Sneak Peek at the New Gedmatch.com Chromosome Triangulation Tool. For those of you who use Gedmatch.com to view, share, and analyze your DNA results, you might have noticed that the "Check for matches on a specific chromosome segment" utility was removed from the site.
I used this feature most of all to find all my matches who matched me on a particular chromosome, but found lately that this utility was too slow to use. Those of us who loved this tool will be in heaven as it has been replaced with a new tool called "Segment Triangulation. " This new utility acts similarly to the previous utility with the added function of showing you matching segments BETWEEN the matches on every chromosome. Here is a sneak peek of what it looks like. More information on how to use this tool is to come. GEDmatch - Tools for DNA and genealogy research.
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Four-Generation Family Tree Pedigree Chart This free printable blank pedigree chart organizes your ancestry up to four generations. Four-Generation Fan Kids Family Genealogy Tree Template Five-Generation Pedigree Tree Ancestry Template. Build a Better GEDCOM. [Editor’s Note: we just received the following press release from DearMYRTLE and are we ever psyched!
While the GEDCOM standard has been around for some time, it is in dire need of updating. Also, how can you not love a tech initiative within the genealogy community that has its own wiki! w00t!] A grass roots initiative to improve data exchange among genealogists Tuesday Nov 9, 2010. “Genealogy software users are painfully aware that sharing data with other researchers is difficult since the existing GEDCOM (GENealogy Data COMmunication) file transfer script hasn’t been updated in 14 years.
In developing a wiki site for pulling together genealogy software programmers, website developers and end users, genealogy blogger DearMYRTLE explains “The focus is cooperation. The BetterGEDCOM wiki site is open to all, and is located at “BetterGEDCOM will be independent. “BetterGEDCOM will seek ISO recognition or recognition by other international standards bodies,” continues Greg.
Native Hawaiian Genealogy Group. Episode 1 Who Do You Think You Are? Available Online. Untitled. Once again we’ve come up to another Data Backup Day!
Data loss is no joke – not even on April Fool’s Day. What would you do if you lost all your research? Are you prepared in case a natural disaster like the recent floods in Rhode Island. Ways To Backup Your Data “Back in the day” the ways of securing your data meant copying to CDs or *ugh* even floppy disks (remember those?). Hard Drive: if you have room on your hard drive, create a “copy folder” of your essential data. Data Types To Backup The main focus is your research database but think about backing up these items as well: blog posts and templatesemailsInternet favorites and bookmarksphotos and scanned documents Data Backup Resources GeneaBloggers has developed a resource list of data backup methodologies and solutions. Recent Genealogy Blogger Experiences If you think that data loss can’t happen to you, see what your genealogy blogging colleagues have said recently: © 2010, copyright Thomas MacEntee.