I have seen numerous questions in forums over the years about Genealogy Databases. At one point in time, Microsoft had a primitive database template, only available through the British site (scratching my head as to why), but when they move forward to Access 2010 or 2013, the links I had stopped working and you couldn’t locate it through the Office Template search (heck Access doesn’t even show up in the list anymore! – another brilliant improvement brought to you by the people at Microsoft!)
Recently, the question came up again and Jeff Conrad was kind enough to supply us with a direct link:
… you can find the CAB file here on the Office site:
http://clienttemplates.content.office.net/support/templates/en-gb/tp01076524.cab
You’ll just need to open the CAB file and copy the MDB out onto your desktop or other folder to use.
Note, this is a very old MDB template. I have no idea what kind of shape it is in.
Who knows for how long this link will work, but I thought it might help a few people out while it does!
We’re just lucky to still have a few people, like Jeff, to help us out in this manner. Thank you Jeff.
Accdb version
Per a request in a forum, you can find an upgraded accdb file format of the exact same file below for your convenience.
Disclaimer/Notes:
If you do not have Microsoft Access, simply download and install the freely available runtime version (this permits running MS Access databases, but not modifying their design):Microsoft Access 2010 Runtime
Microsoft Access 2013 Runtime
Microsoft Access 2016 Runtime
Microsoft 365 Access Runtime
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Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you, that took awhile to find, but exactly what I was looking for and matches with the Access version I have. Thanks again.
I’m new to this but will give it a shot! Thanks, and Merry Christmas!
Thanks very much. Just what I was looking for.
Thank You
Thanks for putting this out there. It helps get things started in the right direction!
Thank you very much! Struggled with dll and objects not registered but now can continue with the assurance it will keep on working for awhile in the future!
Great, exactly what the doctor prescribed. Just a question (since I’m about to switch my database from MS Excel): Is there a way to include some basic sanity checks (e.g. birth date versus death date, marriage date versus death date, birth dates parents versus birth date child)?
Best regards,
Bernd D. Rusbueldt
This is great thank you I am new to Access so appreciate the template to start playing with.
I have tried to import a ged file from ancestry but cant find where it ends up to make use of it. Can you help me to find it and make it visible or useable please?
Thank you
Is the GetTreeView supposed to produce the “classic” family tree? It only ever displays 1 name on the sample data. Am I missing something? Thanks
And thatnks for the template
Hope this works, it will save me an awful lot of time