This page records changes made to the Knowledge Base for Family Historian 8. For the new features themselves, and the new articles that cover them, see What’s New in Family Historian 8.
Where a feature works differently in Version 8, the older article has usually been kept for users of Version 7 and earlier, with “in Version 7 and Below” added to its title, and a new article sits beside it.
Other Articles Updated for Version 8
These articles have new or revised sections for Version 8 that are not covered in What’s New in Family Historian 8.
- Key Features for Newcomers is now written for Version 8.
- Family Historian Copy and Migration Guide: the new Backup/Restore Settings command.
- Geocoding and the Map Window: geocodingGeocoding is the process of converting addresses/places (like a street address) into geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude), which you can use to place markers on a map. addresses"The address structure should be formed as it would appear on a mailing label…", according to GEDCOM; however, this is capable of a number of interpretations, and Address and Place are best considered together..
- Finding Records Linked to a Source: Record Links and the CitationA link between a source and a fact, documenting Where within the source you find information being "cited" to support the fact/conclusion. queryQuerying is a very powerful feature that allows you to specify and save criteria for identifying a set of records of a given record type. type.
- Exporting Templated Sources
- Recording DNA Matches
- Lua References and Library Modules: library versions in Version 8.
Many other articles have had smaller changes, such as menu names and help links. Every article that applies to Version 8 is on the Version 8 list.
Last update: 2026-09-23 11:16:18