Start by importing only 10-20 profiles, so you can get a sense of the time needed to edit each profile. Then you can decide whether to commit to editing an entire GEDCOM.
If your ancestor was born over 200 years ago, she/he may already have a WikiTree profile.
Please read WikiTree's GEDCOM instructions and/or these alternative step-by-step instructions with screenshots. Also, consider reading discussions about GEDCOMs in our forum, G2G.
A couple of tips:
Carole
Welcome to WikiTree! We're growing a FREE worldwide family tree, working for ONE collaborative profile per person.
Some suggestions to get started:
1. Our Honor Code is a very important part of why our community is such a friendly place to grow your family tree so please take some time to read it.
2. Feel free to ask questions at our G2G forum.
3. Our help pages - menu, top right - have all sorts of useful information.
Want to join us? Click the Volunteer button and leave a comment here on your profile - just a short note about how you'd like to contribute.
Have Fun!
- Bryan