Ron, Jim, others interested,
I agree with Jim - very general question. But I too include any detail I
can that might be relevant to people in my file. I (in progress) point to
all the digital media - scanned photos, digital camera pics, video and audio
clips, etc.) I have on family. (Fifty years of my photography, plus a
hundred years of family records - I hope to live long enough to get it all
in one package - digitized and archived in permanent media.)
I too also have separate (Legacy file) data bases for some names which are
spelled the same and may have lived in the same geographical area but (so
far) I have not found any connection. Even if I never do - others working
after me will not have to plow the same ground. They can see that these
have been explored and need only know that the work has been done. Also
several separate just for testing various "how-to" techniques for performing
large changes. If my tests fail, I do not have to recover - my "good" file
still exists untouched (although I *always* keep backups on external media
as I proceed - burnt once, never again. BTW - I don't "zip" - storage media
is too cheap to bother compressing - I like my data raw. Floppy drives are
nearly as hard to find as punch cards these days.)
Also any info downloaded - I always segregate that until I see what parts
are legit for including in my personal family. (The Internet has quite a
collection of inconsistencies and outright nonsense in genealogy as it does
on any topic - although it does seem (to me so far) to have a better "signal
to noise" than many other areas - I think this reflects the seriousness of
those involved and their personal interest.)
More general though - I do not see Legacy as my "single database." I have
been exploring completely separate software to do an inventory of my
collectibles - from books to scientific instruments to artwork - both stuff
of others I've collected and my own creations ( www.teslamania.com ) .
Legacy is too specialized for family relationships and their stories or
history to handle such things as cataloging music, video, audio, property,
etc. I found one program which looked promising, but it is not able to
print out my lists in PDF - a virtual necessity for a collector. Some
people love Excel. I'll spare you my rude expletives.
Wm. Hathaway
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From: "ronald ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 8:20 PM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Attaching Digital material
Jim,
This is a very general question and as such difficult to answer.
Personally, I include or attach all details which I consider are, or which
may become, relevant to people in my file.
This includes things like censuses, BMD records/certificates, military
records, court records, newspaper extracts etc. etc. etc.
If you are asking do I have separate data bases in which I store "blue sky
research" then yes I do.
For example I have a database containing all the Fergusons I have come
across most of whom will not in all probability be related to my family
Ron Ferguson
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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:49:15 -0500
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Attaching Digital material
To what extent do people attach digital material to their files? Do
folks put all content in and treat Legacy as their single database?
Jim
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