Brother’s Keeper 6, a Windows genealogy database, was first released in.
Brother’s Keeper 6.6.19, released in June of 2015, was the last version of BK 6, and it has since been replaced by Brother’s Keeper 7. Brother’s Keeper 6 was the first version to require 32-bit Windows (Windows 95) – Windows 3.x & DOS users need to use Brother’s Keeper 5.2.
Note: This genealogy application is no longer in development or supported. If you need help with this software, please start a thread in our forums or contact us. For current applications, see the genealogy software page, and for GEDCOM information, see the GEDCOM page.
| Name: | Brother’s Keeper 6 |
| First Released: | |
| Last Updated: | 27 June 2015 (version 6.6.19) (Discontinued) |
| Series: | Brother’s Keeper |
| Replaces: | Brother’s Keeper 5 |
| Replaced by: | Brother’s Keeper 7 |
| Platform & Type: | Windows |
| Requires: | Windows 95 or higher. |
| Developer/Publisher: | John Steed |
| Official Website: | www.bkwin.org |
| Download/Demo: | www.bkwin.org/version6.htm |
| License/Cost: | Commercial |
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| GEDCOM Support/Version: | Yes (Version ?) |
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| Version | Released | Summary |
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| Brother’s Keeper 6.6.19 | 27 June 2015 | Last release of BK 6.x |
| Brother’s Keeper 6.1.35 | January 2005 | |
| Additional Links | Title / Website |
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| Brother’s Keeper 6 History | bkwin.org (archived at archive.org) |
| Brother’s Keeper 6.2 Review | Family Tree Magazine (September 2008, US) |