Surname Pilot Information – Northwest Suburban Genealogy Society

NWSGS Member Surname Project Pilot

NWSGS is testing a new member surname project designed to help members find others who may be researching the same surnames, places, or ancestral lines.

If you choose to participate, you may submit a GEDCOM file from your genealogy software or online family tree. NWSGS will use the file only to create a review list of surnames, locations, and approximate date ranges. Your full GEDCOM file will not be published.

Before anything is added to a surname index, you will have the opportunity to review the extracted information.

NWSGS Member Surname Project GEDCOM Submission

Thank you for helping NWSGS test our Member Surname Project. The purpose of this project is to extract surname, location, and approximate time-period information from member-submitted GEDCOM files so we can help members find possible research connections.

Important: NWSGS is not asking to publish your full family tree. Your GEDCOM file will be used only to create a review list of surnames, locations, and date ranges. You will be able to review the extracted information before anything is added to a member surname index.

Member Information

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Phone Number, optional

Where did this GEDCOM file come from?

If other, please describe

Approximate size of your tree, if known

Home / Root Person in the Tree

The home or root person is the person whose direct ancestors should be used for the surname extraction. This is often you, a parent, grandparent, spouse, or another main person in the tree.

Home / Root Person Full Name

Approximate Birth Year of Home / Root Person

Your relationship to the home / root person

If other, please explain

Extraction Preferences

Which people should be included in the first extraction?

How many generations should NWSGS review?

Do you want living or possibly living people excluded?

Contact and Display Preferences

May other NWSGS members contact you if they appear to be researching the same surname, place, or family line?

How should your name appear in the surname index?

Permission and Consent

I give NWSGS permission to use my GEDCOM file to extract surname, location, and approximate date-range information for review.

I understand that NWSGS will not publish my full GEDCOM file and that I will be able to review the extracted information before it is added to a surname index.

I understand that NWSGS intends to exclude living or possibly living people from the member surname index.

Additional Notes

Please share anything else we should know about this GEDCOM file