Thu 11/12/2020 8:34 AM
Devon,
You both are awesome!!!! The GEDCOM file loaded perfectly. You and your Dad have given the best response ever…
My thought is to add one generation to the MyCousins tree that I’m working on. I believe that there is more value in keeping the trees as they are rather than trying to be the One World Tree. I support that concept as I have put a lot of my data on the One Tree, FamilySearch website. ? By putting some information there, I hope my data connects to other trees. Maybe I will solve the brick wall difficulty we have in locating “cousins” from Europe.
I am doing two major projects to send you a Flash Drive with everything on it. The projects are the MyCousins Family Tree and an eBook (400+ emails, Facebook, and LinkedIn conversations) on my journey to create MyCousins. The publication date(s) have yet to be determined.
Beth Gamache, the wife of my 1rst Cousin Jack, is my coauthor for the eBook. She has 6 Family trees. The Flickinger Tree is awesome. Other family branches, however, may provide me opportunities to match her efforts. I’ve also outreached to the Del Moral, Duryea, Grap, and Portell family branches. These could double as I also ask about the maiden names for the females.
You may not wish to wait for the Flash drive, so I have attached a GEDCOM file of MyCousins. The Flash Drive is important as I have adopted the Genealogist slogan that a “Family Tree without Sources is Mythology.” I have thousands of source documents, images, and photos that will be on the drive.
At the same time, one of my favorite quotes is:
Patience is a virtue,
Catch it if you can.
Seldom in a woman,
Never in a man.
Thus, the GEDCOM file is attached.
Also, if you are unaware of it, GEDCOM files have one significate limitation. While you can share the family tree, the sources (documents, images, and photos) do not get shared. I backup (synch) my family tree to Family Tree Maker 2019, which gives me a complete backup of everything on my local computer. Another company that does the same is RootsMagic 7. If you are interested in learning more about this, let me know. I own both programs, and I love to share information on technology. I’ve always been a researcher at heart.
Again, I am over the moon with your response. Thanks.
John