Below is more detailed infomation about what is required to send us your GEDCOM file. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact us by email or phone, whichever is most convenient.

First—Order Your Ancestry Circle(s)
Click on the Place Order link above or Click to Order button at the bottom of this page and follow the instructions to customize your Ancestry Circle.

Next—Prepare and Export Your GEDCOM File
GEDCOM is the acronym for "GE"nealogical "D"ata "COM"munication. It provides a standard, uniform format for sharing family information between different genealogical database programs. All genealogy software today can export and import GEDCOM files, so it has become the universal format for storing family history files. Creating a GEDCOM file is easy and basic instructions are provided below.

Prepare Your GEDCOM File—A properly prepared GEDCOM file is critical to producing an Ancestry Circle that you will be proud of. The Ancestry Circle chart relies on your GEDCOM file for all of its information, so it's important that you prepare your family history data so that the names and links are exactly as you'd like them. The chart will display the names and relationships exactly as they appear in your GEDCOM file. To ensure that your chart comes out right, please check the spelling, capitalization, and the links prior to sending your GEDCOM file. When you send your GEDCOM file, please let us know the name of the person (or people) you'd like to appear in the center of the chart. Also, to be sure that we use the right person, please let us know the person's date of birth or record ID number.

Note: For a fee of $50.00 per hour, charged in 15 minute increments, we can do the following for you:

• Merge multiple GEDCOM files into a single GEDCOM file
• Fix capitalization of names
• Remove unwanted titles, prefixes, suffixes, etc.
• Troubleshoot problems with your GEDCOM file

Although the process of outputting a GEDCOM file is very simple, many people find that allowing us to perform these tasks for them not only saves them time and headache, but ensures a perfectly output Ancestry Circle.

Please call us at (801) 766-8292 to let us know how we can help you with your specific needs.

Export Your GEDCOM File—Exporting your GEDCOM file is a very simple process no matter what software program you are using to assist you with your genealogy. FIRST, make sure you have properly prepared your GEDCOM file by double-checking all spelling, capitalization, and links. SECOND, on your menu bar, select File >> Export and save the file to your hard drive as a GEDCOM file. To keep the file size small enough to email to us, make sure that you don't include any notes or media in your saved GEDCOM file. Our preferred Char Set for the GEDCOM file is UTF-8.

Finally—Send Your GEDCOM File Via Email
After ordering your Ancestry Circle you will receive a confirmation email from Ancestry Circle providing the details of your product order. After receiving that email (usually within minutes of placing your order), all you have to do is click the "Reply" button in your email program, "Attach" your properly prepared GEDCOM file to the email, type in the body of the email the names(s) and birthdate(s) of the person(s) you want to see in the center of the chart, and click "Send." We take care of the rest and in a matter of a few days, you'll receive your completed Ancestry Circle in the mail.