When I updated my Family Tree Maker Program from version 3 to version 5, I didn't have to do anything - my family files were just "there" with the upgraded version! Shelley British Columbia ----- Original Message ----- From: Maureen Clarke <mauclarke@yahoo.com> To: <CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 15, 1999 12:16 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L] GEDCOM??? > Good afternoon from the north country! I just read > your comments re: Gedcom files. I am a computer > beginner and wondered where a person buys these files. > I have an early Family Tree program and just bought a > new Version of Family Tree and wondered how I might be > able to transfer my family info from the old program > to the new one. I would appreciate any comments. > Thank you. > > Maureen Clarke, Fort Chipewyan, Alberta > > --- Phyllis Haynen <phaynen@gte.net> wrote: > > Definition: > > > > GEDCOM is a standard file format for exchanging > > information between > > genealogy programs. The acronym GEDCOM stands for > > GEnealogical Data > > COMmunications. The Family History Department of > > the Church of Jesus > > Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) developed > > the GEDCOM standard. > > You can use GEDCOM to transfer information into > > Family Tree Maker from > > another genealogy program that supports GEDCOM and > > vice versa. By using > > GEDCOM, you can avoid retyping all of your family > > information when you > > switch from one program to another. > > > > Genealogy Software: > > > > Family Tree Maker is #1 best-selling software. > > Personally, this is the > > only software program I have used. I have used it > > since version 2.0 > > (ver. 7 just came out). The extras a person could > > buy, but doesn't have > > to: CD's of transcribed books, census records, > > passenger lists, family > > tree's donated by others, etc. > > > > You can try before you buy Family Tree Maker at > > http://www.familytreemaker.com/trial.html I think > > it's best to try and > > decide for yourself. I've viewed a couple other > > programs and thought > > they were too "techie". I prefer the program to keep > > the programming in > > the background. > > > > Phyllis Haynen > > -- > > E-Mail: phaynen@gte.net > > Winnipeg District, Manitoba CanGenWeb > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mbwinnip/ > > County Down, Ireland GenWeb > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ > > Phyllis' Family Genealogy > > http://home1.gte.net/phaynen/tree.htm > > > > Maralyn A. Wellauer wrote: > > > > > > Recent discussions among professional seems to > > indicate most favor the > > > Ultimate Family Tree and The Master Genealogist, > > in that order. FTM is a > > > disappointment to many. You have to buy so many > > extras. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > Maralyn A. Wellauer > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: ZBRWGO@aol.com <ZBRWGO@aol.com> > > > To: CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com > > <CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Date: Friday, October 15, 1999 12:50 PM > > > Subject: [CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L] GEDCOM??? > > > > > > >Dear Fulton, Blair, and Winnipeg friends, > > > >Being fairly new to genealogy I hear words now > > and then that I don't know. > > > I > > > >am getting ready to purchase genealogy software > > and have been comparing > > > >products. The word "GEDCOM" keeps showing up- > > what does it mean??? > > > >Also I would be interested in your opinions on > > the various software > > > products. > > > > > > > >Though I have only been at this a year or so I > > can honestly say that I am > > > >hooked > > > >(something my husband, children, friends and > > family will attest to!!!) > > > >I would like to have software that allows for not > > only my genealogy needs > > > but > > > >enables me to do some work on the genealogy of > > others. > > > >Let me know what your experience has been and > > which products you recommend. > > > >I am looking at: FAMILY TREE MAKER and THE > > MASTER GENEALOGIST by Wholly > > > >Genes Software. What do you think? > > > >Best Regards, > > > >Roberta in Vancouver, WA > > > > > > > > > > > >==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== > > > >Visit the Manitoba GenWeb Project > > > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ > > > > > > > > > > ==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== > > > Free Webspace at RootsWeb > > > > > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi?op=show&page=freagree.htm > > > Create your Genealogy Website! > > > > > > ==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== > > Protect Canadian Census Records From Destruction > > http://globalgenealogy.com/census/index.htm > > POST 1901 CENSUS PROJECT > > > > > > > ===== > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > > ==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== > Canada GenWeb Awards > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6625/cgwaward.html > Vote for your favourite CanadaGenWeb site >