⋅ FTM’s custom tags for adopted relationships (but not natural birth relationships). ⋅ FTM’s non-compliant event descriptions by moving them to the custom tag _UNCAT subordinate to the same event. They are visible on the “All” tab of the Property Box. ⋅ FTM’s non-compliant CONC tags occurring after PAGE tags in source citations. + Preserves almost all data from an FTM GEDCOM, with the failures noted in the Cons section below. + Checks GEDCOMs not created by FH for errors, produces an import error log, and offers to open it for you be sure you do. One such tool is the “Find Uncategorised Data” list from within FH itself, which is useful for viewing what FH considers Uncategorised Data Fields (UDF), but see Cons below. + Has good tools and tips for importing FTM GEDCOMs in the two articles referenced above. Note: portions of text in all capital letters are GEDCOM tags, with the rest of the plain text field name in lowercase.
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Version Tested: Family Historian 6.1.4 trial version on Mac OS X using CrossOver 15.
I could not test the plugin, as the trial version of FH does not allow plugins to be used, so use it with caution and keep a back-up copy of your original GEDCOM.
These steps are also on the Family Historian User Group website in an article titled, “ Import from Family Tree Maker (FTM).” A step missing from the FH article is to open the sample project first so you can modify the preferences, as suggested. Also be sure to follow the steps in the article, “ Handling Uncategorised Data Fields.” Finally, FH user Barnowl has posted a plugin on their FHUG Form Post, “ Plugin to sort problems with FTM Imports,” which purports to correct many problems with FTM GEDCOM files. Users of and Family Tree Maker would do well to take some additional steps to ensure a larger portion of their data are imported. The first page in the guide on “The Project Window” shows where to import a GEDCOM file.
Importing a GEDCOM file from FTM or any other app or website into Family Historian (FH) is fairly straightforward if you stick with the default options, but if you need help, FH has a “Quick Start Guide” on their website.