Database Recommendations for Medieval Genealogy

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Brad Verity

Database Recommendations for Medieval Genealogy

Legg inn av Brad Verity » 31 aug 2007 16:44:25

I've finally organized my 15 years' worth of hard copy files into two
filing cabinets, and I'm ready to put the information onto a computer
database. An off-list discussion with Leo van de Pas has reinforced
how important it is to do so.

A co-worker recommended I download and use Personal Ancestry File, but
unfortunately it's not compatible with my Mac laptop.

Any recommendations for a good Mac-compatible genealogy database,
especially for medieval data? One that has room for title (Earl of
Westmorland, for example) and for residence (of Halnaby, Yorkshire),
in addition to first and last name?

Thanks and Cheers, -------Brad

pj.evans

Re: Database Recommendations for Medieval Genealogy

Legg inn av pj.evans » 31 aug 2007 16:48:14

On Aug 31, 8:44 am, Brad Verity <royaldesc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I've finally organized my 15 years' worth of hard copy files into two
filing cabinets, and I'm ready to put the information onto a computer
database. An off-list discussion with Leo van de Pas has reinforced
how important it is to do so.

A co-worker recommended I download and use Personal Ancestry File, but
unfortunately it's not compatible with my Mac laptop.

Any recommendations for a good Mac-compatible genealogy database,
especially for medieval data? One that has room for title (Earl of
Westmorland, for example) and for residence (of Halnaby, Yorkshire),
in addition to first and last name?

Thanks and Cheers, -------Brad

I use Windows myself, but I've heard that Reunion is the genealogy
program most used on Macs. I don't know whether it would meet your
needs, though. No one seems to write programs that handle pre-1600
data really well. (I'm using Rootsmagic, and it does have 'residence'
as a fact, although I had to create one for 'title'.)

norenxaq

Re: Database Recommendations for Medieval Genealogy

Legg inn av norenxaq » 31 aug 2007 16:54:25

Brad Verity wrote:

I've finally organized my 15 years' worth of hard copy files into two
filing cabinets, and I'm ready to put the information onto a computer
database. An off-list discussion with Leo van de Pas has reinforced
how important it is to do so.

A co-worker recommended I download and use Personal Ancestry File, but
unfortunately it's not compatible with my Mac laptop.

Any recommendations for a good Mac-compatible genealogy database,
especially for medieval data? One that has room for title (Earl of
Westmorland, for example) and for residence (of Halnaby, Yorkshire),
in addition to first and last name?

Thanks and Cheers, -------Brad





I would recommend reunion

norenxaq

Re: Database Recommendations for Medieval Genealogy

Legg inn av norenxaq » 31 aug 2007 16:56:32

pj.evans wrote:

On Aug 31, 8:44 am, Brad Verity <royaldesc...@hotmail.com> wrote:


I've finally organized my 15 years' worth of hard copy files into two
filing cabinets, and I'm ready to put the information onto a computer
database. An off-list discussion with Leo van de Pas has reinforced
how important it is to do so.

A co-worker recommended I download and use Personal Ancestry File, but
unfortunately it's not compatible with my Mac laptop.

Any recommendations for a good Mac-compatible genealogy database,
especially for medieval data? One that has room for title (Earl of
Westmorland, for example) and for residence (of Halnaby, Yorkshire),
in addition to first and last name?

Thanks and Cheers, -------Brad



I use Windows myself, but I've heard that Reunion is the genealogy
program most used on Macs. I don't know whether it would meet your
needs, though.


it will

No one seems to write programs that handle pre-1600
data really well. (I'm using Rootsmagic, and it does have 'residence'
as a fact, although I had to create one for 'title'.)





one can customise reunion as well

D. Spencer Hines

Re: Database Recommendations For Mediaeval Genealogy

Legg inn av D. Spencer Hines » 31 aug 2007 17:11:38

Actually, RootsMagic has a PREFIX entry block that can easily be used for a
TITLE.

DSH

"pj.evans" <pj.evans.gen@usa.net> wrote in message
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On Aug 31, 8:44 am, Brad Verity <royaldesc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I've finally organized my 15 years' worth of hard copy files into two
filing cabinets, and I'm ready to put the information onto a computer
database. An off-list discussion with Leo van de Pas has reinforced
how important it is to do so.

A co-worker recommended I download and use Personal Ancestry File, but
unfortunately it's not compatible with my Mac laptop.

Any recommendations for a good Mac-compatible genealogy database,
especially for medieval data? One that has room for title (Earl of
Westmorland, for example) and for residence (of Halnaby, Yorkshire),
in addition to first and last name?

