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Exodus – Leaving GEDCOM behind…

Posted on 28 May 2011 by fisharebest

In an earlier article, I discussed ideas for a relational database to replace GEDCOM for storing genealogical data. Since writing it, I have put my words into action, and migrated all my genealogy research into this database. This has revealed … Continue reading →

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Genesis – In the beginning was GEDCOM…

Posted on 20 July 2010 by fisharebest

If you are familiar with genealogy, then you will almost certainly have come across GEDCOM file “formats”. I put the word in quotation marks because not only are there many versions of the format, every vendor has customised it to … Continue reading →

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