rms@ihu1e.UUCP (Bob Stekl) (07/18/85)
I am interested in contacting anyone researching or having any info on the following names. I have sheets on some, mostly 20th century, USA, Chicago area. Definitely need European data or immigration info. Stekl(Only this spelling) Prosek Herrmann(Bohemian) Kubik(sp?) Nejedly Hora(sp?) Nemecek Cerny Boruch Riccio Hradecky Patrick Higgins (born Wis 1870, died N.D. 1895) Fannie Roberts (born Denby Wales, died Minn. 194?s) Bob Stekl ihhp4!ihu1e!rms
stark@umich.UUCP (Prof. Wayne Stark) (07/25/85)
I am creating a data base with my family roots. I woould like a program that given a name in the tree prints out the family tree forward and backward from that person. Anyone have any suggestions on the best way to organize this in a database and/or a program for doing the above? Thanks in advance. Wayne Stark EECS Dept. Univ. of Mich. Ann Arbor, MI 48109
rooter@well.UUCP (Brian Mavrogeorge) (08/03/85)
Before anyone re-invents the wheel, investigate the many software packages available from the simple to the sublime. There are two public domain packages distributed under the freeware concept. The first is "Genealogy On Display" and is an excellent MS-DOS based package which has a large capacity provides good screen input and displays, and gives you standard genealogical chart output as well as LDS forms if need be. The second is new in the field and is called "Family History". It also is a full-service package. If you wish to stay with DBII/DBIII or try genealogy with a LOTUS123 package, those are also available. If these packages dont meet your needs then there is "Family Roots" by Quinsept which will run on several different micros and "ROOTS-II" which also support assorted micros. In your local genealogical library find "Micro Roots" and "Genealogical Computing" both periodicals have lists of the available genealogy software and have reviews. For the public domain software (Genealogy-On-Display and Family-History) call ROOTS-BBS (415)-584-0697 and you can download it directly. ROOTS-BBS also has small documentation files for each p[ackage so you can download the documentation and check it out first. This BBS also has pd programs to do specific jobs such as chart printing, soundex generation, etc. My advice (unsolicited) is don't equate price with functionality. The prices range from free to $35 to $400 and from my observations, the systems that offer the most and operate the most efficiently aren't the ones at the high end of the scale.