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Utah South Hispanic FamilySearch Center Training Resources (view source)
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A staff person would be happy to assist with any of these tasks. | A staff person would be happy to assist with any of these tasks. | ||
<br> 1. If I use Personal Ancestral File (PAF)? | <br> 1. If I use Personal Ancestral File (PAF)? | ||
a. If the version is older than PAF 5.2, it must be converted to PAF 5.2. The latest version is PAF 5.2.18. The conversion from PAF 3.0 or 4.0 can be made with PAF 5.2. For older PAF versions, it is possible to use a computer at the BYU Family History Library that is kept for that purpose. That computer has a 5-1/4 inch floppy disk drive, a 3-1/2 inch disk drive, a CD ROM drive, and USB ports.<br> b. You may continue to use PAF 5.2 by selecting to use either Family Insight or Ancestral Quest to access the NFS data base. | a. If the version is older than PAF 5.2, it must be converted to PAF 5.2. The latest version is PAF 5.2.18. The conversion from PAF 3.0 or 4.0 can be made with PAF 5.2. For older PAF versions, it is possible to use a computer at the BYU Family History Library that is kept for that purpose. That computer has a 5-1/4 inch floppy disk drive, a 3-1/2 inch disk drive, a CD ROM drive, and USB ports.<br> b. You may continue to use PAF 5.2 by selecting to use either Family Insight or Ancestral Quest to access the NFS data base. | ||
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Ancestral Quest (AQ) is basically an updated PAF which also has a Spanish language module. The program was developed by the same person who developed the windows version of PAF. | Ancestral Quest (AQ) is basically an updated PAF which also has a Spanish language module. The program was developed by the same person who developed the windows version of PAF. | ||
It may be best if you select one of the programs installed on the computers at the family history center. The Utah South Area Hispanic Family History Center (HFHC) has the following data base programs compatible with NFS on its computers: Ancestral Quest, Legacy Family Tree, PAF, Roots Magic and Family Insight.<br> <br>It is important to use your own database program and not rely on NFS for the primary place for your family history data. You may add to your own genealogical database program; photos, video clips, copies of source materials such as scanned birth records, death certificates, and census records. This is not possible in NFS. Also, there may be some possibly related names you find that don’t fit in your family tree yet. You can put them in your file for incorporating in your family tree when you find the relationship. You may also work offline on your program, whereas with NFS you must be on the internet. Another major reason is that there is already too much unsubstantiated and incorrect genealogical “garbage” on the NFS. | It may be best if you select one of the programs installed on the computers at the family history center. The Utah South Area Hispanic Family History Center (HFHC) has the following data base programs compatible with NFS on its computers: Ancestral Quest, Legacy Family Tree, PAF, Roots Magic and Family Insight.<br> <br>It is important to use your own database program and not rely on NFS for the primary place for your family history data. You may add to your own genealogical database program; photos, video clips, copies of source materials such as scanned birth records, death certificates, and census records. This is not possible in NFS. Also, there may be some possibly related names you find that don’t fit in your family tree yet. You can put them in your file for incorporating in your family tree when you find the relationship. You may also work offline on your program, whereas with NFS you must be on the internet. Another major reason is that there is already too much unsubstantiated and incorrect genealogical “garbage” on the NFS. | ||
It is important to validate the information before you add it to the system. Another important reason for using your own genealogical database program is that you may include living people. NFS does not search for living people and this produces duplicate people in the system, thus if a living person is added, a duplicate will be created each time the name is added. | It is also important to validate the information before you add it to the system. Another important reason for using your own genealogical database program is that you may include living people. NFS does not search for living people and this produces duplicate people in the system, thus if a living person is added, a duplicate will be created each time the name is added. | ||
== <br>Beginning steps == | == <br>Beginning steps == | ||