Product Description

Family Tree Maker Collector’s Edition v16 is the #1 bestselling resource to create your family tree. It takes just three steps. First, use information you already know. With access to over 5 billion records, you’ll be able to find all the details. Next organize and design your family tree. Import photos and documents to professionally designed templates to create a unique keepsake. Share your findings with family and friends. Print out professional quality family albums. Plus! Get bonuses like an Ancestry.com Subscription (a $410 value), a 30 Minute Genealogy Consultation, a Reference Library, Historical Documents and Photo Collection, Historical Maps and more!"

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3103 in Software
• Brand: Encore
• Model: 10860
• Released on: 2006-08-15
• Platform: Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM
• Dimensions: 5.00" h x 1.00" w x 5.00" l, 1.20 pounds

Features

• The best-selling genealogy program for 15 straight years, Family Tree Maker lets you access the U.S. Records Collection, Naturalization Records, Immigration Records and more
• Create a family tree in four easy steps; streamlined data entry and useful research tips make tree creation a breeze
• Includes pre-designed templates so you can share your family tree with friends and relatives
• Allows for online collaboration, so you can work with other family members to complete your tree
• Includes over $350 of bonus material, including one-year subscription to Ancestry.com, Deluxe Ancestry Reference Library Software, and more

Amazon.com
With Family Tree Maker Version 16 (Collector's Edition), you can access more than 5 billion records through Ancestry.com as you research your family's history. The best-selling genealogy program for 15 straight years, Family Tree Maker lets you access some of the world's largest online data based, including the U.S. Records Collection, Naturalization Records, Immigration Records and much more.

Simply enter as much personal information about your family that you know.

Build a family book from scratch.

View just your own family or browse up to seven generations at once.

Find out which version of Family Tree Maker is right for you.

With Family Tree Maker, you can create a family tree in four easy steps. First you start building the tree with the information that you know. Then you search through billions of records and names to add to your information. As you build your family history, you can then design personal keepsakes and projects with pre-designed templates that you can then share your family tree with friends and relatives.

With this latest version of Family Tree Maker, you'll be able to create a family tree more easily than ever before. Featuring streamlined data entry and useful research tips, Family Tree Maker practically does your work for you. Customizable search criteria and improved source management make the gathering of your family data easy as it gets. The software lets you easily import historical documents and also allows for Web collaboration, so you can work with other members in your family to complete your tree.

As an added exclusive feature, this Deluxe Edition of Family Tree Maker includes over $350 of bonus material. In addition to a one-year subscription to Ancestry.com (a $100 value), you get 30-day access to images and international records (a $20 value), an Introductory Genealogy Consultation (a $30 value), an official training DVD (a $15 value), a Family Tree Workbook in PDF format (a $20 value), Deluxe Ancestry Reference Library Software that's worth $70, and an official 400-page user guide (a $25 value).

Customer Reviews

Family Tree Maker Version 16 Collector's Edition
Excellent product. The 'over $450 value' might be a bit overstated but the packages is still an excellent value. During installation, the 1 year free trial to [...] showed up as a 30 day trial but was resolved quickly through familytreemaker.com support and a subsequent call to ancestry.com support. Ancestry.com provided a 1 year free trial to their US Deluxe product over the phone and didn't ask for a credit card number for renewal. To me, that's a sign that they're a reputable company. Some of the additional software in the package is buried on the installation CD but is worth the extra manual effort to find and install - especially the GenSmart software.

Sorry I Replaced Version 2 (1995)
Family Tree Maker Version 16 Collector's Edition
I found this version almost 12 years later than my original, to be of almost no value. The displays, moving between screens, and reports are either the same or not as good. The searching of the web sites is of benefit, but the reporting techniques do not follow the parameters of the search. For example, if I wanted ONLY death references I get everything. I then have to wade through all the unwanted references. You can not even SORT by, say, the source type: Death, Birth, Marriage. I can not understand the superhype about this system and it not having basic search capabilities like a grown up program!
If you do not own any Tree program then this is worth it. You should take a look at My Heritage Family Tree for comparison.

Family Tree Maker V16 Collector's Edition
The Collector's Edition has features not included in the 2006 Version 16. The GenSmarts option is a definite plus in searching for your ancestors.