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[[Image:Ancestral File.png|thumb|right|250px|Ancestral File.png]]Ancestral File is a computerized collection of genealogies that links families into pedigrees, showing ancestors and descendants. It contains information about 40 million people from throughout the world. It shows individuals’ names; family relationships; and dates and places of birth, marriage, and death. Ancestral File was created from thousands of user submitted pedigree charts, family group sheets, and [[GEDCOM]] files. Submissions were merged to eliminate duplication and submitted corrections were applied to eliminate errors.<br> | [[Image:Ancestral File.png|thumb|right|250px|Ancestral File.png]]Ancestral File is a computerized collection of genealogies that links families into pedigrees, showing ancestors and descendants. It contains information about 40 million people from throughout the world. It shows individuals’ names; family relationships; and dates and places of birth, marriage, and death. Ancestral File was created from thousands of user submitted pedigree charts, family group sheets, and [[GEDCOM]] files. Submissions were merged to eliminate duplication and submitted corrections were applied to eliminate errors.<br> | ||
*The current site contains 40 million, 5 million more than the previous website. | *The current site contains 40 million, 5 million more than the previous website. | ||
*Information is not displayed for living individuals, including submitters.<br> | *Information is not displayed for living individuals, including submitters.<br> | ||
*Pedigree charts will soon be supported.<br> | *Pedigree charts will soon be supported.<br> | ||
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= History = | = History = | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 1 July 1979 | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap" | 1 July 1979 | ||
| Began accepting submissions. The Ancestral File replaces the 4-generation program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. | | Began accepting submissions. The Ancestral File replaces the 4-generation program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | April 1988 | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap" | April 1988 | ||
| Ancestral File first deployed in the Family History Library with 4 million names. | | Ancestral File first deployed in the Family History Library with 4 million names. | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 2 April 1990 | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap" | 2 April 1990 | ||
| FamilySearch DOS published on CD-ROM. Includes Ancestral File with 7 million names. | | FamilySearch DOS published on CD-ROM. Includes Ancestral File with 7 million names. | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 1993 | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap" | 1993 | ||
| Ancestral File has grown to 15 million names. | | Ancestral File has grown to 15 million names. | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 1994 | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap" | 1994 | ||
| Version 2.31. | | Version 2.31. | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 24 May 1999 | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap" | 24 May 1999 | ||
| FamilySearch.org debuts, including Ancestral File, which has 35 million names. | | FamilySearch.org debuts, including Ancestral File, which has 35 million names. | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | 4 January 2003 | | 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. | | Submissions to the Ancestral File are no longer accepted. Contributors told to submit to the [[Pedigree Resource File]] (PRF) instead. | ||
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| style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap" | November 2011 | | style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap" | November 2011 | ||
| New edition with 40 million individuals published on a redesigned www.familysearch.org website. | | New edition with 40 million individuals published on a redesigned www.familysearch.org website. | ||
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