Version 10.0.0.0-RC7

Release Candidate Version 10.0.0.0-RC7 - 18th February 2026

Updates
Added 1939 Register reference detection where ED letters are missing
Reworked Census report form to use virtual data grid which includes filering and sorting

Bugfixes
Fixed Loose Births where dates overlap
Fixed Places form where locations were no longer showing on map
Increased padding in tabs to fix issue of text overlaps
Fixed buttons on Lost Cousins tab not working
Fixed Form headers on Lost Cousins form being hidden behind toolbar
Fixed Loose births where dates of form BEF 09 OCT 1803 was changed to BEF 08 OCT 1803

Version 10.0.0.0-RC6

Release Candidate Version 10.0.0.0-RC6 - 24th January 2026

Updates
Added a custom TabSelector so that current tab is more obvious

Bugfixes
AdvamcedDataGridView no longer scales icon incorrectly
People form individuals header was hidden behind toolbar
.Net10 now fully supports HighDPI scaling so manual support now unnecessary
TreeViewHandler reworked to by async to avoid blocking UI thread
Locations tab countries and regions were missing click handlers
Lost Cousins report now more responsive

Version 10.0.0.0-RC5

Release Candidate Version 10.0.0.0-RC5 - 22nd January 2026

Bugfixes
Fixed async issues on getting On this day events
Fixed saving of position on reload
On this day now uses split container to fix layout issues
Fix filter width on colour BMD
Groupbox text double text fixed
1921 Census references with missing RD/SD was not being recognised

Version 10.0.0.0-RC4

Release Candidate Version 10.0.0.0-RC4 - 20th January 2026

Updates
Add 1921 Census Location detection

Bugfixes
Fixed identifying Lost Cousins fact
Fixes to 1911 & 1921 census registration recognition
Fix Relation Type selection box sizing issue
Fixed width of filter menu on research suggestion reports
Loose births now ensure birth end is less than death end
Census reference checks for England and Wales census cater for extra words in middle of reference
Changed warning description for "Child born very soon after sibling" to be clearer
Warning now only shows after 270 days (9 months) not 300 days (10 months)

Version 10.0.0.0 Release Candidate 3

Release Candidate Version 10.0.0.0-RC3 - 17th January 2026

Updates
Added 1926 Irish Census fields to exports and reports
Enhanced group box formatting to have cleaner black borders

Bugfixes
Fixed sorting on grids when clicking column headers
Fixed grid cell formatting to ignore icon columns
Fixed Export to Excel Individuals report not using export interface
Tidyup some async code to remove old behaviours
Fix Places form to allow async running and cancelation behaviour
Display Locations no longer shows UNKNOWN_LOCATION
Location grids correctly display formatting
Fixed sorting in AdvancedDataGridView to work with clicking column headers
Fixed icon in AdvancedDataGridView too small
Fixed bug in CensusReferences from RC1 that was ignoring any reference with a number
Fix resizing issue on On This Day tab

Version 10.0.0.0 Release Candidate 2

Release Candidate Version 10.0.0.0-RC2 - 16th January 2026

Updates
Added support for 1926 Irish Census due to be released on 18th April 2026
Use new precompiled methods for Census reference recognition speeding up processing

Bugfixes
1921 Census references were not being recognised correctly
Maximising colour reports now works correctly
Added checks for saving settings to ensure file access issues are handled
Fixed Google Geocoding not stopping immediately on closing form

Version 10.0.0.0-RC1

Release Candidate Version 10.0.0.0-RC1 - 15th January 2026

Updates
Updated to use .Net10 which is on Long Term Support to 14 November 2028
Added recognition for Windows 11 24H2 & 25H2

Bugfixes
Code tidyups using .Net10 fixes
Fixed installer for .Net10 compatibility
Isolate code not needed in ANEFHS Burial Sites Project
Changed settings handing for registry

Version 10.0.0.0-beta11

BETA RELEASE Version 10.0.0.0-beta 11 - 6th July 2025

Bugfixes
Fixed Exports to Excel not using virtual grid
Fixed size of input box

Known Issues
Previously ignored duplicates may return due to revised way of storing changes.
Child Birth Profile chart unavailable needs re-written to work with .Net Core 8
Forms open on main PC window not window that main program is running on
New zip methods may break loading old backups

