I havent uploaded mine yet (still getting ready grin). But Ive been keeping the information as it comes out: The homepage is <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com> ---------- Did your ancestor fight in the Civil War? Upload your GEDCOM to RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi> then use a Post-em to add such interesting details to your ancestors' records. ------------- You can participate in the WorldConnect project even if you have input only a few generations of your family tree into your genealogy software program. If you don't use a computer program to organize and store your information, but would like to learn more about some of the options, see "Using Technology to Dig Up Roots," lesson three of RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees <http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson3.htm> ------------- 3-15-2000 GEDCOMs serve as complete backups for genealogy files. It is the perfect backup system since it is stored away from their own computer and their own house (in case of theft or fire) BUT, when the submitters try to remove portions of their data to "protect" the living BEFORE allowing WorldConnect to do its job of cleaning or removing [information about] the living, they also destroy a portion of the database that they could be preserving in case of emergency should they need to download it as a backup to restore their files. So, in other words, don't "clean the living" from your GEDCOM before uploading it to WorldConnect -- let WorldConnect clean it for you. The "uncleaned" GEDCOM is preserved and a new "cleaned" GEDCOM is used for displaying in WorldConnect. -------------- WORLDCONNECT ENHANCEMENTS. <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/> The new version of the WorldConnect User Setup/Edit program is in production. This new version internally approximates missing birth information and uses that data to clean the GEDCOM files. In addition, WorldConnect users now have the choice of using a Standard or an Advanced interface. ------------ ROOTSWEB REVIEW: 2 February 2000, EXCUSES For Not Uploading Your Gedcom To The Rootsweb Worldconnect Project. Someone Might Steal My Research. WorldConnect provides you with the ability to restrict downloads of your GEDCOM either completely or to a specified number of generations. My Source Notes Will Be Lost. WorldConnect accepts and displays the text notes that are associated with each entry in a GEDCOM. My Gedcom Contains Sensitive Information On Living People. WorldConnect provides you with a wide variety of options to restrict display of data on living individuals or to remove that data entirely from your GEDCOM. I Don't Have Time To Upload My Gedcom. Uploading a GEDCOM is a simple five-minute process. To upload, go to <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igmuser.cgi>, choose an account name and password, provide a title for the GEDCOM and hit the BROWSE button under Upload Options to locate the GEDCOM on your hard disk. Once you have chosen a file to upload, the process proceeds automatically. There are many options relating to uploading a GEDCOM; however, the default settings are the best place to start. You can edit these settings at any time after the GEDCOM is uploaded. It Takes Hours Of Connection Time To Upload A Gedcom. Our users have told us that WorldConnect has by far the fastest upload times and most reliable operation of any GEDCOM hosting facility on the Web. RootsWeb is open 24 hours per day. Upload your GEDCOM at night just before you go to bed. I Don't Know How To Create A Gedcom File Using My Genealogy Software. Instructions on how to create a GEDCOM using the major genealogy software applications are located at <http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help/wc2.html>. Creating a GEDCOM is easy and quick, so do it now while you are thinking about it. I Already Have Uploaded A Gedcom To Worldconnect. You can upload as many different GEDCOMs to WorldConnect as you like, although you must create a different account for each GEDCOM you upload. Someone May Misappropriate My Gedcom Source Notes. The WorldConnect software has a variety of upload options that allow the user to remove sources and/or notes from a GEDCOM. Someone May Download My Gedcom And Sell It. Your entire GEDCOM is not available for download. You can determine how much, if any, of your file can be downloaded. The program supports optional subset download via the "Allow User GEDCOM Download" option. Selecting "no" for that option means other researchers can only look at the displays of your file and cannot download anything. -----Original Message----- Lynne, would you post the address for uploading our gedcom? ------ Original Message Rootsweb suggests uploading our family trees as a way to have a backup. If we lose it all, we can go to our upload and download the whole thing. This is also a good reason to keep our uploaded family tree updated. Then if we need it, it's all there.