Considering an imported model? These three programs from England and France produce nice graphical family tree charts, but they’re not on par with their American counterparts when it comes to entering data, documenting sources and printing basic charts. All require Windows 95 or higher.

• Family Historian
  about $77 from Calico Pie www.family-historian.co.uk.

• Heredis
  $69 from BSD Concept Sarl www.myheredis.com. Reviewed in the October 2002 issue of Family Tree Magazine.

• Parentele
  Classic Edition $59.95, Prestige Edition $79.95, from Alsyd Multimedia, (909) 624-2594, us.parentele.com. Reviewed in the August 2001 issue of Family Tree Magazine.