First-Ever Collection Of Ellis Island Information On Cd-Rom.
SierraHome, today announced the release of the Generations® Family Tree Millennium Collection.
First-ever Collection of Ellis Island Information On CD-ROM Combined With 200 Years of Resources in the New Generations® Millennium Collection.
SierraHome's Generations® Family Tree Millennium Collection provides access to 3 billion names and more than 200 years of records for people seeking their roots.
BELLEVUE, Wash. (February 29, 2000) - SierraHome, a division of Sierra On-Line and one of the leading developers and publishers of home productivity software, today announced the release of the Generations® Family Tree Millennium Collection. This is the first compendium of Ellis Island immigration information ever available to consumers, making it easier than ever to research this fascinating aspect of immigration history through CD-ROM, Internet and video. The 21 CD-ROM suite is expected to retail for $69.95.
SierraHome's Generations Family Tree Millennium Collection amasses more than 200 years of records and resources for discovering and preserving family history into one complete collection. With more than 350 million names on CD-ROM, plus access to 60,000 genealogy Web links and the most flexible charting capabilities available, Generations is a tool which grows through each phase of family history research. In addition, an extensive multimedia tutorial walks new Generations owners through each step of researching and recording their family history. Furthermore, users of other family tree making software can easily import their data into Generations.
"More than 19 million Americans are actively tracing their roots and it's becoming more important than ever to preserve this precious family history information for future generations," said Mark Winters, senior brand manager for Generations at Sierra. "SierraHome's Generations Millennium Collection is the ideal tool for doing just that: researching, preserving and charting out your family tree."
Generations Millennium Collection includes these unique features:
The most comprehensive collection of Ellis Island information available in a software suite.
Actual digital images of the handwritten 1800 Census for the three main immigration ports of entry: New York, Charleston and Philadelphia.
American immigration content spanning over 200 years
60,000 Web links, including immigration and naturalization records.
Extensive history of the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
1-hour documentary video "Remembering Ellis Island, Everyman's Monument."
Free book: American Naturalization Records 1790-1990, a how-to guide on using naturalization records to research an ancestor's entry into the U.S.
Family tree clip art - for adding beautiful backgrounds and images to your family tree chart
Information on 19th century immigrant ships.
A collection of U.S. marriage and land records spanning from 1560-1907.
A multimedia virtual tour of the Ellis Island experience.
Additionally, the current version of Generations features:
The most flexible charting capabilities of any program on the market with easy drag & drop editing.
Generations World Name Index is a searchable index of more than 350 million names which helps users quickly and easily further their family research.
Other programs only index their own resources, which must be purchased additionally. Generations refers users to sources around the world.
Photo editing program for repairing and restoring precious family photographs.
One free name search by a professional genealogist with access to 2 billion names to jumpstart your research.
Free 1-month access to 500 million records on Ancestry.com and other popular genealogy sites
The Generations® series & Heritage Quest™
Heritage Quest, the world's largest private supplier of genealogical data and services, is now a part of the SierraHome/Generations family. Among other things, Heritage Quest is pioneering the efforts to digitize and index the United States Census records so that family history enthusiasts everywhere will have easier access to this valuable information at home. Generations owners are the first to benefit from these efforts, with access to the 1790, 1800 and 1870 digital censuses on CD-ROM. Other popular titles in the Generations family tree software line include: Generations Grande Suite, Generations Deluxe and Easy Family Tree.
Pricing, Availability and System Requirements.
Generations Millennium Collection is available on CD-ROM for Windows® at an estimated street price of $69.95. The product is available at most software retailers, online at www.sierrahome.com, or by calling (800) 757-7707. System requirements include: Windows 95/98, Pentium® 100 or higher, 16 MB RAM.
SierraHome publishes top-selling software in categories including: home publishing, family heritage, cooking, gardening, home design, personal improvement, Web page design, and digital imaging. Visit SierraHome on the Web at www.sierrahome.com for free genealogy search tools, clip art, recipes, gardening tips, contests, message boards and other revolving content.
Sierra On-Line, Inc. http://www.sierra.com/ is one of the original developers and largest worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment and productivity software. Sierra is a division of Havas Interactive, a global leader in interactive content, and is one of the world's largest publishers of education, entertainment and home productivity software. Its divisions, Blizzard®, Coktel, Knowledge Adventure®, Sierra™ and Flipside.com™ are famous for releasing critically acclaimed and award winning titles. Havas has operations in the US and in Europe and is a subsidiary of the French publishing house Havas, part of Vivendi Communications.
