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 *Between users of differing applications - A RootsMagic genealogist receiving information from someone using Family Tree Maker.
 *From an Internet site to a local application - Downloading information from an internet site to your genealogical program which supports GEDCOM formatted files.
-*Between a tree at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] and a genealogical program.
+*Downloading information from FamilySearch to a genealogical program via third-party software certified by FamilySearch can be found in the [https://partners.familysearch.org/solutionsgallery/s/ FamilySearch Solutions Gallery].
-*Downloading information from [https://www.familysearch.org/en/ FamilySearch] to a genealogical program via third-party software certified by [https://partners.familysearch.org/solutionsgallery/s/ FamilySearch].
+*Uploading information from a genealogical program to FamilySearch Genealogies by using [https://www.familysearch.org/tree/import/files Upload Your Tree].
-*Uploading information from a genealogical program to [https://www.familysearch.org/mytrees/trees Family Tree]
 As a text-based file, it is easily transmitted as an attachment to e-mails or downloaded from web sites. The recipient then uses the "Import" function of their application to include the GEDCOM file contents in their genealogy. Also, applications may be found on the web to print or manipulate individual GEDCOM files without importing them into applications.
-For more detailed information, the full text of GEDCOM:
+=== FamilySearch GEDCOM Official Statement ===
-* [https://edge.fscdn.org/assets/img/documents/ged551-5bac5e57fe88dd37df0e153d9c515335.pdf The GEDCOM Standard Release 5.5.1 (Released: 2019-11-15)] is available from FamilySearch as a PDF.
+GEDCOM (an acronym for Genealogical Data Communications) was created by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Church) in 1984 as a specification for exchanging genealogical data between different software applications. Multiple versions have since been released and copyrighted by the Church, including the release of version 5.5.1, on November 15, 2019.
-* The older [http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pmcbride/gedcom/55gctoc.htm GEDCOM Standard Release 5.5 (Released: 1996-01-10)] is available online, courtesy of Rootsweb.
-===Uploading a GEDCOM to FamilySearch===
+At RootsTech 2020, FamilySearch launched an effort to create a new version of GEDCOM based on the 5.5.1 version that would include: 1) new expressivity, flexibility, and compatibility; 2) Zip packaging of associated images and other files with the related GEDCOM file; and 3) public access through a GitHub repository. Many industry software providers and key influencers participated, and the initiative concluded May 15, 2021.
-*[https://www.familysearch.org/mytrees/trees Click here] for instructions on how to upload a GEDCOM file to FamilySearch
+The newest version is called FamilySearch GEDCOM 7.0. General information can be found at GEDCOM.info. Technical information, specifications, tools, and guides can be found at GEDCOM.io.
+The public GitHub repository is the forum for ongoing discussions leading to future versions of FamilySearch GEDCOM.
+© 1987- 2021 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This document may be copied for purposes of review or programming of genealogical software, provided this notice is included.
-===Exporting a GEDCOM from FamilySearch===
+===== '''Review the full text of FamilySearch GEDCOM 7.0 and prior specifications:''' =====
-Currently, a GEDCOM file cannot be exported directly from FamilySearch Family Tree. However, you can use partner programs of FamilySearch to get the data from FamilySearch Family Tree, and then create a GEDCOM file in those programs. [https://www.ongenealogy.com/how-to-export-a-familysearch-gedcom-with-rootsmagic/ Here] is a list of the programs and the information for how to do this.
-Users with a tiny bit of python experience might also try the script [https://github.com/Linekio/getmyancestors getmyancestors].
+* [https://www.familysearch.org/gedcom/ The FamilySearch GEDCOM Specification (Released: 2021-6-7)] is available from FamilySearch as HTML and a PDF,
+* [https://edge.fscdn.org/assets/img/documents/ged551-5bac5e57fe88dd37df0e153d9c515335.pdf The GEDCOM Standard Release 5.5.1 (Released: 2019-11-15)] is available from FamilySearch as a PDF.
+* [http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pmcbride/gedcom/55gctoc.htm The older GEDCOM Standard Release 5.5 (Released: 1996-01-10)] is available online, courtesy of Rootsweb.
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