Street . I just used major streets still in existence to permit you to use a contemporary A-Z to get an idea of both where and how small Charlestown
centre and other activities. It is off
I live in Droylsden but grew up in Ashton and many years ago churches
and schools used to put on pantomimes and variety shows in the school
rooms (especially Catholic schools) and I participated in those of St
Mary's and went frequently to St Anne's. Many of my friends and senior
school mates went to St Anne's.
Blackley and Pendelbury are not close to Ashton to my mind. I would say
Blackley about 5 miles and Pendelbury about the same but no St Anne's,
Additional on St Anne’s - The Godfrey Edition "Ashton-under-Lyne, 1916" shows
the south by
MLFHS: DNA Testing of Maternal Line for Genealogy Research
Am wondering if any of you have or know of someone who has taken a DNA test
for family history purposes. I just sent away for one. It will report results regarding my maternal line.
My male friend inFlorida
gave the 'tribe' one came from? a much looser definition- geographical
locations of such genes.
.There was an enquiry/testing in theShetland Islands I believe of the
male population some years back. Don’t know if the results were published.
Do let us know what you learn
for family history purposes. I just sent away for one. It will report results regarding my maternal line.
My male friend in
gave the 'tribe' one came from? a much looser definition- geographical
locations of such genes.
.There was an enquiry/testing in the
male population some years back. Don’t know if the results were published.
Do let us know what you learn
Additional on DNA testing- As part of a national project, enquiring into the residents of London , a few years ago I and a friend queued to have our maternal DNA "done"
at theMuseum of London
The results showed that we had a "type common toNorthern Europe ".
Though useful for the project, for genealogical purposes it was
useless. My friend and I believed that we have no family history
connections, not even on common surnames, my mtDNA goes back to
Derbyshire, hers toBerkshire .
So the test was no help at all. I'm afraid I strongly believe this
science is really boys' toys - 'cos females change their surnames
every generation and a one-name-study is not helped by the females!
MLFHS: DNA Testing of Maternal Line for Genealogy Research
at the
The results showed that we had a "type common to
Though useful for the project, for genealogical purposes it was
useless. My friend and I believed that we have no family history
connections, not even on common surnames, my mtDNA goes back to
Derbyshire, hers to
So the test was no help at all. I'm afraid I strongly believe this
science is really boys' toys - 'cos females change their surnames
every generation and a one-name-study is not helped by the females!
MLFHS: DNA Testing of Maternal Line for Genealogy Research
- I've had my DNA done by Family Tree DNA
(http://www.familytreedna.com/Default.aspx). I was persuaded by a
presentation at the "Who Do You Think You Are" conference inLondon
of months ago. They offer various different options, including the male
line (Y chromosome) and female line (mitochondrial DNA) - the first of
course isn't an option for you, presumably lacking a Y chromosome, but if
you want to research your male line they suggest you persuade a close male
relative to have the test. It's quite expensive to have the initial test
(starts at around £100 and goes up from there, depending on what options you
go for) but once your details are on the database they update you
periodically with any links they've established.
The process seems to take some time, partly because, as I'm aUK resident,
everything had to be posted to & from theUS
you). So far I've done the test and returned it (a few weeks ago), but have
yet to receive any results.
Hope this is useful
MLFHS: DNA Testing of Maternal Line for Genealogy Research
(http://www.familytreedna.com/Default.aspx). I was persuaded by a
presentation at the "Who Do You Think You Are" conference in
of months ago. They offer various different options, including the male
line (Y chromosome) and female line (mitochondrial DNA) - the first of
course isn't an option for you, presumably lacking a Y chromosome, but if
you want to research your male line they suggest you persuade a close male
relative to have the test. It's quite expensive to have the initial test
(starts at around £100 and goes up from there, depending on what options you
go for) but once your details are on the database they update you
periodically with any links they've established.
The process seems to take some time, partly because, as I'm a
everything had to be posted to & from the
you). So far I've done the test and returned it (a few weeks ago), but have
yet to receive any results.
