Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #183 in Software
• Brand: Avanquest Software
• Released on: 2008-10-24
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP
• Format: Unknown format

Manufacturer's Description

No. 1 Selling Family History Software for 19 Years Running

PC Magazine Editor’s Choice for Family Tree Maker 2008 - December 2007

Over the past two decades Family Tree Maker by Ancestry.co.uk has helped 45 million people discover, share and preserve their family stories. Family Tree Maker 2009 makes it even easier to do just that — with quicker load times, helpful new features and overall better performance.

Everyone has a family. Every family has a story. And the closer you get to yours, the more meaningful life becomes. For almost two decades, Family Tree Maker from Ancestry.co.uk has made it easy to discover your story, preserve your legacy and share your rich heritage as you bring your family tree to life on your personal computer. And now Family Tree Maker is even more powerful and feature-packed.

Family Tree Maker 2009 lets you easily:

Organise your family story privately and conveniently on your personal computer.Create charts and reports in a variety of formats to share with friends and family.Discover new information anywhere on the web and add it to your tree instantly.Integrate with the 800 million names in historical records on Ancestry.co.uk. Even receive hints linking you to matching records.View timelines and interactive maps

What’s new in Family Tree Maker 2009?

Exciting new charts and reportsImproved data editing and manipulationEnhanced maps, charts and reportsA robust “¬find and replace” functionalityExpanded RTF and HTML exportImproved fi¬le merging and memory usageA way to copy and paste source citationsThe ability to save and apply templatesIncreased overall performanceFaster navigation and quicker load times

How can you make the most of Ancestry.co.uk?

Family Tree Maker Platinum 2009 comes with a 6 MONTH Essentials Membership to Ancestry.co.uk, the UK’s largest online collection of family history resources. Your software works seamlessly with the site so you can easily search for your ancestors and add the information you discover to your tree. You could find missing facts about your family in census records, military records, image collections and other historical resources.

Search and access over 800 million names - The UK's largest collection of online family history records!

Census records including the 1841-1901 censuses for England, Scotland and WalesBirth, Marriage and Death Indexes from 1837-2005 for England and WalesMilitary records including British Army WW1 RecordsNewspapers and PeriodicalsThe British Phone Books 1880-1984Deeds, court documents and wills

BONUS MATERIALS INSIDE:

The Getting Started Guide to Family Tree MakerFollow simple directions to begin a project and master the program’s basic features.

The Family Tree Maker Little Book of AnswersRead short sections that will tell you how Family Tree Maker can work best for you

Interactive Training TutorialGet step-by-step instructions and tips that will help you easily build and grow your family tree.

Discounts on Ancestry ProductsSave 15% on a personalised, professionally printed family history book or poster and 30% on Ancestry DNA testing.

Exclusive Your Family Tree Magazine Offer – Save 50% on an annual subscriptionThe UK’s best-selling genealogy magazine offers practical advice on all areas of family research, an array of essential resources, questions & answers, and cover gifts on every issue!

Online Distance Learning Course in Family & Local History – Save up to £25Learn how to find and use records to investigate hidden stories in your family history, and discover how to read old handwriting. Study online with experienced archivists and researchers from Dundee University and move beyond the names in your Family Tree

Family Tree Maker 2009 Platinum Feature Summary

6-month Ancestry.co.Based on advertised prices Sept 2008

Box Contents

Customer Reviews

A great Buy
I bought Platinum version from Amazon for £29, this has to be the bargain of the year. Included is a 6 month subscription to Ancestry which is worth at least as much. I have been using the 2006 version FTM for some time. This 2009 package has a completely different look, but don't let this put you off. It took me some time to get to grips with the 2006 version so it is just a matter of learning to use a new program again. My old data incorporated into the new one with no problems. Don't look on this as an updated version of 2006 it is a new program and I like it. Just stick at it and get to know the new interface. It has some new features and there are more to come. One piece of advice, don't subscribe to ancestry the moment you load the new program. Get all your existing data on it. find out how it all works and then subscribe. that way you won't waste any of your free 6 months.Family Tree Maker 2009 Platinum (PC CD)

Family Tree Maker 2009 - Platinum Edition
I actually gave this to my wife to review as she has had experience of other family tree software and thought her opiions would be more valid ... over to Liz ...

I had the Deluxe edition of Rootsmagic before receiving the FTM 2009 Platinum program, and immediately I saw how much more user friendly FTM is, and how much more information came with it. It was really easy to install and to import a GEDCOM program from Genes Reunited where I had a fuller family tree already set up. The import only resulted in 6 small errors, far fewer than when I imported a GEDCOM file into Rootsmagic. The only problem was that the Getting Started guide didn't mention how to import files, and it was only once I'd opened up the program and looked around it that I found out how to do it. Maybe a section on this should be included in the guide!

The 6-month free subscription to Ancestry and the ability to instantly merge records into my family tree is a brilliant addition to what I had before. I had not had Rootsmagic long so am not an experienced user of FT software yet, but FTM 2009 is so user-friendly I can see I'll be using it whenever I have a spare minute. I like the automatic back-up facility, but I found early on that I could switch this off if I wanted to, and save a back-up elsewhere, which is useful.

To be honest I didn't really read the Getting Started guide much before getting stuck into using FTM 2009. I found it really easy to pick things up as I went along, producing reports and adding people and so on, by just exploring all of the options on-screen. I also like the way you can choose to look at the information in different ways. I think it does help that I am used to computers, and that I had used a Family Tree program before."

Not as good as you think
Started off looking good, but when it comes to searches, look out fo rthe extra charges you will need to find to get the info you want and that is still with 6 months free searching. You cannot search everything in the free membership. Also, it is very americanised, your okay if looking for people in the USA.