Re: [LegacyUG] Moving Info from Ancestry to Legacy
Hi Gail, you'll have to bear with me and my instructions because I've only done it once and still not sure what I did :o) At the home page of your Ancestry account at the top you'll see *find all your family tree here* Click on *here*. Then under the tree that you want to gedcom (you might only have one) you'll find *Manage tree*. Click on that then you'll see *Management Tools Export Tree* Now this is where it gets hazey.. Click on Export Tree and it will come up (eventually) with *download gedcom*. If you left click on this it just takes you to a page of gedcom text which is absolutely double dutch to me BUT I found that if I RIGHT CLICKED on *Download Gedcom* and selected *Save target as.* it enabled me to save the whole tree as a gedcom to my computer and so then imported it into Legacy. Hope this is what you were after. Wendy [AU] - Original Message - From: RICKANDGAIL SANDLIN To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyFamilyTree.com Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:53 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Moving Info from Ancestry to Legacy Hi, Gail here. Thanks to all for the suggestions for moving information. Problem is ,I still haven't figured put how to put it into a gedcom. Do I have to do one page at a time? Or is there a way to do the whole family tree at once.? My trees are growing and multiplying fast so I need to figure out something soon. Gail 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] Geo database bug??
There are some errors in Geo and Geo covers only current locations - it doesn't cover historical locations - so the two may never match exactly. it doesn't cover historical locations Locations, counties change in earlier years, so be cautious when entering locations. -Tim Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Dearth Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 9:55 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Geo database bug?? I've been using Legacy for about four months now. I am constantly being amazed at how packed full of features this program is. I can do so much more with it than my previous software. One of those things is using the Geo Database. Many of my entries for places only have city and state. I have been using the search feature of the Geo Database, filling in the city and state, thereby finding the proper county. Yesterday, I did this like I have dozens of times before: searched for Danville, Virginia. The returned result was Danville, Danville (city), Virginia, USA. When I try to select and use this location, Legacy says There was never a county by the name of Danville (city) in the state of Virginia.. I have had to bypass this with a double comma (,,) to eliminate the county in this case. Shouldn't Legacy be able to accept its own search result? (there was only this one result from the search). A possible bug? I am using 6.0.0.190 Deluxe. Any suggestions? Thanks Dave Dearth 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] Geo database bug??
There is no feature you are talking about. You would need a program like animap. I keep the Redbook not to far from the computer. You can go to the state's webpage and sometimes they may show the information you are looking for. -Tim Hi -- Where do you get the map feature with Legacy where you can find where the town was before the current county location. Thank you, Chris Smithson 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] Geo database bug??
Redbook shows no space in the county seat spelling. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sherry/Support Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 10:41 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo database bug?? Maybe the parish library has it wrong? http://www.lasalle.lib.la.us/AboutUs.html Or the school board? http://www.lasallepsb.com/ And on the Louisiana State website http://www.louisiana.gov/wps/wcm/connect/Louisiana.gov/Home, every instance had no space. I felt that the spelling as used on official websites was the most correct. I don't trust Wikipedia as a definitive source because who knows who has contributed the information? Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Montgomery Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 4:32 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo database bug?? This is news to me. I was raised in Louisiana and it has always been my understanding that La Salle Parish has a space. I checked with Webster's Geographical Dictionary as well as Wikipidia and both have it spelled with a space. In addition if you Google La Salle Parish everything comes up with a space. The dictionary also confirms that the Texas La Salle County has a space. TomM. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sherry/Support Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 11:03 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo database bug?? The USA County Verifier has it entered correctly. The correct spelling for that county is LaSalle, as per the county website at http://www.lasallecounty.org/ Where I found conflicts on spelling, I would go with whatever the official county or state websites used. To confuse things further, LaSalle in Louisiana has no space. La Salle in Texas uses a space! Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. 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] A Huge Mess -- Source Citations and Pictures
I had that trouble once- took forever to get things right. There was one good thing about it tho. It taught me to re-think my filenaming scheme. I now use a naming system of: ID#-reverse event date-Type of Doc. So for John Doe ID#03388 enumerated on the 1880 Census on April 26, 1880 the file name would be: 03388-18800426-cen I can thus telll by the file name to whom it belongs and the date/event. Makes re-connecting a breeze should thins get disconnected somehow. - Original Message From: Kris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] A Huge Mess -- Source Citations and Pictures It originally started out as a path problem on a new installation with different hard drives. Changing the path in locations and trying to reorganize things to make it fit just did not work -- I don't know if it was a hard drive problem or a Vista (blech) problem, but it was a total mess with crashing and other nastiness going on. So I decided I was out of luck anyway, so I reorganized my filing system and now keep everything under RINs and MRINs -- which is another reason starting over will be such a PITA trying to make sure the old and new numbers match. It makes things a *lot* easier to file and find, but now the file names of the pictures and documents have all been chanced. Also, I have my census images in a separate directory because there are *so* many of them and I don't want them in with the other images. HTH -- Thanks 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] Moving info
