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From: Donna Aitken <>
Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] advice please!
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 17:31:57 -0700
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Thanks for sharing the information Sue- Nice to have a brainstorming
session- this is by far the best, most frienly list there is!

Donna
In Vancouver Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sue Thomas" <>
To: "Wigtownshire" <>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] advice please!


> Hello everyone again!
> Thanks to everyone who have so rapidly responded to me already, and been
> so generous with advice - the WIG List really is an excellent and
> noticeably friendly group. I really appreciate your comments, and will
> explore them thoroughly.
> For any other newbies such as myself who might be interested, here's a
> quick synopsis of some of the advice:
>
> Mary, Anton and Joan recommended the simple and free *PAF 5.2* (Personal
> Ancestral file) from http://www.familysearch.org
> I was aware of this, but unsure, and now I'm trying it out and
> believe it is very easy to use, and suitable for my current modest
> research needs.
>
> Ian had lots of useful advice, ta!! and recommended *Family Historian*
> which is GEDcom based, from http://www.family-historian.co.uk
> This sounds very useful, able to handle a large tree/data set and
> capable of doing a lot for you - complex analysis etc.
>
> Malcolm said that if you have a GEDCOM file, you can export it into a
> great free package from *www.tribalpages.com* where there are various
> ways of presenting data with user friendly search facilities.
>
> Gail was very enthusiastic about the basic but very usable *Family Tree
> Maker* available from http://www.familytreemaker.com
> Anton also said that this is an inexpensive and useful package, perhaps
> more flexible than freeware ones.
>
> And finally, Joan reminded me how vital it is to keep paper backup of
> one's data!! I can add my own advice too - many folk keep disk or
> whatever backup of their files, but often in the same location as their
> computer. In the event of theft, fire or other catastrophe, do consider
> an alternative place to store things. I send my files to my
> geographically distant brother as my backup system!
>
> Once again, many thanks for your help - sorry I didn't reply to you
> individually.
> Sorry if this isn't quite what WIG List is for, hope I haven't annoyed
> anyone by inappropriateness!
> Cheers, Sue
>
>
>
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