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Description and brief history of the Ancestral File product. | #Description and brief history of the Ancestral File product. | ||
The information found in the original Ancestral File is now part of the FamilySearch database. It contains lineage-linked names and other genealogically important information, such as the dates and place names for the birth, marriage, or death of millions of individuals. Ancestral File contains submissions from all around the world. Names are organized into family groups and pedigrees. Because of privacy laws, personal information about living individuals will not be displayed. | The information found in the original Ancestral File is now part of the FamilySearch database. It contains lineage-linked names and other genealogically important information, such as the dates and place names for the birth, marriage, or death of millions of individuals. Ancestral File contains submissions from all around the world. Names are organized into family groups and pedigrees. Because of privacy laws, personal information about living individuals will not be displayed. | ||
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Each record in Ancestral File is given a unique Ancestral File Number (AFN). The existence of an AFN in the source field of a FamilySearch record indicates that some or all of the information came from the Ancestral File. The AFN number is often useful when merging duplicate records, because a matching AFN indicates a high probability that the record is a duplicate. Some genealogy programs, such as Personal Ancestral File ([[PAF and Other Genealogy Organizers|PAF]]), can automatically merge duplicate AFNs. | Each record in Ancestral File is given a unique Ancestral File Number (AFN). The existence of an AFN in the source field of a FamilySearch record indicates that some or all of the information came from the Ancestral File. The AFN number is often useful when merging duplicate records, because a matching AFN indicates a high probability that the record is a duplicate. Some genealogy programs, such as Personal Ancestral File ([[PAF and Other Genealogy Organizers|PAF]]), can automatically merge duplicate AFNs. | ||
To enable AFN editing in your PAF database, follow these steps: | To enable AFN editing in your PAF database, follow these steps: | ||
| # Open PAF 5.2.18 and select Tools from the top menu | ||
# From the Tools drop down menu, select preferences | |||
| # On the General Tab select: Allow AFN edit by placing a check mark in the box. Press OK | ||
To access Ancestral File, either [https://beta.familysearch.org/#form=trees '''click here'''], or follow these steps: | To access Ancestral File, either [https://beta.familysearch.org/#form=trees '''click here'''], or follow these steps: | ||