Hi Bill R, I'm going to have to take a guess (or assumption) on some of this. Lots of companies that deal with genealogists like to have the words "family tree" in their title. And the GED acronym comes from GEnealogy Data.
Family Tree (which I will assume is Family Tree Maker) has a GEDCOM export feature. All genealogy programs have this (software for your computer and cloud based with the exception of FamilySearch). For the genealogy programs on your computer, it's generally File>Export and you want to pick GEDCOM 5.5. For Ancestry, follow these directions: https://goo.gl/akRKwP (I typed " ancestry.com create gedcom" so the same search can be performed with My Heritage or Geni). GEDMatch is NOT a genealogy software. It's a third party tool to help analyze your DNA. They just borrowed the GED from GEDCOM. They should have called it DNAMatch if you ask me. But they didn't ask! :) (For the inquiring minds...GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogy Data COMmunication. It was created by the Mormon church back in the 1980s so all genealogy software platforms would have a way to communicate and share data with each other). After you have your GEDCOM file from whichever tree (or wherever it was stored), you'll do a File>Import of your data. Legacy may read directly from some genealogy software programs (PAF, Ancestral Quest, and TMG). Some things will wander in the GEDCOM import and you'll need to fix them. You'll also find out things you may have been entering incorrectly in your previous program. But a clean-up beats re-entering thousands of people! Good luck, Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 3:09 PM Bill Ricardo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi y'all, > > I may have missed it earlier in the thread, but can data/trees from other > sources (FamilyTree, Ancestry, GEDMatch, etc.) be uploaded directly to the > computer-based database of the Legacy 9.0 Deluxe software? Transcription > from an extended tree would be a bear... > > Thanks, > Bill Ricardo > > On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 12:34 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > >> (Cross posted to Azores, Madeira, and Island Routes lists) >> >> Legacy Family Tree, a genealogy software, is having a sale through >> Monday, November 26th. >> [image: image.png] >> >> The basic software, usually $34.95 USD is on sale for $17.48. Other >> products are on sale too: https://goo.gl/C93xVF >> >> You can download their Standard Edition (free) at >> www.legacyfamilytree.com >> >> See how you like it. I'm guessing the other companies will have sales too. >> >> Yes, Legacy is a Windows/PC software. Currently, you can use it if you >> are a Mac running VM Fusion, Parallels, and BootCamp (I think). I'm not a >> Mac user, but Kathy Cardoza is and she runs lots of Windows products on her >> Mac and uses Legacy. (Note: The Mac version of Legacy Family Tree is still >> under development as of August 2017). >> >> Why have a genealogy software program on your computer when you use >> Ancestry, My Heritage, Geni, FamilySearch, or whatever on the Internet? 1) >> You have more tools at your disposal. 2) You have more ways to analyze your >> data. 3) You can print charts 4) There's mapping features. 5) You can back >> it up to the Legacy cloud so if your computer goes on the blink, you'll >> have a back up. I'm sure there's many more. The online vendors are more of >> a family tree display. You can have your genealogy software program, create >> a Gedcom, and upload it to your online tree. Legacy syncs with My Heritage >> and FamilySearch (well, if you want it to). >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