Hope this is useful
MLFHS: DNA Testing of Maternal Line for Genealogy Research
Additional on DNA testing - My husband (who was adopted and does not know his ancestry) and my brother (because I can't get the male Y dna) had theirs done a couple of years ago. June is correct. The mtdna did not show recent relatives, although we got thousands of "matches" because it goes back so far in time. The Y dna showed essentially nothing for my husband and little for my line (which is Mills, Lancashire ). If your Y matches don't carry your surname, they are pretty worthless and none of ours did. So basically, it depends on whether anyone related to you had had the test. If not, you will not get any matches. As more and more get tested, the chances will increase and better results should be expected. So if you can afford it for the sake of family history, get the tests! Connie Myers USA PS They now have a new "family finder" test that purports to test for all relatives, not just direct male and female lines. I leave comment on that to others as we have not done it.
MLFHS: DNA Testing of Maternal Line for Genealogy Research
I've no credentials at all for commenting on this, apart from being a bit of an inherent skeptic - but here goes anyway.
I might have been supposed to have some credentials what with having a son with a PhD in arcane matters relating to the mathematics of fluorescence based sequencing DNA and having been drawn into, because it appeared for free on one of the lists, a Viking Patrilineal survey that involved me in standing in a long boat and twiddling a cotton bud in my cheek. (I lied about the longboat, the rest is gospel).
But guess where all that's left me vis-a-vis genealogical DNA-mancy. Sadly still a skeptic.
I'd hoped that the Viking thing might have given me an excuse to jog up the beach atBlackpool intent on ravishing virgins and capturing treasures. I suppose that plan was doomed to failure on several counts but it foundered anyway when the files of numbers eventually turned and I couldn't draw any conclusions about whether I was a scion of the
Vikings or any other group of warriors or peace-niks, or even skeptics.
What I do know is that our DNA is very thoroughly stirred in the pot as it goes through generations and the individual trail must surely vanish for all practical purposes very soon after you go back much beyond your parents. Even assuming one's wisdom extends to knowing one's paternity back through time.
The successive dividing, on average, by two and random admixture per generation of our mating trail will very soon have a test tube of stuff that a double-helical homoeopath would approve for sale.
Obviously the part of the world that one's ancestors stayed put in for centuries, assuming that one's parents were the first generation off the boat, or that they only stirred their dna with others who'd also hove in from the same place, will surely leave it's trace in one's genes but if one seeks one's early ancestor it's difficult to see any way that the wet-ware will provide the answer if the hard-copy has been lost.
The specific question here relates to the maternal line where particular rules apply but as I understand it all you can hope to do is to attach yourself to a probably extremely large group of descendants on the way back to a fairly infrequent genetic mutation in a female ancestor's mtDNA. How would you be able to say that you were the descendant of a
particular individual as opposed to the unknown thousands of other cousins who all traced their maternal ancestry back to an un-definedly distant dodgy copy?
As in various other matters I'd be happy to be proved wrong but I'm still waiting hopefully (in the proper, rather than the oft-used sense), for a convincing explanation or convincing evidence that might lighten my dark thoughts of snake oil salesmen.
MLFHS: DNA Testing of Maternal Line for Genealogy Research
I've no credentials at all for commenting on this, apart from being a bit of an inherent skeptic - but here goes anyway.
I might have been supposed to have some credentials what with having a son with a PhD in arcane matters relating to the mathematics of fluorescence based sequencing DNA and having been drawn into, because it appeared for free on one of the lists, a Viking Patrilineal survey that involved me in standing in a long boat and twiddling a cotton bud in my cheek. (I lied about the longboat, the rest is gospel).
But guess where all that's left me vis-a-vis genealogical DNA-mancy. Sadly still a skeptic.
I'd hoped that the Viking thing might have given me an excuse to jog up the beach at
Vikings or any other group of warriors or peace-niks, or even skeptics.
