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How to create a GEDCOM file

Nothing is simpler than adding your family tree to the Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center at Beth Hatefutsoth. All you have to do is to enter all the data you have on your family with the help of genealogy software program, to create a GEDCOM file of your family tree, and then to send this file to the Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center at Beth Hatefutsoth.

We accept standard GEDCOM files created with the help of any genealogy software program, and especially by using DoroTree – the Jewish genealogy software application recommended by Beth Hatefutsoth. Users of other genealogy applications should send their family trees in a GEDCOM 5.5 format file.

How to create a GEDCOM file with the help of DoroTree – the premium application for Jewish Genealogy recommended by Beth Hatefutsoth

To submit your family tree to the Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center at Beth Hatefutsoth you need to save your data in a GEDCOM file of ALL INDIVIDUALS in your family tree.

GEDCOM (Genealogy Data Communication) is a file format used to exchange data between genealogy programs. DoroTree can import and export GEDCOM data from other programs. As the Hebrew in DoroTree is not part of the GEDCOM standard, it may get lost when importing DoroTree generated GEDCOM files to other programs. DoroTree is trying to import Hebrew fields from other GEDCOM files, which include Hebrew data. This is done by using the "Special Import" feature in the File | GEDCOM menu.

IMPORTANT: when submitting your family tree to the Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center make sure that all relevant data is entered in Roman characters; data in Hebrew characters would not be recognized. Before running the export, DoroTree will show you the GEDCOM Options dialog box, where you can choose between exporting all fields or non-Hebrew fields only or between exporting all persons in your database or only all direct descendants (including spouses) from a certain ancestor (the current person). Default is all fields and all persons.

To export GEDCOM data from the currently open family tree, just follow the instructions:

  1. Select the GEDCOM export from the File menu of your DoroTree software program. A dialog box will be displayed for you to specify the GEDCOM file. Save your GEDCOM file after naming it and making sure you remember its location on your hard disk.

  1. Click on SAVE. A second dialog box will be displayed for you to specify the desired format of the GEDCOM file: Select export to OTHER and export ALL to include all individuals in your family tree.

  1. Click on Submitter. A third dialog box will be displayed. Make sure you fill out ALL Latin and Communication fields, then click ob SAVE. You will be returned to the second dialog box.

  1.  Click on SAVE button on the second dialog box. Your GEDCOM file will be created immediately and a final dialog box will be opened with a confirmation.

  1. Click OK to return to your family tree. The GEDCOM file you have just created should be send as an attachment to your e-mail message.

For technical support to your DoroTree Jewish genealogy software program, please visit the website of DoroTree

How to create a GEDCOM file with the help of ILANOT

What Is ILANOT?

ILANOT is an easy-to-use, flexible, Windows-based Jewish genealogy software program for recording family trees. With ILANOT you can keep track of your family tree, entering all the data you have on your family, including photos and video clips.

To submit your family tree, create a GEDCOM file of ALL INDIVIDUALS.

GEDCOM (Genealogy Data Communication) is a file format used to exchange data between genealogy programs. ILANOT can import and export GEDCOM data from other programs. Pretty much a standard, ILANOT supports GEDCOM Standard Release 5.5.

To export GEDCOM data from the currently open family tree, just follow the following instructions:

  1. Select the GEDCOM export icon or select the File-Export GEDCOM action from the menu of your ILANOT software program. A dialog box will be displayed for you to specify the GEDCOM file. Save your GEDCOM file after naming it and making sure you remember its location on your hard disk.

 


 

 

  1. Click on SAVE. A second dialog box will be displayed for you to specify the desired format of the GEDCOM file:

  • GEDCOM 5.5 - will export source records using 5.5 style pointers. This is the cleanest export and the one you must choose in order to submit your family tree with the Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center at Beth Hatefutsoth.

  • pre-GEDCOM 5.5 - will export source records imbedded in the record. This can result in duplicate source data when the file is imported into another program. However, most programs understand this format.


 

  1. Click on Start Export. A message log will be displayed. If there are problems or data converted incorrectly, then you can correct them and retry the export. All fields in the database are exported. If the field is not part of the GEDCOM specifications, then it is exported as part of a GEDCOM note.
  1. When the export is complete, you can continue using your database.

How to create a GEDCOM file with the help of Hamishpachah Sheli genealogy software

'HaMishpachah Sheli' (“My Family”, in Hebrew), is a genealogy software in Hebrew, the first version was developed in1988.

'Hamishpachah Sheli exports information recorded in Hebrew to the GEDCOM 5.51 format. It is therefore possible to combine, without difficulty, information in Hebrew and in Latin characters for use in other applications.

'Hamishpachah Sheli' is also capable of making use of Hebrew information from other genealogical applications.

In order to register family trees in the database of the Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center at Beth Hatefutsoth it is necessary to record names of people and places in Hebrew and Latin characters.

Here are the instructions for the export of your family record to the GEDCOM 5.51 format:

  1. Before starting the “Language of Names Window” setting must be changed from Hebrew to English
    1. Open the Family File
    2. Select “Language of Names Window” from the Tools Menu

  1. Select “English", click the “OK” button and in the dialog box which appears click again “OK”

  1. Creating a GEDCOM file
    1.  Select “Export Family File” from the “File” menu or click on the “Export Family File” button on the Toolbar

  1.  Select a family from the list of families.

  1. A dialog box will appear in order to provide the submitter details for the family tree. Fill the check box  next to "Diminishment of spaces between words". "Click “OK”

  1.  Finally, a file browser dialog box will appear. The name for the file is “family” and it will be created in the directory where the exporting family record file is located, although both of these defaults can be changed.

For technical support of “Hamishpachah Sheli”, go to the website of Beligal Software.

How to create a GEDCOM file with the help of Family Tree Maker genealogy software

To submit your family tree to the Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center at Beth Hatefutsoth you need to save your data in a GEDCOM file of ALL INDIVIDUALS in your family tree.

GEDCOM (Genealogy Data Communication) is a file format used to exchange data between genealogy programs. Family Tree Maker genealogy software program can import and export GEDCOM data from other programs.

IMPORTANT: when submitting your family tree to the Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center make sure that all relevant data is entered in Roman characters; data in Hebrew characters would not be recognized.

To export GEDCOM data from the currently open family tree, just follow the instructions:

  1. Select the Copy/Export Family File from the File menu of your Family Tree Maker software program. A dialog box ("New Family File") will be displayed for you: select GEDCOM (*GED) in the "Save as type" field. Save your GEDCOM file after naming it and making sure you remember its location on your hard disk.

  1. A second dialog box will open: Make sure you select GEDCOM version 5.5 and Abbreviate tags.

  1. Click on OK. Your family tree has been saved in a GEDCOM file. To submit your family tree to the Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center send this file as an attachment to your e-mail message.

For technical support to your Family Tree Maker genealogy software program, please visit the company's website.

 

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