Family Tree Maker Standard 2005

by My Family

Product Features

• Comprehensive resource for building and sharing a family tree
• Automatically search Ancestry.com; access over 800 million names
• Incorporate new information easily with Web-merge wizard
• Easily navigate through generations in new Pedigree View
• Design heirloom-quality family trees, charts, and reports

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002J6HGU
• Item model number: 31206
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 25, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,120 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #82 in Software > Home & Hobbies > Genealogy
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Whether you're a beginner or an expert, Family Tree Maker 2005 is the easiest and most complete resource for building and sharing your family tree. Family Tree Maker is trusted by over five million people to research their family history.

New Features:

• Searches Ancestry.com automatically to find your ancestors.
• Compare new findings with your own data side-by-side.
• Incorporate new information easily with the new Web-merge wizard.
• Easily navigate through generations in the new Pedigree View.
• Quickly jump to people in your tree with bookmarks.
• Updated look and feel makes entering information a snap.

Step 1: Build

• Enter the information you already know like names, marriages, and birthplaces.
• Family Tree Maker 2005 will help you find the rest.

Step 2: Search

• Access over 800 million names and seamlessly incorporate your findings into your tree.
• Includes the OneWorldTree.

Step 3: Design

• Design heirloom-quality family trees, charts, and reports to bring your family legacy to life.

Step 4: Share

• Share your family history by printing professional-quality family albums.
• Publish your family Web page and email your trees around the world.

Product Description

Whether you're a beginner or an expert, Family Tree Maker 2005 is the easiest and most complete resource for building and sharing your family tree. The #1 selling genealogy program for over 10 years, Family Tree Maker is trusted by over 5 million people to research their family history.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

82 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Wow! did I ever get taken., November 16, 2004

By 

W. Thomas Knapp (Indianapolis) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family Tree Maker Standard 2005 (CD-ROM)

Can sombody please tell me why I just spent $45 on the 2005 edition of family tree maker when it appears to be no different then version 9.0 that I've been using for the past 2 years and payed only $2 for on ebay. The only new features I can find are the ability to copy to CD instead of floppy and a few new pedigree styles. I also discovered that features that were once free of charge, like the ability to create a family finder report are now only available if you pay their incredibly high fees. I bought this version hoping it would be an improvment over my old version. instead, I just wasted $45 as I've removed it and gone back to using my old version. Hey FTM when you decide to add some useful updates like maybe the ability to clean up old photos or play a scrapbook of all photos instead of just one person's at a time let me know. until then I won't waste any more of my money on your products.

67 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Better software available at lower cost, November 3, 2004

By 

Family Man - See all my reviews

This review is from: Family Tree Maker Standard 2005 (CD-ROM)

Family Tree Maker 2005 is little more than the old Ancestry Family Tree software that was available for free download from Ancestry.com. The sales pitch put on be the maker online was misleading. I returned it for refund the same day I bought it. Legacy Family Tree by Millenia Corp. costs less, easier to use, produces better looking reports, and provides frequent free updates and "tweaks".

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but . . ., January 4, 2005

By 

neone (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Family Tree Maker Standard 2005 (CD-ROM)

If you haven't used a previous version or other genealogy program, you will probably love this. If you are a veteran Family Tree Maker user, you might prefer your old version. The new family page allows you to work with more information, but the setup is not as eye-friendly. The page looks too busy. The smaller buttons, especially those to move to a child's page, slow navigation. I know Broderbund no longer does the program, but I think it would have been better if the changes had been incorporated while maintaining more of the look and function longtime users are familiar with. The appearance changes will definately shorten my working sessions.