Hi Kathy, I find a Descendant Chart helpful - using the format option to pack information on one line (actually it word wraps to more than one) and include marriage and parents. This packs a lot of information into a small space. Before the days of taking computers to libraries, that's what I used to take - Descendant charts for each relevant branch.
Cathy Kathy Meyer wrote: > THanks, Sherry. I don't agree but I will respect it :-) I'm trying > to find out what reports Legacy might have that will assist in a > research trip. That doesn't seem off topic to me -- I gave a lot of > details because I imagined people would have a lot of different > reports that they use and thought details would limit those replies to > something that would be more specific. What you are saying is don't > include all the details I guess, because if I were to post a single > sentence question saying*'is there a report that will give you an > entire family ancestry including all sibli ngs and spouses with birth & > death information, something that you would use on a research trip?" > *you would have been happier. I didn't want to clutter the list with > any research specific suggestions, hence, the request to reply > privately if they wanted to share that. > > I wasn't asking for research assistance; I know where I'm going and > what I'm doing -- I need to find a good report(s) that will help me do > that research. I apologize for any misunderstanding. Does that make > more sense? > > Have a great weekend! Kathy > > > On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Sherry/Support > <she...@legacyfamilytree.com <mailto:she...@legacyfamilytree.com>> wrote: > > This is not the appropriate place for general research questions. You > could check Rootsweb mailing lists for a group that's specific to > researching in Germany that might be more helpful. > > We'd be more than happy to help you get Legacy and your data files on > your laptop to ta ke with and synching with your desktop at home, but > as busy as the list can be, general research questions like this is > way off topic! > > Thanks for understanding > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Kathy Meyer <kmeyer2...@gmail.com > <mailto:kmeyer2...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > I am going to be travelling a bit in Germany in about a month > and I have one > > day set aside to research in an archive that has previously > yielded a wealth > > of information on this particular family (I hired a researcher > who went to > > the archive on my behalf). Since the archive is only open for 6 > hours, two > > days a week, this one day is my only chance so I want to > maximize my results > > in any way that I can by the best preparation possible. > <snipped> > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTre e.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 > > > > > > 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.fac ebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > 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/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
