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Date:         Sun, 27 Sep 1992 22:56:15 -0500
Reply-To:     Cliff Manis <cmanis@CSOFTEC.CSF.COM>
From:         Cliff Manis <cmanis@CSOFTEC.CSF.COM>
Subject:      fhh.doc file
Comments: To: "(Genealogy Information)" <ROOTS-L@VM1.NoDak.EDU>

This is the fhh.doc file from the fhh130.zip file, which is on SIMTEL20
now.

Please take a look, if you want the FHH130.ZIP, then get it.



                               FAMILY HISTORY HELP

                                  by Steve Hayes

     This program is to help people who want to research their family his-
     tory, but don't know where to begin. I hope that it will be useful to
     people who have sometimes thought that they would like to know more
     about their ancestors, but have not known how to go about finding out.
     So it is intended to be a kind of tutorial help system on how to go
     about finding your ancestors. Obviously one cannot include everything in
     such a program, and so there are references to books and other sources
     of information.

     As time goes by, some of the information here will change. Some of the
     records one needs are moved to new places. Archives that have formerly
     been closed may be opened. Some records that were available may be
     destroyed. So some pages indicate that more information will be added in
     later versions. I will try to keep the program up to date.

     This program is what is known as "freeware". You don't have to pay to
     use it, and you may copy it and give it away as much as you like. If you
     do use it and like it, I hope you will use the "Registration" option on
     the main menu. That doesn't mean you have to pay. You just need to send
     the registration form (or a postcard, if you prefer) to let me know if
     you use the program and find it useful. If you would like me to send you
     a later version when it becomes available - THEN you can send money! The
     amounts will appear on the registration form, and that will be to cover
     the cost of a disk and postage. If you call computer bulletin boards
     frequently, you might prefer to wait until it reaches a BBS near you. But
     if you don't have access to bulletin boards, you can ask and I will post
     you a copy WHEN CHANGES ARE MADE. When you print the registration form,
     it will show the version number that you have. If no changes have been
     made since that version, it will be a waste of time and money for me to
     send you a new disk right away. I'll keep your form, and when I make
     changes I'll send you a disk then. It might be a month or two, or it
     might be several months or a year.

     Please let me know what you think of the program. Is the user interface
     OK? Or is it confusing? Is the information it gives helpful, or don't
     you understand it? Is there anything you would like to know that is NOT
     in the program? Of course, as you will see, I am hoping to add a lot
     more information, but I might not have thought of the particular thing
     YOU would like to know.

     Oh yes - how to use it. Put the program (FHH.EXE) and the data files
     (FHH.DAT & INFO.DAT) on a floppy disk, or in the same directory of a
     hard disk, and type FHH. From there it should be easy. If it isn't,
     please tell me.

     Please send comments and criticisms to:

     Steve Hayes, PO Box 7648, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa
     Or by Netmail to me at Fidonet 5:7101/22.5
     Or, in Internet, to steve.hayes@f20.n7101.z5.fidonet.org

     Or you can phone the Unisa Editorial Department BBS and download
     the latest version: +27-12-429-2882
     1992-07-03

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Cliff Manis         K4ZTF        Manis/Manes Family History
Researching: MANIS MANES WHITEHORN CANTER BIRD FRANCIS NEWMAN
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