>From: Becky Hatton <Bhatton@hplsck.org> >Subject: FHN: 1 March 2000 > >>From: fhn@everton.com >>To: history@everton.com >>Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 04:48:04 -0500 >>Subject: FHN: 1 March 2000 >>X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.12a) >>Sender: owner-history@everton.com >> >>EVERTON'S FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLINE >>Wednesday, 1 March 2000 >> >>GBNF: GEDCOMs and More >> >>Gone But Not Forgotten (GBNF) is one of the newer entries among >>websites focusing on GEDCOM files as a way to share genealogical data >>via the Internet. Recently split from the Genealogy Workshop, GBNF is >>already on its way to establishing a good repository of data. >> >>The key to success with GBNF is not just the raw GEDCOM files shared >>by family historians, it's also the use of Gene Stark's popular >>GED2HTML software to convert the files for easy use on the World Wide >>Web. GEDCOMs passed through this digital converter come out the other >>end with alphabetic indexes linked to nifty displays of pedigree >>charts and family group records, allowing you to quickly see if your >>family is connected to one online, and how the two families merge. >> >>Participation in the GBNF project is as easy as sending a copy of >>your GEDCOM file to the webmaster, including some details about >>yourself and your data. By joining with others you get a free GBNF >>homepage and free email through the website. In addition, your GEDCOM >>file is automatically registered with the GENDEX website. >> >>GBNF comes with a good search engine for its own databases and >>several similar online data sets, and a short set of links to other >>useful genealogy sites on the Internet. >> >>Resources: >> >>Gone But Not Forgotten >>http://www.gbnf.com >> >>GENDEX >>http://www.gendex.com >> >>GEDSRCH >>http://www.everton.com/gedcom/index.html >> >> >>Copyright 2000, Everton Publishers >>All rights reserved >>-------------------------------------------------------------------- >>FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLINE is a free daily genealogy news service from >>Everton Publishers >>P.O. Box 368 >>Logan, UT 84323 >>Toll-free: 1-800-443-6325 >>http://www.everton.com >>To subscribe, send a message to lists@everton.com with the >>message: subscribe history >>To unsubscribe, send a message to lists@everton.com with the >>message: unsubscribe history >>Recent articles are available online at http://www.everton.com/FHN/ >> >>