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From: "Marguerite Witter" <>
Subject: Re: [MEKENNEB] Hussey Families
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 18:39:57 -0500
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Thank you so much for your response. I have really hoped to hear from
someone like you who is actually going through the process.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Elliott" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [MEKENNEB] Hussey Families


> At 10:03 AM 19-07-04, you wrote:
> >Am interested in your remark about writing a book about your hometown. I
am
> >currently investigating methods and resources for plublishing a personal
> >genealgical history of a particular branch of my own family. Have your
> >researched the perfect program to match the needs of printing trees,
maps,
> >pictures, indexing for such an endeavor. If anyone out there has
> >information or experience they would share in this regard, I would love
to
> >hear from you.
>
>
> Dear Marguerite,
>
> My biggest drawback is the lack of organizational skills (you should see
my
> desk!). Also, I don't believe that there is the "perfect program" for a
> project such as ours. I have five genealogy programs that I use, mainly
> because I find that one of them is easier to input data, others have
> different charts, etc. The bottom line is that it will probably end up on
> an Adobe® document as I can import pictures, photos, charts and dialogue
> all in the same place on my computer. Also, may I suggest contacting a
> publisher such as Picton Press or Higginston Books? They may help you
> decide on a particular program with the format that they would want.
>
> Hope that this helps in some way.
>
> Sincerely,
> Tom
> MSG, USA (Ret.)
> Waldo County, Maine USGenWeb Coordinator
> Waldo County, Maine listowner
> Freedom, Waldo County, Maine USGenWeb Volunteer
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~mewaldo/index.htm
>
>

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