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Welcome to the National Genealogical Society's member community—FORUM.

Individual NGS members. Join the discussions and learn more about genealogy and family history.

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    RE: Graphing software

    By Claire Bettag , 20 hours ago

    Hi, Mark, Not sure if you're looking for stand-alone charting software. I'm no help if that's what you're after. But I can recommend Reunion genealogical ...

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    New Member

    By Karin Nelson-Rogers , 2 days ago

    Hi All, I'm new here and looking forward to watching videos on DNA and record finding. I'm always looking to learn more. Thanks, Karin Nelson-Rogers ...

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    Graphing software

    By Robert Minguillon , 3 days ago

    Greetings, I have been using Charting Companion to print out family frees and, for the most part, it does a great job. But lately, with larger trees some ...

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Elissa Scalise Powell

Pennsylvania, United States

Elissa Powell, CG, is co-founder of the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), a past-president of BCG, an educator, author, and active member of several genealogy societies.

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