User Trees — FamilySearch Community https://community.familysearch.org/en/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:42:31 +0000 en User Trees — FamilySearch Community Uploading a GEDcom file from Ancestry for a user tree excluding the notes https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/190753/uploading-a-gedcom-file-from-ancestry-for-a-user-tree-excluding-the-notes Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:40:26 +0000 General Questions Lavender1925 190753@/en/discussions I have my personal trees on Ancestry. I have just tried to upload one to FamilySearch using a GEDcom created from Ancestry.

On the download page on Ancestry it said that Notes would not be included in the GEDcom.

However, when my tree appeared on FamilySearch I noticed that the notes were indeed included and appeared under Collaboration on an individual's page.

I have deleted my tree as I did not want my personal research notes to be visible on FamilySearch. (They are often very long and include hypotheses and personal conversations with other researchers.)

Is there a way of making a GEDcom from Ancestry which will definitely exclude notes?

It definitely said on Ancestry that notes were not included but they were.

Thank you for any advice.

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