We proudly present our new name: dynastree. From now on, itsourtree.com will be called dynastree. You can now reach your favourite family tree / genealogy site by typing http://www.dynastree.com in your browser. The new name is easier to keep in mind and underlines the cross-generational aspect of the worldwide network. Of course, the itsourtree.com domain names will be working in the future, so you don’t have to change any bookmarks if you don’t want to.
As you’ve already noticed, we’ve changed a couple of things in our navigation. So for all those who are looking for the GEDCOM up- and download, here it is:
From now on, the GEDCOM upload icon can be found in the upper right corner, next to the print and fullscreen icon. Please note that this icon is only visible as long as you’re the only person in your tree.
To download your family tree in GEDCOM format:
Day two of your guide to the new side menu. Today, you’ll come to know the new "Family Tree Views".
We’ve improved the display settings in your family tree. Several changes have been made, today, we’ll start with the basics. The first (and most obvious) change is the fact that from now on, you find the tree settings on the left side of your tree. A click on "settings" opens the side menu. To make the options you can choose from clearer, we’ve replaced the icons by written text. Furthermore, you can now choose exactly what you’d like to see in your family tree window. Don’t want the "Fullscreeen icon"? No problem. Simply uncheck the box and it’s gone. The same applies to navigation features such as the navigator, the zoom or the search box. The usual "Display settings" can still be found in the new settings feature, of course.
I hope all of you have added the banner we’ve introduced some weeks ago to your websites. Today, we’ve got something new for your site. If you’re proud of your family tree or if you’d just like to tell the world that your family can be found on itsourtree.com, you can now add one (or more, of course 
) of the banners below to your website. If you can, please link the image to us (http://www.itsourtree.com) so that we can be found more easily…
We’ve modified the forum’s look and structure. The structure is now divided in the following 3 categories:
* itsourtree.com forum
* Genealogy forum
* Archive
In the first category you will find all topics related to our site (questions and suggestions about itsourtree.com). The second category is focused on genealogy. This is where you can find many helpful hints for your own genealogical research (amongst others: heraldry, immigration and emigration). The archives will house all the older messages of the forum. Again, if you’d like us to add other categories or topics, please feel free to submit your proposals!
We hope you enjoy, there’s much to learn from your fellow itsourtree.com users and genealogists! 
One year ago, we launched the Portuguese version of our site. Parabéns or Happy Birthday meusparentes.com.pt.
As a birthday present, we gave the portuguese site a brandnew forum including a new structure. We’ll update the English forum soon, too and add a new structure. If you’re thinking of possible categories you’d like us to add to the new forum, please write them in this post’s comments.
*UPDATE*: The voting still continues, and although the book is no longer available, please continue voting for us if you think we deserve to win!
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To make the data backup and editing of your family tree more comfortable, we developed a free software – the itsourtree.com HOME EDITION!
You simply install the program on your PC and start opening and editing your GEDCOM-data*. So just export your family tree and open it with your HOME EDITION. Or you create your family tree with the use of HOME EDITION and import it to itsourtree.com. For information on how to import or export a family tree click here.
The itsourtree.com HOME EDITION features:
(*) GEDCOM (acronym: GEnealogical Data COMmunication) is a frequent file format in genealogy (file ending: .ged) to save the persons’ data of a family tree and their family relationships. By means of GEDCOM interfaces, data can be exchanged between genealogy software applications. A GEDCOM file consists of simple text lines where the genealogical information is stored. The latest version is GEDCOM format 6.0 that has been introduced on Dec. 6th, 2002 and since then has been in use without any further changes. To backup your genealogical data and to edit your family tree on your PC, we recommend using our software itsourtree.com Home Edition.
You’d like to modify the birth order on the site? Unfortunately there have always been problems with the order of birth and therefore we’ve optimized this feature. To sort the brothers/sisters in the correct order, just select the profile of the person in position where she was born. When children are added for the first time, they will be sorted according to the order of integration, namely the child that was added for the first time is the number one and so on.
