The Master Genealogist Explained

The Master Genealogist
Author:Bob Velke
Developer:Wholly Genes Software
Released:
(Pre-release:)
Discontinued:Yes
Latest Release Version:9.05.0000
Programming Language:Visual FoxPro
Operating System:Microsoft Windows
Language:English (US), English (UK), German, Dutch, French, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Swedish, Italian, and Afrikaans
Language Count:10
Genre:Genealogy software
License:Proprietary

The Master Genealogist (TMG) is genealogy software originally created by Bob Velke for Microsoft DOS in 1993, with a version for Microsoft Windows released in 1996. Data entry was customized through the use of user-defined events, names, and relationship types. Official support for TMG ceased at the end of 2014.[1] [2] Informal support continues through a number of online user groups.

Features

Source types

The default source types in the standard edition are based on Wholly Genes' interpretation of Elizabeth Shown Mills's Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian.[4] Source templates based upon Wholly Genes' interpretation of the source types in Richard S. Lackey's Cite Your Sources[5] are also provided. The source templates in the UK edition are based on designs by Caroline Gurney for sources commonly encountered in the United Kingdom.[6]

Platforms

From version 2 onwards TMG was designed to run on the Windows platform but can be run on Macintosh and Linux machines using a Windows emulator.[7] [8]

Limitations

TMG version history

Please press show for more information on past versions.

Meaning
RedNot supported
YellowStill supported (Update to the last patch for that version)
GreenCurrent version
BluePublic beta version
Edition/sFrom v3.5 TMG was separated into a Gold and Silver version.
From v5 TMG was separated into: Gold (U.S.A), Gold UK, Silver (U.S.A), Silver UK.
Version Release date Edition/s Notes
TMG v.XX1991[9] pre-release-
TMG v.99Feb, 1993[10] pre-release-
TMG v1.0Jul 1993 [11] DOS-
TMG v1.1Nov 1994DOSUpgrade/Patch
TMG v1.1bFeb 1994DOSUpgrade/Patch
TMG v1.221 Apr 1995[12] DOSUpgrade/Patch
TMG v1.2aNov 1995DOSUpgrade/Patch
TMGW v2.0Oct 1996Windows 3.1-
TMGW v2.3 Feb 1997Windows 3.1Upgrade/Patch
TMG/Win v3.0 Gold EditionMay 1997[13] Windows 3.1-
v3.5 WindowsApril 1998[14] Split into separate Gold and Silver Editions.Upgrade/Patch. GenBridge Introduced.[15]
v3.6 WindowsAug 1998Upgrade/Patch
v3.6a WindowsSep 1998Upgrade/Patch
v3.7 WindowsDec 1998Upgrade/Patch
v4.0May 1999Windows 95Ancestral Genealogical Reference Library supplied on the second CD-ROM. Based on FoxPro v2.6.[16] Visual Chartform v1 introduced.[17]
v4.0a15 Aug 2000[18] -Upgrade/Patch
v4.0b (UK edition)2000[19] -Upgrade/Patch. First British edition.
v4.0c3 Nov 2000[20] -Upgrade/Patch. TMG v4.0a version updated directly to v4.0c
v4.0d20 Feb 2001[21] -Upgrade/Patch. Visual Chartform (VCF) v1.2[22]
v5.0022 May 2002[23] [24] Split into separate USA and UK versions.Based on Visual FoxPro v6.[25]
v5.01.00025 May 2002[26] -Upgrade/Patch.
v5.02.00015 Jun 2002[27] -Upgrade/Patch.
v5.03.00022 Aug 2002[28] -Upgrade/Patch. Visual Chartform (VCF) v2.1.[29]
v5.04.00009 Nov 2002[30] -Upgrade/Patch.
v5.05.00004 Mar 2003[31] -Upgrade/Patch.
v5.06.00008 Apr 2003[32] -Upgrade/Patch.
v5.07.00028 Apr 2003[33] -Upgrade/Patch.
v5.08.00015 Jul 2003[34] -Upgrade/Patch.
v5.09.00012 Aug 2003[35] -Upgrade/Patch. Visual Chartform (VCF) v2.1.0.592 [36]
v5.10.00021 Nov 2003[37] -Upgrade/Patch.
v5.11.00005 Dec 2003[38] -Upgrade/Patch.
v5.12.00021 Apr 2004[39] -Upgrade/Patch. Visual Chartform (VCF) v3.0[40]
v5.13.00017 May 2004[41] -Upgrade/Patch.
v5.14.00007 Jun 2004[42] -Upgrade/Patch.
v5.15.00025 Jul 2004[43] -Upgrade/Patch.
v6.0021 Dec 2004[44] [45] -Based on Visual FoxPro v7[46]
v6.01.00028 May 2005[47] -Upgrade/Patch.
v6.02.000 11 Aug 2005[48] -Upgrade/Patch.
v6.03.00002 Sep 2005[49] -Upgrade/Patch.
v6.04.00027 Sep 2005[50] -Upgrade/Patch.
v6.05.00030 Oct 2005[51] -Upgrade/Patch.
v6.06.00004 Nov 2005[52] -Upgrade/Patch.
v6.07.00004 Nov 2005[53] -Upgrade/Patch.
v6.08.00024 Mar 2006[54] -Upgrade/Patch.
v6.09.0003 May 2006[55] -Upgrade/Patch.
v6.10.00009 Oct 2006[56] -Upgrade/Patch.
v6.11.00015 Oct 2006[57] -Upgrade/Patch.
v6.12.00004 Nov 2006[58] TMG updated to run as a legacy application under Windows Vista[59] Upgrade/Patch. Visual Chartform (VCF) v3.2.0.2 (Note:VCF uses http://freeimage.sourceforge.net freeimage.sf.net])
v7.0028 Dec 2007[60] [61] Windows Vista (Support for 98, NT dropped)Based on Visual FoxPro v9.[62] CD-ROM version of TMG includes a free copy of The Universal British Directory of Great Britain 1791.
v7.01.00018 April 2008[63] -Upgrade/Patch. Visual Chartform (VCF) v3.2.0.13 (Build date:1 Sep 2007).
v7.02.00024 May 2008[64] -Upgrade/Patch.
v7.03.00028 Jun 2008[65] -Upgrade/Patch.
v7.04.00013 Feb 2009[66] -Upgrade/Patch.
v8.00.00021 Dec 2011[67] Support for: Windows 7, 64-bit
v8.01.00019 Jan 2012[68] Upgrade/Patch.
v8.02.0002 Mar 2012[69] Released, withdrawn,[70] and re-released.Upgrade/Patch.
v8.03.0001 May 2012[71] Upgrade/Patch, Add Swedish language
v8.04.0003 May 2012[72] Upgrade/Patch, Add Dutch language support files
v8.05.00022 March 2013-Upgrade/Patch. Major redesign of how Roles are stored in the database,[73] Add support for WordPerfect, Add search in Subfolders
v8.06.00028 Mar 2013Upgrade/Patch.
v8.07.00019 April 2013Upgrade/Patch.
v8.08.00022 April 2013Upgrade/Patch.
v9.00.0007 February 2014
v9.01.00026 February 2014Upgrade/Patch.
v9.02.00010 Jul 2014Upgrade/Patch.
v9.03.00017 Jul 2014Upgrade/Patch.
v9.04.00024 Sep 2014Upgrade/Patch. A new GEDCOM export option has been added to facilitate transferring TMG data to other programs.
v9.05.0003 Dec 2014Upgrade/Patch.

