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What is a GedCom? From a newby

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Laurie Lee

Laurie Lee Report 15 Feb 2010 15:44

Can someone please explain this jargon? Im brand new to this and would like to know what you are all talking about. I have seen the option but would like to know what it does before i try it.
Thanks

Sidami

Sidami Report 15 Feb 2010 15:59

This is when you transfer your data onto another programme
Hope this helps
As you are a newbie do please put your information on a programme and not just on this site if it goes down you have nothing to show for all your hard work.
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp Try this free one]]]

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.

Laurie Lee

Laurie Lee Report 15 Feb 2010 16:05

Thanks Sue.

I wonder if you could help me further? I have a copy of my mums tree and obviously it matches mine, do you know how i copy and paste her info to mine without affecting her tree?

Sorry if this seems an easy task to you, im really new

mgnv

mgnv Report 15 Feb 2010 16:30

If she entered it into a family tree type program on her PC, or entered it into an online site like this one, then there'll be an option to export the tree as a gedcom. Get her to export it, and send you a copy of that gedcom. Any family tree type program and this site can import a gedcom. (Before you let folk look at it online, you should make some effort to hide living relatives.)

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 15 Feb 2010 16:30

First of all do you have a family tree program on your PC? If not then this is the first thing you need to get organised.