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This is one of several programs available in Family History Centers that are certified to work with
newFamilySearch. Previously we demonstrated Family Insight. Future demonstrations will be given for
Legacy and Roots Magic.
Ancestral Quest is a commercial program for entering and maintaining genealogical data in a family
linked database. It is produced by Inclined Software (www.ancquest.com). In the early 1990’s, the program
was given to the church from which PAF 4.0 was produced. Ancestral Quest and PAF have the same look
and feel. Since the time that Incline Software gave the program to the church, Ancestral Quest has added
many enhancements beyond what is in PAF 5.2. This document will focus on a few of these enhancements:
additional features in source citations, ToDo’s, Research Log, and synchronization with newFamilySearch.
I. Open Ancestral Quest 12.1 (double click on desktop icon)
A. Open file Roseburg-BYU15 in My Documents folder.
II. Individual data entry and citations.
A. Look at document in handout, find John Roseberg, #11 on line 13.
B. In Ancestral Quest, select Roseberg (no given name) (RIN 11).
1.
‘Search Center’ on combines all types of searches into one panel.
2.
For this request type “11” in the ‘RIN’ field.
3.
Click on the ‘OK’ button.
C. Click on ‘Family’ tab, if not already there.
D. Add first name, “John”.
E. Add birth date “Abt 1854”.
F. Add death date “15Mar 1896”, place “Near Cle Elum, Kittitas, Washington, United States”.
G. Click on individual source (little “s” by name field:
1.
Click on ‘Create’ button to create a new source.
a. Select ‘Death Registration’ for ‘type’ field.
b. Select ‘2=Secondary. . .’ for ‘quality’ field.
c. Enter “Washington Deaths, 1891-1907” in ‘Title’ field.
d. Enter “Washington State Government” in ‘Author’ field.
e. Enter “Web Site” in ‘Publisher/Facts’ field.
f. Click on ‘Repository’ button.
i. Click on the ‘The Generations Network, Inc.” from the list.
ii. Click on the ‘Select’ button.
g. Enter “www.ancestry.com” in ‘Call No.’ field.
2.
Click on ‘OK’ button to enter citation.
a. Enter “#11” in ‘Vol/Page/Film #’ field.
b. Click on the ‘Attach’ button to include image of document.
i. Click on the ‘Browse” button
ii. In the ‘BYU15-Documents’ folder click on the file name “John-Rosburg-death1896.jpg”.
iii. Enter “Death register for John Roseberg” in the ‘Caption’ field.
iv. Click on the ‘Full Page’ radio button.
v. Click on ‘Rotate’ check box.
vi. Click on ‘OK’ button.
c. Click on the ‘Attach to Other Events’ button.
i. Click ‘OK’ button to save citation.
ii. Click on ‘Birth’ in list and then click on the ‘Attach’ button.
iii. Click on ‘Death’ in list and then click on the ‘Attach’ button.
iv. Click on ‘Close’ button.
v. Click on ‘OK’ button.
3.
Click on the ‘Notes/Sources’ button.
a. Click in the ‘Individual Sources’ tab.
i. This display all citations.
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ii. The order of the citations can be changed on this panel.
iii. Click on ‘Save’ button.
4.
Click on ‘Add To Do’ button.
a. Enter “Find immigration record in Ancestry.com” in ’Item’ field.
b. Enter “Immigration” in ‘Category’ field.
c. Click on ‘Advanced’ button if ‘Location’ field is not visible.
d. Enter “At the Family History Center Or Orem Library” in ‘Location’ field.
e. Enter “Immigrated from Sweden between 1881 and 1889.” In the ‘Notes’ field.
f. Click on ‘OK’ button.
5.
Click on ‘Research Manager” button.
a. Click on ‘All’ radio button.
b. Play with buttons to select an item to do.
6.
Click on ‘Save’ button.
H. Enter Father (Ctl-T or double click Father).
1.
Enter name “A K Roseberg”
2.
Enter Birth place “, , Sweden”
3.
Click on individual source (little “s” by name field:
a. Click on ‘Select’ button.
b. Double click on ‘Washington Deaths, 1891-1907’ in source list.
c. With ‘1. #11’ highlighted, click on ‘Select from list’ button.
d. Click on ‘*Attach to Other Events’ button.
e. Click ‘OK’ button in ‘OK to save this citation’ message.
f. Click on ‘Birth’ in list to highlight it.
g. Click on ‘Place’ radio button.
h. Click on ‘Attach’ button.
i. Click on ‘Close’ button.
j. Click on ‘OK’ button.
k. Click on ‘Save’ button.
I. Click on ‘Marriage Source’ button.
1.
Click on ‘Select’ button.
2.
Double click on ‘Washington Deaths, 1891-1907’ in source list.
3.
With ‘1. #11’ highlighted, click on ‘Select from list’ button.
4.
Click on ‘*Attach to Other Events’ button.
5.
Click ‘OK’ button in ‘OK to save this citation’ message.
6.
Click on ‘OK’ button.
7.
Click on ‘Save’ button.
J. Enter Mother (Ctl-M or double click Mother).
1.
Enter name “Siste Anderdotter”
2.
Enter Birth place “, , Sweden”
3.
Click on individual source (little “s” by name field:
a. Click on ‘Select’ button.
b. Double click on ‘Washington Deaths, 1891-1907’ in source list.
c. With ‘1. #11’ highlighted, click on ‘Select from list’ button.
d. Click on ‘*Attach to Other Events’ button.
e. Click ‘OK’ button in ‘OK to save this citation’ message.
f. Click on ‘Birth’ in list to highlight it.
g. Click on ‘Place’ radio button.
h. Click on ‘Attach’ button.
i. Click on ‘Close’ button.
j. Click on ‘OK’ button.
k. Click on ‘Save’ button.
