Thanks for pointing out my html text, Margaret. I hope I've fixed the problem. If not, please let me know asap. Helen, you've made me feel better knowing I have some company in the "just ignore that events section" blues. I've never been one to read the manual but the older I get the more it appears that it's a good idea. Your tips on the photos are terrific. I haven't started labeling the ones I've scanned in yet - so this gives me a chance to do it right the first time. I guess since I have to go through each person and move the census anyway, it doesn't matter whether there's a global way to set up and event (like Census) for everyone in one move.
ci...@treadles.ca wrote: > Hi Deborah, > > >The only solution I've come up with is to create an event for each > > individual called "census" and then assign the census records to that > >event. > > That's how I do it - now! I started off by ignoring the Events section, > assigning all pictures of censuses, B,M & D registrations, etc. to the > general category for the person and all the printed census records to > the general notes. It made everything too difficult to read and keep > track of, so I'm in the midst of changing everything to the event > category, no small task with over 5000 people to do. > > Most importantly though, do be careful how you name your pictures. I > started off by naming them, for example, > John Henry Peter Smith birth.jpg or > JHP Smith birth.jpg and > 1891 census-JHP Smith.jpg > > With the huge number of Johns, Henrys and Williams on the list of > document images, the files area was a real mess. > > What a dough-head I was! Who is the most important factor in genealogy? > the person, of course. > > So now I'm in the process of renaming all the images as > Smith John Henry Peter birth.jpg and > Smith John Henry Peter-1891 census.jpg > > Women are named with their maiden surname for photos taken before > marriage, for example, a baby picture, but as an adult with their spouse > and children, I name them Jones Smith Mary Jane-th.jpg > > It makes it much easier when checking the files area on my hard drive, > to see what I have and don't have for each person, but again, what a > chore renaming and reassigning all the images. > > When I have actual photos of the person, I make a 33 dpi by 50 dpi > cropped photo and name it - Smith John Henry Peter-th.jpg. that way, I > can search the files for "th" and find out instantly who I have > photographs for and who I don't. > > Helen > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived > messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > Archived > messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > Online > technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To > unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