What I do know is that our DNA is very thoroughly stirred in the pot as it goes through generations and the individual trail must surely vanish for all practical purposes very soon after you go back much beyond your parents. Even assuming one's wisdom extends to knowing one's paternity back through time.
The successive dividing, on average, by two and random admixture per generation of our mating trail will very soon have a test tube of stuff that a double-helical homoeopath would approve for sale.
Obviously the part of the world that one's ancestors stayed put in for centuries, assuming that one's parents were the first generation off the boat, or that they only stirred their dna with others who'd also hove in from the same place, will surely leave it's trace in one's genes but if one seeks one's early ancestor it's difficult to see any way that the wet-ware will provide the answer if the hard-copy has been lost.
The specific question here relates to the maternal line where particular rules apply but as I understand it all you can hope to do is to attach yourself to a probably extremely large group of descendants on the way back to a fairly infrequent genetic mutation in a female ancestor's mtDNA. How would you be able to say that you were the descendant of a
particular individual as opposed to the unknown thousands of other cousins who all traced their maternal ancestry back to an un-definedly distant dodgy copy?
As in various other matters I'd be happy to be proved wrong but I'm still waiting hopefully (in the proper, rather than the oft-used sense), for a convincing explanation or convincing evidence that might lighten my dark thoughts of snake oil salesmen.
MLFHS: DNA Testing of Maternal Line for Genealogy Research
Another response - I have had my DNA done a number of years ago by FTDNA in the USA and Oxford Ancestors in the UK
The results from FTDNA (Y) have resulted in a number of matches with the same surname in both the USA and the UK giving me a 99.99% certancy of being related to a number of people in the USA UK
>>
Furthermore it has resulted in some new friendships conducted via email, and introduced me to a number of web based forums dedicated to my Haplogroup.
>>
Furthermore it has resulted in some new friendships conducted via email, and introduced me to a number of web based forums dedicated to my Haplogroup.
The Oxford Ancestors (Maternal Line) was a less comprehensive as the data base of samples is much smaller.
Of the two FTDNA has been the most informative, and it has provided me with a couple of branches of the family none of us knew existed, and some interesting links as where we as a family may have originated from.
Hope this helps
MLFHS: DNA Testing of Maternal Line for Genealogy Research
Thank you all for your thoughtful and thought provoking replies.
It looks as though I may of put the cart before the horse, ordering before gathering opinions and feedback. Perhaps I should of written to the forum before sending away for the test! However, it is done and sent for.
Will be sure to let you all know what I find out. Very excited here, although it may be years before enough folks are tested. Time will tell!
As always, am in gratitude to the members of this list. My membership has given me gifts never dreamed of when I first "signed up."
Exam week at the university. Normally I drop everything in my personal life for seven days or so but such is my interest in my family tree that I can't.
MLFHS: DNA Testing of Maternal Line for Genealogy Research
I am rather late to this subject, due to being on me hold, but I can't resist adding to the general mayhem of opinion. If DNA testing of Maternal Line means testing of mitochondrial DNA then there seems to be a problem as to its utility in a family history context. As I understand it, mitochondrial DNA is simply the software that controls how the cell produces energy from 'food'. Because the chemistry of that process doesn't change, there is no need for the mitochondrial DNA to change. Therefore the mitochondrial DNA remains stable over many generations and only needs to be inherited from one parent and only is inherited from the mother.
So, you only inherit this DNA from your mother; she only from her mother; she only from her mother; and so on. No matter how far back you go this DNA is only from one female ancestor. Also because there is little variation in mitochondrial DNA, those variations are not useful for identifying an individual but are claimed to identify broad racial or tribal types.
The result of these characteristics is that if you go back a few generations so that you have, say, 100 female ancestors 99 may be of one racial type but you may have inherited your mitochondrial DNA from the odd one of different racial type and therefore the result of the test is not merely irrelevant but actually misleading.
