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When I first started using Ancestry.com it looked to me like a free for all. I've Been a member for off and on two years. Unfortunately I didn't understand the methodology of a genealogist and started adding people from unsourced trees. My main public Ezell tree is a mess so I started a few private trees to try and get the first five generations completely sourced and with family history included. What should I do with the public tree?

Another question is there a way to sync family tree maker and Ancestry.com. I find myself having to add the same info in two different spots all the time

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Permalink Reply by Russ Worthington on July 16, 2009 at 6:51pm

Joan,

Are you talking about Version 9 ( very old) or Version 2009? You are able to enter / assign Reference IDs as a FACT for each individual. There isn't an automatic feature in 2009.

May I ask, wheat you want to use the Reference ID fore? Maybe there is a different solution.

Thank you,

Russ

Permalink Reply by Sherry L Marshall on July 27, 2009 at 12:37pm

Save it to disk and delete it until you get all your ducks in a row. It would be nice if Ancestry.com had a way of merging trees together.

Permalink Reply by James Ezell on July 27, 2009 at 1:30pm

I agree. At this point I made the tree private is that going to be enough? Or go all the way and Gedcom and delete?

Permalink Reply by Russ Worthington on August 4, 2009 at 6:14pm

The Family Tree Maker Fan Group, here on Genealogy Wise has an RSS feed and a Blog that is currently addressing this issue. Please join us here:

http://www.genealogywise.com/group/familytreemakerusers

The answer to your 2nd question is discussed there.

Thank you,

Russ

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