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Solve the Mystery of Your Family History

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Have you ever asked yourself "Where do I come from"? Are you looking for the key to unlock your family's history? Introducing Family Tree Detective, the first program that is dedicated to helping you solve the mystery of your family's history. It's easy to start-just begin with names and dates that you already know and then let Family Tree Detective do the work. It quickly scours the Internet and a huge database of over 200 CD-ROMs, rates and prioritizes the findings, and then provides links to web sites that are most likely to contain information about your family members. Soon you'll be on your way to discovering your roots.

FAMILY TREE DETECTIVE 1.0 FEATURES:

  • Data Entry: In a matter of minutes, the handy Data Entry Wizard guides you through the first steps of entering in your family information. Soon, you'll see how easy it is to add people to your family tree and create your family file.
  • Family Page: The Family Page lets you easily view and understand family relationships at a single glance. The clever index-card style of the Family Page makes it simple to navigate through your family file and easily find any name in your family file.
  • Search Wizard: Save yourself hours with this powerful search engine. With just a few clicks of the mouse, it will start searching through genealogy web pages and a database of over 200 CD-ROMs for your ancestors. Soon you'll be on your way to learning more about who your ancestors were and where they came from.
  • Search Results Report: Once you run the Search Wizard, it will instantly produce a detailed report with Internet links that tell you where you can find more information on your family members. Even better, the report prioritizes the findings with a 5-star rating system so you can easily tell which links will provide the best information for you. A 5-star match is 95% likely to be an exact match of your family member and is a sure way to find your ancestors.
  • Genealogy How-To Guide: Are you wondering where to start, or perhaps you're stuck and you just don't know where to look next? The Genealogy How-to-Guide can answer your questions and it has lots of helpful tips that explain how to find missing pieces of family information.
  • Family Tree: Easily display all the ancestors and descendants for any individual together on one family tree. Use this printout as a tool to encourage other family members to help you fill in some of the blanks in your history, or just to show off your findings.
  • To- Do List: The To-Do List keeps all of your thoughts and tasks organized to help you find your ancestors faster. And simply prioritize the to-do items so that the list best suits your needs.

ONLINE FEATURES:

  • FamilyTreeDetective.com: Unique partnership with the largest online genealogy community, www.genealogy.com, provides superior searching of a database of more than 325 million names. Let www.FamilyTreeDetective.com show you how easy it is to find information about your ancestors.
  • GenealogyLibrary.com: A FREE 2-month trial subscription to www.GenealogyLibrary.com is included on a bonus CD. GenealogyLibrary.com makes it easy to check out rare books and official government records from your home computer. This CD also has a multimedia tutorial that shows you how quick and easy it is to begin your adventure into your family history.
  • Message boards: With Family Tree Detective, you gain access to a whole community of people who are curious about where they come from and are interested in learning more about their family history. Share stories of your findings and pick up a few tips from the leading online community of family history enthusiasts.
  • Genealogy How-To Articles: Get the most up-to-date information and let these online articles provide helpful hints and expert tips on finding out more about where your ancestors came from.
  • Genealogy SiteFinder: Finally, here's a tool to take some of the frustration out of searching the Internet. The Genealogy SiteFinder puts you in connection with the most popular and useful genealogy sites related to surnames, locations, ethnicity and more.
  • Letter Templates: These convenient templates make writing letters and getting more family history information virtually effortless.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  • 486 or faster (Pentium recommended)*
  • Windows™ 95 or higher**
  • CD-ROM drive (2x or faster)
  • 16 MB RAM (32 MB RAM recommended)
  • 70 MB free hard disk space (40 MB free hard disk space after install)
  • VGA display running in at least 256 colors
  • 14.4 modem and Internet Service Provider

*As with all Windows programs, a faster processor, more RAM, and more free disk space will enhance performance. **System Configuration: May require minor adjustment to the configuration of your operating system and/or updates to the hardware component drivers.

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