Genealogy Chat

In reference to the FREE site at tribal pages: I have my tree on there... It's pretty easy to use if you're importing a ready-made tree, however - sometimes relationships between step-families are a little unclear unless you actually click on a name to verify parentage, etc. The choice of backgrounds is pretty basic - but some nice easy-on-the-eyeballs choices are there. My kids absolutely love playing around with the 'relationship' tool - figuring out who is related to who and how. Its a good idea if your parents (for instance) want to view your progress... they can just pop over to the site and have a browse around. I can't say I've actually found anything really annoying or awful about the site as yet - here's hoping it stays that way :)

Thank you so much to everyone who has responded to my query. I have had a prowl around other trees offered to me (for which many thanks for all your generosity) and am quite impressed. I think that I shall put my tree on Tribal Pages, initially as a backup. I particularly want to be able to back up the photos, as if my house burns down and I lose both computer and photo album, I can never recover them. The information could be reconstituted (if I lived that long!), but the photos are irreplaceable and I would be distressed beyond words to lose them. I already have my tree on Legacy at home, so shall upload it as a Gedcom. I presume I can just start again with a fresh Gedcom every so often on Tribal Pages (like on GR), so that I do not have to type each new piece of information in twice. Thank you all Tina

Hello! Does anybody know if the editing function includes being able to change a Mother (after finding some children were of a second wife) when there are already grandchildren entered? I would like to upload my GedCom but my Family Tree 4 has this glitch that I cannot put right, just like my Tree on here! Hazel

thanks Lunar, I'll take a tour!

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Is there a web address for Tribal Pages?

Tina, Now you have seen a variety of trees on there, apparently, may I suggest that you input people as follows. Basically it is logic. For parents and children you have pull-down menus which list all the possible names that could be parents and children. So, start a line of your family as far back as possible. Boy meets gal, boy marries gal. So input either the male or the female the first person you enter cannot marry cos there is nobody else entered. Nor can he/she have parents cos you havent invented them yet. Now enter the spouse of the person entered and when it comes to Enter the name of Spouse Pull down and you will see the name of the first person you entered. That link between the two is automatically set against the first person. Then the children arrive and from the pull-down you have the mother and father already entered .... and so it goes on. Later you should find the parents of the first entered and then you can EDIT the first person entered. Hope this all makes sense Bit confusing maybe. IF you start at NOW and work backwards you will find that you will be editing forever !

Tina I have sent you my user name and password. Lou I don't add names, I just upload my gedcom. So much easier. Lyn

Tina You're welcome to look at my tree on there. Just send me a message and I'll send you my user name. I found it really easy to use, once I'd got the hang of adding photos. You'll see some of them are a bit skew wiff! (sp?) You have reminded me - I haven't added anyone recently, I have lots more to add on there now. Really must get round to it LOL Sue xx

Tina, If you want to check out my tree on the tribal website just let me know. Dawn

Maybe its just me but I don't find it that easy to use at all All this enter the number for the spouse and the children, find it very confusing. I uploaded my gedcom to there the other night and I now have 6905 people in my tree. My brother is on there 17 times!

Tina, As others say it is a brilliant site, cannot knock it, it is so easy you will be amazed. You can put music on it when you are a bit more advanced, and animated gifs etc. Go for it, you will not be dissapointed, if you want to look at mine just ask. Best wishes, Peter

Tina, Have sent a personal message

Lyn, Lunar, thank you so much. What generous ladies you both are. Please may I take up the offers. My son keeps downloading stuff when I am at work. He has messed the computer up once (had to reload Windows, it's never been quite the same since) and I live in fear that he will do worse harm one day, despite the fact that I have a whole raft of virus screens and firewalls set up. (I don't think he has twigged yet that I have banned all cookies except from sites of my choosing!). When he was younger he was banned from downloading anything unless I was there to oversee it, but he's bigger than I am now!

I've recently put my tree on there and think it's great. You only have to pay if you want to upgrade from the freewebspace that you get once you've subscribed. Go on give it ago. Dawn

Hi Tina, I have my tree backed up on the tribal pages. One great thing is you can have a page for free. You can hide various details of living relatives, add pictures, chose a back group and much more. If you chose to upgrade and pay for one of their other packages you basically get extra memory space and no adverts. Like Lyn I would be happy for you to have a look at my page.

Tina I have mine on there and I think it's brilliant and so easy to set up. Have you had a look at anyone else's tree? If not, I will send you my username and password in a PM so you can see mine. Lyn

I have just had a brief look at Tribal Pages (took the tour, you know, like any other groccle). It looks too good to be true. Please could I hear comments for and against from other users. I already keep my tree off-line on my computer, but have started to worry about what happens if I have a disasterous crash. This seems like a good back up, and the ability to link in photos etc seems great, also being able to direct other people to the site, if I choose. Is there a down-side? Is it really secure? Tina