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The Future of PAF
Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is free genealogy software offered by
FamilySearch. Millions of people have used PAF to do family history work.
Over the years, many other genealogy software programs have been introduced
by commercial companies. Most of these programs can work with PAF and GEDCOM
files, and they offer additional features that PAF does not have.
The last major update to PAF was PAF 5.2 in 2001. Since then, FamilySearch
has been developing a web-based genealogy system that will allow people to
create, search, manage, and share their family histories online. This online
system will replace TempleReady. The first phase of the new system is being
made available temple district by temple district to members of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day and is temporarily accessed at
new.familysearch.org. Once the system is complete, it will be available for
free to members and the general public at www.familysearch.org.
Currently, family history information cannot transfer automatically between
PAF and the new FamilySearch system. You can create a GEDCOM file in PAF and
export information into the new system, but you cannot export information
from the new system into PAF. You need to manually enter any information you
find in the new system that you want to add to PAF. To avoid duplication, it
is not recommended that members export large GEDCOM files into the new
system. The system includes guidelines on how members should add
information.
In the future, you will be able to purchase software developed by other
companies for use with PAF that will allow you to transfer information
between the new FamilySearch system and PAF. As another option, you will be
able to purchase and use genealogy software programs developed by others
that allow automatic transfer of information between the programs and the
new system.
There are benefits for those who wish to use both the new online system and
one of the commercial software programs. These programs will allow them to:
- Work offline and then enable genealogical information to be
automatically entered into the online FamilySearch system.
- Maintain a working copy of their genealogy file on their own computer
hard drive.
- Use additional or advanced features that will not be offered in the
online system.
PAF users who consider the purchase of another program should contact the
manufacturer of the software to ensure that it will allow them to transfer
and update their data between the software and the new FamilySearch online
system.
The decision is much easier for those who are just beginning their family
history and for those who do not have an electronic file of their family
history—they will simply be able to build their family histories completely
online using the new FamilySearch system. No other software will be needed.
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