Migration from TMG

GEDCOM

TMG has elaborate and detailed support for sources in a database format where a source can be referred to by any other record. In the GEDCOM database specification, sources can be attached to any number of individuals or multiple families, by attaching to any number of facts for that individual or family. Exporting a TMG database involves duplicating the sources into each place where a given source is used. All of the information is exported, but the structure of each source is lost permanently.

An example is when there is a census or ship's record that lists many members of an extended family. TMG allows each individual's entry to refer to a common source record, which can itself have an elaborate description. GEDCOM also allows every fact in that census or ship record to apply to a single source, it's simply a matter of tagging the facts with that source. This may vary with how TMG handles sources but that's perhaps the fault of TMG not adhering to the standard that was well established prior to the program being produced.

Non GEDCOM exports of TMG

The following options allow for some form of direct transfer of TMG files, possibly limited, apart from GEDCOM.

File format

TMG's underlying database engine is Visual FoxPro v9 and does not support Unicode.

  1. File Structures for (TMG) for v9 - Last updated July, 2014
  2. TMG File Structure - Applicable to TMG v3.x, v4.x, v5.x, v6.x, v7.x

Companion products

Several software developers have created companion products specifically for TMG that enhance its functionality. These products include:

TMG data output is compatible with a range of geographical mapping and genealogical reporting applications that support the GEDCOM format.

