Importing ancestry.com data? - Genealogy Wise2024-03-29T07:50:41Zhttp://www.genealogywise.com/forum/topics/importing-ancestrycom-data?feed=yes&xn_auth=noI find FTM as the easiest mea…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2011-01-17:3463583:Comment:3010772011-01-17T23:10:12.109ZRoxanne Sue Busbyhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/RoxanneSueBusby
I find FTM as the easiest means of transfering info and sharing info from your tree. I've used it for years and love it.
I find FTM as the easiest means of transfering info and sharing info from your tree. I've used it for years and love it. As this would solve my proble…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2011-01-09:3463583:Comment:2998442011-01-09T13:08:53.575ZBecky Wolaryhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/BeckyWolary
As this would solve my problem of maintaining two databases, I tried the drag and drop unsuccessfully - perhaps I need to be on a specific page? More detailed how-to's would be appreciated and thanks!
As this would solve my problem of maintaining two databases, I tried the drag and drop unsuccessfully - perhaps I need to be on a specific page? More detailed how-to's would be appreciated and thanks! You can drag and drop in Root…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2010-11-05:3463583:Comment:2935752010-11-05T02:37:24.656ZYvonne Mashburn Schmidthttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/YvonneMashburnSchmidt
You can drag and drop in Roots Magic. I update my RM from Ancestry by doing that. You can choose a name and drag it to merge with that name and ancestors, descendents, etc in Rm.This way you don't have loads of duplicated names by a complete merge.
You can drag and drop in Roots Magic. I update my RM from Ancestry by doing that. You can choose a name and drag it to merge with that name and ancestors, descendents, etc in Rm.This way you don't have loads of duplicated names by a complete merge. I have dual boot. GRAMPS is f…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2010-10-27:3463583:Comment:2924462010-10-27T01:45:52.992ZCamillia Boydhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/CamilliaBoyd
I have dual boot. GRAMPS is free as well! I've given up on FTM completely as I'm trying to "wean" myself off of Windoze (smile).<br />
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You can get GRAMPS from the ubuntu software center. It looks a lot different from FTM and it does take some getting used to, but I love it so far. I've just gotten spoiled by the "hints" from FTM. I'm in the process of seeing if I can find the linux/ubunt equivalent to ancestry.com. I'm sure one exists.
I have dual boot. GRAMPS is free as well! I've given up on FTM completely as I'm trying to "wean" myself off of Windoze (smile).<br />
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You can get GRAMPS from the ubuntu software center. It looks a lot different from FTM and it does take some getting used to, but I love it so far. I've just gotten spoiled by the "hints" from FTM. I'm in the process of seeing if I can find the linux/ubunt equivalent to ancestry.com. I'm sure one exists. I just got my FTM 2011 in the…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2010-10-26:3463583:Comment:2923322010-10-26T18:20:30.940ZKim Millshttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/KimMills
I just got my FTM 2011 in the mail yesterday. But so far I don't like it much... It crashes a LOT. Mostly when I'm trying to merge people. arrrg<br />
My laptop is only 3 years old and exceeds there recommended levels. I'm trying to play around with it, but I've been very frustrated so far.<br />
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The only thing I like about it is the web merg so far... I have a feeling I'll be going back to Roots Magic though. (sigh)<br />
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I'd love to hear your thoughts about GRAMPS. I have linux on my pc as well (dual boot).
I just got my FTM 2011 in the mail yesterday. But so far I don't like it much... It crashes a LOT. Mostly when I'm trying to merge people. arrrg<br />
My laptop is only 3 years old and exceeds there recommended levels. I'm trying to play around with it, but I've been very frustrated so far.<br />
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The only thing I like about it is the web merg so far... I have a feeling I'll be going back to Roots Magic though. (sigh)<br />
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I'd love to hear your thoughts about GRAMPS. I have linux on my pc as well (dual boot). Oh I know how to export a ged…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2010-10-26:3463583:Comment:2923132010-10-26T18:16:40.407ZKim Millshttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/KimMills
Oh I know how to export a gedcom from there site. :) What many people wish is that when you use FTM and add info/hints ect. that it would automatically add the same info to your tree on ancestry and visa versa. Would be really nice if they were in sync better.<br />
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I also wish that Roots Magic had a feature like FTM were you could use a web view to highlight and merge info directly. Instead of copy, paste, then make a source manually.
