Can You Link Trees?

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Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Kimberley	Report	4 Aug 2006 21:58
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	hello I have just got in contact with a distant cousin and it just so happens she has done a branch of the tree I havent researched yet. Can I link them? Or do I have to go through the painful task of writing everything down!!! thanks
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	4 Aug 2006 22:00
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	The latter I'm afraid Elaine ;-)
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	4 Aug 2006 22:02
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	I would stongly suggest that you check all the info before merging into your tree. It is very easy for some-one to make a mistake. Oops just realised what you meant, depending on your family tree programme, most allow you to merge trees from gedcom files, but I still stand by the above on checking. Keith
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 0 Send Message	fraserbooks	Report	4 Aug 2006 22:18
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 0 Send Message	You can link trees via a more sophisticated programme such as family tree maker but not genes.