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III. Preview Family Group Record (Ctl-P).
A. Click on ‘Family Group’ tab.
B. Settings: Single Family, Expanded.
C. Make sure sources check box is checked.
D. Click on “Preview’ button.
E. After preview document, Click on the ‘Close’ button.
IV. Find Ann Eliza Sherman (Rin 153) to review links to newFamilySearch.
A. The triangle in upper right corner of his name box indicates that the individual has Notes and/or
Sources; the circle at the right of the box indicates that he is synchronized with
newFamilySearch.
B. To go to newFamilySearch enter ‘Ctl-E’ or use menu: ‘FamilySearch’ (Alt-y) then ‘Review
Individual’
C. Enter “donaldengstrom” in name field and then enter password.
D. The column on the left contains data from the AQ database (your data) and the right column is
the data from newFamilySearch.
E. An open check box can be checked to move data either way (to your database or to
newFamilySearch). Gray check boxes show data that is already synchronized.
F. Click on the ‘Check for Dups on FamilySearch’ button.
1.
Possible duplicates (if any) are listed above and are ranked from high to low. Click on
name at top to show matching fields.
2.
The left column shows the synchronized data from newFamilySearch. The right column is
data from the possible matched record.
3.
Do NOT combine these records so they will be available for future demonstrations.
4.
To combine records, you would click on the ‘Mark as Same’ button and then the
‘Combine’ button. After that AQ fields can be changed by comparison with the combined
data.
5.
Click on the ‘Close’ button.
G. Click on the ‘Spouses Children’ button to view spouses and children.
1.
Click on the + in the check box next to ‘Family with Eli Davidson Horton’.
2.
If needed, duplicate spouses can be combined by clicking on the ‘Combine Spouses’
button.
3.
If needed, duplicate children can be combined by clicking on the ‘Combine children’
button.
4.
Click on the check box next to ‘Eli Davidson Horton’.
5.
Click on the ‘Add to local file’ radio button.
6.
Click on the ‘OK’ button.
7.
Click on the ‘-/+ Children’ button.
8.
Click on the ‘Marriage’ check box.
9.
Click on the ‘OK’ button to ‘Add as Primary Event/Fact’.
10.
Click on ‘Mark All’ button.
11.
Click on the ‘OK’ button.
12.
Click on check box for ‘Sealing to Parents’ on the first child.
13.
Click on the ‘OK’ button to ‘Add as Primary Event/Fact’ for each.
14.
Repeat steps 10 and 11 for the second child.
15.
Click on the ‘Process’ button.
16.
Click on the ‘Commit’ button.
H. Click on the ‘Parents Sibling’ button to view parents and siblings.
1.
Click on either + sign at the top left or right.
2.
Click on the ‘+/- Children’ button to view complete list of data for siblings.
3.
If needed, duplicate fathers can be combined by clicking on the ‘Combine Fathers’ button.
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4.
If needed, duplicate mothers can be combined by clicking on the ‘Combine Mothers’
button.
5.
Combining records of brothers and sisters clicking on the ‘Combine Siblings’ button.
a. Click on ‘Ann Eliza Sherman’ to highlight.
b. Click on the ‘Select’ button (+ will be place in Combine? Column).
c. Click on ‘Ann E Sherman’ to highlight.
d. Click on the ‘Select’ button (+ will be place in Combine? Column).
e. Do NOT combine these records so they will be available for future demonstrations.
f. Click on ‘Close’ button.
g. Everything has already been updated so no changes need to be made.
I. Click on ‘Close’ button.
V. Find Charles E Sherman (Rin 48) to add/or synchronize children with newFamilySearch.
A. To go to newFamilySearch enter ‘Ctl-E’ or use menu: ‘FamilySearch’ (Alt-y) then ‘Review
Individual’.
B. Click on the ‘Check for Dups on FamilySearch’ button.
1.
Click on the ‘OK’ button.
2.
Click on the ‘Cancel’ button.
3.
Click on the ‘Close’ button.
C. Click on the ‘Spouses Children’ button to view spouses and children.
1.
Click on the + in the check box next to ‘Family with Eli Davidson Horton’.
2.
Click on the ‘-/+ Children’ button.
3.
Please do NOT do the following since they are not part of our own family.
a. Click on the ‘Check Box’ by the name of each child to add their name to
newFamilySearch.
b. Click on the ‘Process’ button.
c. Click on the ‘Close’ button.
4.
Click on the ‘Close’ button.
VI. Find Russell E Sherman (Rin 51) to add him to newFamilySearch.
A. To go to newFamilySearch enter ‘Ctl-E’ or use menu: ‘FamilySearch’ (Alt-y) then ‘Review
Individual’.
1.
Click on the ‘OK’ button.
2.
Click on the ‘Cancel’ button.
3.
Click on the ‘Close’ button.
B. Click on the ‘Add to FS’ button.
1.
Click on the ‘Manual’ radio button if it is not already done
2.
Click on the ‘Proceed’ button.
3.
Please do NOT do the following since they are not part of our own family.
a. Click on the ‘Check Boxes’ of data to be added.
b. Click on the ‘Save’ button.
4.
Click on the ‘Close’ button.
C. Click on the ‘Close’ button.
VII. Close file by clicking on ‘File’ in menu and then close.
The End