Thanks and Cheers, -------Brad

I use Windows myself, but I've heard that Reunion is the genealogy
program most used on Macs. I don't know whether it would meet your
needs, though. No one seems to write programs that handle pre-1600
data really well. (I'm using Rootsmagic, and it does have 'residence'
as a fact, although I had to create one for 'title'.)

CE Wood

Re: Database Recommendations for Medieval Genealogy

Legg inn av CE Wood » 31 aug 2007 17:43:31

Legacy Deluxe!! Hands down!

Names include:
Title Prefix
Given
Surname
Title Suffix

PLUS - innumerable alternate names that cam all be visible in the
index, and so searched for.
2nd Earl
Humphrey V de
Bohun
of Hereford

AND:
1st Earl
Humphrey V de
Bohun
of Essex

AND:
2nd Earl
Humphrey V de Bohun of
Hereford

AND:
1st Earl
Humphrey V de Bohun of
Essex

Or whatever, however you would like to be able to search for them, I
like being able to find all the Earsl, Kings, or whatever in my index,
so I do as above. Of course, when you are dealing with the "Fitz"
names and the like, it is REALLY convenient.

The Title suffix is IDEAL for entering "of Halnaby, Yorkshire" as a
way of distinguishing when looking through the index.

Do pay the incredibly low price of $30 to get the Deluxe version.
They are VERY responsive, updates are several times a year. It is not
as good at charting as some other programs, but nothing, and I have
tried many, comes close in versatility and flexibility. There are many
charting programs to use if you that is a major concern.

CE Wood

On Aug 31, 8:44 am, Brad Verity <royaldesc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I've finally organized my 15 years' worth of hard copy files into two
filing cabinets, and I'm ready to put the information onto a computer
database. An off-list discussion with Leo van de Pas has reinforced
how important it is to do so.

A co-worker recommended I download and use Personal Ancestry File, but
unfortunately it's not compatible with my Mac laptop.

Any recommendations for a good Mac-compatible genealogy database,
especially for medieval data? One that has room for title (Earl of
Westmorland, for example) and for residence (of Halnaby, Yorkshire),
in addition to first and last name?

Thanks and Cheers, -------Brad

CE Wood

Re: Database Recommendations for Medieval Genealogy

Legg inn av CE Wood » 31 aug 2007 17:47:44

APOLOGIES!! There is no MAC version as yet. But it is such a good
program, that it is almost worth investing in a PC (now very
inexpensive) just for this program.

CE Wood

On Aug 31, 9:43 am, CE Wood <wood...@msn.com> wrote:
Legacy Deluxe!! Hands down!

Names include:
Title Prefix
Given
Surname
Title Suffix

PLUS - innumerable alternate names that cam all be visible in the
index, and so searched for.
2nd Earl
Humphrey V de
Bohun
of Hereford

AND:
1st Earl
Humphrey V de
Bohun
of Essex

AND:
2nd Earl
Humphrey V de Bohun of
Hereford

AND:
1st Earl
Humphrey V de Bohun of
Essex

Or whatever, however you would like to be able to search for them, I
like being able to find all the Earsl, Kings, or whatever in my index,
so I do as above. Of course, when you are dealing with the "Fitz"
names and the like, it is REALLY convenient.

The Title suffix is IDEAL for entering "of Halnaby, Yorkshire" as a
way of distinguishing when looking through the index.

Do pay the incredibly low price of $30 to get the Deluxe version.
They are VERY responsive, updates are several times a year. It is not
as good at charting as some other programs, but nothing, and I have
tried many, comes close in versatility and flexibility. There are many
charting programs to use if you that is a major concern.

CE Wood

On Aug 31, 8:44 am, Brad Verity <royaldesc...@hotmail.com> wrote:

I've finally organized my 15 years' worth of hard copy files into two
filing cabinets, and I'm ready to put the information onto a computer
database. An off-list discussion with Leo van de Pas has reinforced
how important it is to do so.

A co-worker recommended I download and use Personal Ancestry File, but
unfortunately it's not compatible with my Mac laptop.

Any recommendations for a good Mac-compatible genealogy database,
especially for medieval data? One that has room for title (Earl of
Westmorland, for example) and for residence (of Halnaby, Yorkshire),
in addition to first and last name?

Thanks and Cheers, -------Brad

D. Spencer Hines

Re: Database Recommendations For Mediaeval Genealogy

Legg inn av D. Spencer Hines » 31 aug 2007 18:16:55

No.

