The name GEDCOM stands for GEnealogical Data Communication. The GEDCOM file format was developed by the Family Descendants Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, simply the Mormon Church. GEDCOM is an international standard on which data can be arranged in genealogical programs. According to a fixed pattern of data fields that are precisely defined, data can be exported from one database and imported into another database in this way. This makes data exchange between different genealogical programs (and users) possible. Every good genealogy program has the ability to import and export data via the GEDCOM format!
See also the Used family tree programs page , which gives an overview of family tree programs that Genealogy Online authors use.
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Please stick to the following rules
Request permission to copy data or at least inform the author, chances are that the author gives permission, often the contact also leads to more exchange of data.
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