Attention: 3 Day Pre-Order Sale for Users of Family Tree Maker 2017 to Upgrade to Family Tree Maker 2019 Due this Summer

Software MacKiev is releasing an upgrade to Family Tree Maker this Summer and for the next three days Family Tree Maker 2017 users can pre-order the new edition -- Family Tree Maker 2019 -- and save $30 on cost of upgrading.

If you are registered on the Family Tree Maker mailing list that Software MacKiev runs, you should have received an email announcing the three day sale with the link to the sale.

Back in April, users of earlier versions of Family Tree Maker 2014.1 and earlier had a four-day opportunity to upgrade to FTM2017 at a discount and receive FTM2019 for free when it is released. This current sale is for Family Tree Maker 2017 users. Those that upgraded during the April opportunity are already good to go for FTM2019 edition.

This sale's details for Family Tree Maker 2017 users are: 

Family Tree Maker 2019
upgrade (download) regular price $59.95 ........ pre-order sale price is $29.95
Tree Vault Cloud Service (1 Year)  $20 ........................................................ free
Total $79.95 ..................................................................................................... $29.95

The above pricing is for receiving the program via Download WHEN IT IS RELEASED. If you want a copy of the program on DVD it is $10 more (so $39.95 for the pre-order sale) plus $5.95 shipping and handling. Or if you want a copy of the program on a wood USB drive it is $20 more (so $49.95 for the pre-order sale) plus $5.95 shipping and handling.

OR simply copy the downloaded file to an external device yourself for safe keeping. 

So what is Family Tree Maker 2019 aka the 30th Anniversary Edition bringing to the genealogy table?

The ability to "Turn Back Time" -- FTM2019 keeps track of your last 1,000 changes and gives you the ability to roll back with a click even if your last backup was before the mistake you want to fix.

FamilySearch integration "2.0" with the ability to import a branch from FamilySearch FamilyTree.

Hints from Ancestry and FamilySearch will be seen in the Index of People list.

Smart filters that update previously saved filtered lists with new entries that meet the saved filter parameters.

Tree Browser to find all related trees wherever they are -- on Ancestry, your hard drive, the cloud.

And, Folder counters. A Profile Picture cropping tool that does not affect the original photo. Rich color coding for color coding from home person and descendants of ancestors. TreeVault cloud services with Emergency Tree continuously updated copy of your tree, FTM Connect mobile app for iPad, iPhone and eventually Android, Historical Weather with more than a billion historical records, and Next of Kin to designate a successor to your TreeVault account.

And, yes the version of syncing trees in FTM2017 with Ancestry Online Member Trees is continued.

Lastly, remember with any computer program update make sure your computer meets the program's minimum operating system requirements.

See you soon at Mt. Clemens Public Library!
LE