Why on earth are you trying to open it with Adobe?? A GEDCOM is just a plain text file and Ancestry should have exported it as such. A GEDCOM should ONLY be played with in a Text Editor- not a word processor or a graphics package. Once Ancestry exports the GEDCOM and you download it just start your genealogy program and import the GEDCOM that you downloaded. No need to play with the file at all really...unless there are specific items in it you want to change before importing to your genealogy program. - Original Message From: RICKANDGAIL SANDLIN [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: legacyusergroup LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 5:01:30 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Moving info That is just what I was looking for. It was so easy, I just hadn't done it yet. Now Adobe doesn't want to open it. Says that it is a damaged file or one that isn't recognized. Well tomorrow is another day...Easter Sunday. Happy Easter Everyone Gail Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping 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] A Huge Mess -- Source Citations and Pictures
On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:23:26 -0500, JLB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've made some pretty good messes in Legacy, moon to blame or not, so I'm somewhat acquainted. IF you have your digital images in one folder rather than spread around it's still painful but more bearable relatively speaking. No backup of family file I presume? We were just talking about that yesterday and I'm sure it's gone around many times before. O god, people, back up your work. Oh yes -- I have backups on backups on backups. I pretty much backup everytime I close the program, so that's not the problem. I like my new filing system much, much better, though. It's more intuitive and much easier to find things -- *now*. :-) The old system worked fine until I found everyone wanted to name their kids James or William, Mary or Elizabeth. :-D If you relink one source and set it up on the clipboard you can shorten the pain somewhat by using that one to replace the several related others that have gone awry. Rinse and repeat. Yes, this *is* a plus, but it's a real PITA to find where those citations were used. I now I can pull up a list, but there's a lot of back and forth trying to pull those people up. Unless something's changed, you can't just click on the name on the show list list and go to that person. I'm really hoping this is something that's been implemented in the new version. But you're right! It's not like those cites have to be created from scratch for each of those people! It's a bit tough not being able to see where you are exactly but just getting the sickening overview. I'd like to say it's probably not as bad as I made out -- but I think it's probably worse. ;-) I think the Source Writer in v.7 has to do with source templates for re-writing sources in a more professional manner. I doubt that it functions as a washing machine for links that have gone astray. That's a whole other issue. Oh yes -- certainly. It would be nice if it could read my mind, but I guess that's just expecting too much. :-) My only thought on the Source Writer for v.7 is that, if I have to start all over again anyway, I might as well wait until v.7 comes out and do everything in that. I once renamed my sources outside Legacy and didn't realize at the time that that would unlink everything. If you rename sources using the Picture Center (a very painful process actually) it won't destroy your links. This is good to know for next time -- thanks for the reminder. Sorry, I wish I knew, but I think you know if it's beyond the beyond. Well, the upside is if I *do* decide to just re-enter everything, it definitely won't take me as long this time as it did the first time. :-D Thanks for the input! I really appreciate it! Kris 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] Geo database bug??
Tim, I've been told by other researchers that they've found Redbook full of errors. I found many spelling conflicts on websites and in books (Handybook and Kane's The American Counties were my main printed sources) and felt that the *most reliable* source for information on a county spelling would be on *official* county or state websites. In some cases I have even written to state librarians for clarification about county histories. I consider all sources other than the official state or county sites as secondary sources and the official county and state websites as primary sources. Misspellings and other errors can proliferate on the web when one person makes a typo and it's picked up and passed on. One would certainly hope that the webmasters for the state and county websites would get it right! Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Rosenlof Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 6:54 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo database bug?? Redbook shows no space in the county seat spelling. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sherry/Support Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 10:41 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo database bug?? Maybe the parish library has it wrong? http://www.lasalle.lib.la.us/AboutUs.html Or the school board? http://www.lasallepsb.com/ And on the Louisiana State website http://www.louisiana.gov/wps/wcm/connect/Louisiana.gov/Home, every instance had no space. I felt that the spelling as used on official websites was the most correct. I don't trust Wikipedia as a definitive source because who knows who has contributed the information? Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. 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] Geo database bug??
