Brother's Keeper

Brother's Keeper: Genealogy Software for Family Historians

Genealogy software program for Windows to document, analyze, and share family history, with tools to record data, view pedigree charts and descendancy trees, and share family information.

What is Brother's Keeper?

Brother's Keeper is a feature-rich Windows-based genealogy software program designed to help family history researchers document, analyze, and share their family trees. First released in 1995 by John Steed, Brother's Keeper aims to provide an easy-to-use system for recording and organizing genealogical information.

Key features of Brother's Keeper include:

• Data entry forms to record details about individuals, families, events, locations, media, sources, and repositories
• Customizable charts and reports such as pedigree charts, descendancy trees, family group sheets, and more
• Searching and filtering tools to easily find people and information
• Source citation tools to document research
• Analysis features like tag clouds, flow charts, and statistics
• Export capabilities to share data with websites and services
• User customization options for data entry fields and preferences

While the interface may seem outdated compared to newer genealogy apps, Brother's Keeper offers robust genealogy tracking features for advanced family tree researchers and pairs flexibility with power. Its dedicated user base appreciates its comprehensive feature set focused specifically on recording and analyzing family history data.

Brother's Keeper Features

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