I thought I’d wrap up what I found in this post. These are the tallies for all three of these database. I should note that there is overlap in these database as some individuals are input into all 3 (like me!) My tally will be slightly askew from that and my inability to add correctly…
Category: Genealogy Software
SNGF: How Many Surnames?
Tonight’s challenge from Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musing’s blog is to run some surname statistics. I’m using RootsMagic to do my computations. As my tree is separated into three databases, I’ll use the Pacheco – de Braga database for this test. It’ll be the most impressive. LOL While RootsMagic can give me a list of all the…
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Count Your Trees, Part Two
This is the second post on Randy’s Genea Musings “Count Your Trees” challenge. This time I’ll use my Jones-Jackson-Kelly-Dolan database and the database for my Dad’s side. Unlike the Azoreans who multiplied like rabbits, these lines are much shorter and were more painstaking to research. The root person for this database is Julia Jackson, my…
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Count Your Trees, Part One
Randy set out an interesting challenge for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun. Use my genealogy software’s tree function to count the trees in my database. I have three separate databases. One is for my Dad’s side, one is my Mom’s Father’s side, and another is for my Mom’s Mother’s side (don’t ask…it made sense 10 years…
Should I Upgrade to RootsMagic 4?
I am a fan of Family Origns who learned to love RootsMagic almost immediately. I’ve been using RootsMagic 3 for awhile now and I think it’s great. The question is: Should I upgrade to RootsMagic 4? I’ve been looking for some sort of side by side comparison, but I haven’t happened upon it. Are you…