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Personal Data Management

Personal Data Management. Gathering Records. Obtain information from family members. Living family members (immediate and extended). 4 generation pedigree chart starting with yourself. Back to the first line of deceased ancestors.

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Personal Data Management

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  1. Personal Data Management

  2. Gathering Records • Obtain information from family members. • Living family members (immediate and extended). • 4 generation pedigree chart starting with yourself. • Back to the first line of deceased ancestors. • Obtain birth, christening, marriage, death, burial, LDS ordinances each individual. • Due: When you attend your first lab

  3. Offline Family Records Data Files • PAF 5.2 • Ancestral Quest • Roots Magic • Legacy • PURPOSE: manage your own records, add/delete/source information, perfect information before submitting to the church.

  4. Online Family Records Data File • The Common Pedigree • New FamilySearch (new.familysearch.org) • Family Tree (labs.familysearch.com) • PURPOSE: connect all family lines and link all of God’s children back to Adam.

  5. PAF 5.2 • Personal Ancestral File • Database used to organize family records • Free from familysearch.org

  6. Personal Ancestral File 5.2 Basics

  7. Correct Name Formats • Names need to be as complete as possible. • Names are recorded in spoken order. • Use "or" to indicate an individual was known by more than one name. • Martha or Patsy Dandridge • These abbreviations: Jr., Sr., III, etc. go after the Surname. • If known, use the wife's maiden name. • "Mrs." is the only title that should be used when identifying an individual.

  8. Correct Name Formats Do not: • Place titles in name fields. • Sir, Mr., etc. • Place occupations in name fields. • farmer, doctor, shipwright, etc. • Use other descriptors in name fields. • twin, a year, place, etc.

  9. Correct Date Formats • Dates need to be as complete as possible. • Dates should be written as day, month, year. • Use three-letter abbreviations for months. • 3 Apr 1836

  10. Correct Place Names • Entered as city/town, county, state, country. • Use commas to separate localities • Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States • Do not use two letter abbreviations for states. • ID

  11. ASSIGNMENTS • Try it yourself! • Create a PAF file using the PAF tutorial as your guide found at http://paftutorial.byu.eduand enter in as much information as you can. • From your ward clerk: • Obtain you confirmation date • Obtain your LDS membership number • (Both of these can be found on an Individual Ordinance Summary that you can get from your ward clerk)

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