You can put Earl of Northumberland as a SUFFIX.

Just look at it.

Legacy Deluxe sounds good too.

DSH

"pj.evans" <pj.evans.gen@usa.net> wrote in message
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On Aug 31, 9:11 am, "D. Spencer Hines" <pant...@excelsior.com> wrote:
Actually, RootsMagic has a PREFIX entry block that can easily be used for
a
TITLE.

DSH

"pj.evans" <pj.evans....@usa.net> wrote in message

news:1188575294.584164.83120@m37g2000prh.googlegroups.com...



On Aug 31, 8:44 am, Brad Verity <royaldesc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I've finally organized my 15 years' worth of hard copy files into two
filing cabinets, and I'm ready to put the information onto a computer
database. An off-list discussion with Leo van de Pas has reinforced
how important it is to do so.

A co-worker recommended I download and use Personal Ancestry File, but
unfortunately it's not compatible with my Mac laptop.

Any recommendations for a good Mac-compatible genealogy database,
especially for medieval data? One that has room for title (Earl of
Westmorland, for example) and for residence (of Halnaby, Yorkshire),
in addition to first and last name?

Thanks and Cheers, -------Brad

I use Windows myself, but I've heard that Reunion is the genealogy
program most used on Macs. I don't know whether it would meet your
needs, though. No one seems to write programs that handle pre-1600
data really well. (I'm using Rootsmagic, and it does have 'residence'
as a fact, although I had to create one for 'title'.)- Hide quoted
text -

- Show quoted text -

Limited space. Unless you really _want_ Henry Percy, Earl of
Northumberland listed as 'Earl Henry Percy of Northumberland', of
course. (Also, it puts the prefix before the given name in the
'search' screen, which can make it difficult to find the right person.)

pj.evans

Re: Database Recommendations For Mediaeval Genealogy

Legg inn av pj.evans » 31 aug 2007 19:11:21

On Aug 31, 10:16 am, "D. Spencer Hines" <pant...@excelsior.com> wrote:
No.

You can put Earl of Northumberland as a SUFFIX.

Just look at it.

Legacy Deluxe sounds good too.

DSH

"pj.evans" <pj.evans....@usa.net> wrote in message

news:1188578258.653069.198540@m37g2000prh.googlegroups.com...



On Aug 31, 9:11 am, "D. Spencer Hines" <pant...@excelsior.com> wrote:
Actually, RootsMagic has a PREFIX entry block that can easily be used for
a
TITLE.

DSH

"pj.evans" <pj.evans....@usa.net> wrote in message

news:1188575294.584164.83120@m37g2000prh.googlegroups.com...

On Aug 31, 8:44 am, Brad Verity <royaldesc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I've finally organized my 15 years' worth of hard copy files into two
filing cabinets, and I'm ready to put the information onto a computer
database. An off-list discussion with Leo van de Pas has reinforced
how important it is to do so.

A co-worker recommended I download and use Personal Ancestry File, but
unfortunately it's not compatible with my Mac laptop.

Any recommendations for a good Mac-compatible genealogy database,
especially for medieval data? One that has room for title (Earl of
Westmorland, for example) and for residence (of Halnaby, Yorkshire),
in addition to first and last name?

Thanks and Cheers, -------Brad

I use Windows myself, but I've heard that Reunion is the genealogy
program most used on Macs. I don't know whether it would meet your
needs, though. No one seems to write programs that handle pre-1600
data really well. (I'm using Rootsmagic, and it does have 'residence'
as a fact, although I had to create one for 'title'.)- Hide quoted
text -

- Show quoted text -

Limited space. Unless you really _want_ Henry Percy, Earl of
Northumberland listed as 'Earl Henry Percy of Northumberland', of
course. (Also, it puts the prefix before the given name in the
'search' screen, which can make it difficult to find the right person.)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

same problem - it's not that long a field (I've tried that one
already, thankyouverymuch).
I'm not sure what the character limit is, but it's somewhere in the 40-
to-60-character range. If you create one, it won't appear on the
screen, but 'description' will hold about 120 characters, which is
generally sufficient (as long as you don't try to put all the titles
in at once).

Brad Verity

Re: Database Recommendations for Medieval Genealogy

Legg inn av Brad Verity » 01 sep 2007 01:26:32

On Aug 31, 8:54 am, norenxaq <noren...@san.rr.com> wrote:

I would recommend reunion

Thank you - I will check further on Reunion. And thank you to
everyone who responded - all of the information is very helpful.

Cheers, -----Brad

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