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[[Image:PRF Cover Image.png|thumb|right|250px]]Pedigree Resource File (PRF) is a growing collection of user submitted genealogies. It shows individuals’ names; family relationships; and dates and places of birth, marriage, and death. No merges, corrections, or additions are made to genealogies submitted to Pedigree Resource File.<br> | [[Image:PRF Cover Image.png|thumb|right|250px]]Pedigree Resource File (PRF) is a growing collection of user submitted genealogies. It shows individuals’ names; family relationships; and dates and places of birth, marriage, and death. No merges, corrections, or additions are made to genealogies submitted to Pedigree Resource File.<br> | ||
= When to Use It = | = When to Use It = | ||
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*Pedigree Resource File contains many errors and unlike the new FamilySearch Tree, corrections are not accepted. Submitters are advised to make another submission that includes corrections. However, both old and new submissions are left in Pedigree Resource File. | *Pedigree Resource File contains many errors and unlike the new FamilySearch Tree, corrections are not accepted. Submitters are advised to make another submission that includes corrections. However, both old and new submissions are left in Pedigree Resource File. | ||
= Submitting Your Genealogy<br> | = Submitting Your Genealogy<br> = | ||
Sharing your genealogy allows you to preserve your family history in the Pedigree Resource File and share it with others around the world. A copy of the genealogy files ([[GEDCOM|GEDCOM]] format) that you submit will be preserved in the [[Granite Mountain Records Vault|Granite Mountain Records Vault]] located near Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition, your genealogy may be made conveniently available to others on the Internet.<br> | Sharing your genealogy allows you to preserve your family history in the Pedigree Resource File and share it with others around the world. A copy of the genealogy files ([[GEDCOM|GEDCOM]] format) that you submit will be preserved in the [[Granite Mountain Records Vault|Granite Mountain Records Vault]] located near Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition, your genealogy may be made conveniently available to others on the Internet.<br> | ||
You can quickly and easily submit your genealogy:<br> | You can quickly and easily submit your genealogy:<br> | ||
#First, obtain permission from any living persons mentioned in your genealogy to submit their information to FamilySearch. Remember, notes and sources attached to an entry for a deceased person may also include information about a living person. For privacy reasons, you must remove any information about living persons if you do not have their permission to submit it. | #First, obtain permission from any living persons mentioned in your genealogy to submit their information to FamilySearch. Remember, notes and sources attached to an entry for a deceased person may also include information about a living person. For privacy reasons, you must remove any information about living persons if you do not have their permission to submit it. | ||
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#Fourth, submit the [[GEDCOM|GEDCOM]] file that you have created to FamilySearch. You will need to agree to the conditions for submitting your genealogy before submitting the file. For instructions, see “[[Submitting to the Pedigree Resource File|Submitting to the Pedigree Resource File]].”<br> | #Fourth, submit the [[GEDCOM|GEDCOM]] file that you have created to FamilySearch. You will need to agree to the conditions for submitting your genealogy before submitting the file. For instructions, see “[[Submitting to the Pedigree Resource File|Submitting to the Pedigree Resource File]].”<br> | ||
= Pedigree Resource File on Disk<br> | = Pedigree Resource File on Disk<br> = | ||
Formerly, Pedigree Resource File was available for individual purchase on 147 disks (CD and DVD). Because FamilySearch is discontinuing distribution of record collections on disk, Pedigree Resource File is no longer sold on disk. Copies of the 147 disks are available for use in many family history centers, including the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]. New submissions to Pedigree Resource File will be available only online.<br> | Formerly, Pedigree Resource File was available for individual purchase on 147 disks (CD and DVD). Because FamilySearch is discontinuing distribution of record collections on disk, Pedigree Resource File is no longer sold on disk. Copies of the 147 disks are available for use in many family history centers, including the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]. New submissions to Pedigree Resource File will be available only online.<br> | ||
= Frequently Asked Questions = | = Frequently Asked Questions = | ||
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'''How do I contact submitters to Pedigree Resource File?''' | '''How do I contact submitters to Pedigree Resource File?''' | ||
For privacy reasons, the online Pedigree Resource File does not display personal information about submitters. Instead, it displays identifiers composed of parts of submitters' names followed by 7-digit numbers. Pedigree Resource File displayed submitter names and contact information. | For privacy reasons, the online Pedigree Resource File does not display personal information about submitters. Instead, it displays identifiers composed of parts of submitters' names followed by 7-digit numbers. The old Pedigree Resource File Disks displayed submitter names and contact information but the disks are no longer available. | ||
'''Why are there duplicate records in the Pedigree Resource File?''' | '''Why are there duplicate records in the Pedigree Resource File?''' | ||
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= History = | = History = | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | May 1999 | ||
| Ability to submit genealogies on the new www.familysearch.org. Submissions occurred at the rate of about 1.2 million names per month.<br> | | Ability to submit genealogies on the new www.familysearch.org. Submissions occurred at the rate of about 1.2 million names per month.<br> | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 1999 | ||
| Released CDs 1-8.<br> | | Released CDs 1-8.<br> | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | February 2000 | ||
| Ability to search the master index of all Pedigree Resource File CD-ROM discs.<br> | | Ability to search the master index of all Pedigree Resource File CD-ROM discs.<br> | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | July 2000 | ||
| First nine discs are available.<br> | | First nine discs are available.<br> | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 2000 | ||
| Released CDs 9-22.<br> | | Released CDs 9-22.<br> | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | 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.<br> | | Submissions to the Ancestral File are no longer accepted. Contributors told to submit to the Pedigree Resource File (PRF) instead.<br> | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 2001 | ||
| Released CDs 23-36.<br> | | Released CDs 23-36.<br> | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 2002 | ||
| Released CDs 37-54.<br> | | Released CDs 37-54.<br> | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 2003 | ||
| Released CDs 55-75.<br> | | Released CDs 55-75.<br> | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 2004 | ||
| Released CDs 76-100.<br> | | Released CDs 76-100.<br> | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 2005 | ||
| Released CDs 101-125.<br> | | Released CDs 101-125.<br> | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 2006 | ||
| Released DVDs 126-130.<br> | | Released DVDs 126-130.<br> | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 12 Mar 2007 | ||
| Total names exceeds 150 million. File has been growing by about 19 million names a year. Added the ability to view pedigrees online.<br> | | Total names exceeds 150 million. File has been growing by about 19 million names a year. Added the ability to view pedigrees online.<br> | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 2007 | ||
| Released DVDs 131-137.<br> | | Released DVDs 131-137.<br> | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 2008 | ||
| Released DVDs 138-143.<br> | | Released DVDs 138-143.<br> | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 2009 | ||
| Released DVDs 144-147.<br> | | Released DVDs 144-147.<br> | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap | | style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 2010 | ||
| Released DVDs 148-150.<br> | | Released DVDs 148-150.<br> | ||
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*[[Family Trees: An Online Research Tool]] | *[[Family Trees: An Online Research Tool]] | ||
*[[Submitting to the Pedigree Resource File|Submitting to the Pedigree Resource File]]<br> | *[[Submitting to the Pedigree Resource File|Submitting to the Pedigree Resource File]]<br> | ||
*[[Use the Internet for Family History Research]] | *[[Use the Internet for Family History Research]] | ||