11/28/2025
Did you get this email yesterday? Yes Mackiev is coming to Florida!
YOU ARE INVITED
Family Tree Maker is heading to Florida for our most ambitious tour there in six years, reaching every corner of the state with 9 events sponsored by 20 Florida genealogical societies. I'll be joined on the ten-day tour by Family Tree Maker's Executive Director, Duff Wilson. We'll be starting off next Wednesday (Dec. 3rd) in Pensacola with the West Florida Genealogical Society.
FTM 2024
ABOUT THE TOUR EVENTS
You can find event details below and a list of topics we'll be covering. There will also be special prices on Family Tree Maker software, related books, and online courses. All events are free, but be sure to register so we can save you a seat. Duff and I are looking forward to meeting you and will be happy to stay around after each session to answer questions as time permits.
Hope to see you at one of the stops along the way!
Mark Olsen
Mark Olsen
Family Tree Maker Ambassador
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EVENT 1: Pensacola Event
SCI Tower, Community Room
220 W Garden St, Pensacola, FL 32502
Wednesday, December 3rd
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EVENT 2: Tallahassee Area Event
Woodville Community Center
8000 Old Woodville Road, Tallahassee, FL 32305
Thursday, December 4th
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EVENT 3: Jacksonville Area Event
Mandarin Public Library
3330 Kori Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32257
Friday, December 5th
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EVENT 4: The Villages Event
Sea Breeze Recreation Center
2384 Buena Vista Blvd, The Villages, FL 32162
Saturday, December 6th
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
EVENT 5: Clermont Event
Cooper Memorial Library
2525 Oakley Seaver Dr, Clermont, FL 34711
Monday, December 8th
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
EVENT 6: Tampa Area Societies Event
Riverview Public Library
9951 Balm Riverview Rd, Riverview, FL 33569
Tuesday, December 9th
12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EVENT 7: JGS Palm Beach County & Partners Event
South Civic Center
16700 Jog Rd, Delray Beach, FL 33446
Wednesday, December 10th
12:30 PM – 4:00 PM
EVENT 8: South Florida Event
Old Davie School Museum, Heritage Hall
6650 Griffin Rd, Davie, FL 33314
Thursday, December 11th
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
EVENT 9: Naples Event
Moorings Presbyterian Church, Moss Hall
791 Harbour Dr, Naples, FL 34103
Friday, December 12th
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
FAMILY TREE MAKER TOPICS
Some of the things we will discuss:
A brief introduction to Family Tree Maker and why it's been America's favorite desktop family history software for 35 years.
Features only found in Family Tree Maker, including some insider tips and tricks for expert users.
Connect! A completely new workspace in FTM 2024 that makes it easy to enlist relatives to help you accelerate your research.
Easy on the Eyes®, a long-requested feature that gives relief to tired old eyes by enlarging each section of the screen just when it's needed.
A number of useful requested improvements in managing and reporting relationships.
Tools for cleaning up orphaned items (media, sources, and citations).
We'll also cover:
1. FTM CONNECT 2.0
For the greatly expanded version 2.0 of our mobile tree viewer app (for Android, iPhone, and iPad), we'll show you:
How FTM Connect can now be used by your relatives to fact-check your tree and introduce you to extended family members you didn't know you had.
How to use FTM Connect with an iPad or Android tablet to provide a handy touchscreen that works seamlessly with Family Tree Maker on your PC or Mac at home.
How to take your tree with you on your tablet or smartphone when visiting relatives and have their additions and corrections waiting for you as sticky note hints on your FTM tree when you get back home.
2. ALBUMWALK® Mobile App
Called a "game-changer" in capturing memories in photos, we'll demonstrate:
How easy it is to have a relative identify everyone in a group photo just by tapping on them and talking about them.
How our newly-patented technology enables you to make "instant" documentary-style presentations.
How you can use TreeVault to work seamlessly between Family Tree Maker and AlbumWALK, and to automatically back up these priceless "photo memories" for safekeeping.
3. ASK THE PRESENTERS
We'll leave time to answer your questions (Q&A).
We'll offer hands-on help with Family Tree Maker on your own computer as time permits after each tour event.
We'd love to hear your requests for features you'd like to see in future editions.
SPECIAL PRICES
We will offer special prices for Family Tree Maker and related software, books and online courses at the time of each event.
QUESTIONS?
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FUTURE TOUR STOPS
If sometime in the future you're having an event of the genealogical kind, or you'd like to plan one around Family Tree Maker at your society, give me a shout at societies@familytreemaker.com and we'll try to put your event on the map too. To see all our events for the year ahead (at least those we already have planned so far), click the CALENDAR button on our home page (www.familytreemaker.com).
WANT TO START A USER GROUP?
We have great starter kit materials if you are interested in starting a Family Tree Maker user group in your area. We'll provide door prizes, email templates, and tips for getting a group started. We will also be happy to make a presentation at your first meeting if you'd like – in person or on screen. Write to societies@familytreemaker.com to learn more.
Please Find Registration Links on our website PastfindersSLC.Org
