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Build your family tree
Use MacFamilyTree to create a permanent record of your family history
As the old saying goes, you can choose your friends, but you’re stuck with family. Perhaps one way to make your next gettogether more bearable is to remind yourself of your shared roots by researching your family tree. The best way to do this on Mac is with the brilliant MacFamilyTree (£49.99, syniumsoftware.com/macfamilytree).
Over the next three issues, we’re going to run through the program’s key features, starting with the tools you need to build your own family tree. MacFamilyTree’s focus is on recording your history, if you need help researching your family’s past, visit the National Archives (nationalarchives.gov.uk/ help-with-your-research). Click the ‘Family history’ option and you’ll find a range of guides designed to help you get started.