Software

Genealogy Computer Software
Personal Ancestral File (PAF)

Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is a free genealogy and family history program offered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints . PAF allows you to quickly and easily collect, organize and share your family history and genealogy information.

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Installing PAF - Downloading and installing guidelines for those who are not too familiar with downloading and installing programs from the Internet

Creating PAF Templates - PAF enables you to customize what details you want to include or exclude in your family tree. For those who want to us this PAF feature, this downloadable document gives some step-by-step guidelines that supplement the instructions included in PAF's Help file. Download this file now but you need read it only when you start Chapter 2 of the book (refer also to the note on page 23 in the book).

Forms and Charts (PDF format)

InterviewRecord-RRRE

FamilyGroupRecord-RRRE

FamilyGroupRecordVer2-RRRE

PedigreeChart4Generations-RRRE (also known as Ancestry Chart)

InterviewQuestionnaireChecklist-RRRE

ResearchCalendar-RRRE

SourceSummary-RRRE

CorrespondenceRecord-RRRE

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