[LegacyUG] to do lists and database maintenance
I am relatively new to Legacy. I am learning that there is much maintenance that needs to be done, to ensure quality of data. I've read jLog's wonderful blog. He has some great ideas for keeping things organized. I wonder if any of you have specific maintenance routines that you perform on a regular basis. I'd be interested to know what you do and how often, e.g., check Potential Problems, check for duplicate records, etc. I'd also be interested to hear your exact procedure, hopefully the quickest, easiest way you've found to perform these tasks. This morning, I've tried to clean up my master list of locations and realized there must be a quicker way than printing a 27 page report and going through each record to edit individually. Thanks to all of you. You are helping me to learn about Legacy's potential as well as genealogy. -- Dede Holden Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] to do lists and database maintenance
Great question! I run a file maintenence once a week. I also run a potential problems once a week and I go through and purge unused on all of the master lists. Whenever I add a new location I add the short location right then. I also run duplicates once a week. The reason I do all of this so often is I would rather have to fix 5 things then 105! I would rather spend my time doing research then fixing errors. Michele - Original Message - From: ronald ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 6:56 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] to do lists and database maintenance Dede, I check for potential probelms monthly just before I do my website updates and usually find some queries so it would seem to me to be a reasonable frequency in any event. Locations are more problematical, these I tend to correct as I find them. When I add a new location I always create a short version so it gives the opportunity to have a quick check to see if there is anything similar. I do a purge of unused now and again - maybe once every 3 months or so, similarly for name lists etc. Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk New Blog: Open Legacy Family File with Open Office View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _ Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:25:14 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] to do lists and database maintenance I am relatively new to Legacy. I am learning that there is much maintenance that needs to be done, to ensure quality of data. I've read jLog's wonderful blog. He has some great ideas for keeping things organized. I wonder if any of you have specific maintenance routines that you perform on a regular basis. I'd be interested to know what you do and how often, e.g., check Potential Problems, check for duplicate records, etc. I'd also be interested to hear your exact procedure, hopefully the quickest, easiest way you've found to perform these tasks. This morning, I've tried to clean up my master list of locations and realized there must be a quicker way than printing a 27 page report and going through each record to edit individually. Thanks to all of you. You are helping me to learn about Legacy's potential as well as genealogy. -- Dede Holden _ Who's friends with who and co-starred in what? http://www.searchgamesbox.com/celebrityseparation.shtml Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] run error 75
On some, but not all,- chronological reports that are accessed from a chronological record tab at the top of the family window, I get a run error 75, invalid path code and a screen locks. I have tried the maintenance repair several times, I have also downloaded and reinstalled legacy only to have the same problem, with the same chronological reports. I transferred the file to my laptop and tried to open it there, and I still got the same problem. I went back to several earlier saved files, but I had the same problem with the same people in the chronological reports. At this point, I'm assuming that it has to be a corrupted file, and that it happened some time ago. I had not spotted it earlier because the individuals records that causes this corruption to appear are not the ones that I was researching the last six or seven months. I could use some help with this. Is there some way that I can repair this file? Am I making a wrong assumption and the problem lies elsewhere? I'm open to any suggestions at this point. Thanks John Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] run error 75
John D. Taylor III wrote: On some, but not all,- chronological reports that are accessed from a chronological record tab at the top of the family window, I get a run error 75, invalid path code and a screen locks. I have tried the maintenance repair several times, I have also downloaded and reinstalled legacy only to have the same problem, with the same chronological reports. I transferred the file to my laptop and tried to open it there, and I still got the same problem. I went back to several earlier saved files, but I had the same problem with the same people in the chronological reports. At this point, I'm assuming that it has to be a corrupted file, and that it happened some time ago. I had not spotted it earlier because the individuals records that causes this corruption to appear are not the ones that I was researching the last six or seven months. I could use some help with this. Is there some way that I can repair this file? Am I making a wrong assumption and the problem lies elsewhere? I'm open to any suggestions at this point. I'm assuming that you've looked the error up on the Legacy Online Troubleshooting page and discovered that it says:- Windows XP users who log on with an account other than Administrator may see this error. Either log on as the Administrator, or, go to the *Control Panel* and open *User Accounts* and give the other account(s) Computer Administrator privileges. If you've followed this and still got the problem, then it shouldn't be a Legacy problem, and you'll need the assistance of Support to help you. Since it only seems to affect your Chronology reports, I would think that the folder in which your timelines are stored has become off-limits to you. Either that or the chron.usr(?) file is corrupt and needs deleting then recreating. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Adding people who are not alive
If you enter anything in death or burial fields, it will automatically set living to No. Mike Michael J Method family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley In a message dated 2/12/2008 10:03:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well, you can always go to Options - Customize - Data Defaults - Living Indicator - NO Susan On 2/12/08, Valerie Garton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a way to add people who are not alive and have the not living button on permanently to save having to select it every time ? Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney. Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Belfast, Dublin, Wicklow Wexford Guild of One-Name Studies No: 4825 for CULLODEN HIGGINSON Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp **The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp0030002565) Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Advice on event names
I would like your advice on event names. I am inputting tax rolls. Should I just put the event name as Tax Roll and then put all the details in other spots or should I put then entire name 1816 Mississippi Territorial Tax Roll 1820 Perry County, Mississippi Tax Roll michele Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Attaching Document
