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GEDCOM Standards: Is an Update Coming?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Lorelle VanFossen
GEDCOM Standards: Is an Update Coming?

GEDCOM, according to Wikipedia, is an acronym for GEnalogical Data COMmunication. It is a type of file used by genealogy programs as a standard for presenting family history facts in a text file easily read by other genealogy programs, websites, … Continue reading →


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45,875: Welcome to the Knapp Family

Posted on May 24, 2006 by Lorelle VanFossen

I got my mother into doing some genealogy research on her side of the family and she’s uncovered the fact that we are directly related by blood to Nicholas Knapp (Knap) (1606-1670), who arrived with his brother, William Knapp, from … Continue reading →


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