Creating a family tree

haari_mirch · Post by **haari_mirch** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:02 am

Hi

I want to build a family tree. I have the data and want to just build the tree.
Is there any website where I can do that? Note that I do not want to spend money, I have all the data with me and do not need to do any research. (ancestry.com is good for those who want to do research, but I'm not looking for that as all such sites have data for people whose ancestors lived/or moved to the US).

Does anybody has experience with this? Could you share please.

Thank you.

Desi_by_Nature · Post by **Desi_by_Nature** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:19 am

check out: http://www.geni.com/

It's free, although it's sort of like LinkedIn - only the people in your family tree can see the tree.

Chicago Desi · Post by **Chicago Desi** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:36 am

Desi_by_Nature;36265check out: http://www.geni.com/

It's free, although it's sort of like LinkedIn - only the people in your family tree can see the tree.[/quote]

DBN, any experiences with Geni, direct or indirect? Seems like a worthwhile experience.

Desi_by_Nature · Post by **Desi_by_Nature** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:43 am

Yeah - indirect. One of my colleagues showed it off to me the other day. It's pretty cool.
I would like to sign up too and spend a few hours on it the day my wife decides to cook and do the dishes.

ksheer3 · Post by **ksheer3** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:24 am

haari_mirch;36259Hi

I want to build a family tree. I have the data and want to just build the tree.
Is there any website where I can do that? Note that I do not want to spend money, I have all the data with me and do not need to do any research. (ancestry.com is good for those who want to do research, but I'm not looking for that as all such sites have data for people whose ancestors lived/or moved to the US).

Does anybody has experience with this? Could you share please.

Thank you.[/quote]

Hi,

I started this project a few years ago and got myself a software called family tree (FTW). Can't find the website for the s/w.
I have not only got my genealogy to 4 generations (going back) but also photographs and portraits (paintings) where available. Gone down three generations (grandchildren of cousins etc). The s/w allows entry of notes and dates of all major events in the life of a person. Fairly comprehensive.
When I bought it there was a suggestion that it could be put on the web for others (authorized) to contribute. I think it is the following; but not sure.
http://www.familytree.com/

Cost me 20/- at that time and was also downloadable from the net.

Will let you know when I find out more

haari_mirch · Post by **haari_mirch** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:20 am

Guys,

Thank you for your replies. Here is some more info I found out.

http://tribalpages.com/
http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp

These are the sites which let you make your family tree for free. As far as I understood, the tree will remain in the site. You can print but won't be able to save it in GEDCOM format. If you don't know, this GEDCOM is the standard format for genealogy files.

Right now a free beta of a software is available here at http://beta.familytreemaker.com/

This will work till August 24 but will let you save your tree in GEDCOM format.