Insert it under sound is what others have been doing. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barbara Ford Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 4:16 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Attaching Document Where/how can I attach a document that is not a picture file (for example, a .pdf file)? I searched the archives but did not really find a solution. Barbara Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names
Michele Lewis wrote Should I just put the event name as Tax Roll and then put all the details in other spots or should I put then entire name 1816 Mississippi Territorial Tax Roll 1820 Perry County, Mississippi Tax Roll Personally, I would use Tax Roll as the Event Name and the other information in the Description field. As far as using these Tax Rolls as sources, it all depends on whether you are what is known round here as a Lumper or a Splitter. Personally, I am a dyed-in-the-wool Lumper and again I would use Tax Roll as the Master Source and put the other information into the Details. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names
Everyone can and should use whatever they want to use. I use Federal Census or State Census and enter the information in rather than make the information part of the title. I would use Tax Roll. The reason is if you put in separate tax rolls, no telling how many of those you will have. It would make searching them harder, I would think, having to remember the exact event name. Robert Janis Gilmore wrote: I started out using more specific Event Names, but have simplified. Tax Roll would be plenty for me. Having said that, however, I have considered the possible value of changing my Census events to 1850 Census, 1860 Census, etc. Does anyone else do this? Janis Walker Gilmore -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michele Lewis Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:59 AM To: Legacy E-Mail List Subject: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names I would like your advice on event names. I am inputting tax rolls. Should I just put the event name as Tax Roll and then put all the details in other spots or should I put then entire name 1816 Mississippi Territorial Tax Roll 1820 Perry County, Mississippi Tax Roll michele Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names
Janis Gilmore wrote Having said that, however, I have considered the possible value of changing my Census events to 1850 Census, 1860 Census, etc. Does anyone else do this? I don't consider including the year is necessary because I put the exact date in the Date field. I do, however, have separate Event names for the different Censuses - England Census, Wales Census, Channel Islands Census and in a couple of instances United States Census. If I was researching mainly in the USA or had many more Census Events there, I might split the US Censuses by State. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names
No, because I add the date to the Date field - my resulting sentence then reads blah blah blah in the 1851 British Census. (British being in the Description field) Cheers, Jan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Janis Gilmore Sent: Thursday, 14 February 2008 3:12:AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names I started out using more specific Event Names, but have simplified. Tax Roll would be plenty for me. Having said that, however, I have considered the possible value of changing my Census events to 1850 Census, 1860 Census, etc. Does anyone else do this? Janis Walker Gilmore No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.4/1276 - Release Date: 13.02.2008 9:41:AM Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports
Since I got no responses to my earlier question about this, I'm going to try again. I am extremely interested in an explanation for this, because this problem would be serious enough for me to change software programs. I am hoping that this error is because of something I am doing wrong, because that could be resolved. While there are many things I love about Legacy, it is very important for MY uses of the program (mainly for my current family and for my descendants) that I can create reports and trust that important information such as marriage information will be included in the reports. I have not done extensive trial and error, but I have experimented with at least two book reports (ancestor and descendant), and in those cases, if I include four generations, it leaves off my brother's most recent marriage. The data is in the program, apparently correctly, because if I decrease the number of generations, it includes his most recent marriage. Everyone has their own story. This is just an example of how it is important to be able to rely on the program to be indiscriminate in pulling in data for reports: My brother finally got his life together about 16 years ago. At that time, he married his current wife, a person who is now like a sister to my siblings. I can't even send out a descendant or ancestor report to my family (none of them are doing research; all of them love to read reports of my research), because in the list of my siblings, it lists everyone's marriages and relationships, including his, EXCEPT for the most recent one (marked as preferred). The report would indicate that his last marriage was one that ended in divorce more than 25 years ago. Now, this is just my story. But, I give it as an example of the importance of data inclusion in reports. Is this just a glitch in the program that will be taken care of in 7? Is it going to be a trial and error situation again, even in 7? Is there something I am doing wrong (note: I have tried shortening the information in the fields; didn't help). Hopefully someone can help me out here. Thanks, Barbara Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] run error 75
Thanks, I did do all you have suggested including deleting the usr files and rebuilding them. I'll contact support Thanks John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Fry Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 9:01 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] run error 75 John D. Taylor III wrote: On some, but not all,- chronological reports that are accessed from a chronological record tab at the top of the family window, I get a run error 75, invalid path code and a screen locks. I have tried the maintenance repair several times, I have also downloaded and reinstalled legacy only to have the same problem, with the same chronological reports. I transferred the file to my laptop and tried to open it there, and I still got the same problem. I went back to several earlier saved files, but I had the same problem with the same people in the chronological reports. At this point, I'm assuming that it has to be a corrupted file, and that it happened some time ago. I had not spotted it earlier because the individuals records that causes this corruption to appear are not the ones that I was researching the last six or seven months. I could use some help with this. Is there some way that I can repair this file? Am I making a wrong assumption and the problem lies elsewhere? I'm open to any suggestions at this point. I'm assuming that you've looked the error up on the Legacy Online Troubleshooting page and discovered that it says:- Windows XP users who log on with an account other than Administrator may see this error. Either log on as the Administrator, or, go to the *Control Panel* and open *User Accounts* and give the other account(s) Computer Administrator privileges. If you've followed this and still got the problem, then it shouldn't be a Legacy problem, and you'll need the assistance of Support to help you. Since it only seems to affect your Chronology reports, I would think that the folder in which your timelines are stored has become off-limits to you. Either that or the chron.usr(?) file is corrupt and needs deleting then recreating. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports
Barbara, I found a person in my database with 4 marriages and ran a Book Descendant report. All four marriages showed up as expected. I had the generations set at what I believe is the default of 10, although I only needed 3 for this family. I also tried it with the generations set to 4 and to 1, with no problem. But I don't see where the generations selected has anything to do with whether the marriages of one person show up. I know this doesn't resolve your problem but it does show that Legacy can display more than three marriages. I'm not yet familiar enough with the program to suggest any report option changes to resolve your problem. Hopefully, other more experienced users can help. Good luck! Dennis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barbara Ford Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 9:01 AM To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports Since I got no responses to my earlier question about this, I'm going to try again. I am extremely interested in an explanation for this, because this problem would be serious enough for me to change software programs. I am hoping that this error is because of something I am doing wrong, because that could be resolved. While there are many things I love about Legacy, it is very important for MY uses of the program (mainly for my current family and for my descendants) that I can create reports and trust that important information such as marriage information will be included in the reports. I have not done extensive trial and error, but I have experimented with at least two book reports (ancestor and descendant), and in those cases, if I include four generations, it leaves off my brother's most recent marriage. The data is in the program, apparently correctly, because if I decrease the number of generations, it includes his most recent marriage. Everyone has their own story. This is just an example of how it is important to be able to rely on the program to be indiscriminate in pulling in data for reports: My brother finally got his life together about 16 years ago. At that time, he married his current wife, a person who is now like a sister to my siblings. I can't even send out a descendant or ancestor report to my family (none of them are doing research; all of them love to read reports of my research), because in the list of my siblings, it lists everyone's marriages and relationships, including his, EXCEPT for the most recent one (marked as preferred). The report would indicate that his last marriage was one that ended in divorce more than 25 years ago. Now, this is just my story. But, I give it as an example of the importance of data inclusion in reports. Is this just a glitch in the program that will be taken care of in 7? Is it going to be a trial and error situation again, even in 7? Is there something I am doing wrong (note: I have tried shortening the information in the fields; didn't help). Hopefully someone can help me out here. Thanks, Barbara Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] source problems
In transcribing my source list into Excel, as suggested by another user, I have found a few instances where the source could not possibly be a correct one for the individual - the most glaring example being my husband's grandfather tied to a census that was taken 10 years before he arrived in the US. If I go into the Individual's Information, and go to edit the source in an event, I can find out what I originally posted from the clipboard. I can do this with my grandfather. For another person, the only events I have are birth and death. I cannot find any way to determine what the original posting was for those fields. I can find the document name, but there seems to be no way to determine what I posted from the clipboard for these fields. Does anyone know how to do this? Elizabeth C Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports
Hi Barbara, Sorry for not acting on my inclination and answering this when you first asked. (I'm one of the newbies to Legacy, so I hesitated.) I know for a fact that Legacy will handle at least 5 spouses. I have an ancestor who went through that many wives in one lifetime; and each report I've done that included him had all five of 'em in there. So, we can eliminate the multiple-marriages as the problem. As to what settings are something else that might be going on, I'll have to leave to the ol' experts that inhabit this (truly marvelous!!!) list. Y'all are so great! Great list for a great software. Doesn't get any better than that. Penny - Original Message - From: Barbara Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:00 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports Since I got no responses to my earlier question about this, I'm going to try again. I am extremely interested in an explanation for this, because this problem would be serious enough for me to change software programs. I am hoping that this error is because of something I am doing wrong, because that could be resolved. While there are many things I love about Legacy, it is very important for MY uses of the program (mainly for my current family and for my descendants) that I can create reports and trust that important information such as marriage information will be included in the reports. I have not done extensive trial and error, but I have experimented with at least two book reports (ancestor and descendant), and in those cases, if I include four generations, it leaves off my brother's most recent marriage. The data is in the program, apparently correctly, because if I decrease the number of generations, it includes his most recent marriage. Everyone has their own story. This is just an example of how it is important to be able to rely on the program to be indiscriminate in pulling in data for reports: My brother finally got his life together about 16 years ago. At that time, he married his current wife, a person who is now like a sister to my siblings. I can't even send out a descendant or ancestor report to my family (none of them are doing research; all of them love to read reports of my research), because in the list of my siblings, it lists everyone's marriages and relationships, including his, EXCEPT for the most recent one (marked as preferred). The report would indicate that his last marriage was one that ended in divorce more than 25 years ago. Now, this is just my story. But, I give it as an example of the importance of data inclusion in reports. Is this just a glitch in the program that will be taken care of in 7? Is it going to be a trial and error situation again, even in 7? Is there something I am doing wrong (note: I have tried shortening the information in the fields; didn't help). Hopefully someone can help me out here. Thanks, Barbara Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.4/1276 - Release Date: 2/13/2008 9:41 AM Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports
Barbara, I guess that a number of people are like me. I read your previous emails but I do not have anyone with four wives. I would be willing to try and replicate what you have found but need further information. 1. You say that you are compiling a 4 generation Descendant Report - which one is your brother in? 2. Does your brother have children with his last spouse? 3. which spouse is marked Private (I presume by checking the box and not by privacy brackets)? 4. You say it is OK with 3 generations does that mean your brother, his gfather and ggrandfather or your brother, gfather ggrandfather and gggrandfather, or some other combination? 5. Are any of the wives connected to your brothers family other than by that marriage? 6. I assume that you have checked show all spouses btw Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk New Blog: Open Legacy Family File with Open Office View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _ Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:00:56 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports Since I got no responses to my earlier question about this, I'm going to try again. I am extremely interested in an explanation for this, because this problem would be serious enough for me to change software programs. I am hoping that this error is because of something I am doing wrong, because that could be resolved. While there are many things I love about Legacy, it is very important for MY uses of the program (mainly for my current family and for my descendants) that I can create reports and trust that important information such as marriage information will be included in the reports. I have not done extensive trial and error, but I have experimented with at least two book reports (ancestor and descendant), and in those cases, if I include four generations, it leaves off my brother's most recent marriage. The data is in the program, apparently correctly, because if I decrease the number of generations, it includes his most recent marriage. Everyone has their own story. This is just an example of how it is important to be able to rely on the program to be indiscriminate in pulling in data for reports: My brother finally got his life together about 16 years ago. At that time, he married his current wife, a person who is now like a sister to my siblings. I can't even send out a descendant or ancestor report to my family (none of them are doing research; all of them love to read reports of my research), because in the list of my siblings, it lists everyone's marriages and relationships, including his, EXCEPT for the most recent one (marked as preferred). The report would indicate that his last marriage was one that ended in divorce more than 25 years ago. Now, this is just my story. But, I give it as an example of the importance of data inclusion in reports. Is this just a glitch in the program that will be taken care of in 7? Is it going to be a trial and error situation again, even in 7? Is there something I am doing wrong (note: I have tried shortening the information in the fields; didn't help). Hopefully someone can help me out here. Thanks, Barbara _ Free games, great prizes - get gaming at Gamesbox. http://www.searchgamesbox.com Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports
Barbara Ford wrote Since I got no responses to my earlier question about this, I'm going to try again. The most probably reason for you getting no response the first time is because none of us was able to give you an answer. This list would be impossible if everyone replied Sorry, I don't know to every question they couldn't answer! I have not done extensive trial and error, but I have experimented with at least two book reports (ancestor and descendant), and in those cases, if I include four generations, it leaves off my brother's most recent marriage. The data is in the program, apparently correctly, because if I decrease the number of generations, it includes his most recent marriage. I tried setting up a similar situation in my test file and did not have the problem you are experiencing so I think it must be something specific to your family file, not a general Legacy fault. Although Support try to monitor this list and often offer help through it, I suggest that you contact them direct and they will be able to go through all the possible causes with you. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports
I would also like to post right now that I have in fact heard directly from Support, as I was sure I would, so I wanted to clarify that at this point. I'm sure we'll get it resolved, with so many bright folks helping me. Thanks. Barbara On Feb 13, 2008 3:09 PM, Barbara Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you for responding. My plea for help was not intended in any way as an insult to the group, nor to the software. Please note, however, I did contact support directly. I am certainly assuming that the fault is mine, not the software, but if I can't learn what I am doing wrong, then I can't continue to use the program, even though it may be my fault. That's why I appreciate folks like Ron who will attempt to work through my situation and see what I may be doing wrong. On Feb 13, 2008 2:14 PM, Jenny M Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barbara Ford wrote Since I got no responses to my earlier question about this, I'm going to try again. The most probably reason for you getting no response the first time is because none of us was able to give you an answer. This list would be impossible if everyone replied Sorry, I don't know to every question they couldn't answer! I have not done extensive trial and error, but I have experimented with at least two book reports (ancestor and descendant), and in those cases, if I include four generations, it leaves off my brother's most recent marriage. The data is in the program, apparently correctly, because if I decrease the number of generations, it includes his most recent marriage. I tried setting up a similar situation in my test file and did not have the problem you are experiencing so I think it must be something specific to your family file, not a general Legacy fault. Although Support try to monitor this list and often offer help through it, I suggest that you contact them direct and they will be able to go through all the possible causes with you. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] to do lists and database maintenance
JL from JLog here. I wrote an article that breaks down some steps you can use in the Master Location List specifically. http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/2007-01-16-master_locations.shtml. Under File/File Maintenance, there's Check/Repair, Master Lists Cleanup and Compact Family File. Also Potential Problems and USA County Verifier and View/Tree Finder. And, of course, Merging. If I can't solve a potential problem I put it into the To-Do list for that individual. The schedule depends on you. If you work with these tools one at a time, you'll learn what they do and how often you think one or the other might help. If you're entering your people one at a time and checking data as you go you won't have too many problems. If you import data en masse from other people and/or their gedcoms you might find after awhile you have alot of 'issues'. If you have alot of conflicts and duplicates and work with these tools above, (as well as re-checking data you've imported) over time it should become less and less. JL http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/ Dede Holden wrote: I am relatively new to Legacy. I am learning that there is much maintenance that needs to be done, to ensure quality of data. I've read jLog's wonderful blog. He has some great ideas for keeping things organized. I wonder if any of you have specific maintenance routines that you perform on a regular basis. I'd be interested to know what you do and how often, e.g., check Potential Problems, check for duplicate records, etc. I'd also be interested to hear your exact procedure, hopefully the quickest, easiest way you've found to perform these tasks. This morning, I've tried to clean up my master list of locations and realized there must be a quicker way than printing a 27 page report and going through each record to edit individually. Thanks to all of you. You are helping me to learn about Legacy's potential as well as genealogy. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Problem with images
