Features of ourFamily•ology's Online Family Tree Application

Compare our Features to Other Online Family Tree Builder Applications

Feature:	OurFamily•0logy	Ancestry	myHeritage	Geni	OneGreatFamily	TribalPages
General:
Alerts for possible information errors	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Attach people from one file into another and all subsequent changes are recorded seamlessly	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Ability to detach people	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
Merge two specific people	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Add multiple parents for any child	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Provides marriage & child parent relationship options	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Support:
Offers technical and general support through an online support system to answer specific questions	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Can restore files from either yesterday or the day before	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Events:
Ability to create events	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Attach sources to events	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Delete sources	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Attach media to multiple people or events without having to enter event information again	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Organization:
Update locations easily	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Color coded progress rating chart, making it easy to see where you need to do research	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Filter and sort with advanced features	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Create multiple files, able to merge notes, sources, ancestors, descendants, or information from each file	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Ability to create tasks to help prioritize your research	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Easily see 5 generations with color coding so you know where more research is needed	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Media:
Upload Avi files	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Add common file types: word, rtf, txt	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Delete media files	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Add multiple page PDF files	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Store media files by person and cross filed in folders set up by the user	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Add sources, media, or Information and mark private	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Reports:
Offers more than 10 different reports, charts or lists	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Invite Visitors & Contributors
Contributors can add and edit information with advanced controls	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Living information can be made private for 6 separate fields, giving advanced controls to the administrator	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Ability to track all changes made by contributors	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
File Management:
Import GEDCOM files	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Export Partial Trees from in GEDCOM format starting with anyone	Yes	No	No	No	No	No

GEDCOM Sync Issues

When you store your family history information with a software program you may realize overtime the features your current program has is not what you are looking for. So you decide to try a new program that you think will meet your needs.

Before you decide to start or change your program, download this article as a PDF to understand how GEDCOM works and the possible sync issues you may encounter.

Download Article - GEDCOM Sync Issues


Features - ourFamily•ology

	Unique Features • Color Coded Family Progress Rating Chart • Source Rating Calculator Research Tools • Over 1,000 genealogy research links • Access New FamilySearch • Genealogy Wiki • Collaborate with other researchers Program Management • Web enabled genealogy program • MAC and PC friendly • Import GEDCOM files • Export partial GEDCOM files • Build Multiple Trees • View Statistics about your family, recorded data, file size and more • Monitor all your changes • Add LDS Ordinances Program Features • Easily view, add, & edit sources, notes, and tasks • Create and manage custom events • Merge people • Link & seamlessly update people across multiple trees • Update Locations easily Program Tools • Date calculator • Relationship calculator • Map your ancestors Document Organization • File documents by person and cross file by surname, decade, or event • Link attachments to multiple people, saves from rekeying information • Add any type of file, even multiple page PDF files • Import single or multiple images at a time Report & Data Management • View/Print/Export 18 different Reports, Lists, and Charts • Warnings and reports for probable data issues • Built in source citation examples • Track your changes • Ability to restore data from prior day Sharing Your Genealogy • Send messages to contributors, visitors, and other researchers • Invite visitors and other researchers to view your tree • Invite Contributors to help build your tree • Option to keep information for living people private • Option to keep any document private Support • Help desk for technical issues • Online Video Tutorials • Online Users Guide • Genealogy Research hints and tips Security • Back-up of last 2 saves • SSL secure website • Password login required for users, contributors, and visitors

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