Ancestral Sources Acknowledgements and Disclaimers

Skill Level: Advanced, Intermediate, and New User
FH versions: V4, V5, and V6
In Topics: Using Ancestral Sources

Copyright Notice

Ancestral Sources is copyright © Nick Walker and is currently only made available through the Family Historian User Group. This application may only be distributed on other websites or via other media such as DVD or CD-ROM if permission is granted by Nick Walker, the author. In any case the help-file must always be distributed with the software.

Warranty and Support

There is no warranty. Although I [Nick Walker] have made reasonable attempts to ensure that this program is virus-free and fault-free, I can not be held liable for anything untoward that may happen to your computer or the files upon it. Do not use this program if you don’t agree with or understand this. Having said that I would like to know if you do have any problems, in which case contact me, Nick WalkerNick Walker is the author of Ancestral Sources, used with Family Historian (FH) to standardize the entry of Census, Birth, Baptism, Marriage, Death, and Burial/Cremation records for England, Scotland, Wales, US, Ireland, and Canada. Custom templates can be created within.
Please email me if you have any problems with Ancestral SourcesSource: “where information was found”. This could be anything from an archive in a county records office, a book, or even a relative’s recorded recollection. Citing your Sources helps to show how you reached a particular conclusion about an Individual. or suggestions for improvements. However, I don’t guarantee that I will continue to give this support for ever!
There is an Ancestral SourcesAncestral Sources is a utility written by Nick Walker, designed to be used in conjunction with Family Historian to allow faster, more convenient creation of Census, Birth, Baptism, Marriage, Death and Burial/Cremation records. discussion/help forum on the FHUGThe Family Historian User Group is a group of user with wide-ranging experience, from newcomers to very experienced users, all of whom are very willing to shared their knowledge about the programme. website.
There is also an extensive Ancestral Sources Knowledge Base on the FHUG website.

Disclaimers

Important: Where possible make sure you are using the latest version of Family Historian. You should at least be running version 2.3.5 or higher. In particular this will help to ensure that no data loss occurs if switching between Family Historian and Ancestral Sources. This is important as you may find that older versions of Family Historian will automatically save over the top of your updated file causing you to lose the new records you have added. To make use of the flag features in Ancestral Sources you need to be using version 3 or higher of Family Historian. To be able to create same-sex relationships or the facilities in Ancestral Sources you need to be using version 4 or higher of Family Historian. To be able to use the roles to record associated individuals you will be need to be using version 6 or higher of Family Historian.

To find out how to use Ancestral Sources read the Getting Started with Ancestral Sources page.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Simon Orde and Calico PieCalico Pie Limited is a UK software house, and the publishers of Family Historian. Limited for producing Family Historian.

Thanks to Jane Taubman for all of her help in getting Ancestral Sources and all the previous versions released and for hosting the download on her excellent Family Historian User Group website.

Thanks to Mark Dewhurst for designing the logo, icon and graphical buttons in Ancestral Sources.

For the setup routines I have used InnoSetup.

For testing previous versions thanks to: Mike Tate, Steve Bye, Peter Richmond, Jane TaubmanJane Taubman is the originator and administrator of the Family Historian User Group. She has been using Family Historian since Version 2 and researching her tree on and off since she was 19. She runs occasional Family Historian Courses., Bill Henshaw, Jon Axtell, Robin Wells, Robin Jordan, Dale Harding, Peter Wherritt, Richard Sellens, John Morrison, David Dewick, Doug Whiteley, Geoff Browne, Graham Kent, Steve Foster, Irene Blackburn, Steve Baldock, Elizabeth Sleaford, Tony Jones, Anton McLoughlin, John Taylor, Chris Michael, Andrew Braid, Helen Wright, Deb Hopton, Derek Arnold, Richard Sellens, Robin Price, Peter Wherritt, Colin Spencer, Phil Cole, Ron Chapman, Mervyn Ashby, Helen Spencer and anyone else I’ve forgotten!

A special thanks to those people who have donated money to the Ancestral Sources project. This has been very much appreciated and has certainly encouraged me to continue to develop my software.

Last update: 11 Sep 2020

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