Hi, I noticed that certain images are missing in the media (see attached screen capture...in Dutch, but I assume the buttons are in the same place). I want to delete the links to these images but the button Delete (Dutch: Verwijder) is desensitized Can someone advice? Thanks, Rob Vader Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports
Thank you for responding. My plea for help was not intended in any way as an insult to the group, nor to the software. Please note, however, I did contact support directly. I am certainly assuming that the fault is mine, not the software, but if I can't learn what I am doing wrong, then I can't continue to use the program, even though it may be my fault. That's why I appreciate folks like Ron who will attempt to work through my situation and see what I may be doing wrong. On Feb 13, 2008 2:14 PM, Jenny M Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barbara Ford wrote Since I got no responses to my earlier question about this, I'm going to try again. The most probably reason for you getting no response the first time is because none of us was able to give you an answer. This list would be impossible if everyone replied Sorry, I don't know to every question they couldn't answer! I have not done extensive trial and error, but I have experimented with at least two book reports (ancestor and descendant), and in those cases, if I include four generations, it leaves off my brother's most recent marriage. The data is in the program, apparently correctly, because if I decrease the number of generations, it includes his most recent marriage. I tried setting up a similar situation in my test file and did not have the problem you are experiencing so I think it must be something specific to your family file, not a general Legacy fault. Although Support try to monitor this list and often offer help through it, I suggest that you contact them direct and they will be able to go through all the possible causes with you. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] source problems
Elizabeth Cunningham wrote In transcribing my source list into Excel, as suggested by another user, I have found a few instances where the source could not possibly be a correct one for the individual - the most glaring example being my husband's grandfather tied to a census that was taken 10 years before he arrived in the US. If I go into the Individual's Information, and go to edit the source in an event, I can find out what I originally posted from the clipboard. I can do this with my grandfather. For another person, the only events I have are birth and death. I cannot find any way to determine what the original posting was for those fields. I can find the document name, but there seems to be no way to determine what I posted from the clipboard for these fields. Does anyone know how to do this? I presume, that you meant to write pasted from the clipboard. but I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean by what you say in your second paragraph.. When you enter a second Source for a fact it does not overwrite the first Source you entered. Unless you actually wrongly cited a Source, I can only think that you have made amendments to an existing Source and not saved it as a different Master Source. This is the only way I can think of that would cause you to have incorrect Sources assigned to facts. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports
Ron, First of all, I was wrong about hearing from support--I had a note from someone that I thought was Support, but it was not. I've been doing some more trials. I have more information to give you. Maybe this will explain to you what is happening, and help you know what might be my solution. All the tests I have run are from the same line, that is when I say great-great grandfather, I am talking about W Tibbets, the gg grandfather of my brother and myself. When I say great grandfather, the report is for descendants of the son of W Tibbets (named JM Tibbets). For each test, the only thing I changed was the number of descendants (did not change any of the options). What I am looking for in each case is whether or not my brother's 4th marriage shows up. When running a descendant book report on my great great grandfather, W Tibbets: Choosing 6 generations, the 4th marriage shows up Choosing 5 generations, the 4th marriage shows up Choosing 4 generations, the 4th marriage does not show up. But, here's the kicker: in the 6 generation report and the 5 generation report, none of the NOTES on my siblings show up. On the 4 generation report, where his 4th marriage is left out, the NOTES (they are fairly extensive) on my siblings DO show up. When running a descendant book report on my great grandfather, JM Tibbets (son of W Tibbets): Choosing 5 generations, the 4th marriage shows up. Choosing 4 generations, the 4th marriage shows up. Choosing 3 generations, the 4th marriage does not show up, but the NOTES about all my siblings DO show up. Clearly, the common factor is whether or not the NOTES come into the report. Again, I am not selecting anything different as to whether or not NOTES be included. The software is somehow choosing when to include notes, and if notes are included, then all the marriages aren't. So, this is more information on what is happening, but I'm no where near a solution. Thanks for any help, Barbara On Feb 13, 2008 1:02 PM, ronald ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barbara, I guess that a number of people are like me. I read your previous emails but I do not have anyone with four wives. I would be willing to try and replicate what you have found but need further information. 1. You say that you are compiling a 4 generation Descendant Report - which one is your brother in? 2. Does your brother have children with his last spouse? 3. which spouse is marked Private (I presume by checking the box and not by privacy brackets)? 4. You say it is OK with 3 generations does that mean your brother, his gfather and ggrandfather or your brother, gfather ggrandfather and gggrandfather, or some other combination? 5. Are any of the wives connected to your brothers family other than by that marriage? 6. I assume that you have checked show all spouses btw Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk New Blog: Open Legacy Family File with Open Office View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _ Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:00:56 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports Since I got no responses to my earlier question about this, I'm going to try again. I am extremely interested in an explanation for this, because this problem would be serious enough for me to change software programs. I am hoping that this error is because of something I am doing wrong, because that could be resolved. While there are many things I love about Legacy, it is very important for MY uses of the program (mainly for my current family and for my descendants) that I can create reports and trust that important information such as marriage information will be included in the reports. I have not done extensive trial and error, but I have experimented with at least two book reports (ancestor and descendant), and in those cases, if I include four generations, it leaves off my brother's most recent marriage. The data is in the program, apparently correctly, because if I decrease the number of generations, it includes his most recent marriage. Everyone has their own story. This is just an example of how it is important to be able to rely on the program to be indiscriminate in pulling in data for reports: My brother finally got his life together about 16 years ago. At that time, he married his current wife, a person who is now like a sister to my siblings. I can't even send out a descendant or ancestor report to my family (none of them are doing research; all of them love to read reports of my research), because in the list of my siblings, it lists everyone's marriages and relationships,
