Personal Historian

Give Life to Your Life Story!

Personal Historian is software which assists you in writing personal histories about yourself and other individuals. It breaks this seemingly monumental task into small, manageable pieces and then reconstructs it into a complete, publishable document.

Personal Historian includes an extensive library of timelines, historical facts, cultural trivia, and memory triggers which give color and context to the history. You can even bring in your word processor documents, photographs, and Legacy family file to easily build on work that you've already done.

From start to finish, Personal Historian makes writing a life story fast, easy, and fun!

Feature List

Individual topics break your history down into smaller, manageable pieces.
Import names, dates and events from your genealogy software.
An extensive library of timelines, historical events, cultural fads, and memory triggers reminds you of important events and to give color and context to your history.
Easily import your existing word processor documents and photographs.
Assign topics to categories-- each with its own color, style, and icon.
The Timeline gives a visual description of the individual’s life and gives it in historical and cultural context. Slide the ends of the Timeline to zoom-in on a specific time period.
Powerful filters and views let you easily manage your topics.
Write down thoughts and memories as they come to you and organize them later.
Easily organize your ideas into coherent groups and a logical order.
The full-featured word processor makes the actual writing process easy and familiar.
Powerful writing analysis helps you make your history readable and interesting to others.
Publish your completed history to your printer, word processor, or a PDF document.

System Requirements

Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP, or 2003
32 MB of RAM
20 MB Hard Drive Space
Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater

This is a download-only program; no CD is sent. Shipping does not apply to this item.
A registration key will be e-mailed to you with instructions for downloading.