21 October 2006
PAF-Ways Genealogy Computer Users Group Logs Off

MASON CITY -- After fourteen years PAF-Ways members voted to disband today.  "Now-a-days people buy genealogy programs complete with video instructions right off the shelf.  Software and Hardware have become very user friendly.  There really is no longer a need for a users group" said member Gene Manning following Saturdays meeting.

At one time the popular north Iowa genealogy-computer users group boasted over 100 members.  The group was very active during the technological revolution, the advent of powerful computers and the Internet which ushered in the information age.  The group was a perfect place to compare battle scars, tell war stories and share ideas about how to get more out of computers and software.

The by-laws of PAF-Ways transferred all assets to the North Central Iowa Genealogical Society.  Principle among these assets is the North Central Iowa Online Newspaper Obituary project.  That project served as a base for a new NCIGS website a gift from PAF-Ways members and the Obituary committee.

The PAF-Ways website will cease to exist on April 4, 2007.