The DESCRIPTION FIELD of BOTH "Custom" fields and "Marriage" fields not being included/transferred!

[rick-larsen]

I noticed what for me is a significant issue, because I work quite a lot with "Custom" fields on both FamilySearch.org and Ancestory.com (through Family Tree Maker 2024.)

None of the description field for ANY custom field are being included in the GEDCOM data file (out.ged) during the creation process. This means that large and important chunks of data are not being transferred to the GED file or and to the ultimate destination, in my case FTM 2024 and Ancestry.com.

This is EQUALLY TRUE for the descriptions in the marriage field(s) on FamilySearch! This latter is often used by me to identify if the marriage was conducted in the church, in front of the congregation, at an individual's home, etc.

Is this an issue that you are aware of? If yes, do you have a target resolution date?

In my case, my one usage of getmyancestors must be my last until the problem is resolved because of the large amount of information that was not transferred to hundreds of records. I will have to spend a hundred (or hundreds of hours) to manually insert the information, now all subject to human error on my part.

Regards,
Rick Larsen
rick.larsen@bluewin.ch

[springisSprong]

This is important to me as well. Throwing in my vote for getting this fixed also.

[Linekio]

Hi,
I don't know what a “custom field” is. Do you have a screenshot or a link to a specific person on FamilySearch?

[rick-larsen]

Hi, I hope this helps. IF not, let me know. Regards, RL From: Linekio ***@***.***> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2025 10:22 PM To: Linekio/getmyancestors ***@***.***> Cc: rick-larsen ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [Linekio/getmyancestors] The DESCRIPTION FIELD of BOTH "Custom" fields and "Marriage" fields not being included/transferred! (Issue #68) <https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25034353?s=20&v=4> Linekio left a comment (Linekio/getmyancestors#68) <#68 (comment)> Hi, I don't know what a “custom field” is. Do you have a screenshot or a link to a specific person on FamilySearch? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#68 (comment)> , or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/APPY3OI5N5P3XDJXZYHZHM33OYS6PAVCNFSM6AAAAAB5ACGTO6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZTEMJRHE3DMNBVGA> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread. <https://github.com/notifications/beacon/APPY3OODRTH5NZM3KTWKH2L3OYS6PA5CNFSM6AAAAAB5ACGTO6WGG33NNVSW45C7OR4XAZNMJFZXG5LFINXW23LFNZ2KUY3PNVWWK3TUL5UWJTV7OK37E.gif> Message ID: ***@***.***>

[Linekio]

Hello, seems the screenshot is missin.
Do you talk about custom events or custom facts ?

[rick-larsen]

Custom facts (and Marriage facts)