This week, MacKiev released a new update to Family Tree Maker 2019, bring it up to version 24.1 (Build 520). This is a free update to FTM 2019, and is focused on “important modifications developed together with our data source partners Ancestry and FamilySearch“. This builds upon some of the modifications included in FTM 2019 24.0.1 (Build 242) released in November of 2019 (FTM 2019 came out in October 2019).
MacKiev mentions that new features are included, such as adding the media collection to your Antenna tree (TreeVault Cloud Services) to keep the media stored safely. You can also add “Historical Weather Sentences” to Smart Stories and books to flesh out the eras that your ancestors lived in.
There are many other updates listed at Support.MacKiev.com
| Family Tree Maker 2019 24.1.520 Major Updates |
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| Syncing with Ancestry |
| Using any FamilySearch features |
| TreeVault Antenna Trees |
| Detailed Change Log (see changes made through syncing, Web Merge, etc.) |
| Sync cropped profile photo with Ancestry |
| Link multiple people to a media item |
| Face detection and auto zoom |
| Default Workspace – choose where your trees will open |
It is recommended that you sync your trees before updating, as well as compact and back up your trees. You can get the update through the FTM 2019 Updated, through a link received in email, or through the update center.
After updating, you may see a large number of changes when you sync, and they are considered minor and meant to ensure that FTM and Ancestry trees are fully in sync. You can review those changes in the Sync Change Log.