![]() Family Tree DNA is totally unaffected by this. The good news is that most of the genealogy software packages are taking advantage of Ancestry’s retirement of Family Tree Maker with sales to entice you and even step by step instructions and videos of how to convert and use their software. My biggest concern is that all of my images and notes transfer, regardless of size/length. So while DNA support is important, there are multiple ways to achieve this and I don’t think it’s a make-it or break-it criteria when choosing your new software. Personally, I just record the haplogroup as a “second middle name” so I can see the haplogroup lineage on pedigree charts. My understanding is that all of these programs support Y and mitochondrial DNA information in some fashion, although I’m sure exactly how varies by program. To distill this conversation for you, I would suggest considering either Legacy or RootsMagic software if you are a PC user and either Rootsmagic or Reunion if you are a MAC user. On the ISOGG Facebook group, we’ve been discussing this very topic as well. Here’s a wiki page of genealogy software programs, but I found it a bit overwhelming. Judy Russell covered the topic here and Shannon Christmas covered it here. There has been a lot of online discussion about the pros and cons of various software packages for both the PC and MAC platforms since Ancestry’s announcement. You can easily convert to a new genealogy package by exporting a GEDCOM file from Family Tree Maker into your new software package of choice. I would not recommend using the software beyond when Ancestry terminates support. Ancestry will be supporting the current Family Tree Maker software through Januand it will likely continue to function after that, at least until you purchase a new computer or update your operating system software – but you’ll be on your own at that point.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |