I'm returning tentatively to my family researching after a very long break. Via the 'Hot Matches' facility of GenesReunited, I've established a common ancestor in another GenesReunited tree. What is the recommended procedure for adding that entire common branch into my own tree please? Is it dependent on the other party first going to the trouble of exporting that sections as a GEDCOM file, so that I can then import it? Or is there some way I can achieve it without troubling them? (I also suspect a good proportion of GenesReunited users might have difficulty in doing this.) If it's relevant, I also have FTM 2006. I'd like to avoid manually adding every entry. Any advice would be appreciated please. -- Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Terry Pinnell wrote: > I'm returning tentatively to my family researching after a very long > break. Via the 'Hot Matches' facility of GenesReunited, I've > established a common ancestor in another GenesReunited tree. What is > the recommended procedure for adding that entire common branch into my > own tree please? Is it dependent on the other party first going to the > trouble of exporting that sections as a GEDCOM file, so that I can > then import it? Or is there some way I can achieve it without > troubling them? (I also suspect a good proportion of GenesReunited > users might have difficulty in doing this.) > > If it's relevant, I also have FTM 2006. > > I'd like to avoid manually adding every entry. > > Any advice would be appreciated please. > only do it after you have edited the imported tree down to one common ancestor and BACK UP YOUR MASTER FILE FIRST Hugh W -- For genealogy and help with family and local history in Bristol and district http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brycgstow/ http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks GENEALOGE http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG

On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:24:29 +0000, Terry Pinnell <terrypin@dial.pipex.com> wrote: >I'm returning tentatively to my family researching after a very long >break. Via the 'Hot Matches' facility of GenesReunited, I've >established a common ancestor in another GenesReunited tree. What is >the recommended procedure for adding that entire common branch into my >own tree please? Is it dependent on the other party first going to the >trouble of exporting that sections as a GEDCOM file, so that I can >then import it? Or is there some way I can achieve it without >troubling them? (I also suspect a good proportion of GenesReunited >users might have difficulty in doing this.) > >If it's relevant, I also have FTM 2006. > >I'd like to avoid manually adding every entry. > >Any advice would be appreciated please. > >-- >Terry, East Grinstead, UK This is the way I would do it - people are welcome to agree or disagree. No other person does his genealogy EXACTLY the way I do. Therefore I prefer to make all entries myself. Others have their own way of presenting names, locations and facts. I want my genealogy to be absolutely consistent. I don't like it when a state is spelled AL and Al and Ala and Alabama for example. I like county as Co., not County. Cemetery is Cem. There is no comma in Tuscaloosa AL. Those are a few nits I pick by choice. Also, I find that, by entering each name for myself, I tend to remember the names and perhaps even something about them. That is somewhat important to me. I presume you frequently back up data so it is unnecessary to remind you (even though I just did)! Hugh

Eagle@roadrunner.com (J. Hugh Sullivan) wrote: >On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:24:29 +0000, Terry Pinnell ><terrypin@dial.pipex.com> wrote: > >>I'm returning tentatively to my family researching after a very long >>break. Via the 'Hot Matches' facility of GenesReunited, I've >>established a common ancestor in another GenesReunited tree. What is >>the recommended procedure for adding that entire common branch into my >>own tree please? Is it dependent on the other party first going to the >>trouble of exporting that sections as a GEDCOM file, so that I can >>then import it? Or is there some way I can achieve it without >>troubling them? (I also suspect a good proportion of GenesReunited >>users might have difficulty in doing this.) >> >>If it's relevant, I also have FTM 2006. >> >>I'd like to avoid manually adding every entry. >> >>Any advice would be appreciated please. >> >>-- >>Terry, East Grinstead, UK > >This is the way I would do it - people are welcome to agree or >disagree. > >No other person does his genealogy EXACTLY the way I do. Therefore I >prefer to make all entries myself. Others have their own way of >presenting names, locations and facts. I want my genealogy to be >absolutely consistent. I don't like it when a state is spelled AL and >Al and Ala and Alabama for example. I like county as Co., not County. >Cemetery is Cem. There is no comma in Tuscaloosa AL. Those are a few >nits I pick by choice. > >Also, I find that, by entering each name for myself, I tend to >remember the names and perhaps even something about them. That is >somewhat important to me. > >I presume you frequently back up data so it is unnecessary to remind >you (even though I just did)! > >Hugh Thanks. I certainly share your desire for consistency, and like you I would edit spelling, abbreviations, etc. But, assuming I'm confident that the *relationships* are accurate below the common ancestor, then I really do not want to enter scores of these again. I want to import the structure and then edit each individual entry in FTM. -- Terry, East Grinstead, UK

Terry Pinnell wrote: > > Thanks. I certainly share your desire for consistency, and like you I > would edit spelling, Why? The spelling is part of the original data. Edit it and you lose it. A few days ago I came across a marriage record. The curate made out the bride's surname as "Kaye". She signed as "Kay". This may be significant in identifying the appropriate baptism. Surely accuracy is what matters. Consistency is false path. -- Ian Hotmail is for spammers. Real mail address is igoddard at nildram co uk

On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:46:18 +0000, Ian Goddard <goddai01@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >Terry Pinnell wrote: > >> >> Thanks. I certainly share your desire for consistency, and like you I >> would edit spelling, > >Why? > >The spelling is part of the original data. Edit it and you lose it. A >few days ago I came across a marriage record. The curate made out the >bride's surname as "Kaye". She signed as "Kay". This may be >significant in identifying the appropriate baptism. > >Surely accuracy is what matters. Consistency is false path. >Ian Of course he was speaking of data recorded by an individual, not original documents. Data recorded by individuals may, or may not, reflect original spelling. Hugh

On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:15:52 +0000, Terry Pinnell <terrypin@dial.pipex.com> wrote: >Eagle@roadrunner.com (J. Hugh Sullivan) wrote: > >>On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:24:29 +0000, Terry Pinnell >><terrypin@dial.pipex.com> wrote: >> >>>I'm returning tentatively to my family researching after a very long >>>break. Via the 'Hot Matches' facility of GenesReunited, I've >>>established a common ancestor in another GenesReunited tree. What is >>>the recommended procedure for adding that entire common branch into my >>>own tree please? Is it dependent on the other party first going to the >>>trouble of exporting that sections as a GEDCOM file, so that I can >>>then import it? Or is there some way I can achieve it without >>>troubling them? (I also suspect a good proportion of GenesReunited >>>users might have difficulty in doing this.) >>> >>>If it's relevant, I also have FTM 2006. >>> >>>I'd like to avoid manually adding every entry. >>> >>>Any advice would be appreciated please. >>> >>>-- >>>Terry, East Grinstead, UK >> >>This is the way I would do it - people are welcome to agree or >>disagree. >> >>No other person does his genealogy EXACTLY the way I do. Therefore I >>prefer to make all entries myself. Others have their own way of >>presenting names, locations and facts. I want my genealogy to be >>absolutely consistent. I don't like it when a state is spelled AL and >>Al and Ala and Alabama for example. I like county as Co., not County. >>Cemetery is Cem. There is no comma in Tuscaloosa AL. Those are a few >>nits I pick by choice. >> >>Also, I find that, by entering each name for myself, I tend to >>remember the names and perhaps even something about them. That is >>somewhat important to me. >> >>I presume you frequently back up data so it is unnecessary to remind >>you (even though I just did)! >> >>Hugh > >Thanks. I certainly share your desire for consistency, and like you I >would edit spelling, abbreviations, etc. But, assuming I'm confident >that the *relationships* are accurate below the common ancestor, then >I really do not want to enter scores of these again. I want to import >the structure and then edit each individual entry in FTM. > >-- >Terry, East Grinstead, UK May I then suggest that you import the file to a new data base, do your editing there, and only then import to your main data base. That may be your intent. Hugh

Hi Terry, As others have said - first and foremost make a backup of your main file. Don't do what I did, import a gedcom into my main file only to find I had doubled up on many of my ancestors. It took me hours and hours to sort it out. I now have a Main file, plus one to play with by adding pics and gedcoms etc, and a backup of both. Good luck with it. Di "Terry Pinnell" <terrypin@dial.pipex.com> wrote in message news:fqtmi3drnq9v2mi3471q2b2vgb4be79pj4@4ax.com... > I'm returning tentatively to my family researching after a very long > break. Via the 'Hot Matches' facility of GenesReunited, I've > established a common ancestor in another GenesReunited tree. What is > the recommended procedure for adding that entire common branch into my > own tree please? Is it dependent on the other party first going to the > trouble of exporting that sections as a GEDCOM file, so that I can > then import it? Or is there some way I can achieve it without > troubling them? (I also suspect a good proportion of GenesReunited > users might have difficulty in doing this.) > > If it's relevant, I also have FTM 2006. > > I'd like to avoid manually adding every entry. > > Any advice would be appreciated please. > > -- > Terry, East Grinstead, UK