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More genealogy
in less time
Goldie May is genealogy research software to accelerate your research, sort out difficult tangles in your family tree, and keep you more organized. Boost your family history work in the FamilySearch or Ancestry tree you already have.
Goldie May can help you Research Like a Pro from objective to research report!
Objective: Goldie May helps you start a focused research project by separating your research into projects with objectives.
Timeline and Analysis: Use the Subway Map feature to see the locations and times of ancestors plotted on a graph. This helps you notice conflicting places and information.
Locality Research: Links in the Subway Map take you directly to helpful resources like the FamilySearch Wiki and maps to help learn about the locality.
Research Planning: Make your research plan in Goldie May with the project task list. Links in the Subway Map take you to useful collections at the FamilySearch library catalog, Ancestry's card catalog, and AMAZINGLY - many digitized newspaper collections relevant to your research subject's locations.
Research Logging: The Goldie May research log is a wonderful alternative to manual research logging - and it's FREE. Turn on automatic research logging to make sure none of your discoveries get lost! Use the screenshot tool to save images to your research log automatically. Then, move images to your canvas, annotate them, place multiple screenshots next to each other, and add text, to help you analyze what you're finding.
Citations: Take your research log to the next level of efficiency and ease by having automatic citations added to your log. If you do the bulk of your research in FamilySearch indexed collections, this will make your life much easier! The citations in FamilySearch are close to perfect. All you need to do is update the access date. The text-message like autofill suggestions can also simplify typing citations on FamilySearch or Ancestry by suggesting common citation information.
Report Writing: Find information from your automatic research log with the search bar to facilitate writing your research report. Just search for "Eliza Isenhour" or "tax" to find all relevant records for the particular section you're working on.
Bonus feature we love:
DNA Match Blurring: If you are teaching about using DNA evidence, the DNA match blurring tool is a must! Now you can do live demos without revealing names and private information about living people in your match list.
— Diana & Nicole
Pricing
Subscriptions
Ease and accelerate your genealogy with a Goldie May subscription.
Free
No catch. Just trying to help the cause.
FREE
Install for Free- Get organized with Projects & Tasks
- Keep an automatic research log
- Take screenshots
- Analyze your research with Subway Map timeline tool (5 ancestors/month)
- Snapshot your windows & tabs (1 set)
- Contribute to FamilySearch Tree with Volunteering
Goldie May Plus
Genealogy power tools.
$12 $9.60
/month
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- Every feature in FREE plan
- Analyze your research with Subway Map timeline tool (UNLIMITED)
- Snapshot your windows & tabs (UNLIMITED)
- Jump between adjacent censuses while searching
- Sort out tricky situations with visual Canvas tool
- Email support (richard@goldiemay.com)
- 30-minute Zoom call to get you started
- 30-day, money-back guarantee. No questions, just email me.
- Month to month. No long-term commitment. No cancelation fees.
Goldie May Pro
For genealogy professionals.
$24 $19.20
/month
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- Every feature in PLUS plan
- Automatic citations on supported sites
- Blurring of DNA pages for genetic genealogy educators
- Email support (richard@goldiemay.com)
- 30-minute Zoom call to get you started
- 30-day, money-back guarantee. No questions, just email me.
- Month to month. No long-term commitment. No cancelation fees.
Questions
- What are the requirements for Goldie May?
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Goldie May works on Mac or Windows PC computers running Chrome, Firefox, or any Chrome-based browser (e.g. Edge). It does not work on phones or tablets, unfortunately.
You'll need a free FamilySearch account to sign into Goldie May, after which you can use it with other genealogy programs.
Student Pricing
Goldie May Pro is available to degree or certificate-seeking students for $36/year.
To qualify, send a screenshot of your student portal, showing your name, student status, and graduation date, to richard@goldiemay.com, after which, I'll enable student pricing on your existing Goldie May free account and then you can check out with a card.
Please exclude or block out other personal information like social security number, physical address, etc. in your screenshot.
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