Tim Rosenlof wrote: There is no feature you are talking about. You would need a program like animap. I keep the Redbook not to far from the computer. You can go to the state's webpage and sometimes they may show the information you are looking for. -Tim Hi -- Where do you get the map feature with Legacy where you can find where the town was before the current county location. Thank you, Chris Smithson If you go to http://www.familyhistory101.com/map_county.html you can browse through each state to see a changing map depicting the county boundaries from year to year. I use it extensivly to determine which county a location was in in any particular year. I can then note the progression in notes. -- Gene Y. n2kvs Researching Young, Zies, Harer Cox with Legacy Family Tree http://h1.ripway.com/egptech/ 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] Geo database bug??
Point taken. Thanks for the heads up. -Tim Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo database bug?? Tim, I've been told by other researchers that they've found Redbook full of errors. I found many spelling conflicts on websites and in books (Handybook and Kane's The American Counties were my main printed sources) and felt that the *most reliable* source for information on a county spelling would be on *official* county or state websites. In some cases I have even written to state librarians for clarification about county histories. I consider all sources other than the official state or county sites as secondary sources and the official county and state websites as primary sources. Misspellings and other errors can proliferate on the web when one person makes a typo and it's picked up and passed on. One would certainly hope that the webmasters for the state and county websites would get it right! Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.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] Moving info
Now that you have saved the GedCom, you import it into a genealogy software program of your choice. Mine is Legacy. To do this, click on file, then import follow the steps asking you where to save it, what to name it, etc. If all went well, then you'll have the folks that you saw online linked in the same manner. Dawn RICKANDGAIL SANDLIN wrote: That is just what I was looking for. It was so easy, I just hadn't done it yet. Now Adobe doesn't want to open it. Says that it is a damaged file or one that isn't recognized. Well tomorrow is another day...Easter Sunday. Happy Easter Everyone Gail 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] Geo database bug??
Don't you just hate it when Sherry provides facts!! :-) I even checked the USGenWeb site for the parish at http://www.lagenweb.org/ and it also spells it without the space. I was hoping to find an article there about the history or formation of the parish but that particular web site is painfully small and lacks the usual complement of area history and other information. Brian -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sherry/Support Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 9:41 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo database bug?? Maybe the parish library has it wrong? http://www.lasalle.lib.la.us/AboutUs.html Or the school board? http://www.lasallepsb.com/ And on the Louisiana State website http://www.louisiana.gov/wps/wcm/connect/Louisiana.gov/Home, every instance had no space. I felt that the spelling as used on official websites was the most correct. I don't trust Wikipedia as a definitive source because who knows who has contributed the information? Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. 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] Copyrighted Material
An easy to read summary of US Copyright fundamentals as pertaining to genealogy can be found here: http://www.pddoc.com/copyright/genealogy_copyright_fundamentals.htm Jim Rickenbacker Legacy User Group guidelines:http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.aspArchived messages:http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.aspTo unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Geo database bug??
Haveing using the website, have you found sitefinder ? The one animap uses ? It is a location you can pluck on the map as it goes through the different county changes ? -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gene Young Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 10:17 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo database bug?? Tim Rosenlof wrote: There is no feature you are talking about. You would need a program like animap. I keep the Redbook not to far from the computer. You can go to the state's webpage and sometimes they may show the information you are looking for. -Tim Hi -- Where do you get the map feature with Legacy where you can find where the town was before the current county location. Thank you, Chris Smithson If you go to http://www.familyhistory101.com/map_county.html you can browse through each state to see a changing map depicting the county boundaries from year to year. I use it extensivly to determine which county a location was in in any particular year. I can then note the progression in notes. -- Gene Y. n2kvs Researching Young, Zies, Harer Cox with Legacy Family Tree http://h1.ripway.com/egptech/ 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] Geo database bug??
