From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Sat Jul 22 09:45:21 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k6MFjLjb024244; Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:45:21 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6MFjJ5I012097 for ; Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:45:19 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k6MD76FI023488 for ; Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:07:06 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k6MD768R023487 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:07:06 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k6MCtUFI023394 for ; Sat, 22 Jul 2006 08:55:30 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k6MFXXLe019914 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:33:33 -0600 X-Envelope-From: omchodoy@gmail.com Sat Jul 22 09:33:33 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k6MFXXjb019903 for ; Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:33:33 -0600 Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.169]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6MFXP8d003017 for ; Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:33:26 -0600 Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id m2so1759367uge for ; Sat, 22 Jul 2006 08:33:26 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=C/sr6/UkDg2OYvHI2eA6VPPU184y0GLXWlqr6XuK8MUOIE8zRQcgdZ9orlcKngA0Cz1jbc4EC5Obau/wFHIPUAKISvXlrNH76CCfsoVCdPkfbg7gI5x89C74kL69NWEgcxQB8zBW0vkaGsAp4K+trAo3gBQTIusmMSft4i8M030= Received: by 10.66.244.10 with SMTP id r10mr1688067ugh; Sat, 22 Jul 2006 08:33:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.66.220.16 with HTTP; Sat, 22 Jul 2006 08:33:26 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 08:33:26 -0700 From: Colleen To: juanita Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Family Tree Cc: ROOTS-M@rootsweb.com In-Reply-To: <44C1F563.16005.357B72B@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed References: <001601c6ac6c$7fdf64b0$6601a8c0@loris> <44C1F563.16005.357B72B@localhost> X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com > Do you remember your grandmother making the handdrawn tree where there > was your great grandparents then a line down from them with all their > children, then a line from each child with their spouse and then their > children (kind of like a flow chart). Is there a program that does > this? > > Thank you! ANSWER: YES there is a program to do this. It's called Genopro (www.genopro.com). It's awesome, but with some limitations (all programs have some). Genopro is a program for creating Genograms, which are family tree diagrams that also allow one to show, via use of symbols, family dynamics such as adoption, miscarriage, alcoholism, separation, unwed relationship, pregnancy, etc. Social Workers and others in family counseling field use these to show patterns of behaviors. You do not have to use the symbols; you can just use the program to create your family tree diagram. I do not think you can get the type of reports you can from Fam. Tree Maker or others, but it is an excellent way to visually see the diagram. WARNING: I would not recommend using this program until you have a good foundation for your family. I started using it when I only had my great-grandparents and down to my nieces/nephew. As I started getting information on my parents' uncles and great-uncles/aunts, it became harder to add them into the program as you have to move the people you already have to accommodate more. You can also print the diagram out; as it gets bigger you can set it to print on, say 5 pages across, 2 pages down. The more pages you set it to print on, the larger the print. It even prints "markers" or "guides" to show you where to cut the paper to make the pages fit together. Genopro used to be a free version for the basic version with upgrades available for a fee. I don't think they have the free version anymore, though they do offer a free trial. Go to the homepage and you can see an example of what the diagrams might look like. > > > -- Colleen www.omchodoy.blogspot.com www.onlyingenealogy.blogspot.com