8/1/2002
By Rick Crume
Is GeneWeaver the cure for tracking family health history?
Does a particular cause of death seem to run in your family? Are you predisposed to heart disease, high blood pressure or baldness? The link between health and heritage compels many genealogists to track genetic traits along with generations of their pedigrees.
Most family tree software accommodates some medical facts, but Genes & Things wanted to take recording genetic roots a step further. It designed GeneWeaver <www.geneweaveronline.com> specifically to help you document your family's physical traits, health history and longevity.
The program reads GEDCOM files created with other genealogy software, so you don't have to retype everything. But it doesn't import certain fields, including Height and Weight from Family Tree Maker and Illness from Personal Ancestral File — those you have to re-enter manually.