Significant freeware and shareware utility applications, as well as independently published user guides and manuals, also support TMG's installed user base.[78] [79] [80]

External links

Reviews

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TMG to be discontinued. 29 July 2014. Bob. Velke. Wholly Genes Newsletter.
  2. Web site: Velke. Bob. TMG to be discontinued. whollygenes.com. Wholly Genes. 29 July 2014.
  3. Web site: GenBridge Update . Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter . 30 August 2004.
  4. Elizabeth Shown Mills. Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1997.
  5. Richard S Lackey, Cite Your Sources: a manual for documenting Family Histories and Genealogical Records, Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1980.
  6. Web site: Terry's TMG Tips - A Source Tutorial.
  7. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2008-06/1214054674 RootsWeb: TMG-L Re: [TMG] TMG on a Mac
  8. Web site: TMG Setup on Wine - Wine Application Database (AppDB).
  9. http://www.whollygenes.com/forums201/index.php?showtopic=10510 Wholly Genes Community: Chat Transcripts - 23 Aug 2008
  10. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2000-07/0964374079 RootsWeb: TMG-L Re: [TMG] TMG puchase (sic) - "TMG's update history off the top of my head :" From: Bob Velke - 23 July 2000
  11. http://laura.chinet.com/tmg/tmgdoc.html Product announcement from 1993 when TMG v1.0
  12. http://laura.chinet.com/tmg/tmgann.html Product announcement for TMG v1.2
  13. http://users.chinet.com/~laura/tmg/tmgwdemo.zip TMG Demo
  14. http://users.chinet.com/~laura/tmg/tmgv35.html Downloading TMG/Win v3.5
  15. Web site: GenBridge . Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - Vol. 3 No. 5 . 2 February 1998.
  16. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TMG/2002-04/1020218924 RootsWeb: TMG-L Re: [TMG] Version of FoxPro ?? - 30 April 2002
  17. Web site: The Master Genealogist version 4.0 . Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - Vol. 4 No. 24 . 12 June 1999.
  18. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2000-08/0966397246 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v4.0a is available now! - From: Bob Velke - 15 August 2000
  19. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2003-02/1045335222 RootsWeb: TMG-L Re: [TMG] Re: Ver. 4 Report Problem - 15 February 2003
  20. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2000-11/0973273079 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] The Master Genealogist v4.0c now available - From: Bob Velke - 3 November 2000
  21. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2001-02/0982729562 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v4.0d released - From: Bob Velke - 20 February 2001
  22. http://www.familychronicle.com/SoftwareUpdate_03.html Which Software Should I Buy?
  23. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TMG/2002-05/1021181529 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] Release of TMG v5.0 - From: Bob Velke - 12 May 2002
  24. http://www.whollygenes.com/press/pr_tmg5date.htm TMG 5 Release Date
  25. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2002-09/1031364080 RootsWeb: TMG-L RE: [TMG] Visual FoxPro 6.0 security warning (TMG 5) - From: Bob Velke - 6 September 2002
  26. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TMG/2002-05/1022337001 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v5.01 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 25 May 2002
  27. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TMG/2002-06/1024172477 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v5.02 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 15 June 2002
  28. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2002-08/1030055472 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v5.03 update is now available. - From: Bob Velke - 22 August 2002
  29. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2002-09/1030996887 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] Accents in Visual Chartform 2.1 (TMG 5.03) - 2 September 2002
  30. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2002-11/1036842702 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v5.04 has been released - From: Bob Velke - 9 November 2002
  31. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2003-03/1046813932 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v5.05.000 is now available - From: Bob Velke - 4 March 2003
  32. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2003-04/1050032100 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v5.06.000 is now available - From: Bob Velke - 10 April 2003
  33. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2003-04/1051508333 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v5.07.000 is now available - From: Bob Velke - 28 April 2003
  34. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2003-07/1058241336 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v5.08.000 is now available - From: Bob Velke - 14 July 2003
  35. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2003-08/1060698203 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v5.09.000 is now available - From: Bob Velke - 12 August 2003
  36. http://www.johncardinal.com/ss/chartvcf.htm VCF Chart
  37. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2003-11/1069396768 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v5.10 has been released - From: Bob Velke - 21 November 2003
  38. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2003-12/1070676168 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v5.11 (CD Version!) has been released - From: Bob Velke - 5 December 2003
  39. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2004-04/1082593359 RootsWeb: TMG-L TMG v5.12.000 is now available - From: Bob Velke - 21 April 2004
  40. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2004-05/1085798064 RootsWeb: TMG-L Re: [TMG] TMG, FTST, and VCF - 29 May 2004
  41. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2004-05/1084834449 RootsWeb: TMG-L TMG v5.13.000 is now available - From: Bob Velke - 17 May 2004
