How to Get an Early Version of Family Tree Maker

Tom Servo
Family Tree Maker is a software program made by Ancestry.com to allow people researching their family history to keep track of their research, as well as create reports, charts and books with their family tree information. Family Tree Maker is marketed as "the #1 selling genealogy software" on the Family Tree Maker website. The latest version is Family Tree Maker 2010; however, there have been many other versions previously released. Only the most recent version of Family Tree Maker is sold on the official site, FamilyTreeMaker.com, but you can purchase earlier versions from Amazon.com, Walmart.com and Buy.com.

Step 1

Go to Amazon.com. Type the name of the version of Family Tree Maker you are looking for into the search bar and click "Go." For example, if you are trying to find the 2008 version, type in "Family Tree Maker 2008."

Step 2

Go to Walmart.com. Type the name of the version of Family Tree Maker you are looking for into the search bar and click "Find."

Step 3

Go to Buy.com. Type the name of the version of Family Tree Maker you are looking for into the search bar and click "Search."

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