GedSite 5.02
GedSite 5.0.2 has been released by John Cardinal, and it is arguably the largest update GedSite has received in a few years (it was last updated … Read more
GEDCOM
Saturday Spotlight: Gedcom-XY-Editor
This is a short Saturday Spotlight, because it’s a straight-forward/no-frills program – it’s a genealogy utility (technically a GEDCOM utility) known as “GEDCOM-XY-Editor” for Windows, Mac, … Read more
Tutorial: Convert a Spreadsheet into a GEDCOM
And another video from earlier in the week from Devon Noel Lee of Family History Fanatics (YouTube channel), this time covering what happens when you have … Read more
GEDCOM 7.0.15
I somehow missed this (I rarely look at the GEDCOM changelog), but 3-4 weeks ago, GEDCOM 7 was updated to GEDCOM 7.0.15. The date in the … Read more
GEDCOM Version Compatibility and Extensions
If you care at all about working with your genealogy data outside of your current software or service, or making sure that your data can be … Read more
Saturday Spotlight: GEDCOM Lexer Plugin for Notepad++
Just like with Throwback Thursday, I’m starting a new weekly feature for Saturday – Saturday Spotlight, where I talk about genealogy programs and utilities that are … Read more
Need a Test/Sample GEDCOM file?
If you happen to need a collection of GEDCOM files – maybe you are trying out some new genealogy software, or you are trying to debug … Read more
GEDCOM RIN
Tamura Jones has a couple of more articles out delving into the intricacies of GEDCOM files, this time covering the GEDCOM RIN. RIN, or Record Identification … Read more
GEDCOM – Detecting 5.5.1, and Legacy Support
Earlier this week, Tamura Jones wrote another couple of articles discussion GEDCOM standards and genealogy software. First up is a discussion of GEDCOM 5.5.1 AE, aka … Read more