subject: What is a Family Tree Maker? [print this page]
Family Tree Maker (FTM) is a genealogy software program that helps people research their family history, create family trees, and organize information about their ancestors. What can you do with Family Tree Maker? Here are some of its main features: - Create a family tree: Add parents, grandparents, children, siblings, and other relatives to build your family history. - Organize family records: Store names, birth dates, marriage dates, death dates, photographs, and historical documents. - Research ancestors: Use genealogical records and online resources to discover information about your family. - Ancestry integration: Connect with Ancestry to work with family trees and genealogical information between the two platforms. - Ancestry Hints: When available, hints can suggest records, photographs, or other information that may match people in your family tree. - Create reports and charts: Generate family history reports, pedigree charts, and other printable documents.
