Ancestry.com Family Trees
Ancestry.com Family Trees are GEDCOM files downloaded from Ancestry.com user-maintained trees. As of this writing, GEDCOM files may only be downloaded by the owner of the tree via the [Export Trees] button in the My Trees section.
Witnesses and Roles
Ancestry.com Family Trees do not support witnesses or roles. GedSite assigns the role "Principal" to the person who owns an individual event, or to the husband and wife attached to a marriage or other family event.
Sentences
Ancestry.com Family Trees do not include sentence templates in its GEDCOM export.
URL Exhibits
GEDCOM files exported by Ancestry.com Family Trees often include media file references that use URLs to refer to web pages. GedSite treats these as URL exhibits, external documents that are assumed to be available at the given URL. GedSite does not attempt to download the document and does not check the URL for validity. When making the site, GedSite inserts a link to the URL where the exhibit would normally appear.
Properties
Download Media
Some GEDCOM files exported by Ancestry.com Family Trees include media file ID numbers for image files, PDF files, etc., used as exhibits. GedSite saves the ID numbers when loading the GEDCOM file. You may use the [Download Media] button to download the media files.
The [Download Media] button downloads media files into the Media Folder. The [Download Media] button will be disabled if you have not used the [Media Folder] button in the Exhibits Section to choose a folder.
GedSite assigns a filename using the Ancestry-supplied ID and media type, for example, "1521bb39-76d6-4dcd-a9bc-154866af36fa.jpeg". If a file with that name already exists in the Media Folder, GedSite will skip the download to avoid downloading the same media file more than once.
If you make the site after using the [Download Media] button, your site will include the images, etc., downloaded from Ancestry.com, subject to the property values in the Exhibits Section.
Usage Notes
- The download process operates in the background.
- The execution time depends on the speed of the network and the speed of the Ancestry.com servers.
- Some images may not be downloaded due to access restrictions or other issues.
- See the Application log for messages related to the download process.