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New Event Type selection for Charting Companion

Charting Companion now allows you to pick specific event types in your Ancestor and Descendant charts. Many of you have requested this option, and we are pleased to provide you with another convenient way of telling the story of your family. Get your copy of Charting Companion version 6: click to buy a Registration Key. Preview…

Improving Charting Companion with GDI+

A Windows program uses GDI (Graphical Device Interface) to create graphics. GDI is a great invention that enables the programmer to easily mix text, raster (photos) and vector (drawings) graphics in the same output. GDI is what allows a Windows program to display the same thing to a screen and a printer (know as WYSIWYG,…

How to prune a family tree

Pruning your Family Tree Have you ever needed a customized version of your family tree? For example, you want to show how two distant relatives are connected? Or you want to show only one branch of the family? Charting Companion‘s Pruning feature enables you to “prune” or trim the branches of a family tree. Here…

New chart: Dandelion chart

Progeny is pleased to introduce a new type of genealogy chart: the Dandelion Chart. The Dandelion Chart lays out your ancestors and descendants like a web. It is possible to display everyone in a family, including the parents of spouses who are not in the bloodline. All the usual options are available: color, number of generations,…

New chart: Fractal Tree

Progeny is pleased to introduce a new type of genealogy chart: the Fractal Tree. The Fractal Tree lays out your ancestors in a repeating pattern, in the shape of the letter ‘H’. The Fractal Tree is compact and uses less space than other charts, while displaying the names in a novel way. All the usual…

Publish your tree in HTML for the Web

When our daughter Melanie was six years old, my wife said “My brother Kevin is coming to visit us.” “Kevin is your brother?” Melanie exclaimed, “I thought he was my uncle!” Family trees can be confusing for little minds, and big ones too. Charts help explain relationships to your family and friends. We are pleased…

Color palettes

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR CHARTS MORE COLORFUL? We were at the Bridal Show for my daughter’s wedding. The tuxedo booth was offering a “buy one get one free” deal for $900. I thought “Hmmm… one for me, one for the groom: tuxedos look sharp“. “You can bury me in it” I said to…

Announcing Charting Companion with new direct chart editing

ANNOUNCING CHARTING COMPANION WITH NEW DIRECT CHART EDITING Progeny Genealogy is pleased to announce that Charting Companion now features a fast, convenient chart preview and edit, directly in the main window. You can now move rectangles in the Ancestor, Descendant, Hourglass, and Bowtie charts, edit the chart by pruning selected branches, and print or publish to…

Announcing the Value Pack

ANNOUNCING THE VALUE PACK Progeny is offering the three best genealogy publishing products, in one economical bundle: the Value Pack. The Value Pack includes Charting Companion, Genelines and Map My Family Tree. The Value Pack is available for downloading at the low price of $49.85, or 50% off the regular price. Charting Companion helps you…

Genelines – Timeline Charting Software

Genelines – Timeline Charting Software GENELINES is one of the most powerful research and storytelling tools available to anyone researching their family tree. By bringing together elements of time, history and family relationships on visual time line charts, Genelines software can bring your family tree to life. Genelines automatically reads your family tree database so…

3D Family Tree viewer

NEW 3D FAMILY TREE VIEWER Imagine a whole new way of viewing your Family Tree! Picture all your ancestors, with their brothers and sisters extending into the third dimension. From each aunt or uncle, a descendant tree shows your cousins and their offspring. Progeny is pleased to introduce the 3D Family Tree program. 3D Family…

HTML Fan charts, Windows 10

HTML FAN CHARTS, WINDOWS 10 Descendant Fan chart As we plopped the animal onto the examination table, four year-old Melanie proudly informed the veterinarian: “This is Kessie. He’s a cat.” Things are not always obvious to little ones. Or big people either, if they are not familiar with the intricacies of genealogy. Charting Companion helps you…