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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. | ||
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Fidel, Steve. “[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8NMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GewDAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Ancestral%20File%22&pg=3239%2C3814738 Genealogy Site is a Hit—7 Million Times a Day].” ''Deseret News'', 22 May 1999, p. E-1. | Fidel, Steve. “[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8NMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GewDAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Ancestral%20File%22&pg=3239%2C3814738 Genealogy Site is a Hit—7 Million Times a Day].” ''Deseret News'', 22 May 1999, p. E-1. | ||
“[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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[[Category:FamilySearch]] | [[Category:FamilySearch]] | ||