Exporting a gedcom to Ancestry.com

[Patricia]

I want to export my Gedcom to ancestry.com.Can this be done ?If it can I want to only enter my line,so how do I split my tree from my spouse?

[Terry Dearborn]

I want to export my Gedcom to ancestry.com.Can this be done ?If it can I want to only enter my line,so how do I split my tree from my spouse?

Hello Patricia.
May I suggest that you export to WorldConnect.com?

The database is identical to that of Ancestry.com. However, the uploading is more "user friendly". In addition, when you update your original gedcom, world connect will remove the old one. In contrast, Ancestry.com will add your new names to the ones originally sumitted, which causes duplication.

For example:
Say your gedcom file #1 had 1000 names.
Your gedcom file #2 had the same 1000 names plus 100 new persons.
When you finish, the WorldConnect data base will have 1,100 names attached to your File name.

If you did these two gedcom uploads through the "Dark side" (aka Ancestry.com) there will be 2,100 names associated with your File. 1000 of them are duplicates.

Here is the History of WorldConnect Project:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/wchistory.html

Here is the global search window:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cg

This is the Rootsweb Home Page:
http://www.rootsweb.com/

Here is the jumping off point for getting your Gedcom into WorldConnect
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/

If you do choose this route (to the same database used by Ancestry) and stub your toe, I can provide my tutorial to help you.

terrylau@flash.net

[Patricia]

thank you for the answer.
What I have right now is my tree on rootsweb.com.
I just thought by putting it on ancestry.com,that would be another way to see my tree.I most certainly don't want duplication of names,so will leave well enough alone:)

[MabryBenson]

I didn't know that RootsWeb WorldConnect checked for duplicates/additions. I certainly see lots of folks with multiples of the same data.

And I was under the impression that Ancestry.com 'lifted' your submissions to RootsWeb and also placed them on their Ancestry Trees. So there is no need to do both.