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Manasota PAF News
February 2001 -  Volume 7 Issue 4
A publication of the Manasota PAF User Group, Inc. Bradenton, Florida

Section 1  - Section 2  ~  (THIS IS IT!)
Print this and Section 1 to take with you to our meeting on the 3rd of February.
Click HERE for directions for our Bradenton, FL meeting place.

Section 2: (these will show up if you print this page!)

PAFpal - (forwarded by Bill Patterson, President of the Sun City Genealogical Society, from the public genealogy e-mail list PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com )

Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:06:54 -0800
From: Richard L Halliday rlhgen@juno.com 
To: PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com 
Message-ID: <20010129.161154.-3739995.1.rlhgen@juno.com>
Subject: [PAF-5] Re: [PAF-4] Oh, how I wish -
> Please could you tell me what PAFpal is please ?
> Anne,
> Melbourne, AUS.
Anne;
PAF Pal is a program which performs functions on the PAF database that PAF does not do. The brochure for version 3.0 states that it will: 

* Abbreviate US states, Canadian provinces and/or Great Britain county places.
* Expand abbreviations for the above places.
* Automatically add or remove USA or U.S.A. from places in the US.
* Clear ID Number fields.
* Clear AFN fields.
* Remove "Submitted" from LDS date fields.
* Clear all LDS fields.
* Clear titles
* Display individual, marriage and file statistics.
* Soundex Calculator.
* Print lists, by date, of records that have been changed or records that have been submitted to Ancestral File.
* Includes a printed user manual.
* For IBM and compatible computers.

There are versions for PAF 2.x and PAF 4.x which perform most of the same functions. It is written by Steve Cannon, 1065 West 10210 South, South Jordan, Utah 84095, USA. The brochure that I have for version 3.0 shows the price as $18.00, US. In a message from Steve he said that he "probably" would produce a version for PAF 5.0. I have used versions 2 & 3 and plan to buy a copy of version 5 if and when it is produced.

 PAF 5.0 - Finally got it downloaded!  (submitted by DearMYRTLE@aol.com )
Ok, your editor is reporting up-to-the-minute news!  She just got PAF 5.0 downloaded and installed on her computer.  The process for importing one of her several PAF 4.0 databases was automatic, though I couldn't choose which PAF database to install. I don't know what prompted PAF 5.0 to use a particular PAF 4.0 database over another for the import into PAF 5.0 during installation of the program.  It happened to pick the last one I used in PAF 4.0.  It wouldn't appear that it was an alphabetical choice. 

Here's the screen I was faced with automatically during the installation process:

After clicking OK, I was given the usual Windows screen to name the file.  I chose "Pat PAF5" so I could remember this as separate from my PAF 4.0 database which was called "Pats new paf."

The conversion process took less than 15 seconds on this 400mhz PC. YES, I am able to open both PAF 4.0X and PAF 5 at the same time, so the databases are not shared, as some have feared. If I make any changes to PAF 5, they will not show up in my PAF 4.

The first obvious difference is that the screen fonts are a little different, and there are now three tabs which bring three views of an person into play merely by clicking on the tabs found below the menu bar as illustrated below. This means the info on these does not have to be generated each time you wish to see one of these three options.

 
PAF 5 Tool Bar & New Tabs (below tool bar) - and Export for Temple Ready button (on tool bar.)

This access definitely speeds up the use of the program, as I often had to go to the list of individuals in my database to find another area in which to work. Contrast this with the previous version below:

 
PAF 4.0 Tool Bar's Pedigree and Family View buttons are replaced by tabs in PAF 5.

Since time is short, I'll keep my comments short and sweet!  We'll discover more next month! 

System Requirements: (supplied from the PAF download area at www.familysearch.org )
FHDG: Chapter 4 - Source Examples in PAF  
FHDG - Family History Documentation Guide is published by the Silicon Valley PAF Users Group, copyright 2000. "This edition supercedes all previous editions of the PAF Users Group Documentation Guidelines last published in 1995." For years, these folks have provided a standard for data entry.

At our February meeting we'll discuss Chapter 4 Source Examples PAF.