  42. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2004-06/1086618592 RootsWeb: TMG-L TMG v5.14.000 is now available - From: Bob Velke - 7 June 2004
  43. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2004-07/1090734442 RootsWeb: TMG-L TMG v5.15.000 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 25 July 2004
  44. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2004-12/1103679797 RootsWeb: TMG-L TMG v6.00 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 21 December 2004
  45. http://www.whollygenes.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=TMGNEW6 New Features in TMG Version 6
  46. http://www.whollygenes.com/forums201/index.php?s=&showtopic=6779&view=findpost&p=26585 Anti-spyware removing VFP7r.dll (MS Visual FoxPro v7 Support Library) issue
  47. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2005-05/1117321155 RootsWeb: TMG-L TMG v6.01 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 28 May 2005
  48. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2005-08/1123792205 RootsWeb: TMG-L TMG v6.02 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 11 August 2005
  49. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2005-09/1125718299 RootsWeb: TMG-L TMG v6.03 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 2 September 2005
  50. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2005-09/1127830822 RootsWeb: TMG-L TMG v6.04 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 27 September 2005
  51. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2005-10/1130729517 RootsWeb: TMG-L TMG v6.05 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 30 October 2005
  52. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2005-11/1131082291 RootsWeb: TMG-L TMG v6.06 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 4 November 2005
  53. http://www.whollygenes.com/forums201/index.php?showtopic=4559 TMG v6.07 is now available
  54. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2006-03/1143209386 RootsWeb: TMG-L TMG v6.08 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 24 March 2006
  55. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2006-05/1146669784 RootsWeb: TMG-L TMG v6.09 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 3 May 2006
  56. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2006-10/1160449423 RootsWeb: TMG-L TMG v6.10 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 9 October 2006
  57. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2006-10/1160962157 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v6.11 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 15 October 2006
  58. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2006-11/1162670377 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v6.12 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 4 November 2006
  59. http://www.whollygenes.com/files/tmg6andwinvista.pdf TMG 6 and Windows Vista.pdf
  60. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2007-12/1198899123 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v7.0 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 28 December 2007
  61. http://www.whollygenes.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=TMGNEW7 New Features in TMG v7
  62. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/tmg/2008-01/1200069997 RootsWeb: TMG-L Re: [TMG] TMG 7 & GenSmarts Problem - 11 January 2008
  63. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TMG/2008-04/1208556908 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v7.01 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 18 April 2008
  64. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TMG/2008-05/1211681245 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v7.02 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 24 May 2008
  65. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TMG/2008-06/1214626543 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v7.03 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 28 June 2008
  66. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TMG/2009-02/1234588325 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v7.04 is now available! - From: Bob Velke - 14 February 2009
  67. Web site: The Master Genealogist version 8 Has Been Released . Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter . 22 December 2011.
  68. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TMG/2012-01/1327004023 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v8.01 is now available - From: Bob Velke - 19 January 2012
  69. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TMG/2012-03/1330715667 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v8.02 is now available (again) - From: Bob Velke - 2 March 2012
  70. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TMG/2012-02/1328461074 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v8.02 is now available - stand by - From: Bob Velke - 5 February 2012
  71. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TMG/2012-05/1335900977 RootsWeb: TMG-L [TMG] TMG v8.03 is now available - From: Bob Velke - 1 May 2012
  72. http://www.whollygenes.com/forums201/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=3271 Wholly Genes Forum, The Master Genealogist v8.x Change Log
  73. http://www.whollygenes.com/forums201/index.php?showtopic=14990 Wholly Genes Forum, TMG v8.05 and the changed Role Design
  74. https://github.com/sam-m888/tmg2gramps Modified versions of the script to use with TMG v8 and v9 databases
  75. Web site: HRE for users of The Master Genealogist . History Research Environment . 17 December 2020.
  76. Web site: RootsMagic for TMG Users . RootsMagic . RootsMagic, Inc. . 17 December 2020.
  77. Web site: Moving Data from TMG to RootsMagic . RootsMagic . RootsMagic, Inc. . 17 December 2020.
  78. http://www.johncardinal.com/tmgutil/ John Cardinal, TMG Utility
  79. http://reigelridge.com/press/primer.htm ReigelRidge Press, A Primer for The Master Genealogist
  80. http://www.whollygenes.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=COMPANION Wholly Genes, Companion products

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