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 *Pedigree charts will soon be supported.<br>
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-Use the Ancestral File when more current information is not available in the new FamilySearch Tree or the Pedigree Resource File (PRF). <br>b. Ancestral File has significant limitations (see below),<br>c. So better information is often available in these other resources.<br>d. User submitted trees such as Ancestral File, the new FamilySearch Tree, and the Pedigree Resource File contain second hand information. <br>e. Use the information from user submitted trees to guide searches to authoritative records like birth certificates, church records, and other eye-witness accounts.<br>f. Also, use the Ancestral File when researching pre-1500 European royal and noble families. Ancestral File contains 100,000 individuals comprising about 25,000 families. Pre-1500 information was closely scrutinized prior to inclusion in the Ancestral File. <br>
+Use Ancestral File when more current information is not available in the new FamilySearch Tree or [Pedigree Resource File] (PRF). Ancestral File has significant limitations (see below), so better information is often available in these other resources.
+Use Ancestral File when researching pre-1500 European royal and noble families. Ancestral File contains 100,000 individuals comprising about 25,000 families. Pre-1500 information was carefully scrutinized prior to inclusion in Ancestral File.
+User submitted trees such as Ancestral File, the new FamilySearch Tree, and [Pedigree Resource File] contain second hand information. Use the information from user submitted trees to guide searches to authoritative records like birth certificates, church records, and other eye-witness accounts.
 = Limitations  =