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ROOTSMAGIC AND ANCESTRY COM SOFTWARE

Source catalogue – a data repository for all the sources referenced in my research (in citation form).

Lead Generation – a potential list of sources to be checked.

Gap Analysis – identification of gaps in my research.

Data repository – a safe place to store all my work to date (this one is easy to forget, but crucial).

Other reports – the “status” of my current research.

Narrative report – the beginnings of the family “story”.

Relationship calculations – very useful in researching.

Relationship charts – a visual, easy to understand representation of my family tree.

I started with RootsMagic in 1995, so it makes sense to justify it’s usage first.

ROOTSMAGIC AND ANCESTRY COM SOFTWARE

I will exclude software that doesn’t require me to enter substantial data or import a GEDCOM. What follows is an inventory of the genealogy software I use (or should I say, the software I use when doing genealogy), and what I expect the product to produce – the return on my investment. “Data entry is tedious…what’s the payoff?” What’s the payoff? I value my time – why should I invest it into entering data into Evidentia, RootsMagic,, or any other genealogy program.

(Ever tried sharing FTM data with ANY other program via the GEDCOM?) Even after sharing data between programs, there is a cleanup step. That’s why the number one enhancement request I got was the ability to import GEDCOM data from other programs (a topic for another day). Data-entry is tedious, time-consuming, and monotonous, and no matter how much the software tries to simplify or speed up the process, data-entry is NOT our goal. I was asked this question during the BETA testing of Evidentia: “Why should I enter all this citation information into Evidentia?” What do I expect in return? After my blog post on Evidence-based and Conclusion-based genealogy, and the “right tool for the job” position I took on software in general, I got to thinking more about the genealogy software I use, and why I have more than one tool in the “toolbox”.Įntering data into a software program is work necessary work, but work none-the-less.