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