Uploaded a New GEDCOM to MyHeritage, and Created a 10-Generation Fan Chart
Every 12 to 18 months I try to upload a new GEDCOM to MyHeritage so that I can received Record Matches to the new profiles I have added to my RootsMagic family tree, and also to try to help MyHeritage find common ancestors for my MyHeritageDNA matches by expanding the descendants of my 4th and 5th great-grandparents.
I make excellent progress every fall and winter in adding new profiles - mostly descendants of my ancestors - to my RootsMagic tree (I lose 2-3 genealogy hours a day due to baseball games on TV in the spring and summer!). I now have three trees on MyHeritage:
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: