I have a very grumpy reason for not submitting my data to the PRF. With ancestral file,the info was available, first to FHCs before the internet, then online once FamilySearch came online. Pedigree Resource File comes only on CDs that have to be purchased. Our Stake FHC only has up to disk 30-something. Even those were purchased privately by stake members who wanted to"build up" the collection, but have not done so recently. I'd have to go to the regional FHC which is something I just can't do on a regular basis. It seems that whenever I do get a hit on the PRF index, it's up in the 60s or 80s. I do want to buy the entire collection for my use, but it's pricey and other more urgent expenses keep coming up. So I'm rather grumpy that we are urged to submit our information to this, but have to pay out in order to see it. Even rootsweb lets you look at others' submitted family histories for free. And, I'm not one who complains about not having free access to genealogical records; just complaining that one can only see the records if they have access to the CDs. If they were automatically supplied to my stake FHC like the AF ones were, or online, I wouldn't fuss. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Whitcomb To: Linda Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 11:55 PM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] No Source Information given in IGI This gives us more reasons to submit our data to the Pedigree Resource File, and to encourage our friends to do this as well.

Linda wrote: >I have a very grumpy reason for not submitting my data to the PRF. With ancestral file,the info was available, first to FHCs before the internet, then online once FamilySearch came online. Pedigree Resource File comes only on CDs that have to be purchased. Our Stake FHC only has up to disk 30-something. Even those were purchased privately by stake members who wanted to"build up" the collection, but have not done so recently. I'd have to go to the regional FHC which is something I just can't do on a regular basis. It seems that whenever I do get a hit on the PRF index, it's up in the 60s or 80s. I do want to buy the entire collection for my use, but it's pricey and other more urgent expenses keep coming up. So I'm rather grumpy that we are urged to submit our information to this, but have to pay out in order to see it. Even rootsweb lets you look at others' submitted family histories for free. > >And, I'm not one who complains about not having free access to genealogical records; just complaining that one can only see the records if they have access to the CDs. If they were automatically supplied to my stake FHC like the AF ones were, or online, I wouldn't fuss. > >Linda > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alan Whitcomb > To: Linda > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 11:55 PM > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] No Source Information given in IGI > > > This gives us more reasons to submit our data to the Pedigree Resource File, and to encourage our friends to do this as well. > > > >==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== >RootsWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > >Alan; > > I understand your frustration. At our FHC we have about the first 80 CDs of the PRF file. Our resources are limited. There is a solution. The program PRF Magnet will search the PRF Index on-line. From that index it will then compile pedigrees or family groups and it will generate a GEDCOM file of that information. I have not personally used this program. I have talked to several people who have seen demonstrations. Both of them then bought the program. It is available from ohanasoftware.com. Richard L. Halliday West Linn, Oregon (where we received 240% of the normal amount of rainfall this May)