New documents become available, or new photos surface in the family-those are good reasons to add to my online tree and share with those who have been invited to see it. This is because I work on the Ancestry tree (multiple trees, actually) every week, sometimes every day. Of course, I sync with RootsMagic very frequently so I always have the latest version of my tree on my computer, including all media.
They can use mobile or desktop devices, whatever suits their fancy. I believe descendants and relatives (and cousins I don't yet know about) are far more likely to find my public family tree on Ancestry, if they have any interest at all.Īs I wrote in my book, Planning a Future for Your Family's Past, online trees should be noted in any genealogical "will." For my part, I'm leaving my genealogical heirs a bit of money for an Ancestry subscription so they can noodle around and see how the tree works.
ROOTSMAGIC AND ANCESTRY COM SOFTWARE
In a sense, my computer-based software acts like a backup to my Ancestry tree. With this in mind, I don't think of my genealogy software as the primary place to keep my tree and media. Just ask your younger relatives and see if they agree. They'll have their own technology preferences, and any specialized genealogy software on my desktop Mac is unlikely to appeal to the mobile-first younger generation.
I'll bet none of the next generation will be bothered to open my genealogy software, let alone learn how it works. On that faraway day, even though my Mac computer will remain on my desk, it may as well be a pile of bricks as far as my genealogy heir(s) are concerned. Why? My mind is constantly thinking way ahead to what happens when I someday join my ancestors. My Technology May Not Be Their Technology On the contrary, I prefer to work in Ancestry (including research and uploading photos/documents) and then download to my computer, via my sync with RootsMagic. RootsMagic is my genealogy software of choice for one big reason: It syncs with Ancestry, my research/tree site of choice.īut unlike most researchers, I don't do my work in the software and then upload to Ancestry.
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