Hi Howland. If you have a somewhat unusual surname, it is sometimes better if you only search the surname. Then you can scroll the hits, and possibly see what might be a match for your subject. Just a thought.
On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 12:08 PM, Howland Davis via LegacyUserGroup < legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> wrote: > The original message to the list is in the attachment. > > This action is required because of the DMARC Reject/Quarantine Policy > imposed by some email providers. Users who want to send messages > without conversion to attachments should use a different email address > for their subscription. > > Known providers for free email accounts whose emails do not require > this conversion include gmail.com and hotmail.com. Many other email > providers will also work but you will have to give them a try. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Howland Davis <howlanddavi...@aol.com> > To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 13:07:10 -0400 > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Find A Grave Link > Rick: > > Thank you for your response. I will try your suggestions and also > rewatch that portion of Geoff's recent webinar. > > Howland Davis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Koelz <r...@koelz.com> > To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > Sent: Mon, May 15, 2017 11:15 am > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Find A Grave Link > > Howland, > The Find A Grave search algorithm only matches on EXACT equals. When I get > No Records Found I click on the Refine Last Search option in the left > column and modify the fields used in the initial attempt. I've found that > Middle Names cause many of my misses. Also adding Location Details helps. > > If you haven't done so watch Geoff's "Discover the New Legacy 9" webinar. > He shows several good hints for working with Find A Grave ( > https://familytreewebinars.com/download.php?webinar_id=634). > > Happy Searching, > Rick > > On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 9:46 AM, Howland Davis via LegacyUserGroup < > legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> wrote: > > The original message to the list is in the attachment. > > This action is required because of the DMARC Reject/Quarantine Policy > imposed by some email providers. Users who want to send messages > without conversion to attachments should use a different email address > for their subscription. > > Known providers for free email accounts whose emails do not require > this conversion include gmail.com and hotmail.com. Many other email > providers will also work but you will have to give them a try. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Howland Davis <howlanddavi...@aol.com> > To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 10:45:01 -0400 > Subject: Find A Grave Link > Can someone explain how Legacy Family Tree links to Find A Grave top > search for an individual's grave? I searched for someone and had no hits. > But the search for his spouse was successful and I could link from her page > to her spouse's page to find information and a Find A Grave memorial > number. > I am using Legacy 9.0.0.169 and Windows 10. > > Howland Davis > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman > /listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > >
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