Oh I know how to export a gedcom from there site. :) What many people wish is that when you use FTM and add info/hints ect. that it would automatically add the same info to your tree on ancestry and visa versa. Would be really nice if they were in sync better.<br />
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I also wish that Roots Magic had a feature like FTM were you could use a web view to highlight and merge info directly. Instead of copy, paste, then make a source manually. It's quite easy. Simply go to…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2010-10-26:3463583:Comment:2923082010-10-26T18:07:13.887ZCamillia Boydhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/CamilliaBoyd
It's quite easy. Simply go to your tree on ancestry.com and click on the "tree overview" link. On the left hand side you will see an "export tree" button. Click there and once your file is showing there as a link, right click on it and click "save as" and save it where you want it.<br />
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That simple!
It's quite easy. Simply go to your tree on ancestry.com and click on the "tree overview" link. On the left hand side you will see an "export tree" button. Click there and once your file is showing there as a link, right click on it and click "save as" and save it where you want it.<br />
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That simple! I had recently purchased Fami…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2010-10-26:3463583:Comment:2923062010-10-26T18:05:10.338ZCamillia Boydhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/CamilliaBoyd
I had recently purchased Family Tree Maker 2010, but was unable to use it when I changed operating systems. I liked FTM ok, but it was sluggish on my computer. I'm currently using GRAMPS on Linux (my new operating system), but I haven't found a way to upload it to any websites on the internet yet. I'm currently transferring my FTM tree to my mother along with the software. If you're looking to buy a good family tree software, FTM is the best I've learned of so far (with Windows operating…
I had recently purchased Family Tree Maker 2010, but was unable to use it when I changed operating systems. I liked FTM ok, but it was sluggish on my computer. I'm currently using GRAMPS on Linux (my new operating system), but I haven't found a way to upload it to any websites on the internet yet. I'm currently transferring my FTM tree to my mother along with the software. If you're looking to buy a good family tree software, FTM is the best I've learned of so far (with Windows operating system), but the upload only works with a paid subscription to ancestry.com which I personally think sucks!<br />
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That's just my humble opinion, though. Hi Mary,
So far the only way…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2010-10-25:3463583:Comment:2921642010-10-25T17:22:14.298ZKim Millshttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/KimMills
Hi Mary,<br />
So far the only way I've found is to download a gedcom from my ancestry tree. Then import it and merge it with my program.<br />
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The free version of RootsMagic only lets you do manual merges, so if you have a large data base it takes a LONG time to click through each person. But I do like how they color code everything you can easily see if it's a match or not.<br />
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The free Legacy does both an automatic merge and manual. So it's faster, but I do like the RM merge screen better.<br />
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I'm not sure…
Hi Mary,<br />
So far the only way I've found is to download a gedcom from my ancestry tree. Then import it and merge it with my program.<br />
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The free version of RootsMagic only lets you do manual merges, so if you have a large data base it takes a LONG time to click through each person. But I do like how they color code everything you can easily see if it's a match or not.<br />
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The free Legacy does both an automatic merge and manual. So it's faster, but I do like the RM merge screen better.<br />
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I'm not sure how the FTM handles merges? Have you tried that Mary? I have watched there vids but they don't show anything on merging people.<br />
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One thing I don't like about the gedcoms downloaded from ancestry, is that all the sources seem to just link back to your tree. It would be better if they linked to the actual records on ancestry. Many of mine were linked to a tree I had deleted. So now I have to redo all the sources again. That's a big pain! I wondered the same. Sorry I…tag:www.genealogywise.com,2010-10-23:3463583:Comment:2919552010-10-23T16:58:34.785ZMary Chrapliwyhttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/MaryChrapliwy
I wondered the same. Sorry I don't have the answer - I too am looking for an answer.<br/>
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I have family tree maker and imported the little I had onto Ancestry.com then found SO MUCH via ancestry.com (more than was coming up through it with family tree maker).<br/>
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My question is - how do I import the data from ancestry.com to FTM (or ANY program)? The only other option is to laboriously copy from ancestry.com to FTM
I wondered the same. Sorry I don't have the answer - I too am looking for an answer.<br/>
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I have family tree maker and imported the little I had onto Ancestry.com then found SO MUCH via ancestry.com (more than was coming up through it with family tree maker).<br/>
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My question is - how do I import the data from ancestry.com to FTM (or ANY program)? The only other option is to laboriously copy from ancestry.com to FTM