4 November 2013
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PAF's non-standard GEDCOM tag _AKA causing problems. Guidelines for using PAF's Also Known As field. By Tamura Jones.
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Easy-to-use genealogy software for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7. This software includes extensive reports, multimedia, publishing, and website creation features. Also provides multiple database support, to do lists, powerful merge features, comprehensive syncing with New FamilySearch and more. Ancestral Quest can generate a web site for ancestors of a person, descendants of a person, or selected individuals in your file. Notes, sources and scrapbook objects can be added to the web presentation. Licensed versions have been provided under different names such as PAF, Ancestry Family Tree and Family Tree Heritage. Available in English, German, Spanish, French and other languages. Ancestral Quest Basics is the free version.
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Ancestral Quest - PAF 5 Compare
AQ can be used as an add-on for PAF. PAF was derived from AQ, so AQ works with the same file format as and it does a bit more. Many users of PAF continue to use PAF, but use AQ to access supplemental features such as: syncs a PAF database with new.FamilySearch.org, fan charts, descendant drop-line charts, documentation (notes and sources) for pedigree charts, publish a family book, generate research log, search against the new FamilySearch indexed records, and much more.
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Ancestry.com - Message Boards - Personal Ancestral File (PAF)
Post reviews, questions and answers.
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Chinese-American Contribution to Transcontinental Railroad
From the Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum.
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Evidence Explained - QuickLesson 16: Speculation, Hypothesis, Interpretation & Proof
By Elizabeth Shown Mills.
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Evidence Explained - QuickLesson 17: The Evidence Analysis Process Map
In-depth lesson by Elizabeth Shown Mills.
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Resources to help You get started.
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Create and maintain your family tree online through the FamilySearch web site.
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FamilySearch Wiki - Training for FamilySearch Family Tree
A table that shows where to find courses, guides, videos, lessons, and webinars.
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Genelines Timeline Software: Create Amazing Charts
Create seven customizable timeline charts that display your family history records in a refreshingly different way. Compatible with GEDCOM, Family Tree Maker versions 2007 and earlier (2008/2009/2010 use GEDCOM), Personal Ancestral File, Legacy Family Tree, Ancestral Quest, Ancestry Family Tree.
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Immigration to the US, Immigration, Railroads, and the West
From the Harvard University Library Open Collections Program.
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MacPAF - Mac Genealogy Software
A personal genealogy program for Mac OS X, modelled after a previous version of PAF (Personal Ancestral File) for Macintosh called Family Records.
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Personal Ancestral File: Frequently Asked Questions & Resources
Answers to basic questions, links to resources and downloads. By Tamura Jones.
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Map your ancestors on Google Maps using your FamilySearch Family Tree.
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How to yet your PAF database into another application. Problems and Solutions. By Tamura Jones.
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Transcontinental Railroad . American Experience . WGBH | PBS
"The remarkable story of greed, innovation and gritty determination to build a railroad connecting California to the East."
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Western Trails Project - Railroads and Immigration Online Exibit
From the Kansas Historical Society.
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Many reasons why many genealogist prefer a decade old product. By Tamura Jones.
