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How to define a "patchwork-family" in GEDCOM?
In GEDCOM, a child to parent relationship is indicated by a FAMC tag. An optional subtag of the FAMC tag is a PEDI tag which indicates the pedigree linkage type. In your case, since your person has ...
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Parsing a GEDCOM
If you're open to using java, gedcom4j is a library that will read GEDCOM 5.5 and 5.5.1 files into objects that you can work with, and can write the objects back out as GEDCOM files as well. It can ...
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Converting Family Tree Maker .ftmb files to GEDCOM file format?
The file your relative has sent you is a Family Tree Maker backup file.
Using Family Tree Maker
If you have a newer copy (2008 or later) of Family Tree Maker, you should be able to do a restore ...
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Free/open software or method to convert PAF file to GEDCOM?
There are two ways of doing this that I can think of:
Use the free version of Ancestral Quest Basics available from here. It is written by the authors of PAF and allows PAF import and Gedcom export.
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what data will be lost when exporting from "gramps database model" to "gedcom database model"?
Gramps 5 allows you to adjust the content of the GEDCOM to suit the intended use (identified by the software to receive the file), so the precise answer to your question will depend upon the option ...
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Format a large amount of dates
A GEDCOM file is a text file. You can open it up in a text editor and do "search and replace".
I would suggest 12 different replacements; one for each month.
For example, replace " juni ...
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Should I record a Census as a Census or a Residence?
IT'S VERY EASY TO CHANGE RESIDENCE TO CENSUS
I agree that Residence should be used when something other than a census places the person at a particular place at a particular time - directories, ...
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GEDCOM: INDI.FAMC vs FAM.CHIL
I think you'll find just about every genealogy program makes many mistakes when exporting their GEDCOM. Some of them even add their own illegal GEDCOM on purpose because they want to export some data ...
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How to know in GEDCOM if a filiation is unknowable?
Yes, you are correct that there is no standard tag in GEDCOM for filiation.
If you are using Heredis or any program that creates a custom GEDCOM tag for filiation, then you can use that tag. Your ...
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How can I turn a family tree on Geni.com into a printable PDF report?
Export the GEDCOM from Geni.com
Click on https://www.geni.com/gedcom/export
Select the Export Forest option, and follow instructions.
Wait for your GEDCOME file to be created (you will be notified ...
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Blank FAMC tags when exporting from ancestry.com, causing parentless children when imported to geneanet.org
A FAMC tag with no link is illegal in GEDCOM. Thus this is a bug with the GEDCOM export at Ancestry.
If the tag is included, then it must point to the FAM record for the parents. If there are no ...
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GedHTree - an excellent program to convert Gedcom to HTML- is no longer supported. How can I obtain a registration code?
Although the site www.gedhtree.com is no longer there, the site http://users.chariot.net.au/~ramacs/GedHTree/readme.htm still exists that contains a lot of information about the program GedHTree.
The ...
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Keeping family trees up-to-date or synchronised between websites
What kind of trees are we talking about anyway?
I'd like to address some misconceptions that are in your question before I answer your question directly. You wrote:
If you ask me, one of their goals ...
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Standard GEDCOM tag/note for copyright?
Yes, there is the COPR tag for this purpose in the header of the GEDCOM file.
In GEDCOM v 5.5.1 (1999), the de facto standard:
n HEAD
+1 COPR <COPYRIGHT_GEDCOM_FILE>
COPYRIGHT_GEDCOM_FILE:= {...
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How should I record membership in a fraternal organization?
When looking at a list of all the official GEDCOM tags (lists such as GEDCOM Tags and GEDCOM 101 - Tags in the GEDCOM 5.5 Standard, one needs to be aware of the applicable GEDCOM version level. This ...
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Is there a BNF (Backus Normal Form or Backus–Naur Form) for the gedcom grammar?
While there may be an official standard GED grammar, there are many nonstandard tags that are now widely used. Therefore, using BNF may or may not be the "easiest way".
Nevertheless, a quick google ...
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Has Ancestry.com stopped making available gedcoms?
I cannot comment on whether a GEDCOM could be downloaded from Ancestry.com 12 years ago but in the 7 years that I have had an Ancestry.com.au account the only GEDCOM facility for download that I have ...
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Gedcom file with Person/Individual containing multiple Places/Residences
Multiple RESI tags are the proper way to do this. If you think about it each is an 'event' in that persons life. They live in 'place 1' when they are born and then in 'place 2' when they leave home ...
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Seeking free/open software or method to view/edit PAF file in Windows 10
Ancestral Quest is built on the same codebase as PAF and is probably the easiest upgrade path for a PAF user. See their FAQ on Database File Formats.
Ancestral Quest is a commercial product. The ...
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Export GEDCOM from geni.com and then importing not working properly
Geni exports its places improperly into GEDCOM.
Normally the PLAC tag should be places at level 2 below the event it pertains to, e.g.:
1 DEAT
2 DATE 11 DEC 1901
2 PLAC Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Where ...
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Sharing GRAMPS database between 2 computers
There are two ways.
The simpler way is to create a new, empty tree then import your existing database into it.
You should then be able to save the tree and convince Gramps to use the existing file ...
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What GEDCOM tag should the DNA Haplogroup be stored?
Unfortunately, as you likely know, GEDCOM predates DNA research for genealogy and does not have specific tags or specific instructions for dealing with DNA data.
As far as new standards go, ...
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Entering marriage banns into my database – one fact or three?
I would enter this as one fact. I would use the date form: FROM date1 TO date2 and put the individual dates and description in the notes.
My reasoning is that I would want to keep all the info and ...
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Parsing a GEDCOM
It depends on how you look at it. If your primary goal is extracting the information mentioned in your question, you can read the GEDCOM into a program like Gramps, and create CSV files with the data ...
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GEDCOM: INDI.FAMC vs FAM.CHIL
The GEDCOM 5.5 specification provides most explanation about the link inside the individual record, pointing to the family record. It says:
The normal lineage links are shown through the use of ...
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Converting Family Tree Maker .ftmb files to GEDCOM file format?
This may or may not depend on the version of Family Tree Maker that your relative is using but it looks like exporting GEDCOM from Family Tree Maker should be straightforward:
Instructions are ...
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Generations extension download for genealogy programs
If you are asking about the Google Chrome extension that presents ancestors from FamilyTreeDNA in an Ahnentafel format, then the extension is called DNArboretum and is available here:
https://...
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Creating GEDCOM diff of all people in one GEDCOM but not another?
Your task is one that I don't expect you or very many people will do very often. I don't know of any programs or genealogical utilities that will find all the people in one file that are not in ...
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