The Pedigree Resource File is more complete and more up-to-date. The database does not allow for additions or corrections to Ancestral File.
Use information found in Ancestral File cautiously. Ancestral File is a compiled source it does not show notes and sources, nor does it show where the information originated. There is a DOS version of Ancestral File available at Family History Centers which shows names of living individuals and LDS temple dates (if temple ordinance dates were included by the person who submitted the data). Ancestral File found on the FamilySearch™ Internet site (does not show names of living individuals, nor does it show LDS temple ordinance dates. A computerized database of over thirty-five million lineage-linked names of living and deceased individuals organized into family groups and pedigrees. Kip Sperry, Kirtland, Ohio: A Guide to Family History and Historical Sources (Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2005) 173–186.Ĭomputer Databases and Genealogical CollectionsĪncestral File.
