Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Getting Started

Gedcom Genie is a utility app to view data stored on ancestry.com. Here is a brief summary of the features.

  • Import data using a gedcom file
  • View person and family data
  • Display ancestors, descendants, cousins (first, second, or third)
  • Mapping of birth and death locations
  • Editing/sharing map regions
  • List people with today's birthday
  • Monthly calendar of birthdays
  • Common ancestors, including multiple paths to each ancestor
  • Synonyms (both for names and places)
A file will be maintained to detail the various features.

Relatedness calculations

Here is an illustration of person P4 related to person P213 with common ancestors, Gudrun Vinge and Gustav Nøstbakken. There are two rows...