FamilyMatters® Genealogy SharewareWelcome to the MatterWare™ Family Matters® Genealogy Software Webpage.                 Family Matters is now available at version 4.23c(corrected startup file error and window sizing error on large monitors - see also versions.txt). Unlimited Source Citations allow linking ofsources to persons, person events, families, and family events. For web generation, youcan now include those photographs in your database, and the picture/person links you havein your database can be included in your web site. Additionally for web generation, therehave been significant improvements in the creative control provided. FM is a full 32-bitMicrosoft Access application (so savvy users can extend FM's capabilities).There is also versions for users of Access 2000 or better.  To go to Family Mattersdownload page,clickhere. Your registration for each can be ordered by going to the on-line orderpage. The cost of registration ofFamily Matters is US$35. There is no longer a CD available.ANNOUNCEMENT: Family Matters version 5 is now being developed. Initially a beta version is available, designated 5.00.beta. Development is with Microsoft Access 2010, and is free to all registered users. Details are on the Family Matters Beta page.When you generate your genealogical web site using Family Matters, a GenDex.txt file is automatically saved. Register web site and gendex file for indexing at the new http://www.gendexnetwork.org  to allow other researchers to find common ancestors.The MatterWare help line is (803) 396-2011. First, check the Frequently Asked Questionsdocument to see if there's something there that will help you. The FamilyMatters manual is now on-line in PDF format.Even if you don't use FM as your primary genealogical software, it will import yourGEDCOM and generate your own nifty genealogical web site for you (evenif you're unregistered). And, you can choose to suppress outputfor living people, and persons born more than 75 or 100 years ago. It gets better.You can also specify persons and families to either include or exclude, overriding thepersons-living selection. It gets still better. Taking advantage of FM'sextensive notes capability, you can specify a portion (or all) of individual and familynote text as WebNotes for inclusion in your web site. And includescanned pictures as well. And include portions of your Chronicles database ofyour choosing. Check the author's genealogical web site by going to http://www.raynicklas.com/genealogy.The site is completely generated by Family Matters, and was evaluated by Ancestral Branches, and (they said) "found it informative, easy to navigate, original and an excellent contribution to the Internet genealogy community as a whole. We are happy to present you with The Genealogy Sleuth Excellence Award. Keep up the wonderful work!". If you are unfamiliar withFamily Matters, read the reviews  by professionalsand users.To go to FamilyMatters' download page, click here.Highlights of some of