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Records in the Ancestral File were submitted by patrons. Most records were submitted before 1991. Submitters may be identified in the file, however the contact information may be out of date or the person may be deceased. | Records in the Ancestral File were submitted by patrons. Most records were submitted before 1991. Submitters may be identified in the file, however the contact information may be out of date or the person may be deceased. | ||
Data in Ancestral File does not include notes and sources. Submissions to Ancestral File may be merged or combined with information from other submitters. Additions and corrections to the data in the file are no longer possible. Data in the File is unverified and should be used as a starting point for additional research only. | Data in Ancestral File does not include notes and sources. Submissions to Ancestral File may be merged or combined with information from other submitters. Additions and corrections to the data in the file are no longer possible. Data in the File is unverified and should be used as a starting point for additional research only. | ||
Each record in the Ancestral File is given a unique number, the AFN. The existance of an AFN would indicate that some or all of the information came from the Ancestral File. Note that unique numbers may or not be a single individual. However, the number is often useful when merging duplicates, because a duplicate AFN indicates a high probability of duplication. Some genealogy programs, such as [[PAF_and_Other_Genealogy_Organizers|PAF]], can automatically merge duplicate AFNs. | |||
Steps to access Ancestral File, either [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=af/search_AF.asp&clear_form=true '''click here'''], or: | Steps to access Ancestral File, either [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=af/search_AF.asp&clear_form=true '''click here'''], or: | ||
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*Go to [http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] | *Go to [http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] | ||
*Click on the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp Search] Tab | *Click on the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp Search] Tab | ||
*Click on [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=af/search_AF.asp&clear_form=true Ancestral File] <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | *Click on [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=af/search_AF.asp&clear_form=true Ancestral File] <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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[[Category:FamilySearch]] | [[Category:FamilySearch]] | ||