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Ancestral Quest

Ancestral Quest is an easy-to-use, full-featured family tree program both for Windows and for Mac, which has been the choice of beginners and seasoned genealogists alike for over 25 years.

Ancestral Quest is a FamilySearch Compatible Solution, which includes TreeTips™ technology. TreeTips will do a lot of your research for you, as you explore your family heritage, utilizing hints from FamilySearch and Findmypast, along with built-in hint-quality advanced searches of Ancestry.com and MyHeritage.

You will be able to:

Ancestral Quest has been licensed to other companies and made available under different names, including "Personal Ancestral File" (PAF), published by FamilySearch, which means that users of PAF will feel very much at home when using AQ.

Ancestral Quest is available in several languages in addition to English:

You can visit our full website for even more details about Ancestral Quest.

Discover More - AQ Program Demos

Here are some videos for you to explore.

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Ancestral Quest Program Overview

Introductory Video for Ancestral Quest, family tree software/genealogy software for Windows and for Mac.

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Value of a Personal Family Tree, Part I: Overview

Learn how valuable it is to have your own personal family database.

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Value of a Personal Family Tree, Part II: Case Study

Watch a Case Study of the value of your own personal family database.

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Timelines to Assist Research – Complete Guide

Timelines help to put an ancestor's life into the perspective of the time and pertinent events surrounding them, with suggestions on some resources to research.

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Fan Charts - Created by Ancestral Quest

Ancestral Quest can help you print fan charts of your ancestry, including large charts up to 13 generations. Charts can be enhanced by background images of family or other important memories.

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TreeTips – Research Assistance Built into AQ—Complete Guide

Have you ever wished your desktop family tree program could just do your genealogy for you? TreeTips won't do it all for you but will get you well along your way.

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TreeTips: Research Assistance Built into AQ—Case Study

This case study is a companion video to the TreeTips Complete Guide. It will demonstrate how to extend your family lines as you rely on the wealth of data available on a variety of Internet-based data sites.

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Freeform Sources

The Freeform Source option makes it easier to copy and paste source citation information from online genealogy sites. Ancestral Quest provides a method for condensing some of the duplications that are common in these online citations.

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Sharing Events and Sources

Speed up the entry of data from original sources by entering the details once, then sharing those details with other family records without duplicating in Ancestral Quest.

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Background Images for Charts

Learn how to easily place any background image behind your fan charts, ancestry charts, descendant charts, birthday calendars, etc., using Ancestral Quest.

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Introduction to Syncing Sources from FamilySearch

Sources are handled in FamilySearch Family Tree differently than in traditional Family Tree databases . This video will explain the traditional method, and best practices for downloading sources.

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Using the Memories Manager in Ancestral Quest

Learn to exchange memories, photos, and stories between FamilySearch Memories and the scrapbook in your Ancestral Quest or Personal Ancestral File database.

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Color Coding in Ancestral Quest

Ancestral Quest helps you color code ancestral lines using the standard 4-color method and allows you to make other color coding schemes. Learn how to utilize this to your best advantage.

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Add or Remove Names of Countries in Place Names in Ancestral Quest

Learn to keep the place names in your records consistent as you exchange data with other systems, like FamilySearch, by adding or removing country names using Ancestral Quest.

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Accessing Other Languages in Ancestral Quest

Ancestral Quest is currently available in 16 languages*. See how easy it is to select these languages and how to translate it into any other language.

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MapIt

Learn how to quickly see any place for any ancestor on an Internet mapping service of your choice while working with your family tree in Ancestral Quest.

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Syncing AQ/PAF Data with Family Tree (Basics)

This is a recording of a class taught at RootsTech 2014, covering the basics of matching (linking) and exchanging data (syncing) between your personal family tree and FamilySearch Family Tree.

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Syncing AQ/PAF Data with Family Tree (Advanced)

This is a recording of a class taught at RootsTech 2014, covering more advanced topics of matching (linking) and exchanging data (syncing) between your personal family tree and FamilySearch Family Tree.

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Syncing AQ/PAF Data with Family Tree (Options for More Control)

As you sync data with FamilySearch, have you ever needed to be able to send the date without the place, or the place without the date? Learn about AQ's method of sharing data while easily taking these issues into account.

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Translating Ancestral Quest screens

This video will explain the capability to translate the various screens and reports within Ancestral Quest to any language.

* Many language modules are complete translations, while some modules are partial translations (which typically have translated the most often used screens and reports, but not all). See the product description in the Ancestral Quest booth for more details.

Promotions

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US$10 off Ancestral Quest

Use promo code “RT10” until 3 March 2024 to receive US$10 off the regular price for the full version of Ancestral Quest.

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Download AQ Basics - Always Free

Ancestral Quest Basics is a free family tree program for Windows and for Mac.

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Visit the AQ Merchandise Store

Purchase genealogy-related or Ancestral Quest-branded apparel, accessories, drinkware, and other gear in our Ancestral Quest Merchandise Store.

Downloadable Resources

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Ancestral Quest Overview

Download our informational flyer about Ancestral Quest.

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Ancestral Quest - The Natural Upgrade for PAF

Download our flyer that explains how Ancestral Quest is the natural upgrade for current users of PAF.

Discover Even More

There is so much to learn about Ancestral Quest, you can click on the various Discover Even More tiles, below, to access additional content.

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Ancestral Quest Product Description

A list of major features in Ancestral Quest.

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Learning Center

Additional recorded classes and topics about Ancestral Quest.

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PAF User Information

Ancestral Quest can act as a PAF add-in, to provide more capabilities.

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Online Brochure

Learn more about Ancestral Quest and how it can help you record your family history.

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“Cues and Clues for AQ” Blog

Follow our official Blog for tips and tricks on using Ancestral Quest.

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Ancestral Quest Basics to Ancestral Quest Comparison Chart

Take a look at how the features compare between the free Ancestral Quest Basics and the full Ancestral Quest program.