Hi Deanna, Welcome to the LUG! :-)
Like Ron said, we all started at the beginning, so don't worry that you feel like you know nothing at the moment. And don't worry about any list posts that you don't understand or seem irrelevant to you - just give it a quick read to check what it's about, then delete it. You will find as you continue reading that more posts are meaningful, as you pick up bits and pieces along the way. I've learned a lot from reading other people's querys and the answers posted to them that way. As for Legacy versus Ancestry, there's no contest in my opinion. You can only access your tree on Ancestry if you're online and logged in. Should there be a problem with your ISP preventing you from getting online, or Ancestry are having problems and you can't get to their site, you won't be able to access your family tree - for example, there's a message on Ancestry.com right now saying parts of the site will be down for maintenance shortly (1am to 3pm Thursday 3 October EDT); that might not be convenient for you. With Legacy, your computer doesn't need to be online to use it. You will also one day find information that didn't come from Ancestry, it is not the be-all and end-all of genealogy. With Legacy you have complete control over who can access information in your database that might be a little sensitive - because it will only go online when you put it there. I'm not sure that you have that much control over your Ancestry tree - other than withholding living people, I suspect you either make all of your data visible to others, or not at all. There's no one right answer here, it's a matter of you deciding what is important to you, what suits you, and what conveniences you can or can't live with. Hope this helps. :-) Kind Regards, Wendy Deanna Weymuth said the following on 3/10/2013 10:51 a.m.: > > Hello, > I am just a for fun genealogist, who has been working on tracing > various family trees for my own information and enjoyment. > I want a simple accurate as much as can be family history/tree. Legacy > site is great because it asks different questions than Ancestry, more > in depth, but if I find something I have to copy and paste to get it > to legacy. Shows information off well, but asks documentation very > involved. > Ancestry is easier to navigate, I have never tried to get on a users > group. It is easy to save information. I wory that it does not ask the > involved questions Legacy does. > I get frustrated reading this group as I don't understand 50% of what > you are talking about. You have a tendency to discuss a subject to death. > Is there a beginner Legacy User Group, for those of us not so involved > in genealogy. > Thank you > Deanna 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
