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Thanks Phil.  Nice to know I can try before buying- and better still, not
buy at all!

all best

Laura

Dr. Laura Jacobus
Senior Lecturer in History of Art
Birkbeck College, University of London


For details of my book on Giotto and the Arena Chapel see
http://www.brepols.net/Pages/ShowProduct.aspx?prod_id=IS-9781905375127-1

On 6 February 2015 at 15:08, Phil Feller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> Hi Laura,
>
> I've used GeneologyJ, but it was long enough ago that I don't remember
> much about it. The good thing about open-source software is that you can
> try it out without a major commitment, and I believe that most open-source
> genealogy software uses the standard GEDCOM file format. You can find
> sample GEDCOM files to test out the software's ability to generate family
> trees in places such as
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/godskingsheroes/files/ged%20files/royalty/
>
> Phil Feller
>
> On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Laura Jacobus <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>> Not a religious issue, but I'm hoping some of you will have made use of
>> genealogical software and can give me an idea of what is useful.. I don't
>> need to handle a massive amount of genealogical data,  just very simple and
>> fragmentary material but covering 5 or 6 generations.  It would be nice to
>> find some free software that allows me to keep track of my records, but
>> that will also generate a family tree diagram that is suitable for eventual
>> publication.  A quick Google search revealed 'Gramps' and 'GenealogyJ'
>> which both look promising but I thought I'd ask if anyone has personal
>> experience- especially of which programmes would generate a publishable
>> family tree.
>>
>> all best
>>
>> Laura
>>
>> Dr. Laura Jacobus
>> Senior Lecturer in History of Art
>> Birkbeck College, University of London
>>
>>
>> For details of my book on Giotto and the Arena Chapel see
>> http://www.brepols.net/Pages/ShowProduct.aspx?prod_id=IS-9781905375127-1
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