SOFTWARE BUYERS’ GUIDE
These days, almost everything you need to research your genealogy is online, so why would you still need to use a program installed on yourhave the answer. “I use Legacy 8, so my tree is available even if the internet is down,” says Helen Parker-Drabble. Family Historian user Harriet Hopkins adds, “I am independent of the major sites so can add data from anywhere.” Privacy is an issue too: “I can have private information on it which I would not put in an online tree,” reveals Ian McIvor.