Version 10.0.0.0-beta10

BETA RELEASE Version 10.0.0.0-beta 10 - 31st March 2025

Updates
Added export duplicates to Excel option

Bugfixes
Fixed crash if child has no name at all
Fixed Facts tabs buttons not working

Known Issues
Previously ignored duplicates may return due to revised way of storing changes.
Child Birth Profile chart unavailable needs re-written to work with .Net Core 8
Forms open on main PC window not window that main program is running on
New zip methods may break loading old backups

Version 10.0.0.0-beta9

BETA RELEASE Version 10.0.0.0-beta 9 - 1st March 2025

Bugfixes
Fixed crash if individual has no name at all
Fixed bounding boxes of frames should hopefully finally fix scroll bar issue caused by hiDPI setting
Updated packages to use new zip methods this may break loading old backups
Correct misspelling of SEYCHELLES

Known Issues
Previously ignored duplicates may return due to revised way of storing changes.
Child Birth Profile chart unavailable needs re-written to work with .Net Core 8
Forms open on main PC window not window that main program is running on
New zip methods may break loading old backups

BETA RELEASE Version 10.0.0.0-beta 8 - 16th December 2023

Bugfixes
Lots of minor control tweaks to fix positioning with different font sizes
Facts reports weren't working after update to .Net 8
Inconsistent location report crash fixed

Known Issues
Previously ignored duplicates may return due to revised way of storing changes.
Child Birth Profile chart unavailable needs re-written to work with .Net Core 7
Some main form layouts still to be checked
Forms open on main PC window not window that main program is running on

BETA RELEASE Version 10.0.0.0-beta 7 - 17th December 2023

Updates
Moved code to .Net 8 - this is the LTS or Long Term Support version it has a number of improvements particularly in support for high DPI monitors which is a big part of the issues with screen sizes

BETA RELEASE Version 10.0.0.0-beta 6 - 16th December 2023

Updates
Added suffix recognition from name fact
Updated Alias handling to recognise more GEDCOM flavours

Bugfixes
Fixed Title recognition from name fact
Various null reference fixes using new c# features
Changed all messageboxes to load on top of parent form which solves issue of appearing on a different monitor
Don't export to Excel if nothing to export.
Apply to selector in Colour BMD hidden if filter has all individuals selected

BETA RELEASE Version 10.0.0.0-beta 5 - 11th December 2023

Updates
Analytics recognises Windows 11 23H2

Bugfixes
Fixed Sort & Filter on data grids

BETA RELEASE Version 10.0.0.0-beta 4 - 10th December 2023

Updates
Now runs on .Net Core 7.0
Added Born During Census flag on colour census report

Bugfixes
Added in forcing size changes to attempt to finally fix the scroll bar issues on certain resolutions and scalings
Fix clicking on sort columns sorting ascending then descending
Fix default folder for opening files

Beta 3 Changes

Updates
Changed Lost Cousins web interface to use modern HttpClient
Cope with dates with double tags eg: TO BEF, TO AFT and similar
Added extra census reference discovery
Cope with changed Ancestry GEDCOM format that moved fact description from fact to note
Now avoids showing date errors if Census Fact has text of State Census
Showing Individual or Family Facts all now use same routine

Bugfixes
Set RowTemplates to use font height scaling
Fix font height in census view
Fix data error check boxes not showing
Double clicking displayed error once again opens facts for individual
Fixed missing installer icons
Fixed data errors checkboxes not updating list
Added a bunch of nullability check fixes
Changed over to using newer HttpClient software to load web data

Beta 1 Changes

Updates
Migrated project to .Net Core 6.0 from old .Net Framework

• This allows greater support of modern features
• It gives greater long term support moving off an old framework designed for Windows XP
• It should run faster and more efficiently than the old framework
• It will now require Windows 10 or above (Windows 7 and below haven't been supported by Microsoft for nearly 3 years)

Added extra US census reference checks
Relationship calcs respect same sex marriages now
Add custom fact event analysis
Added option to show if person died during period census was taken
Detect 21h2 and 22h2 versions of Windows 10
Detect 22h2 versions of Windows 11

Bugfixes
Main form GEDCOM loading now auto scrolls the output window
Fix check for Web Version check to show if there is a new version
Fix sibling too soon check
Checking birth too soon only check if child birthdate is known