tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post1474025934370201926..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Dear Randy: I Moved My Tree to RootsMagic, How Do I Keep Adding to my Ancestry Member Tree?Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-59070676936082306762015-10-21T06:43:55.406-07:002015-10-21T06:43:55.406-07:00Randy, you write: "My wish is that Ancestry.c...Randy, you write: "My wish is that Ancestry.com will find a way to synchronize with RootsMagic and other genealogy software programs. However, I doubt that that will happen because RootsMagic is a competitor to Ancestry's Family Tree Maker." And Russ responds: "Oh, I am not disagreeing with you about Ancestry syncing with RootsMagic. In fact, I think that Ancestry.com (the record repository) might have a lot of new subscribers of that interface were available, between the Ancestry Website and RootsMagic (or any other vendor). I am sure that the Roots Magician could do his thing to make his part work. I am in awe of the work that he has done for RootsMagic." <br /><br />It can't happen, and it's not even because RootsMagic is a competitor to FTM (although it's related). It's because the Ancestry trees and RootsMagic use *different* underlying data structures. Therefore, they cannot sync without the loss of data, not to mention decision-making that would no doubt please some and upset others. <br /><br />And yes, I have had this conversation with Bruce any number of times, so I doubt that he would disagree.Drew Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537180168534039546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-73156611650173873582015-10-20T19:11:08.936-07:002015-10-20T19:11:08.936-07:00Hi Randy,
I'll chime in as a Legacy user. I ...Hi Randy,<br /> I'll chime in as a Legacy user. I have trees on Ancestry. A couple of bare bones public ones (which I periodically update by deleting and loading a new GEDCOM) and my private one. The private one I consider my work in progress tree. I will have it open on one monitor and a Legacy open on the other. Much like Russ said. When I see hints (I'm talking about record hints, not other people's trees) on the Ancestry tree I'm able to check them out, decide if they are actually applicable to my ancestor and then proceed. I save the record to the Ancestry tree, download an image of the item (if an image exists) and add and source all the data into Legacy. <br /> So, most of the time I'm editing two trees at once. It isn't cumbersome because of the two monitors and it takes very little time. I, for one, don't want Legacy to team with Ancestry, as I'm aware of the problems that exist with the FTM sync. Although I know many people use and like it and that's wonderful. <br />Seems we all have a work flow that gets the job done. Michigan Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414264287990684010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-31300732787831673272015-10-20T18:18:53.406-07:002015-10-20T18:18:53.406-07:00Randy,
There is a flip side of all of this. Oh, I...Randy,<br /><br />There is a flip side of all of this. Oh, I totally get what you are saying, so please don't get be wrong.<br /><br />The FlipSide is the use of the other websites you mentioned. I my trees on MyHeritage, some on FamilySearch, get hints from MyHeritage, Geni.com, and Mocavo but really have to work at them. So, I have the reverse for you. <br /><br />RootsMagic brings those other hints to you, from MyHeritage and FamilySearch and you can merge them into RootsMagic very easily. I can only Manually Search those records that have been indexed on FamilySearch, one person at a time. The SmartMatchs and RecordMatchs from MyHeritage are awesome, but I have to manually, with a lot of work, get the information from those sites into FTM2014.<br /><br />At least you can see the specific Hints from your Ancestry Member Tree (AMT) and can merge that information into your AMT, it's keeping it updated is the issue. <br /><br />IF I were in your situation, I would get into the Double Entry Mode. Let RootsMagic find you Hints from those two websites, but when I would enter into RootsMagic, I would have on my other screen my AMT and double enter there AND keep an eye on the Hints from Ancestry.<br /><br />In fact, I am trying to figure out how best to do the reverse, use RootsMagic for the Hints and it's features and double enter between RootsMagic and FTM2014.<br /><br />Oh, I am not disagreeing with you about Ancestry syncing with RootsMagic. In fact, I think that Ancestry.com (the record repository) might have a lot of new subscribers of that interface were available, between the Ancestry Website and RootsMagic (or any other vendor). I am sure that the Roots Magician could do his thing to make his part work. I am in awe of the work that he has done for RootsMagic.<br /><br />If I weren't so tied to working on a PC or a Mac, I would use RootsMagic. I do not like working with the Ancestry Member Tree. Case in point, was teaching a class on that very topic (working on the AMT) and had a serious issue with it, in class.<br /><br />I do have and use RootsMagic for what it does best, but I can't walk away from the FTM2014 TreeSync™ feature.<br /><br />I have been working on some 17th century project, and before I could complete the data entry for some of these folks, I was getting hints for them. Children who died very, very young, but their baptismal record was showing up as a hint, mostly because I had their parents listed. They were good hints and records. The same thing when teaching a class, enter a couple of names (FAN club) and Hints appear, in class.<br /><br />Just wanted your readers to know that there is a flipside to your story AND that I totally understand what you are saying.<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.com