Re: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names
Jan Roberts wrote: No, because I add the date to the Date field - my resulting sentence then reads blah blah blah in the 1851 British Census. (British being in the Description field) To be exact, it's the Census of England Wales. Scotland and Ireland, although held at the same time, are actually different Sources. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports
Thanks Barbara, will have a go tomorrow as it's now turned 10-00pm UK time Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk New Blog: Open Legacy Family File with Open Office View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _ Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:04:56 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports Thank you for being willing to help me get a handle on this. As to the questions, 1) in the instance of the descendant report, I was running the report on descendants of my great great grandfather. So, it included him, great grandfather, grandmother, mother, and then my generation (including my brother). (I said 4 generations, because the number I selected on the report options for generations to include was 4...but it did include the above generations). 2) No, my brother does not have children with the current (last) marriage). 3) The one marked private (yes, by checking the box) is the second relationship (not marriage), only included, frankly, because there was a child as a result of that relationship. That one does show up, just says he had a relationship with private). 4) I need to correct myself here. I just tried to re-create the 3-generation report, and when I run it (starting with our great grandfather, rather than great-great grandfather), that's where I thought the report did include the fourth marriage), I now see that the 4th marriage is not showing up in that report either. That changes the problem, I realize. Yesterday I was running all kinds of reports and saw the fourth marriage show up in one of themI did not save it, so I can't now re-create itso, right now, the fourth marriage is not showing up in any descendant reports that I have tried. 5) no 6) yes (if you're talking about checking the report option that says show other marriages). On Feb 13, 2008 1:02 PM, ronald ferguson wrote: Barbara, I guess that a number of people are like me. I read your previous emails but I do not have anyone with four wives. I would be willing to try and replicate what you have found but need further information. 1. You say that you are compiling a 4 generation Descendant Report - which one is your brother in? 2. Does your brother have children with his last spouse? 3. which spouse is marked Private (I presume by checking the box and not by privacy brackets)? 4. You say it is OK with 3 generations does that mean your brother, his gfather and ggrandfather or your brother, gfather ggrandfather and gggrandfather, or some other combination? 5. Are any of the wives connected to your brothers family other than by that marriage? 6. I assume that you have checked show all spouses btw Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk New Blog: Open Legacy Family File with Open Office View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _ Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:00:56 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports Since I got no responses to my earlier question about this, I'm going to try again. I am extremely interested in an explanation for this, because this problem would be serious enough for me to change software programs. I am hoping that this error is because of something I am doing wrong, because that could be resolved. While there are many things I love about Legacy, it is very important for MY uses of the program (mainly for my current family and for my descendants) that I can create reports and trust that important information such as marriage information will be included in the reports. I have not done extensive trial and error, but I have experimented with at least two book reports (ancestor and descendant), and in those cases, if I include four generations, it leaves off my brother's most recent marriage. The data is in the program, apparently correctly, because if I decrease the number of generations, it includes his most recent marriage. Everyone has their own story. This is just an example of how it is important to be able to rely on the program to be indiscriminate in pulling in data for reports: My brother finally got his life together about 16 years ago. At that time, he married his current wife, a person who is now like a sister to my siblings. I can't even send out a descendant or ancestor report to my family (none
Re: [LegacyUG] Adding people who are not alive
Just add something in the death or burial fields like bef 2007 or Sydney, Australia. If those fields are non-blank, it assumes they are not living even if you think the contents are just comments. Ron Taylor Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names
I put the exact date in the date field, too. But wouldn't it sometimes be handy to be able to bookmark those who do not have an 1860 census event, or something of the sort? Janis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jenny M Benson Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:52 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names Janis Gilmore wrote Having said that, however, I have considered the possible value of changing my Census events to 1850 Census, 1860 Census, etc. Does anyone else do this? I don't consider including the year is necessary because I put the exact date in the Date field. I do, however, have separate Event names for the different Censuses - England Census, Wales Census, Channel Islands Census and in a couple of instances United States Census. If I was researching mainly in the USA or had many more Census Events there, I might split the US Censuses by State. -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports
Barbara, Can you select just your brother and run a descendants report (3 generations) starting with him, and see what marriages are listed? Try all three: Descendants Report; Descendants Book Report; and Descendants Narrative (Book) Report. Also, in Spouse view for your brother, do you see all four marriages listed, in order? Are there any errors in the way the dates were entered? Has Wife 4 accidently been made Private on her individual view (checkbox at lower right I think)? If none of this works, can you try exporting your brother and his wives into a new Legacy file and seeing if you still have problems with marriage number four? Thank you, Susan On 2/13/08, Barbara Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since I got no responses to my earlier question about this, I'm going to try again. I am extremely interested in an explanation for this, because this problem would be serious enough for me to change software programs. I am hoping that this error is because of something I am doing wrong, because that could be resolved. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names
