Merging Trees on Ancestry site?

[Ruth1973]

Hiya, ancestry does let you download a GED com file which you can open with different family tree software.  I googles free family tree software and found a few freebies but only ever use free ones not free trials.

If you buy any family tree research magazines most have free software on and I'll have a look at various free ones I use.  Now I only use ancestry but regularly download a gedcom file as a backup on my computer.

Ancestry does seem to leave a ref note to census records saved but for the info you would have to look it up again, if you know what I mean!

[danuslave]

Ancestry does seem to leave a ref note to census records saved but for the info you would have to look it up again, if you know what I mean!

It stores the reference, which will be put into the gedcom, but images will not be downloaded - even if you download to Family Tree Maker which is linked to Ancestry   

Another good freebie is Legacy from

http://legacyfamilytree.com/

which can also be upgraded to a deluxe edition fairly inexpensively.

Linda

[a chesters]

Hi,

I use Legacy on my PC. I tried a few other freebies, before finding this one, and then buying the full wizzbang version.

For me, it does most of what I want, but as is usual with all computer programmes, it does not do everything you want.

Other programmes do other thing, but having two just to get everything seems a bit excesive, and confusing.

Hope this is of some use

A Chesters