The Manasota PAF Users Group treasurer has been authorized to order 30 (all received and sold) copies at a quantity discount from the $10 cover price.  Additional copies will be ordered at our members' request. Other interested parties may contact:

Silicon Valley PAF Users Group
PO Box 23670
San Jose, California 95153-3670
http://www.svpafug.org/ 

Trouble with 90# (submitted by Manasota PAF VP, Bob Jones GenBobJFLA@aol.com )
My neighbor had this happen. Be always vigilant.
-----------------
Forwarded Message: 
Date: 02/01/2001 1:06:22 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: ShaZandt@aol.com 
"I received a telephone call last evening from an individual identifying himself as an AT&T Service technician who was conducting a test on telephone lines. He stated that to complete the test I should touch nine(9),zero(0), the pound sign(#), and then hang up. Luckily, I was suspicious and refused. Upon contacting the telephone company, I was informed that by pushing 90#, you give the requesting individual full access to your telephone line, which enables them to place long distance calls billed to your home phone number. I was further informed that this scam has been originating from many local jails/prisons. I have also verified this information with UCB Telecom, Pacific Bell, MCI, Bell Atlantic and GTE. Please beware. 

DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE. The GTE Security Department requested that I share this information with EVERYONE I KNOW. PLEASE pass this on to everyone YOU know. 

If you have mailing lists and/or newsletters from organizations you are connected with, I encourage you to pass on this information to them, too. After checking with Verizon they said it was true so do not dial (9), zero(0), the pound sign # and hang up for anyone."
Our NEW Video Library (submitted by DearMYRTLE@aol.com )

We've ordered in a few genealogy video titles which are available on a lending library system to be sponsored by Jim Foy. Contact him at each meeting, or via e-mail jamesallenfoysr@aol.com. Each video is equipped with a pocket containing a "check out" card. Members may borrow the items, provided they are returned to Jim within the week. Often our instructor will use potions of these videos at our regular meetings. Elsie Naylor has also scheduled extra time at our usual meeting place for any  genealogy video nuts who wish to view an item in full "after lunch". We have the following videos:

Digital Imaging for Genealogy Richard S. Wilson Scanners, digital cameras, digital video cameras, & the software to edit photos.
Family History on the Internet Alan Mann, A.G. Finding families, determining relationships, obtaining information, using mail lists, using indexes & government sources.

FamilySearch, Internet Family Finder, Ancestry.com, USGenWeb, Kindred Konnections, RootsWeb, GenForum
Family Roots Organizer Vol 1 Mary E. Vassel Hill (not yet reviewed)
Family Roots Organizer Vol 2 Mary E. Vassel Hill (not yet reviewed)
Guide to Genealogy Information Online Barbara Renick Portals, list of links, search engines, commercial sites, reference sites, collections, surname listings, GenWebs & Webrings, queries, GEDCOM databases, catalogs online, etc.
Online Reference Tools for Genealogy Barbara Renick Educational, geographical, historical, language, locators, time, travel & utilities.
Personal Ancestral File - Getting Started Stephen W. Lemmon Overview of PAF 4, getting started, how to enter information, working with notes, adding family pictures & videos to your files, how to export files.
Personal Ancestral File - Intermediate Alan E. Mann, A.G. Reports, multi-media, sources, importing & exporting, creating web pages.
Personal Ancestral File - Advanced Stephen W. Lemmon Create source lists, add sources to individual records, add sources to marriage records, use multi-media in sources, use citations, effectively use notes, manage notes.
Publishing Your Family History on the Internet Richard S. Wilson (not yet reviewed)
Using Ancestry.com Jake Gehring (not yet reviewed)

 
Using FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Site Stephen W. Lemmon Search for ancestors, step-by-step research guidance, maps, forms, other web sites, other researchers, share your genealogy with others, recommend or add a web site to FamilySearch, find a family history center near you, search the Family History Library Catalog.
Scanning Hardware Video (submitted by DearMYRTLE@aol.com )

I got excited when we received the videos mentioned in the previous article. At this month's meeting I'll show the segment on scanners from Digital Imaging for Genealogy featuring Richard S. Wilson. Next month when Dorinne Campbell discusses software for editing a photo, she'll show you that segment. I think this scanning segment is essential for those considering the purchase of a new scanner. The guys at Office Depot and Staple know their stuff, but they really want to sell you something. Richard calmly explains the available options, and what he considers reasonable for the average genealogist.