Not *always* Mike, but close :-) Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk New Blog: Open Legacy Family File with Open Office View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _ Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:11:50 +0200 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names Jan Roberts wrote: No, because I add the date to the Date field - my resulting sentence then reads blah blah blah in the 1851 British Census. (British being in the Description field) To be exact, it's the Census of England Wales. Scotland and Ireland, although held at the same time, are actually different Sources. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg. _ Get Hotmail on your mobile, text MSN to 63463! http://mobile.uk.msn.com/pc/mail.aspx Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names
I don't consider Tax Rolls (or for that matter the US Census) as events; imho they are merely sources for the information they contain about certain aspects of an individual's life (place of residence at that particular instance in time, etc.). As sources I would set them up as: Tax Roll Mississippi 1816 Territorial Tax Roll Mississippi 1820 Perry County Thus all tax rolls would sort by state by year by county in the Master Source List - Original Message From: Michele Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Legacy E-Mail List LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 9:59:02 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names I would like your advice on event names. I am inputting tax rolls. Should I just put the event name as Tax Roll and then put all the details in other spots or should I put then entire name 1816 Mississippi Territorial Tax Roll 1820 Perry County, Mississippi Tax Roll michele Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports
Paragraph 1: all marriages are listed, in all three reports. Paragraph 2: yes, all four spouses are listed in the correct order; no errors in date entry. Paragraph 3: double-checked, and no. On Feb 13, 2008 5:31 PM, Susan Daily [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barbara, Can you select just your brother and run a descendants report (3 generations) starting with him, and see what marriages are listed? Try all three: Descendants Report; Descendants Book Report; and Descendants Narrative (Book) Report. Also, in Spouse view for your brother, do you see all four marriages listed, in order? Are there any errors in the way the dates were entered? Has Wife 4 accidently been made Private on her individual view (checkbox at lower right I think)? If none of this works, can you try exporting your brother and his wives into a new Legacy file and seeing if you still have problems with marriage number four? Thank you, Susan On 2/13/08, Barbara Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since I got no responses to my earlier question about this, I'm going to try again. I am extremely interested in an explanation for this, because this problem would be serious enough for me to change software programs. I am hoping that this error is because of something I am doing wrong, because that could be resolved. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports
Okay, so the marriages can be listed in a descendants report, at least. So there seems to be no data entry error on YOUR part. Now try selecting your brother's father, and doing the same three reports, again, with 3 or 4 generations selected. Do all four marriages appear? (You know what is next, select grandfather, and select 4 or 5 generations, and all three reports.) Susan On 2/13/08, Barbara Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paragraph 1: all marriages are listed, in all three reports. Paragraph 2: yes, all four spouses are listed in the correct order; no errors in date entry. Paragraph 3: double-checked, and no. On Feb 13, 2008 5:31 PM, Susan Daily [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barbara, Can you select just your brother and run a descendants report (3 generations) starting with him, and see what marriages are listed? Try all three: Descendants Report; Descendants Book Report; and Descendants Narrative (Book) Report. Also, in Spouse view for your brother, do you see all four marriages listed, in order? Are there any errors in the way the dates were entered? Has Wife 4 accidently been made Private on her individual view (checkbox at lower right I think)? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports
I will be glad to try these things (tomorrow). I've just been playing around with it more. It's very strange. I picked my longest line--it's about 15 generations. I did a descendant book report, starting with the farthest one back. It created an 86-page report. Guess what was included: all my brother's marriages AND all the notes as well. I re-created my problem from earlier. Choosing my great-great grandfather again, and doing descendant book report, if I say ALL generations, or 5 generations, or apparently anything over 5, everything is there (all marriages, all notes). If I say 4 generations, it gives me the notes, but no 4th marriage for my brother. (Again, I'm not changing any options except number of generations.) There seems to be some kind of problem right around the area of 3 or 4 generations. On Feb 13, 2008 8:46 PM, Susan Daily [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, so the marriages can be listed in a descendants report, at least. So there seems to be no data entry error on YOUR part. Now try selecting your brother's father, and doing the same three reports, again, with 3 or 4 generations selected. Do all four marriages appear? (You know what is next, select grandfather, and select 4 or 5 generations, and all three reports.) Susan On 2/13/08, Barbara Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paragraph 1: all marriages are listed, in all three reports. Paragraph 2: yes, all four spouses are listed in the correct order; no errors in date entry. Paragraph 3: double-checked, and no. On Feb 13, 2008 5:31 PM, Susan Daily [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barbara, Can you select just your brother and run a descendants report (3 generations) starting with him, and see what marriages are listed? Try all three: Descendants Report; Descendants Book Report; and Descendants Narrative (Book) Report. Also, in Spouse view for your brother, do you see all four marriages listed, in order? Are there any errors in the way the dates were entered? Has Wife 4 accidently been made Private on her individual view (checkbox at lower right I think)? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] New Version?
I have been off the list for 2 - 3 months. When I was last on, there was chatter about an about to be released new version which was rumored to include drop down box charts. I have not received any notice nor do I see anything on the Home page about any pending release. Was this all false or is such a version still being tested? Thanks, Walt Conner Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] New Version?
