How I Use Genealogy Software and Online Family Trees
Roberta explains the situation we all face - we may have a family tree in our genealogy software programs (e.g., RootsMagic, Family Tree Maker, etc.) and on a number of websites (e.g., Ancestry, MyHeritage, etc.). But it s impossible to keep them all up-to-date without making a new GEDCOM file every so often and uploading it to the online trees. If I do this, do I delete my old tree which may have many record hints and record images attached to the tree person profiles?
Here is a list of the family trees that I actively manage and what I do to try to keep them all updated:
7) Observations: In 3 months, I added no matches with 68 cM or more. My AncestryDNA 4th cousins or better has increased only 1.3% in 3 months, and total matches have increased 1.6%. Common Ancestors ThruLines are 1.14% of the total matches. MyHeritageDNA total matches have increased 2.0% in 3 months, and 34 cM or higher matches increased 3.1%. I gained 0 Theory of Family Relativity matches, and they are 0.08% of total matches. 23andMe total matches have increased 6.2% in 3 months, and 34 cM or higher matches have increased 7.1%. FamilyTreeDNA total matches increased 1.8% in 3 months. LivingDNA total matches increased 9.2% in 3 months. It seems to me the bloom is off the DNA rose. Will there be a Christmas boost in sales this year?
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Added Notes to 9 more AncestryDNA matches with cM values, relationships and known common ancestors, and added connecting lines of DNA matches to two Common Ancestors. Ancestry added 93 new DNA matches this past week, with no new ThruLines. MyHeritage added 27 new DNA matches. Reviewed the new DNA matches on AncestryDNA, MyHeritageDNA, FamilyTreeDNA and 23andMe.
7) There were several sessions working in the RootsMagic software program to match with and update FamilySearch Family Tree profiles for Seaver families and my ancestral families, with occasional additions to the RootsMagic profiles. I have matched 39,395 of my RootsMagic persons with FamilySearch Family Tree profiles (up 124).
8) Used Web Hints and Record Matches from Ancestry, MyHeritage, Findmypast and FamilySearch to add content and sources to my RootsMagic profiles. I now have 60,538 persons in my RootsMagic file (up 78), and 130,403 source citations (up 328). I TreeShared with my Anc