Building your family tree just got even easier!
Millions of people have used Family Tree Maker, to discover and share their
family stories. Now, with an intuitive new interface and dozens of new
features, the Family Tree Maker 2008 Platinum Edition makes it easier than every
to explore your roots.
- Organize your family's precious history
- Search billions of historical records
- Create charts, timelines and memory books
Family history is a fun, rewarding hobby that connects you with the past –
and brings you closer to your present family. Just getting started? Family Tree
Maker will make it easy for you to explore and preserve your family heritage.
Already an expert? You’ll appreciate the program’s robust features,
including flexible data-management options and a wide variety of output choices.
Family Tree Maker integrates seamlessly with Ancestry.com, allowing you to
easily access the world's largest online collection of family historical
records. Ancestry.com is home to many different types of records, including
census, military, immigration, land, and probate records, just to name a few.
The Platinum Edition includes: (A $406 Retail
Value)
Ancestry.com
- 6 month U.S. Deluxe subscription to the Web's largest collection of family
history records. (Subscription term begins upon installation of your Family
Tree Maker software)
Support Products
- Mega Smoleyak training video (DVD)
- Getting Started Guide
- The Official Guide to Family Tree Maker 2008 (PDF)
Bonus Items
- Deluxe Ancestry Reference Library: 15
leading reference/how-to-books on family history (DVD)
- Our History in Images: more than
35,000 historical photos, maps and postcards (2 DVDs)
- Ancestry Magazine: 6 issues filled with
family history advice, ideas, solutions and stories
- Quick Tips for Genealogists: a book of innovative ideas from family
history researchers
If you are familiar with a previous version of Family Tree Maker, you will
notice that the program has a fresh new look and feel. They have
made it easier than ever to enter, view and edit your data.
- A Web clipper that let’s you merge data
from anywhere on the Web into your family tree.
- Timelines that highlight important
personal, family and historical events that occurred during your
ancestors’ lives trees submitted by members.
- Interactive maps and lists that show all
the people in your family tree associated with a particular place.
- A place authority with more than 3
million names that helps you correctly enter localities.
- Features that make it easy to view photos
and other media files, attach them to multiple people in your
family tree and incorporate them into charts and reports.
- A robust tool for sorting and managing
your to-do list.
- Standardized criteria for rating your
sources.
- The ability to import data from other genealogy programs, including
FamilySearch Personal Ancestral File, The Master Genealogist and Legacy
Family Tree.
Family Tree Maker lets you easily:
- Create a family tree starting with names,
dates and events
- Attach photos, documents and audio and
video files
- Find information on the Web and merge it
into your family tree
- Use dynamic maps to explore the places
where your ancestors once lived
- View timelines that show your ancestors'
lives in historical context
- Design and print charts to display at home and share with family
By using Family Tree Maker with Ancestry.com, you can:
- Search the Web's largest collection of
family history records, including billions of names, for
information about your ancestors.
- Get help from the Ancestry Community
through message boards and other tools - and potentially find your
ancestors in millions of photos and family trees submitted by
members.
- Automatically create an online family
tree back up your data and share it with family and friends (you
can keep your tree private if you would prefer)
- Create heirloom-quality books through the Ancestry Press self-publishing
tool
Support Resources for Family Tree Maker 2008
Training Video
Watch as Megan Smolenyak, Chief Family Historian for Ancestry.com, presents tips
and guidelines for finding your roots and building your family tree.
Getting Started Guide
Follow the directions in this handy guide to begin your first Family Tree Maker
project and master the program's basic features.
The Official Guide to Family Tree Maker 2008
For detailed instructions on using the program's advanced features, consult the
in-depth user manual, included on the software installation CD.
Family Tree Maker Website
Join a thriving community of novice and experienced family historians at the
Family Tree Maker site. The site offers expert advice, message boards,
advanced product support and more.
Special Bonus: Deluxe Ancestry
Whether you are new to a family history or an advanced genealogist, you will
find a multitude of useful tips to jumpstart your research in the Standard
Ancestry Reference Library. They have compiled 15 of the leading family
history books on one DVD for convenient electronic access. This collection
is fully indexed and instantly searchable, giving you a comprehensive roadmap to
the world of family history research.
Added Bonus: Our History In Images
Historical Maps
Explore period maps of the areas where your ancestors lived. This
collection includes more than 1,500 maps, charts and diagrams.
War and Conflict
Browse images of the conflicts that shaped U.S. history. This volume
includes more than 1,500 photos, drawings and paintings.
U.S. Postcards
Add visual excitement and historical context to your family tree with more than
3,000 vintage postcards from all 50 states.
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