Ancestral Quest Explained

Ancestral Quest
Ancestral Quest
Author:Gaylon Findlay,[1] Ben Buckwalter
Developer:Incline Software, LC
Latest Release Version:v16 Build 8
Latest Release Date:[2]
Operating System:Windows 2000 and later
Language:Chinese, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish[3]
Language Count:16
Genre:Genealogy software
License:Proprietary software

Ancestral Quest (AQ) is a genealogy software application for Microsoft Windows developed by Incline Software, LC. It features data entry with sourcing capabilities and scrapbook extensions; a print engine for standard or custom charts and reports; a web page creator; a collaboration engine; and an extension tool for other genealogy databases.

Ancestral Quest was the first desktop genealogy software program to be certified to access, update, and synchronize with newer versions of FamilySearch.[4]

Languages

Developed in English, Ancestral Quest allows for translation to other languages using language modules. These user-created files allow Ancestral Quest screens and reports to be translated or customized. A user can create his or her own language module, or leverage the module of someone else. The Danish, French, German, Norwegian, and Spanish language modules are completely translated. The Chinese, Finnish, and Swedish language modules currently have all basic screens and reports translated.

Features

History

Version history

[8]

AQ technology in other products

In 1998, AQ was licensed for resale through Individual Software, and has been sold by them under the names of "Family Ties",[9] "Family Trees Quick & Easy",[10] "Heritage Family Tree Deluxe",[11] and "Family Tree Heritage".[12] In 1999, the AQ code was licensed to the LDS Church and became the base of the Windows versions of Personal Ancestral File. Millions of copies of PAF have been distributed.[13] [14] [15] In 2001, the AQ code was licensed to Ancestry.com, and became the base of Ancestry Family Tree.[16] Nearly a million copies of AFT were distributed.

Company history

In 1998, Incline Software merged with The Hope Foundation. In 2001, this merger ended[17] and Incline Software again became the custodian of AQ.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gaylon Findlay Biography. Logan Utah Family History Center. 9 March 2013.
  2. Web site: Latest Release Information for AQ 16 . ancestralquestonline.com . 2021-03-25.
  3. Web site: Ancestral Quest Language Modules. Incline Software, LC.. 9 March 2013.
  4. Web site: FamilySearch . Current Certified Software Affiliates . 18 Dec 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717180450/https://devnet.familysearch.org/certification/affiliate-program/AffiliateCertfied . 17 July 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Ancestral Quest . Collaborate with NetFam.
  6. Web site: New Features in Ancestral Quest 14. Incline Software, LC.. 9 March 2013.
  7. Web site: Press Release. Incline Software, LD.. 19 August 2015.
  8. Web site: Ancestral Quest . Version History . 24 Aug 2022.
  9. Web site: Genealogical Software Report Card . National Genealogical Society . Family Ties - Program is a licensed version of Ancestral Quest 3 . 2009-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021018203907/http://www.mumford.ca/reportcard/developerlinks.htm . 2002-10-18 . dead .
  10. Web site: Family Trees Quick & Easy 5.0. 17 September 2002. PCMAG.COM. Family Trees Quick & Easy licenses its software from Incline Software .
  11. Web site: Reviews from the NGS Newsmagazine and its Predecessors . National Genealogical Society . Heritage Family Tree Deluxe - Ancestral Quest 2002 under license to Individual Software . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212181201/http://mumford.ca/reportcard/review.htm . 2009-02-12 .
  12. Web site: Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - Ancestral Quest Receives 2009 FamilySearch Software Awards . Dick Eastman . Gaylon Findlay . 29 September 2009 . "Family Tree Heritage", which is essentially Ancestral Quest 12.0 under a different name . 21 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090715175542/http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2009/03/ancestral-quest-receives-2009-familysearch-software-awards.html . 15 July 2009 . dead . dmy-all .
  13. Web site: Genealogical Software Report Card. National Genealogical Society. PAF - Based on early Ancestral Quest 3 code.. 2009-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20021018203907/http://www.mumford.ca/reportcard/developerlinks.htm. 2002-10-18. dead.
  14. Web site: Ancestral Quest . PAF Compatibility.
  15. Web site: Ancestral Quest . FAQS - "Is there a relationship between PAF and Ancestral Quest? .
  16. Web site: Reviews from the NGS Newsmagazine and its Predecessors . National Genealogical Society . Ancestry Family Tree - Modified version of Ancestral Quest 3 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212181201/http://mumford.ca/reportcard/review.htm . 2009-02-12.
  17. Web site: 10 May 2001 . Incline Software Reclaims Ownership of Ancestral Quest . Genealogy Today.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Ancestral Quest".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.