“the best genealogy package just got better”
Family Tree Magazine, July 2006, Review of Version 3

Version 3 won awards from Computer Active (issue 219) and Personal Computer World (May 2006) and Windows XP: The Official Magazine (August 2007). Reviewers said "the best genealogy package just got better", Family Tree Magazine July 2006, "The best just got better", Norfolk Roots, May/June 2006, "Superb picture handling and the best set of charts around", Your Family Tree, May 2006, and so on (see Reviews). Now version 3.1 has been released - another big upgrade and a host of important enhancements. And it's free for 3.0 users. See below for more details.

Family Historian is a new kind of family tree program with a new and different design philosophy. To learn more about it, see Features or take the Tour of Family Historian and read What the Reviewers Have Said... To learn about the ideas behind the design of Family Historian see Design Goals & Philosophy.

Family Historian runs on Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP & Vista.

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Version 3.1 added important new features - file root, instant relationship information, instant estimated dates, a completely new help system, important diagram enhancements, and much more. For full details see What's New in Version 3.1.

3.1 built on the wealth of new features and improvements that were added in version 3.0 (see What's New in Version 3.0 for details).

Now yet more enhancements have been added in 3.1.2.

Version 3.0 and 3.1 users can download a free upgrade to 3.1.2 - see Downloads for details.

UK television viewers will be familiar with the BBC's hit genealogy series: Who Do You Think You are? But did you know that the makers of the program use Family Historian?

Upgrading From Version 2

All users of Family Historian version 2 (that is, any version beginning with a 2) can purchase an upgrade to version 3 - either as a download or on CD (see Buy Family Historian).

Now each boxed copy of Family Historian 3 comes with a voucher for 50 free units for research at findmypast.com and a promotion code for 30% extra on purchased units, saving up to £100.

Findmypast.com is the new name for 1837online.com.