RootsMagic

So, I decided to do it.  I am going to switch to a new genealogy software – which is a big deal coming from me, since I’m such a die hard PAF fan.  But there are some things that I really wanted to do that PAF can’t (most recently, I wanted to import a rather large gedcom file into my PAF file, and I wanted to have a source for each of the new individuals saying where the information came from – as far as I can tell PAF can’t do that automatically, it would require manually entering some 4,000 sources, which is not going to happen).  Anyways, someone recommended RootsMagic at a genealogy conference that I taught a training class at last Saturday, and I decided to try it out.  They have a free basic version, then if you want you can upgrade to the full version for $29 (don’t know if/when I’ll get to that point, but the free version is good for now).  The person who recommended it to me said that it is much better than FamilyInsight (some software that I was using) for syncing your file with the new.familysearch.org site, and they were right.  I’ve put in a little time watching a few rather lengthy (but worthwhile) online tutorials from the RootsMagic site so that I know exactly how it all works, and I’m convinced.  There are a few little things that I’m still getting used to, but I’ve been pleased so far.  And the new.familysearch syncing functions really are very nice, I think better than FamilyInsight – especially because they are integrated right into the genealogy software program, instead of a separate program that you need to open each time you want to use it.  It’s been fun to learn how to use it so far.  Last night I even happened to find another child (who died as an infant in 1922) for my great great grandparents, John Augusta Moore Jr. and Edith Hunt, when I was using RootsMagic to sync with the new.familysearch site.