SierraHome's Generations® Family Tree Millennium Collection provides access to 3 billion names and more than 200 years of records for people seeking their roots.
BELLEVUE, Wash. (February 29, 2000) - SierraHome, a division of Sierra On-Line and one of the leading developers and publishers of home productivity software, today announced the release of the Generations® Family Tree Millennium Collection. This is the first compendium of Ellis Island immigration information ever available to consumers, making it easier than ever to research this fascinating aspect of immigration history through CD-ROM, Internet and video. The 21 CD-ROM suite is expected to retail for $69.95.
SierraHome's Generations Family Tree Millennium Collection amasses more than 200 years of records and resources for discovering and preserving family history into one complete collection. With more than 350 million names on CD-ROM, plus access to 60,000 genealogy Web links and the most flexible charting capabilities available, Generations is a tool which grows through each phase of family history research. In addition, an extensive multimedia tutorial walks new Generations owners through each step of researching and recording their family history. Furthermore, users of other family tree making software can easily import their data into Generations.
"More than 19 million Americans are actively tracing their roots and it's becoming more important than ever to preserve this precious family history information for future generations," said Mark Winters, senior brand manager for Generations at Sierra. "SierraHome's Generations Millennium Collection is the ideal tool for doing just that: researching, preserving and charting out your family tree."
Generations Millennium Collection includes these unique features:
The most comprehensive collection of Ellis Island information available in a software suite.
Actual digital images of the handwritten 1800 Census for the three main immigration ports of entry: New York, Charleston and Philadelphia.
American immigration content spanning over 200 years
60,000 Web links, including immigration and naturalization records.
Extensive history of the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
1-hour documentary video "Remembering Ellis Island, Everyman's Monument."
Free book: American Naturalization Records 1790-1990, a how-to guide on using naturalization records to research an ancestor's entry into the U.S.
Family tree clip art - for adding beautiful backgrounds and images to your family tree chart
Information on 19th century immigrant ships.
A collection of U.S. marriage and land records spanning from 1560-1907.
A multimedia virtual tour of the Ellis Island experience.
Additionally, the current version of Generations features:
The most flexible charting capabilities of any program on the market with easy drag & drop editing.
Generations World Name Index is a searchable index of more than 350 million names which helps users quickly and easily further their family research.
Other programs only index their own resources, which must be purchased additionally. Generations refers users to sources around the world.
Photo editing program for repairing and restoring precious family photographs.
One free name search by a professional genealogist with access to 2 billion names to jumpstart your research.
Free 1-month access to 500 million records on Ancestry.com and other popular genealogy sites
The Generations® series & Heritage Quest™
Heritage Quest, the world's largest private supplier of genealogical data and services, is now a part of the SierraHome/Generations family. Among other things, Heritage Quest is pioneering the efforts to digitize and index the United States Census records so that family history enthusiasts everywhere will have easier access to this valuable information at home. Generations owners are the first to benefit from these efforts, with access to the 1790, 1800 and 1870 digital censuses on CD-ROM. Other popular titles in the Generations family tree software line include: Generations Grande Suite, Generations Deluxe and Easy Family Tree.
Pricing, Availability and System Requirements.
Generations Millennium Collection is available on CD-ROM for Windows® at an estimated street price of $69.95. The product is available at most software retailers, online at www.sierrahome.com, or by calling (800) 757-7707. System requirements include: Windows 95/98, Pentium® 100 or higher, 16 MB RAM.
SierraHome publishes top-selling software in categories including: home publishing, family heritage, cooking, gardening, home design, personal improvement, Web page design, and digital imaging. Visit SierraHome on the Web at www.sierrahome.com for free genealogy search tools, clip art, recipes, gardening tips, contests, message boards and other revolving content.
Sierra On-Line, Inc. http://www.sierra.com/ is one of the original developers and largest worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment and productivity software. Sierra is a division of Havas Interactive, a global leader in interactive content, and is one of the world's largest publishers of education, entertainment and home productivity software. Its divisions, Blizzard®, Coktel, Knowledge Adventure®, Sierra™ and Flipside.com™ are famous for releasing critically acclaimed and award winning titles. Havas has operations in the US and in Europe and is a subsidiary of the French publishing house Havas, part of Vivendi Communications.
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