Branch Out Beyond the Basics of Genealogy With Generations Grande Suite.BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 1998-- -- The only software to search 200 million names, restore family photos, capture flavor of traditional recipes, and discover stories of relatives -- Genealogy genealogy (jē'nēŏl`əjē, –ăl`–, jĕ–), the study of family lineage. Genealogies have existed since ancient times. is about much more than just finding names and creating family trees This is an index of family trees available. It includes noble, politically important and royal families as well as fictional families and thematic diagrams. Europe
The appeal of researching a family's heritage is in discovering stories of people's interwoven in·ter·weave v. in·ter·wove , in·ter·wo·ven , inter·weav·ing, inter·weaves v.tr. 1. To weave together. 2. To blend together; intermix. v.intr. lives and sharing them with generations to come. Preserving these histories requires more than creating family trees or entering cold facts about distant relatives. It encompasses capturing the smell of great grandmother's fresh baked cobbler, or the nuances of an ancestor's wedding picture. These are elements that arouse precious memories and offer unique insight into a family's heritage. Sierra Home today announced the release of the first-ever-complete family heritage kit: Generations Grande Suite. It provides powerful tools to discover ancestors Ancestors See also father; heredity; mother; origins; parents; race. archaism an inclination toward old-fashioned things, speech, or actions, especially those of one’s ancestors. Also archaicism. — archaist, n. , create stunning family trees and charts, repair and preserve priceless price·less adj. 1. Of inestimable worth; invaluable. 2. Highly amusing, absurd, or odd: a priceless remark. photos, and collect and save invaluable family recipes. Generations Grande Suite offers the most innovative and flexible charting capabilities available, making it possible to produce beautifully detailed and personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. family history charts with versatile layouts, vivid colors "Vivid Colors" is the second single of Japanese band L'Arc-en-Ciel. Track listing
Chart (1995) Peak position Time in chart , multiple photos and personal documents. The program's personal database system is sophisticated and capable of storing hundreds of thousands of names and pieces of data, yet easy enough for a novice to use. In addition, unlike any other genealogy product on the market, Generations Grande Suite delivers tools to enhance priceless family photos and save nostalgic recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation. Generations Grande Suite provides three complete programs to help users discover and preserve their family heritage. -- Generations 5.2 -- unleashes the power to search through more than 200 million names and resources and create beautiful family trees and charts -- SnapShot Special Edition -- enables users to preserve and repair valuable family photos and documents, and create family photo albums and scrapbooks -- MasterCook Heritage Edition -- helps conjure up conjure up Verb 1. to create an image in the mind: the name Versailles conjures up a past of sumptuous grandeur 2. the flavor and aroma of favorite family recipes and holds the power to preserve, organize and share recipes Additionally, Generations Grande Suite includes a free professional search with access to databases totaling one billion names and a free copy of Cyndi Howells' book, "Netting Your Ancestors," the ultimate guide to exploring your family history on the Internet. Collect and Organize Data, Make Customized Family Trees and Beautiful Charts Generations 5.2 has been specially designed to balance ease of use with unprecedented flexibility and customization. The program allows users to input hundreds of thousands of names and create handsome family trees and charts. Documenting and preserving relatives' lives is easy with Generations 5.2's unmatched personal database system, EasyTree. With EasyTree, users can record important personal information such as unique accomplishments, occupations, personal anecdotes, and medical histories. Creating beautiful charts with all of this data is easy with custom tools such as: different chart and report types, captions, resizable pictures, color coding options, line and font font or typeface or type family Assortment or set of type (alphanumeric characters used for printing), all of one coherent style. Before the advent of computers, fonts were expressed in cast metal that was used as a template for printing. widths, titles, borders and more. Generations Grande Suite's charts always have an original and professional look to them with the option of adding one of hundreds of specially designed family tree graphics to any family chart. Simple click and drag Using a pointing device, such as a mouse, to latch onto an icon on screen and move it to some other location. When the screen pointer is over the icon of the object, the mouse button is clicked to grab it. The button is held down while the object is moved ("dragged") to its destination. capabilities enable users to view and edit whole branches or varying levels of the document and move freely around every part of their family tree. Users can choose to