Re: GEDCOM - A Killer XML Application?

Doug Serres (serres-doug@usa.net)
Mon, 9 Feb 1998 10:21:52 -0500


Sean Mc Grath wrote:

> I have been wandering the Web searching for my Wife's relatives
> (surname Kilcawley. Know anyone?) and have learned very quickly that there
> is a *huge* amount of genealogy stuff/activity on the Web.
>
> Most of it revolves around a genealogy file format called GEDCOM
> that apparantly originated with the Church of the Latter Day Saints.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(http://www.lds.org/Family_History/How_Do_I_Begin.html)

> Has anyone looked into this? If not, anyone interested
> in helping to get a ball rolling?

I'd be interested in this one too!

--Doug