Copy/Paste Using Windows (submitted by DearMYRTLE@aol.com )

Here's a little chart that might be worth printing out, cutting up and taping to your monitor until you learn the process for copying text from one place on your computer and pasting it somewhere else. There are basically four ways to do a copy and paste, depending on your preferences and whether or not a copy or paste button show up on a tool bar in whatever program you are using. You may use these options in any order you wish.

  Copy   Paste

Select Text

 1. CTRL + C

Go to Target

 1. CTRL + V
2. Edit > Copy 2. Edit > Paste
3. Right Click Mouse > Copy 3. Right Click Mouse > Paste
4. Copy Button  4. Paste Button

SELECT TEXT - This is where you use your left mouse button to "highlight' a sentence or two. In the diagram below, I held down my mouse button at the line by "A" and held it down to the line at point "B."  In this manner I was able to select the last three system requirements found on a web page describing the use of PAF 5.

Notice that the text that is selected is now white letters with blue background. Colors may vary depending on your computer, the web site, and the program you are using.

COPY TO WINDOWS CLIPBOARD I will elect to use method #3, so I'll RIGHT CLICK on the selected text to get a pop-up menu where I can chose COPY.

I could have elected to go to EDIT on the AOL menu bar (since AOL does not have a COPY or PASTE button on its tool bar.) There I would have selected COPY, as indicated in the chart above.

The copy and paste buttons shown in the table above are from Word97, so if you are using Works, or WordPerfect, or another program, they may have a different graphic on the button face. In Windows, if you are confused about the use of any tool bar button, merely bring your mouse pointer over the button (without clicking) in a few seconds a little yellow box will pop up to temporarily show the command that will be invoked if you click that tool bar button.

Go to Target - By this I am not thinking of a retail competitor of Walmart, but rather, I wish you to go to that program or part of a document when you wish to paste the information.  Click 1 time to put your cursor in place, as if you were going to type, but instead...

PASTE - Now I recommend right clicking and selecting PASTE from the pop-up menu, and you'll find your text has been instantly inserted where your cursor is placed.

Some Rules about Windows Clipboard 

The clipboard is a semi-hidden resource provided in Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000. When an item (graphic or text) is placed on the clipboard (COPY) the clipboard manager remembers that item until any of these three things happens:

The implication is that you can continue to paste that item again and again wherever you wish until you do one of those three things to "clear" its memory of the item you've COPIED there. NOTE: There are some enhanced options in MSOffice 2000 which are peculiar to that suite of programs including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc.) which we will not discuss in this lesson. 

How COPY & PASTE Can Help Genealogists  - Let's say you receive an e-mail such as Jim Foy received on the anniversary of his father's death.  A cousin wrote to tell him that she was thinking about him, and then proceeded in the e-mail to tell a few neat recollections she had of doing things with Jim's dad.  These are PERFECT for putting in notes under his dad in our genealogy program!

The same is true of a web page or message board posting with a paragraph or two about your ancestor, the place where he lived, his religious orientation, the weather the last winter he lived, etc. We often find things like this in biographical sketches and county histories and such. See:

The list could go on and on!  Please do continue reading the next article, because it is ESSENTIAL that we properly cite our sources, even when they are electronic!

Citing Your Source When Copying & Pasting (submitted by DearMYRTLE@aol.com )

Whenever you do decide to quote someone, you must of course cite your source.  When doing this from a book or magazine, we're quite accustomed to including:

But it doesn't seem so easy when quoting web pages or e-mail.  So here are a few hints:

When quoting e-mail, be sure to include the HEADER such as:

Subj: Weekly Fireside - Week of November 12, 2000
Date: 11/13/2000 12:03:49 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: HOST GFS Jayne
To: HOST GFS Jim
BCC: DearMYRTLE
Sent on: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 124

Please note that in this example, I was only a CC (Carbon Copy) recipient of the e-mail, which went out officially to HostGFSJIM.  Since this came from AOL, I know that to reply to either individual, a non-AOLer must use @aol.com after any of the e-mail addresses.  Notice I am NOT willing to alter the original e-mail header.  I also will NOT leave out the SENT ON: part, which explains to non-AOL subscribers the need to expand the e-mail address to properly address a reply.  (GOSH, was that clear?)