Patience ( it is tough - I know) - they say soon. We all are anticipating the new version (V-7) Keith On Feb 13, 2008 10:11 PM, WALTER D. CONNER [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been off the list for 2 - 3 months. When I was last on, there was chatter about an about to be released new version which was rumored to include drop down box charts. I have not received any notice nor do I see anything on the Home page about any pending release. Was this all false or is such a version still being tested? Thanks, Walt Conner Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp -- Website: http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] McCain-McKane-O'Kane DNA Group 1 Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports
I loaned an extra spouse to one of my thrice married ancestors. After running all 3 types of decendants reports pointed out below for 3, 4, and 16 generations, I am still unable to duplicate your error. I even temporarily made one marriage private, but that didn't change the situation. Dawn Barbara Ford wrote: I will be glad to try these things (tomorrow). I've just been playing around with it more. It's very strange. I picked my longest line--it's about 15 generations. I did a descendant book report, starting with the farthest one back. It created an 86-page report. Guess what was included: all my brother's marriages AND all the notes as well. I re-created my problem from earlier. Choosing my great-great grandfather again, and doing descendant book report, if I say ALL generations, or 5 generations, or apparently anything over 5, everything is there (all marriages, all notes). If I say 4 generations, it gives me the notes, but no 4th marriage for my brother. (Again, I'm not changing any options except number of generations.) There seems to be some kind of problem right around the area of 3 or 4 generations. On Feb 13, 2008 8:46 PM, Susan Daily [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, so the marriages can be listed in a descendants report, at least. So there seems to be no data entry error on YOUR part. Now try selecting your brother's father, and doing the same three reports, again, with 3 or 4 generations selected. Do all four marriages appear? (You know what is next, select grandfather, and select 4 or 5 generations, and all three reports.) Susan On 2/13/08, Barbara Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paragraph 1: all marriages are listed, in all three reports. Paragraph 2: yes, all four spouses are listed in the correct order; no errors in date entry. Paragraph 3: double-checked, and no. On Feb 13, 2008 5:31 PM, Susan Daily [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barbara, Can you select just your brother and run a descendants report (3 generations) starting with him, and see what marriages are listed? Try all three: Descendants Report; Descendants Book Report; and Descendants Narrative (Book) Report. Also, in Spouse view for your brother, do you see all four marriages listed, in order? Are there any errors in the way the dates were entered? Has Wife 4 accidently been made Private on her individual view (checkbox at lower right I think)? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports
P.S.: Even though I was unable to help you solve your issue, I'm glad that you asked. I had no idea that Legacy included 3 different decendant reports. Dawn Dawn Crowley wrote: I loaned an extra spouse to one of my thrice married ancestors. After running all 3 types of decendants reports pointed out below for 3, 4, and 16 generations, I am still unable to duplicate your error. I even temporarily made one marriage private, but that didn't change the situation. Dawn Barbara Ford wrote: I will be glad to try these things (tomorrow). I've just been playing around with it more. It's very strange. I picked my longest line--it's about 15 generations. I did a descendant book report, starting with the farthest one back. It created an 86-page report. Guess what was included: all my brother's marriages AND all the notes as well. I re-created my problem from earlier. Choosing my great-great grandfather again, and doing descendant book report, if I say ALL generations, or 5 generations, or apparently anything over 5, everything is there (all marriages, all notes). If I say 4 generations, it gives me the notes, but no 4th marriage for my brother. (Again, I'm not changing any options except number of generations.) There seems to be some kind of problem right around the area of 3 or 4 generations. On Feb 13, 2008 8:46 PM, Susan Daily [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, so the marriages can be listed in a descendants report, at least. So there seems to be no data entry error on YOUR part. Now try selecting your brother's father, and doing the same three reports, again, with 3 or 4 generations selected. Do all four marriages appear? (You know what is next, select grandfather, and select 4 or 5 generations, and all three reports.) Susan On 2/13/08, Barbara Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paragraph 1: all marriages are listed, in all three reports. Paragraph 2: yes, all four spouses are listed in the correct order; no errors in date entry. Paragraph 3: double-checked, and no. On Feb 13, 2008 5:31 PM, Susan Daily [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barbara, Can you select just your brother and run a descendants report (3 generations) starting with him, and see what marriages are listed? Try all three: Descendants Report; Descendants Book Report; and Descendants Narrative (Book) Report. Also, in Spouse view for your brother, do you see all four marriages listed, in order? Are there any errors in the way the dates were entered? Has Wife 4 accidently been made Private on her individual view (checkbox at lower right I think)? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names
I strongly disagree with this approach. I would sort them in the Source list as: Mississippi, Territorial - Tax Roll 1816 Mississippi, Perry - Tax Roll 1820 I think it is much more convenient to be able to find your sources by geography than by source type. Janis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wynthner Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 4:02 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names I don't consider Tax Rolls (or for that matter the US Census) as events; imho they are merely sources for the information they contain about certain aspects of an individual's life (place of residence at that particular instance in time, etc.). As sources I would set them up as: Tax Roll Mississippi 1816 Territorial Tax Roll Mississippi 1820 Perry County Thus all tax rolls would sort by state by year by county in the Master Source List - Original Message From: Michele Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Legacy E-Mail List LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 9:59:02 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names I would like your advice on event names. I am inputting tax rolls. Should I just put the event name as Tax Roll and then put all the details in other spots or should I put then entire name 1816 Mississippi Territorial Tax Roll 1820 Perry County, Mississippi Tax Roll michele Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@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: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
