Genealogy Programm

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Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5 Send Message	William	Report	18 Mar 2013 10:37
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5 Send Message	Can anyone please tell me of a Genealogy programme that supports Baptisms/Christenings? For many years I have used Reunion which allows the field for births/ baptisms/ christenings to be changed as required. Sadly Reunion is no longer available for Windows, only Mac. All the other programmes I;ve explored only provide a field for births which can't be changed. All geneologists know that there are no registration of births before 1837. The record is the church ceremony, baptism/ christening. It was common practice for families to baptize several children all together, so to record them on a genealogy programme as births is totally wrong, . Can anyone please help?; W. Grice.
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 1,288 Send Message	PigletsPal	Report	18 Mar 2013 11:45
	Ancestry profiles allow for Christenings etc., and Barmitvahs and all sundry different events which can occur during a lifetime, including Burials and Cremations.
	Researching: We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,136 Send Message	InspectorGreenPen	Report	18 Mar 2013 12:03
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,136 Send Message	I use FTM which has a pre-defined list of common facts and events, much the same as PP has described. If you can't find one to fit (the list is around 100 long) you simply create a new one.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 34,945 Send Message	Reggie	Report	18 Mar 2013 14:40
	The LDS program allows for such entries........and it's free Look at their website for...... PAF
	Researching: I am in no way related to anyone for whom I do lookups To acknowledge any info I may post, please do NOT click on my name. There is a large white box entitled 'Add your reply' for the purpose.
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 35 Send Message	JayADee	Report	18 Mar 2013 15:02
	Roots Magic has a list of pre-defined facts & events too including baptisms! Also if you wish you can design your own. :-)
	Researching: SLOMAN family of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. Also London
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 2,092 Send Message	KenSE	Report	18 Mar 2013 19:44
	Even the GR tree has a separate place for baptisms. If I don't have a birth date but do have a baptism date, then I use that year for the birth year and set the uncertainty marker.
Member Since: April 2007 Posts: 2 Send Message	Margo	Report	18 Mar 2013 20:25
Member Since: April 2007 Posts: 2 Send Message	I've been using PAF 5 for years. It will never be updated but it gives me everything I need, including adding photos if I want to. It is free to download at www.familysearch.org and offers various events on the default template but you can tailor a template for your own needs as well. Hope this helps. :-)
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 1,035 Send Message	RolloTheRed	Report	19 Mar 2013 14:24
	The only totally free no restrictions family history software is GRAMPS. http://gramps-project.org/
	Researching: Rollo Rognvaldsson, Roger de Busli, Eu, Wath upon Dearne, Rutland, Framland
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5 Send Message	William	Report	19 Mar 2013 20:28
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5 Send Message	Many thanks to all who sent replies to my request re Genealogy Program Bill Grice
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5 Send Message	William	Report	19 Mar 2013 20:28
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5 Send Message	Many thanks to all who sent replies to my request re Genealogy Program Bill Grice

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