So it appears to me that in a family history context mitochondrial DNA testing is not really relevant and can even lead to a wild goose chase. Or am I missing something?
MLFHS: DNA Testing of Maternal Line for Genealogy Research
I have had my DNA done a number of years ago by FTDNA in the USA and Oxford Ancestors in the UK
The results from FTDNA (Y) have resulted in a number of matches with the same surname in both the USA and the UK giving me a 99.99% certancy of being related to a number of people in the USA UK
Furthermore it has resulted in some new friendships conducted via email, and introduced me to a number of web based forums dedicated to my Haplogroup.
The Oxford Ancestors (Maternal Line) was a less comprehensive as the data base of samples is much smaller. Of the two FTDNA has been the most informative, and it has provided me with a couple of branches of the family none of us knew existed, and some interesting links as where we as a family may have originated from.
MLFHS: DNA Testing of Maternal Line for Genealogy Research
Yes, I agree that even if not now, in future it may be of some use. Unless I am lucky and another has the same sub set of markers on file on ancestry or the Lomas group I want to share this with.
Feels good though to know that I am doing about all I can for "the cause."
All my relatives are fromEurope . Except, allegedly there is an "Indian Princess" that married into the French Canadian connection. This is an all too common myth with French Canadian ancestry stories. I have traced my tree from Canada
Feels good though to know that I am doing about all I can for "the cause."
All my relatives are from
MLFHS: DNA Testing of Maternal Line for Genealogy Research
Please don't be downhearted by this. Almost all of the time and money I have spent on the hobby of family history has not led directly to the discovery of a particular ancestor, nevertheless I do not regret any of it. The idea that taking a cotton swab can result in evidence that some, or even only one, of your ancestors followed a particular migration route out of Africa as part of a particular tribal or racial group hundreds or even thousands of years ago is in itself amazing. Even though it does not necessarily provide reliable information that is useful for recent family relationships, surely it can still be good value for money if you find the results interesting?
As usual I have come late to this but I would like to make an oblique comment.
MLFHS: DNA Testing of Maternal Line for Genealogy Research
My interest started when, early in my research, I found that both my
father's parents were illegitimate. (Which, amongst other things, made
their marriage certificate very interesting!) I was reminded of an old
saying, commonly heard when I was a child, "It's a wise man who knows
his own father." This eventually led me to adopt "Cherchez les femmes!"
as a guiding principle in my research, so much so that I now draw family
trees with the women on top.
Following on from this I found an interest in mitochondrial DNA.
Professor Brian Sykes, an early leader in research on this subject has
written a very interesting book, /*The Seven Daughters of Eve*/ (2001,
ISBN 0-393-02018-5
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0393020185>: Wikipedia
article here) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Daughters_of_Eve>,
in which he states that about 90% of Europeans are descended from just
seven females of ancient times. I gather that more recent research has
now increased this number to twelve.
I still believe that DNA will not be particularly useful for most family historians until the testing is so cheap that almost everyone elects to have it done.
MLFHS: Restoring old photographs
About a year ago I was pointed in the direction of a site on which members volunteered their expertise in restoring old photographs. I took advantage of it a couple of times and was very impressed. Unfortunately I have lost the bookmark and can't remember how to find it again. Can anyone out there help please?
About a year ago I was pointed in the direction of a site on which members volunteered their expertise in restoring old photographs. I took advantage of it a couple of times and was very impressed. Unfortunately I have lost the bookmark and can't remember how to find it again. Can anyone out there help please?
Response -
I wasn't involved in the original postings for this but wondered if the following might be what you are looking for.
>
> _http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,298.0.html_
> (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,298.0.html)
>
> I'd forgotten about this website and found it in my Favourites so thanks
> for reminding me, I just might give it a go.
I wasn't involved in the original postings for this but wondered if the following might be what you are looking for.
>
> _http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,298.0.html_
> (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,298.0.html)
>
> I'd forgotten about this website and found it in my Favourites so thanks
> for reminding me, I just might give it a go.
