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All of the new features introduced in Ancestral
Quest version 12.1 are designed to aid a user in comparing
and synchronizing local databases with the
Family Tree database of new.FamilySearch.org, a system
being developed by The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints (LDS). The Family Tree database
claims to have roughly 500 million lineage-linked
records, and these records become directly accessible
to users of AQ 12.1 through these new features.
An adjustment has also been made to the way a new
user can try Ancestral Quest. AQ 12.1 now provides
a 60-day free trial of the program with all features
fully unlocked.
Because new.FamilySearch.org is still being developed
and tested by members of the LDS church, its
Family Tree is currently only available to a relatively
small number of people. The new features of AQ 12.1
require access to the FamilySearch system through
their secure system, and therefore can only be used
by those who have access to new.FamilySearch.org. In
the coming weeks and months, as new.FamilySearch.
org is made available to a growing number of individuals,
those users will also be able to use the new
features of AQ 12.1. Incline Software understands
that the Family Tree feature of new.FamilySearch.
org will eventually be available to the general public,
and therefore that the new features of AQ 12.1 will
eventually be functional for all users.
These new features benefit not only users of Ancestral
Quest, but also users of Personal Ancestral File
(PAF), because the PAF program of the LDS church
is based on an older version of AQ. AQ 12.1 is a FamilySearch
certified PAF add-in. It will allow a PAF
user to synchronize his/her local PAF data with the
Family Tree of new.FamilySearch.org. Once installed
Ancestral Quest will appear on the Tools menu of
PAF 5.2, and the PAF user merely needs to click on
that menu item to start AQ 12.1 to synchronize their
PAF data with FamilySearch.
The new features to access new.FamilySearch.org
require an ID and password that must be obtained
from new.FamilySearch.org. If a user can obtain an
ID and password for new.FamilySearch.org, the user
can take advantage of these new features in AQ 12.1.
Otherwise the user will still enjoy all the features of
AQ 12.0.
Users of AQ 12.0 can download AQ 12.1 for free.
Users of older versions of AQ will be able to download
an upgrade for $19.95, or upgrade on a CD for $22.95
plus s/h. New users can download the 60-day trial
for free, then purchase an activation code for $29.95
or order the software on CD for $34.95 plus s/h.
To find out more about Ancestral Quest or Incline
Software, visit the website at www.ancquest.com.
—Courtesy of Gaylon Findlay, Incline Software
The Palatine to America
Library Relocating
The Palatine to America Library has been closed. Our
collection is being relocated to the Columbus Metropolitan
Library in Columbus, Ohio. It is anticipated
the Palatine Collection will be available for use again
sometime in the first quarter of 2009.
—Courtesy of Odell Miller,
President, Palatines to America
APG Announces Election Results
Westminster, Colo., November 21, 2008—The Association
of Professional Genealogists (APG), the
world’s leading professional organization of family
history and related professionals, announced
the results of its 2008 election. Ten board members
were elected to two-year terms for 2009-2010. Two
nominating committee members were elected to
one-year terms.
Region 1: West: Trish Hackett Nicola, CG (Washington)
is currently a Region 1 director on the APG
Board and chapter representative for the Puget
Sound Chapter. Trish is on APG’s Chapter Activities
Committee. Mary Penner (New Mexico) chairs
the APG Publications Advisory Committee. She has
been awarded research grants from the Kansas State
Historical Society and the State Historical Society
of Missouri. Her articles appear frequently in the
Ancestry Weekly Journal and in many genealogical
magazines.
Region 2: Midwest: Billie Stone Fogarty (Oklahoma)
is president of the Oklahoma Genealogical
Society and vice-president and program chair of
the Oklahoma Home & Community Continuing
Education Genealogy Group. She belongs to the Genealogical
Speakers Guild and teaches continuing
education classes. Paul Milner (Illinois) is co-author
of A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering your English
Ancestors and A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering
your Scottish Ancestors, and is a well-known speaker
and author.
Region 3: Southeast: Donald Moore, CG (Virginia)
is a Board-certified genealogist with an interest in
colonial Virginia research. He is past president of
the Virginia Beach Genealogical Society, vice president
of the Virginia Genealogical Society, and editor
of its newsletter. C. Ann Staley, CG (Florida) is
a professional genealogist, consultant, instructor,
and lecturer at local, state, and national levels. She
is a board member of the Federation of Genealogical
Societies.
Region 4: Northeast: Amy E.K. Arner (Pennsylvania)
is a researcher specializing in Western
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