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==Access== | ==Access== | ||
The current version of of Ancestral File is available online as part of ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees FamilySearch Genealogies]''. Previous editions of Ancestral File have been available as computer databases on compact disc, and online. In addition, the paper family group records submissions 1983-1996 were made {{ | The current version of of Ancestral File is available online as part of ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees FamilySearch Genealogies]''. Previous editions of Ancestral File have been available as computer databases on compact disc, and online. In addition, the paper family group records submissions 1983-1996 were made {{FSC|30353|item|disp=available on microfilms}} arranged by AF submission number. The AF submission numbers are only visible on older editions of Ancestral File. The family group record submission films '''''may ''''' show sources not visible to computerized database users, but the source citations on these films are <u>usually</u> sparse. | ||
==Limitations== | ==Limitations== | ||
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For privacy reasons, the online version of Ancestral File does not display personal information about submitters. Instead, Ancestral File displays an identifier composed of parts of submitters' names followed by 7-digit numbers. The CD-ROM version and previous online versions of the Ancestral File displayed submitter names and contact information. | For privacy reasons, the online version of Ancestral File does not display personal information about submitters. Instead, Ancestral File displays an identifier composed of parts of submitters' names followed by 7-digit numbers. The CD-ROM version and previous online versions of the Ancestral File displayed submitter names and contact information. | ||
The DOS version of Ancestral File, where available, includes contact information for submitters. The DOS | The DOS version of Ancestral File, where available, includes contact information for submitters. The DOS version is currently available on four computers on the 3rd floor of the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City and in [[FamilySearch Centers|FamilySearch centers]]. | ||
{{Tip|Many people who submitted information to Ancestral File are now deceased.}} | {{Tip|Many people who submitted information to Ancestral File are now deceased.}} | ||
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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 paper submissions. The Ancestral File replaces the 4-generation program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. | |Began accepting paper 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 | |Ancestral File first deployed in the FamilySearch 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. Submissions by diskette began in 1990. | |FamilySearch DOS published on CD-ROM. Includes Ancestral File with 7 million names. Submissions by diskette began in 1990. | ||
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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;" |1996 | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;" |1996 | ||
|Last paper submissions accepted and filmed. Diskette submissions continue. | |Last paper submissions accepted and filmed. Diskette submissions continue. | ||
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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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====Articles==== | ====Articles==== | ||
*[[Family Trees: An Online Research Tool]] | *[[Family Trees: An Online Research Tool]] | ||
*[[A Checklist of Compiled Sources & Where to Find Them]] | *[[A Checklist of Compiled Sources & Where to Find Them]] | ||
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Allen, James B., Jessie L. Embry, Kahlile B. Mehr. [https://byustudies.byu.edu/showtitle.aspx?title=123 ''Hearts Turned to the Fathers: A History of the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1894-1994'']. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 1995. | Allen, James B., Jessie L. Embry, Kahlile B. Mehr. [https://byustudies.byu.edu/showtitle.aspx?title=123 ''Hearts Turned to the Fathers: A History of the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1894-1994'']. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 1995. | ||
"[ | "[https://www.thechurchnews.com/2003/1/4/23241045/church-developing-new-ancestral-file-system Church Developing New Ancestral File System]," ''Church News'', 4 January 2003, 15. | ||
Family History Department, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ''FamilySearch: Using Ancestral File. ''Brochure. Salt Lake City, Utah: 2000. | Family History Department, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ''FamilySearch: Using Ancestral File. ''Brochure. Salt Lake City, Utah: 2000. | ||
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