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From: Robert Stafford <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] thoughts on how finding matches could be made
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:02:46 -0500
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Barb,

This is largely a problem between you and FTDNA. I am only giving you my
suggestions, as someone who has marketing experience.

Bob Stafford



On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Barbara Stabley <>wrote:

> That's all well and good, if it can be accomplished. However, I have 2
> problems with placing my gedcom with my FF surname list. Number 1, for
> whatever reason FTDNA doesn't allow me to upload some of mine. I am in
> charge of 3 (going on 5) test results. Some have both YDNA and mtDNA. One
> allowed me to upload the YDNA gedcom but not the mtDNA. So a whole block of
> surnames in not available. Second, with my own mtDNA gecom, it leaves out
> my paternal familiies - because I have my gedcoms divided - one for my
> paternal line and one for my maternal. Same problem as above - one family's
> data is missing.
>
> On my FF surname lists, I have all the direct line ancestors. Somewhere on
> each list, I have written in "pedigree available". Thus anyone who looks
> through my surname list and wants more details can send me an e-mail and
> I'll send them the url for my gedcoms at worldconnect. Which by the way,
> lists everyone in my database. From what I've seen of the gedcoms featured
> with FF, they are trees - the direct lines, there are no siblings, aunts,
> uncles and cousins. In genealogy there's a big difference between a
> pedigree chart and a family group sheet.
>
> Barb
>
>

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