FamilySearch Indexing on the iPhone

Ben Sayer at Genealogy Tools put together a brief overview, complete with screenshots, of the iPhone FamilySearch Index app that was just released at RootsTech 2012. It’s an application (available on iPad and Google Android as well) that allows you to help with indexing genealogical and historical records – you … Read more

MobileFamilyTree Pro 1.1.4

MobileFamilyTree Pro 1.1.4 has been released by Synium Software. Note: I believe that the 1.1.4 update apply to the Mac OS X version of MacFamilyTree. MobileFamilyTree Pro is a full genealogy application for iOS devices. In the past, previous versions were basically mobile companions to the desktop Mac OS X … Read more

Apple Announces Mac OS X Mountain Lion

Normally I don’t talk about desktop software here unless it relates directly to genealogy applications or information on mobile devices. I leave that kind of stuff for Mac Genealogy Software. But this morning, Apple announced Mac OS X 10.8 “Mountain Lion” and they have worked to integrate even more features … Read more

GedView 3.2.5

David Knight has released GedView 3.2.5 today. GedView is an iOS-based (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) genealogy application. It is a true family tree application – you can view and edit genealogy information, and it’s also independent of Mac OS X or Windows/PC desktop applications. It’s also one of a small … Read more

FamilySearch Indexing – New iOS App

FamilySearch International has released a new iOS application, FamilySearch Indexing. It’s a free app that does exactly what the name implies – it helps to index genealogy-related information on FamilySearch’s genealogy database. It can display images from genealogy/historical-related documents such as certificates (birth, marriage, death), census information, immigration records. These … Read more