Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!ll-xn!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!tektronix!reed!tessi!aardvark!steve From: steve@aardvark.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sources.wanted Subject: Re: genealogy program - wanted Message-ID: <113@aardvark.UUCP> Date: Fri, 11-Sep-87 02:01:47 EDT Article-I.D.: aardvark.113 Posted: Fri Sep 11 02:01:47 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 13-Sep-87 08:36:37 EDT Reply-To: steve@aardvark.UUCP () Distribution: world Organization: Just outside the Total Perspective Vortex Lines: 38 Keywords: database,genealogy Xref: utgpu comp.sys.ibm.pc:6761 comp.sources.wanted:1927 I'm not sure if my e-mail reply will make it out (unsure if I got the path correct), so I'm posting my reply to the net... In article <452@umecs.UUCP> roland@umecs.UUCP (Roland Hedberg) writes: >I am trying to get some order among my ancestors , and for that >purpose I was planning to use some databaseprogram. >Now , when I have been trying to use some common ones , I come to the >conclusion that they are not so well suited for this. >So are there any PD or cheap non-PD programs made for this special use ? >I'm going to use a PC for this, so I am only interested in programs made >for PC's. I am aware of a "data base" program written specifically for storage of genealogical info. It's called the Personal Ancestral File, or something like that. I personally haven't used it, but I've talked to people who say it's reasonably good and not too expensive. You can get it from: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Genealogical Department Ancestral File Operations Unit 50 East North Temple Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 These guys have (I think) one of the largest genealogical archives in the world, so I guess they might know what they're doing. (You might also be able to draw on their records to help you with your research... It seems to me that someone was talking of the program having the ability to tap into those records via a modem...) There's also a support number: (801) 531-2584 (not toll-free) Hope this helps. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Willoughby "Take an aardvark to lunch today" UUCP: ...ihnp4!tektronix!tessi!aardvark!steve