Comments on: Family Tree Maker 2008 Webinar - June 5th

By: beonca

beonca — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:58:53 +0000

that didnt help at all fix ya page nigga’s you dont now me i want to know about my family:)

By: beonca

beonca — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:57:00 +0000

that didnt help at all bitches

By: joan holter

joan holter — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:20:47 +0000

looking for family of francis m. holter born 1849 in Pa.and edward holter who was told to have went wesr maybe to state of Washington.

By: Jan Sartin

Jan Sartin — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:08:01 +0000

On Allen C Sartin (Sr.) Tree:
Elizabeth already listed as man.
Please change. I could not add info:
married Dean H Smallwood b. 12 Jan 1921; d 24 Sep 1999; Military from 07 Dec 1944 to 20 Oct 1945; F-1 US
Navy WWII: BOTH buried Tahoma Nat. Cem 18600 SE 240 ST, Kent, King, WA
Sect 25 Site 1567 (Please fix this)

By: Richard Longfelllow

Richard Longfelllow — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:30:20 +0000

It is really nice to add several family members at once from the census and other databases that you have. However, sometimes the person’s name is misspelled or shortened or middle name is used. There is no way to select an alternative name to include that person. So, you can end up with the same person under their first name, midde name, abreviation or nick name. So then you have to try to delete the alternative names. It would be helpful to be able select what name you want to use for the person included in the census. Also, the hint may include hints that have already been used. So, you can end up with duplicate listings i.e. 1910 census listed three times or more. I have both the family tree at Ancestry.com and on my home computer. Trying to keep both with the same information is virtually impossible.

Thanks for what you have added!!

By: Sharon Cardinal

Sharon Cardinal — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:50:43 +0000

Working with FTM, when I receive hints and it turns out no to be for the person I am researching , how can I delete that source so I don’t have a green leaf still showing ???????

Thank you

By: George Irwin

George Irwin — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:29:58 +0000

I have more fundamental problems, and from the comments above they may be unique to my situation. As a loyal user since version 1, I find the situation to be most disappointing.

1. In converting my FTM16 file to FTM2008, a substantial percentage of my file names seem to have disappeared. No explanation.

2. Data entered into FTM2008 file is not there the next time I open it. I had failed to check this, and may have lost about 4 months of activity since updating. So far, I have no explanation.

Like everyone else, I hate the loss of reports options.

In retrospect, it looks like the corporate flacks at ancestry pulled a snow job to get me to convert!

By: DLWilson

DLWilson — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:35:42 +0000

I must be a rarity. Yes there are features on FTM2008 that can be improved but for the most part I have had remarkably few problems with it. When I upgraded from 2005 it went nice and smooth.The only thing I have against 2008 are its reports. They lost alot when they went to 08 and when they added them back they weren’t the same as they were before. Fix this & I would be happy, ever since patch 3 things have gotten even better. But I won’t turn down an improved product of FTM2009, if it is truly better, and please make sure those reports up to par. 2005 had all the reports I needed in the format I needed, use that for your guide.

David

David.

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:18:38 +0000

Like #30, I too, have been a great supporter of both Family Tree Maker and Ancestry.com. I have diligently upgraded each time and currently have 2008. I also teach “Genealogy Online” classes.

In order to get 2008 to work properly, I started over, literally from scratch. I left version 16 open on one computer and typed information into 2008 as I verified sources. Now, after all that extra work, I hear that 2008 is being dropped. For those of us who have supported the programs so diligently, we are greatly disappointed, not only in 2008, but in FamilyTreeMaker and Ancestry.com It suddenly appears that the mighty dollar is more important than quality genealogy. For true genealogists, that is never the case.

It seems that the parent company, for some unknown reason, is working deligently to chase away loyal supporters. Why?

By: Danielwilmoth

Danielwilmoth — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:04:33 +0000

Compacting my FTW FILE!!!!!!!!!!

Every two weeks or so, I cannot enter any information into FTW unless I compact the file first. Since this takes at least a half an hour to complete, it’s a major pain.

Is this a new feature?????