The Master Genealogist
	TMG Tips

Users may find something on this and the linked pages that will help them to
use TMG and allow them to take greater advantage of all its capabilities. 

The Master Genealogist (TMG) is available for sale and download from the Wholly Genes Software web store.  Also there you may order a number of companion products to help you derive the most from your new purchase.  A book was written in 2002 by users of TMG.  The book is also available through the Wholly Genes web site. For more information about the book, click here. 

  TMGW v5.x, v6.x, and v7  Tips and Suggestions

John Cardinal has updated his TMG Utility program to work with version 5.x and 6.x.  You may learn more about this very useful program at his web site. 

With the exception of the above, the rest of this site is primarily designed for users of all versions of TMG.  While much has changed about TMG from v4.x to v5.x to v6.x, and to v7, there is a lot that is the same.  The basic concepts and even the look of TMG (although changed considerably) should be recognizable to anyone comparing the two.  The remaining pages here will be revised over time to reflect the differences in TMG v5.x, v6.x, and v7 over the earlier versions.  In the meantime, the pages are left to allow user to gain what they can from them.  In most cases users will be able to easily see the differences.  If you have questions, you can usually get quick answers from the TMG Mailing List (see below) or from Tech Support at Wholly Genes. 

Getting the Most Out of The Master Genealogist
Errata

• A study guide or lesson plan outline to help learn TMG.
• Many users have questions about the TMG Sources, Source Categories and their Templates, the various Tag Types, Tag and Witness Sentences, and the Variables that make up the Sentences.  Much of this information is Proprietary to TMG, but may be seen on various pages that give added information about them.
• Various other pages containing Tutorials and Articles discussing things of interest to TMG users.
• TMG Tips articles written for Everton's Genealogical Helper Magazine (from Sep 1997 through Dec 2001).
• Timeline files that have been created for use with TMG and FTST are available for downloading. (All versions of TMG).
• Tips, Hints, and Helps from other users is included as a place to find many tips from other users.  Anyone wishing me to post their contribution here, please let me know.  This page is somewhat of a hodge-podge of information at this time, but I plan on re-organizing it soon.  Just scroll down the page and I am sure you will find something of interest to you.
• Some users of TMG v4x are missing the IMPORT.INI file in their installation which may be downloaded by clicking here, and unZIPing the file into the TMGW folder/directory.
• My Wishlist items for implementation into TMG.
• Some Unusual Uses of TMG.

TMG and FTST Online:

            Many users of TMG and FTST enjoy the benefits of the TMG or FTST mailing list as a way to discuss how to use the program to its best advantage.  These discussions are with other users both beginners and experts and all in between.  For more information and how to subscribe (free), check out this page.
 

My personal home page contains a number of TMG-created pages that TMG users may find interesting.

Links to other website with TMG information and helps:

• 's TMG Page (Tips on adding census data).
• 's Cook Family Home Page (Cook and Sortore surnames, plus Northern Cheyenne and North Carolina research and some TMG links)
• (maker of The Master Genealogist - The complete genealogy project management tool!)
• Learn about or download 's TMG Utility program available both for TMG v4.x, and for v5.x & v6.x. (It is not yet available [1/14/2008] for v7).  This site also has information about John's other TMG-related programs like:  On This Day (OTD) and MOCAKEBI.  You may also learn about John's Second Site program for producing very nice web sites from TMG.
• has created a website with some tips for Dutch users (although many other users could benefit from the tips there.
• has also posted some articles about TMG on his website.
• has posted information on her website about her file control system hoping that it may be of interest to other TMG users.
• The Computer Assisted Genealogy Group-Northern Illinois (CAGG-NI) website has some interesting pages.
• has created some Custom Source Categories that he discusses on his website.
• has created a TMG companion program, WIT2NOTE, that will allow you to produce a GEDCOM file that includes Witnesses in the various Tag Notes.
• has developed a program to help manage your Exhibits.  Learn more about PathWiz!

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