Here’s a clear, step-by-step write-up on how to open a GEDCOM file, suitable for beginners or family history researchers. If you’ve started researching your family tree, you’ve likely encountered the term GEDCOM . It stands for Genealogical Data Communication , and it’s the standard file format (.ged) used to share family trees between different genealogy software and websites.
If you don’t have genealogy software yet, try (free, open-source) or the free online viewer at TinyTafel.com to get started.