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[[Image:Ancestral File.png|thumb|right|250px]]Ancestral File is a computerized collection of genealogies that links families into pedigrees, showing ancestors and descendants. It contains information for about 40 million people from throughout the world. It shows individuals’ names, family relationships, dates and places of birth, marriage, and death. Ancestral File was created from thousands of user submitted pedigree charts, family group sheets, and [[GEDCOM]] files. Submissions were merged to eliminate duplication and submitted corrections were applied to eliminate errors.<br> | [[Image:Ancestral File.png|thumb|right|250px|Ancestral File.png]]Ancestral File is a computerized collection of genealogies that links families into pedigrees, showing ancestors and descendants. It contains information for about 40 million people from throughout the world. It shows individuals’ names, family relationships, dates and places of birth, marriage, and death. Ancestral File was created from thousands of user submitted pedigree charts, family group sheets, and [[GEDCOM]] files. Submissions were merged to eliminate duplication and submitted corrections were applied to eliminate errors.<br> | ||
*The current site contains 40 million, 5 million more than the previous website. | *The current site contains 40 million, 5 million more than the previous website. | ||
*Information is not displayed for living individuals, including submitters.<br> | *Information is not displayed for living individuals, including submitters.<br> | ||
*Pedigree charts will soon be supported.<br> | *Pedigree charts will soon be supported.<br> | ||
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= History = | = History = | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 1 July 1979 | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;" | 1 July 1979 | ||
| Began accepting submissions. The Ancestral File replaces the 4-generation program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. | | Began accepting submissions. The Ancestral File replaces the 4-generation program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | April 1988 | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;" | April 1988 | ||
| Ancestral File first deployed in the Family History Library with 4 million names. | | Ancestral File first deployed in the Family History Library with 4 million names. | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 2 April 1990 | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;" | 2 April 1990 | ||
| FamilySearch DOS published on CD-ROM. Includes Ancestral File with 7 million names. | | FamilySearch DOS published on CD-ROM. Includes Ancestral File with 7 million names. | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 1993 | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;" | 1993 | ||
| Ancestral File has grown to 15 million names. | | Ancestral File has grown to 15 million names. | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 1994 | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;" | 1994 | ||
| Version 2.31. | | Version 2.31. | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 24 May 1999 | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;" | 24 May 1999 | ||
| FamilySearch.org debuts, including Ancestral File, which has 35 million names. | | FamilySearch.org debuts, including Ancestral File, which has 35 million names. | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 4 January 2003 | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;" | 4 January 2003 | ||
| Submissions to the Ancestral File are no longer accepted. Contributors told to submit to the [[Pedigree Resource File]] (PRF) instead. | | Submissions to the Ancestral File are no longer accepted. Contributors told to submit to the [[Pedigree Resource File]] (PRF) instead. | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | November 2011 | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;" | November 2011 | ||
| New edition with 40 million individuals published on a redesigned www.familysearch.org website. | | New edition with 40 million individuals published on a redesigned www.familysearch.org website. | ||
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“[http://lds.org/ensign/2000/02/news-of-the-church?lang=eng News of the Church].” ''Ensign'', February 2000. | “[http://lds.org/ensign/2000/02/news-of-the-church?lang=eng News of the Church].” ''Ensign'', February 2000. | ||
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