Ready to start your own OFB?

Searching for an OFB (or OHB for Online Heritage Book) in your area is like seeking a needle in a haystack, but you’ve got this! Create your own OFB and become the hero your town needs!

“Our Family Book” (OFB) is an excellent resource for those interested in genealogy. This advanced report generator enables the creation of customizable Family Books, Ancestry Lists, and Village Family Books. Its ability to convert GEDCOM files into coherent, HTML-based reports significantly enhances the genealogical research experience.

Main Features

OFB processes standard GEDCOM files (_ .ged) and GEDZIP archives (_ .gdz) from GEDCOM 7.0, allowing users to generate different reports, lists, and analyses, including:

• Family Books: Detaillist, Family Report, Persons Report, and Family & Persons Report.
• Ancestry Lists: Options for ancestors, descendants, and top ancestors with numbering systems like “Kekule,” “Saragossa,” or “d’Aboville.”
• Index Lists: Comprehensive lists for names, places, occupations, and more, with links to detailed data.
• Statistics: Analytical tools for births, deaths, marriages, emigrations, and other trends in table and CSV formats.

Customization and Accessibility

OFB empowers users to tailor their outputs to suit their preferences:

• Choose from various date and name formats.
• Limit outputs by person selection, location, or generations.
• Design outputs using CSS styles and adjustable color schemes.
• Preserve privacy by suppressing or replacing sensitive data.

Output files are UTF-8 encoded HTML, compatible with modern browsers for viewing or printing, and can be optimized for integration into websites or post-processing in MS Word.

Supporting Tools

OFB includes additional service programs to enhance its functionality:

• Gedcom profiles for specific genealogy program tags.
• Tools for analyzing, sorting, validating, and merging GEDCOM files.
• Support for managing fonts, colors, and split index lists.

Applications

OFB is useful for creating Village Family Books, documenting family histories, and compiling ancestry analyses. Its web-friendly data output makes it ideal for sharing genealogical findings online.

If you’re eager to delve deeper, I highly recommend checking out the comprehensive user guide and visiting the official website for valuable resources and the latest updates.

This information is shared to enhance your experience, not to endorse any particular software. You’ll also discover some fantastic programs that may perfectly suit your needs, such as:

Family Book Creator: A plugin for Family Tree Maker that turns your research into personalized family history books.

Family Historian: A user-friendly software for creating family trees and writing family history books.

Legacy Family Tree: A robust tool for building detailed genealogies and exploring family connections.

If you’ve had experience with those tools or discovered any better alternatives, please share your thoughts in the comments!