Kith and Kin Pro is

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for computers running Microsoft Windows. The program aids family historians by storing, querying and documenting

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. Developed by SpanSoft,

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, the software is distributed as

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with a free trial period of 30 days.

Features

Unique, whole-tree display allows instant access to the data in any part of the

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. Multi-layering feature splits the list of families into a more easily managed display for large trees. The software imports and exports

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files and exports Web pages. Data searches can be carried out using simple criteria or

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statements.

History

The immediate predecessor of Kith and Kin Pro was the software "Kith and Kin", a

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program developed by Nick Hunter and released as shareware in 1993. "Kith and Kin" was one of the first Windows genealogy programs to be produced. To avoid confusion with the older

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software "Kith and Kin" developed by Coherent Software, Australia, the program was marketed as "Of that Ilk" in Australia and New Zealand only. "Of that Ilk Pro" V1 and V2 were released as the Australia and New Zealand versions of Kith and Kin Pro V1 and V2 but the name was dropped with the release of Kith and Kin Pro V3. * Kith and Kin Pro version 1 was released in January 1999. * Kith and Kin Pro version 2 was released on 10 September 2002. * Kith and Kin Pro version 3 was released on 10 May 2009.

Data format

Kith and Kin Pro stores data in a multi-file,

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using the built-in DBISAM engine. Data can also be imported and exported as GEDCOM files.

References

External links

* {{Genealogy software Windows-only genealogy software