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johnkojeski
johnkojeski ✭
November 13, 2023 edited September 26, 2024 in Family Tree

I started a family tree, just added myself and parents, grandparents. I have the tree built at ancestry and imported the GEDCOM file to Family Search, but I can't get them to link up or even see the imported one as a tree. Any Ideas?

Thanks, John

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  • ScottSeegmiller
    ScottSeegmiller ✭✭✭
    November 13, 2023

    Here is a link that will show you how to upload the GEDCOM File.

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-upload-my-gedcom-file

    Remember that what you upload goes into the Pedigree Resource File and that you will need to copy the information you want moved to the FamilySearch Family Tree.

    After you upload a GEDCOM file to the Pedigree Resource File, you can copy the information into Family Tree. When you copy this information, however, you could inadvertently create duplicate records. You could also add information to Family Tree that is incorrect, or erase information another user contributed. Rather than copy all the information into Family Tree at once, please consider transferring the information manually, entering only the dates and facts that you know are correct.

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-copy-information-from-my-gedcom-file-into-family-tree

    Read carefully the 5 steps so you do not create duplicate records in the Family Tree.

    Good Luck.

    Tell us if you have success.

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  • johnkojeski
    johnkojeski ✭
    November 14, 2023 edited November 17, 2023

    No luck.. I followed the directions you provided, but my tree is the same. Today I was looking at my grandfather and added a source document that Family Search found. Now I have a different tree showing my grandfathers side of the family only. I'm so lost....

    I can see individual people on there page and that information appears correct, but the tree view isn't putting it together. Any help is appreciated.

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  • Gordon Collett
    Gordon Collett ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 15, 2023

    You may want to locate a Family History Center near you and go there so you can find someone familiar with this process and have that person walk you through it.

    I do have a presentation on the topic with English text but Norwegian illustrations that might help but I have not narrated it in English, just in Norwegian. I'll see if I can get some time today to do an English narration and post it, and put a link to it here.

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  • Gordon Collett
    Gordon Collett ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 16, 2023

    The narration is kind of rough since I wanted to get up posted here for you today. Here it is: https://youtu.be/oy33IPRKhhw

    You will see that GEDCOMs are not much of a short cut and take just as much work as just entering your family one at a time into Family Tree.

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