MLFHS: Shareware paint.net
Morning all.
led to this freebie by Which mag., not that that is a guarantee, and I have not tried it yet, Paint.net is likened to Paintshop, Paintshop-pro and the Gimp but is free - see the blurb....??? http://www.getpaint.net/
MLFHS: What's new in the last few weeks on the Lancashire OPC website
Hi listers, here's what's new:
Marriages 1866 to 1868 and 1896 to 1900 from the Church of St
Michael-in-the-Hamlet, in the district of Aigburth, Liverpool
Baptisms 1887 to 1899 from St David, Haigh
Banns 1848 to 1894 from the Church of St Mary, in the district of Knowsley,
Liverpool
Marriages 1813 to 1820 from the Church of St John Haymarket, Liverpool
Burials 1832 to 1856 from the Church of St Paul, Liverpool
Burials 1665 to 1694 from the Parish of Prescot
Baptisms 1828 to 1832, 1854 to 1856 and 1870 to 1875 from St John in the
Town of Preston
Baptisms 1893 to 1936 from St Mary the Virgin in the Parish of Prestwich
Burials 1813 to 1833 from the Church of St Mary, in the Parish of Radcliffe
Baptisms 1871 to 1884 from the Church of St John the Baptist, Toxteth,
Liverpool
Baptisms 1813 to 1842 from the Church of St Mary the Virgin, West Derby,
Liverpool
Baptisms 1915 to 1923 from the Church of St Jude the Apostle, West Derby,
Liverpool
5 May 2011
Marriages 1851 to 1854 from the Church of St Mary the Virgin in the Parish
of Blackburn
Marriages 1854 to 1866 from the Church of St Paul, Blackburn
Marriages 1793 to 1809 and 1847 to 1849 from the Parish of Church Kirk
Marriages 1890 to 1900 from the Parish of Farington
Baptisms 1890 to 1895 from the Church of St John the Evangelist in the
Parish of Great Marsden
Marriages 1673 to 1753 from the Parish of Hoole
Baptisms 1678 to 1711 from St Michael in the Parish of Kirkham
Marriages 1897 to 1903 from the Stowell Memorial Church, Weaste
Go direct to the relevant Parish from here:
http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexp.html
or search the whole database from here (The searchable database was last
updated on 6th May 2011):
http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html
Morning all.
led to this freebie by Which mag., not that that is a guarantee, and I have not tried it yet, Paint.net is likened to Paintshop, Paintshop-pro and the Gimp but is free - see the blurb....??? http://www.getpaint.net/
MLFHS: What's new in the last few weeks on the Lancashire OPC website
Hi listers, here's what's new:
Marriages 1866 to 1868 and 1896 to 1900 from the Church of St
Michael-in-the-Hamlet, in the district of Aigburth, Liverpool
Baptisms 1887 to 1899 from St David, Haigh
Banns 1848 to 1894 from the Church of St Mary, in the district of Knowsley,
Liverpool
Marriages 1813 to 1820 from the Church of St John Haymarket, Liverpool
Burials 1832 to 1856 from the Church of St Paul, Liverpool
Burials 1665 to 1694 from the Parish of Prescot
Baptisms 1828 to 1832, 1854 to 1856 and 1870 to 1875 from St John in the
Town of Preston
Baptisms 1893 to 1936 from St Mary the Virgin in the Parish of Prestwich
Burials 1813 to 1833 from the Church of St Mary, in the Parish of Radcliffe
Baptisms 1871 to 1884 from the Church of St John the Baptist, Toxteth,
Liverpool
Baptisms 1813 to 1842 from the Church of St Mary the Virgin, West Derby,
Liverpool
Baptisms 1915 to 1923 from the Church of St Jude the Apostle, West Derby,
Liverpool
5 May 2011
Marriages 1851 to 1854 from the Church of St Mary the Virgin in the Parish
of Blackburn
Marriages 1854 to 1866 from the Church of St Paul, Blackburn
Marriages 1793 to 1809 and 1847 to 1849 from the Parish of Church Kirk
Marriages 1890 to 1900 from the Parish of Farington
Baptisms 1890 to 1895 from the Church of St John the Evangelist in the
Parish of Great Marsden
Marriages 1673 to 1753 from the Parish of Hoole
Baptisms 1678 to 1711 from St Michael in the Parish of Kirkham
Marriages 1897 to 1903 from the Stowell Memorial Church, Weaste
Go direct to the relevant Parish from here:
http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexp.html
or search the whole database from here (The searchable database was last
updated on 6th May 2011):
http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html
MLFHS: Free Genealogy software for Apple Mac
I'm helping someone who is starting to do family history. He doesn't have a database at the moment, so I recommended using the free edition of Brother's Keeper http://www.bkwin.org/ He's just told me that he can't use it as he has Apple Mac.
>
>Does anyone know of any Free genealogy programme which is compatible?
I use Macs but the only software I have ever used isReunion <http://
www.leisterpro.com>. It is designed exclusively for the Mac and is believed by many to be the best program available on either platform.Unfortunately it is not free or even cheap.
Several software suggestions can be found on...
<http://www.macgenealogy.org/>
Click on the "Mac Genealogy Software" tab. I think PAW2U is similar to MacPAF which was discontinued by the LDS several years ago.
MLFHS: Free Genealogy software for Apple Mac
I'm helping someone who is starting to do family history. He doesn't have a database at the moment, so I recommended using the free edition of Brother's Keeper http://www.bkwin.org/ He's just told me that he can't use it as he has Apple Mac.
>
>Does anyone know of any Free genealogy programme which is compatible?
I use Macs but the only software I have ever used is
www.leisterpro.com>. It is designed exclusively for the Mac and is believed by many to be the best program available on either platform.Unfortunately it is not free or even cheap.
Several software suggestions can be found on...
<http://www.macgenealogy.org/>
Click on the "Mac Genealogy Software" tab. I think PAW2U is similar to MacPAF which was discontinued by the LDS several years ago.
MLFHS: Free Genealogy software for Apple Mac
Try Gramps available from http://gramps-project.org/ it is freeware available for Mac, PC and Linux
MLFHS: Free Genealogy software for Apple Mac
You might also suggest to your friend that they could join a Mac User Group [MUG]. Not necessarily to attend meetings, though they can be informative and fun, but especially the email list for almost immediate help. My London MUG has a member inAustralia , and one in Birmingham
The Australian lady uses a web based program, and it is possible to put ones tree on Ancestry or Genes Reunited for example without buying a particular piece of software. However, one usually needs some kind of programme, mention has been made of "Reunion " which is solely for Apple, you can more easily share Gedcom data.
MLFHS: The Ships List
(The Ships List is a convenient way to research the ship on which ancestors "crossed the pond.")
MLFHS: Free Genealogy software for Apple Mac
You might also suggest to your friend that they could join a Mac User Group [MUG]. Not necessarily to attend meetings, though they can be informative and fun, but especially the email list for almost immediate help. My London MUG has a member in
The Australian lady uses a web based program, and it is possible to put ones tree on Ancestry or Genes Reunited for example without buying a particular piece of software. However, one usually needs some kind of programme, mention has been made of "
MLFHS: The Ships List
(The Ships List is a convenient way to research the ship on which ancestors "crossed the pond.")
I have just stumbled upon this web site and I don't think it is on the tool bar. I have found it very useful re emigration to Austrakia and it may be of help to others.
http://www.theshipslist.com/index.html
also this one which gives the passengers on board. I originally found these manifest on Ancestry but these are free
http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/shipping/mig-nsw.htm
MLFHS: The Ships List
The Ships List is on the toolbar (Overseas-Passenger Lists) but the other is not and I will add it. Thanks for spotting this.
