Finding Granddad

Family-tree software can help you trace your ancestors. Just don't expect Ellis Island--yet

There's something so beguiling about family history. It's the only legitimate chance most of us get to play detective, to unlock secret lives and passions and learn a little bit about ourselves in the process. And if technology can help us conduct the whole search without leaving our PCs, so much the better. Case in point: the trail of my long-lost grandfather, which grew cold back in 1945 when he was sent back to his homeland, is a little warmer now thanks to the recently released Millennium edition of Generations (Sierra Home; $69.95). Despite being a little too boastful about its...

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