When quoting an electronic newsletter:

Be sure to look at the top or the bottom and find the publication info such as:

DearMYRTLE DearMYRTLE,
Daily Genealogy Columnist
AOL Keywords: roots or myrtle
www.DearMYRTLE.com
--------------------------------
copyright 2000. All rights reserved.
www.dearmyrtle.com/00/1240.htm

 
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Many of the articles published in these newsletters contain quotes or references from others, especially from other Web sites, software users manuals, press releases and other public announcements. Any words in this newsletter attributed to another person or organization remain the copyrighted materials of the original author(s). 

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Also, please include the following statement with any articles you re-distribute:

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Newsletter and is copyright 2001 by Richard W. Eastman. It is 
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When quoting a web site:

Be sure to  copy the URL for the site. For instance if I had just quoted something from Ancestry.com's web site as follows:

Ancestry.com Posts 1920 U.S. Federal Census Images
"Ancestry.com continues census images project with 1920 postings for parts of AK, AL, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NH, NJ, NM, NY, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA and VT. Members add U.S. Federal Census Images for only $39.95 (for a complete list of counties use our browse feature). These important census images have never been made available on the Internet before. Additional images will be added to this exciting and growing collection on a weekly basis. This 1920 collection will be posted over the next few weeks and will be initially browseable by state, county and township/enumeration district. Ancestry is currently creating a head-of-household index to the 1920 census that will be posted state -by-state as it becomes available over the next few months."

I can't just leave that entry without citing the source.  Here is a complete listing:

Ancestry.com Posts 1920 U.S. Federal Census Images
"Ancestry.com continues census images project with 1920 postings for parts of AK, AL, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NH, NJ, NM, NY, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA and VT. Members add U.S. Federal Census Images for only $39.95 (for a complete list of counties use our browse feature). These important census images have never been made available on the Internet before. Additional images will be added to this exciting and growing collection on a weekly basis. This 1920 collection will be posted over the next few weeks and will be initially browseable by state, county and township/enumeration district. Ancestry is currently creating a head-of-household index to the 1920 census that will be posted state -by-state as it becomes available over the next few months." http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/about/main.htm 2 February 2001.

Note that I have COPIED and PASTED a second time to pick up the URL for the web announcement about the 1920 census images, as shown in the illustration below:

 

The Laminated Pedigree Chart (submitted by DearMYRTLE@aol.com )

The Family Roots Circular Pedigree Chart will be demonstrated at our meeting is available through:

www.123genealogy.com . From the web site:

"This beautiful, laminated and color-coded FamilyRoots Circle Pedigree was created based on the family history training taught by Mary E. V. Hill. A colored pedigree chart really helps you keep all your ancestral lines straight. This product makes it very easy to create a chart that is both useful and very attractive to display. The idea for color-coding a circle pedigree chart began several years ago. Family researchers find lots of genealogy information about cousins, but feel a need to concentrate on finding their ancestors on their pedigree chart who are direct-line great and great great grandparents going back for many generations. As they worked on large pedigree charts it became overwhelming! They wondered if it would help to divide the chart up into 4 quarters by color, for the 4 lineages of my grandparents?" Using markers and a ruler, they tried it out. The addition of color made such a difference! It really amazed them. Adding color to your organizational system will really help keep all the details straight and help you do good and effective genealogy research."
Click for larger view

How to color-code?
Color-code your pedigree by the lineages of your four grandparents. All the ancestors of one grandparent will be organized under the same color:

EDITOR'S NOTE: This laminated pedigree chart comes with its own marker! A great gift or family reunion idea! Its $15.95 plus shipping. Order online or by contacting:  THE STUDIO, Inc. (877) 263-2267, 39 South Main, Hurricane, UT 84737 or via e-mail: info@123genealogy.com

Everything Online Genealogy Book  (a note from Elsie Naylor, genelsien@aol.com )

For those 21 individuals who signed up for a copy of Pat Richley's new book, they have not yet arrived.  Jim will check the 10:30am Saturday UPS delivery to see if we can get them before the close of our February meeting.  The Treasury paid for 30, so nine more people can pick one up.  Please bring a check or exact change.  $14.50 includes the cost of the book and a pro-rated special shipping price. If you'd like to order the book online,  Click HERE to ORDER from Amazon.com. 

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