include different sizes and shapes of photos or any other accompanying documents. If the chart is multiple pages, users can drag items to avoid disruptive page breaks. Adding documents such as marriage and birth certificates is a snap with the power of EasyChart. Users can add photos to their family tree chart, electronic postcard or slide show and post their project on any Web site to share with friends and family. The Ultimate Name Search The Generations World Name Index is comprised of more than 200 million names and references, including millions of records of living people, plus the Social Security Index including 60 million names. It also includes a unique bibliography of name sources from around the world. Users can search for names through lists of CDs, books, microfiche Pronounced "micro-feesh." A 4x6" sheet of film that holds several hundred miniaturized document pages. See micrographics. , and Web sites that include that particular person. Restore and Preserve Family Photos and Documents With SnapShot SE users have the ability to repair precious family photos and documents that have been torn or scratched and then add them directly to their family charts. SnapShot SE allows users to store and organize photos in digital albums, edit out red-eyes, sharpen sharp·en tr. & intr.v. sharp·ened, sharp·en·ing, sharp·ens To make or become sharp or sharper. sharp blurry blur v. blurred, blur·ring, blurs v.tr. 1. To make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure. 2. To smear or stain; smudge. 3. images, correct over-exposure and add text to any picture. Users can even create customized scrapbook A Macintosh disk file that holds frequently used text and graphics objects, such as a company letterhead. Contrast with "clipboard," which is reserved memory that holds data only for the current session. pages, frames and more. Preserve and Pass on Tastes and Smells of Family Recipes MasterCook Heritage Edition -- part of the No. 1-selling cooking software family -- is the only ethnic recipe collection of it's kind that allows users to share and preserve family recipes. MasterCook Heritage Edition contains more than 800 traditional recipes such as Irish Lace Irish Lace is the second of the Nuala Anne McGrail series of mystery novels by Roman Catholic priest and author Father Andrew M. Greeley. Cookies, Southern Chess Pie Chess pie is a dessert characteristic of Southern U.S. cuisine. Recipes vary, but are generally similar in that they call for the preparation of a single crust and a filling comprised of eggs, butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. and Korean Bulgoki. Users may add family recipes to the MasterCook database, or send favorite recipes over the Internet to friends and family members. Recipes can also be instantly scaled for any number of guests, and users can create beautifully personalized recipe cards and custom cookbooks The following is a list of cookbooks, sorted alphabetically by author's surname. This is not a list of external links to commercial sites; please list only cookbooks here. This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by [ expanding it]. . Favorite recipes can be inserted directly onto family tree charts or reports. Sierra Home's Generations Grande Suite is available on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). for Windows at an estimated street price of $69.95. Generations Grande Suite can be purchased at most local software retailers or by calling Sierra Direct at 800/757-7707. Sierra Home is part of Sierra On-Line, Inc. which is part of Cendant Software, one of the largest PC consumer software groups in the world, and a leader in entertainment and educational software. Cendant Software consolidates the sales, manufacturing, finance, accounting and management of Cendant Corporation's software divisions, including Sierra On-Line, Inc., Knowledge Adventure, Davidson & Associates, Inc. and Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, is an American computer game developer and publisher headquartered in Irvine, California. History Blizzard Entertainment was founded by Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce as Silicon & Synapse . Cendant is one of the world's foremost providers of consumer and business services. The Company operates in three principal segments: Travel Services, Real Estate Services and Alliance Marketing. In Travel Services, Cendant is the leading franchiser of hotels and rental car agencies worldwide; the largest provider of vacation exchange services; a leading fleet management company; the UK's largest private car park operator; and a leading motorist assistance group in the UK. In Real Estate Services, Cendant is the world's largest franchiser of residential real estate brokerage offices, a major provider of mortgage services to consumers and a global leader in corporate employee relocation. In Alliance Marketing, Cendant provides access to insurance, travel, shopping, auto, and other services, primarily through direct marketing to customers of its affinity partners. Headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, the Company has more than 40,000 employees and operates in over 100 countries. Sierra press releases are available on the Internet, via SierraWeb at http://www.sierra.com. |
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