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A Brief History of Personal Ancestral File

Overview of PAF history. Lots of interesting little known facts.

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This genealogies database includes Ancestral File: A static collection of genealogies submitted by users, prior to 2003, including 40 million ancestors. Entries include names, family relationships, and dates and places of events. Submissions were merged to eliminate duplication.

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