News about RootsMagic, Personal Historian, and Family Atlas software
RootsMagic 12 is here for Windows and Mac, with what you’ve asked for: a new Tree view, simpler sources, new charts, and much more. And because October is Family History Month, it’s on sale through October 31. Sale prices through…
Ancestry has officially completed its transition to a new API—the system RootsMagic uses to communicate with Ancestry trees. As of today, the previous API has been turned off. This change is designed to improve reliability and performance when uploading and…
It’s almost time for the largest genealogy conference in the world—RootsTech! RootsTech 2026 will be held Thursday, March 5, through Saturday, March 7, both online and in-person at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah. We’ve been part of…
As we close out 2025 and prepare to welcome 2026, we want to take a moment to reflect on an incredible year and to thank you, our RootsMagic community, for being part of it. This year brought meaningful growth, new…
One of the goals behind RootsMagic 11 was to make working with your data feel more natural — less jumping between screens, less hunting for information, and more time actually understanding the people in your tree. The new Life Summary…
RootsMagic 11 introduces a major upgrade to its search capabilities, making it easier than ever to find the people and information you need—and to do more with the results once you find them. In this video, Bruce Buzbee (President of…
RootsMagic 11 introduces a brand-new feature that makes working with artificial intelligence easier and more productive: the AI Prompt Builder. At its heart, the Prompt Builder isn’t AI running inside RootsMagic or trying to tell you how to use the…
If you’ve used RootsMagic for any length of time, you know how much time is spent on the Edit Person screen—adding new details, updating information, and organizing sources and notes. With RootsMagic 11, we’ve made big changes to this screen…
We’re thrilled to introduce RootsMagic 11, the latest version of our award-winning genealogy software. This release is more than just new buttons and menus—it’s about making your family history research easier, clearer, and more enjoyable. Every change we’ve made in…
Introduction: A Memorial Day Tribute To wrap things up for Memorial Day, I’m returning to the original objective of creating this new RootsMagic 10 database for two family cemeteries. I wanted to discover how everyone was related to my family—if…