Great! Made from Animap plus ! Wonderful Site. Thanks, Tim Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo database bug?? Tim Rosenlof wrote: There is no feature you are talking about. You would need a program like animap. I keep the Redbook not to far from the computer. You can go to the state's webpage and sometimes they may show the information you are looking for. -Tim Hi -- Where do you get the map feature with Legacy where you can find where the town was before the current county location. Thank you, Chris Smithson If you go to http://www.familyhistory101.com/map_county.html you can browse through each state to see a changing map depicting the county boundaries from year to year. I use it extensivly to determine which county a location was in in any particular year. I can then note the progression in notes. -- Gene Y. n2kvs Researching Young, Zies, Harer Cox with Legacy Family Tree http://h1.ripway.com/egptech/ 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] Copyrighted Material
Thank you to all that responded to this post. All the information has been helpful and easy to reference to make sure future work is used Legally I appreciate everything, wish everyone the best on this long journey of our past's. Christina On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 9:45 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An easy to read summary of US Copyright fundamentals as pertaining to genealogy can be found here: http://www.pddoc.com/copyright/genealogy_copyright_fundamentals.htm Jim Rickenbacker 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 -- Nobody is Perfect I am Nobody Therefore I am Perfect 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] Geo database bug??
That is why I, and many others, recommend making a permanent choice of using ALL locations, at either 'the time', OR 'now'. I previously used 'now', but when in a ten year period (or so), Sweden, Britian, France etc., changed boundaries from ancient ones to more 'practical', 'modern', 'logical?' I decided that I didn't want to change my records every time a government decided to change itself. But because of this choice, I will forever get messages 'place name is wrong', but I just ignore it in confidence, that it is unfixable quirk of computers. Rich in LA CA --- Tim Rosenlof [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are some errors in Geo and Geo covers only current locations - it doesn't cover historical locations - so the two may never match exactly. it doesn't cover historical locations Locations, counties change in earlier years, so be cautious when entering locations. -Tim Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Dearth Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 9:55 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Geo database bug?? I've been using Legacy for about four months now. I am constantly being amazed at how packed full of features this program is. I can do so much more with it than my previous software. One of those things is using the Geo Database. Many of my entries for places only have city and state. I have been using the search feature of the Geo Database, filling in the city and state, thereby finding the proper county. Yesterday, I did this like I have dozens of times before: searched for Danville, Virginia. The returned result was Danville, Danville (city), Virginia, USA. When I try to select and use this location, Legacy says There was never a county by the name of Danville (city) in the state of Virginia.. I have had to bypass this with a double comma (,,) to eliminate the county in this case. Shouldn't Legacy be able to accept its own search result? (there was only this one result from the search). A possible bug? I am using 6.0.0.190 Deluxe. Any suggestions? Thanks Dave Dearth 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] Geo database bug??
Thanks Sherry and everyone for the information and feedback on this Geo Database issue. In my 9 years of researching, this is the first time I've come across this independent city thing. If it wasn't for Legacy and this group, I would not have even known about it, since my previous software would accept anything I put into it. Thanks again Dave -- From: Sherry/Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 2:03 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo database bug?? Dave, The Geo Location Database was created by another company and it includes independent cities. The USA County Verifier does not include independent cities for the most part (I think there are a couple in there). I hope to have time one of these days to be able to get the independent cities entered. There are some errors in Geo and Geo covers only current locations - it doesn't cover historical locations - so the two may never match exactly. Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Dearth Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 9:55 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Geo database bug?? I've been using Legacy for about four months now. I am constantly being amazed at how packed full of features this program is. I can do so much more with it than my previous software. One of those things is using the Geo Database. Many of my entries for places only have city and state. I have been using the search feature of the Geo Database, filling in the city and state, thereby finding the proper county. Yesterday, I did this like I have dozens of times before: searched for Danville, Virginia. The returned result was Danville, Danville (city), Virginia, USA. When I try to select and use this location, Legacy says There was never a county by the name of Danville (city) in the state of Virginia.. I have had to bypass this with a double comma (,,) to eliminate the county in this case. Shouldn't Legacy be able to accept its own search result? (there was only this one result from the search). A possible bug? I am using 6.0.0.190 Deluxe. Any suggestions? Thanks Dave Dearth 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] Geo database bug??
Recording the locations as they were at the time of the event is a better strategy because you need to know where the records were located at the time the event happened. A county boundary change, for instance, if not recorded properly, would have you looking for records in the wrong location. Elizabeth researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson That is why I, and many others, recommend making a permanent choice of using ALL locations, at either 'the time', OR 'now'. I previously used 'now', but when in a ten year period (or so), Sweden, Britian, France etc., changed boundaries from ancient ones to more 'practical', 'modern', 'logical?' I decided that I didn't want to change my records every time a government decided to change itself. But because of this choice, I will forever get messages 'place name is wrong', but I just ignore it in confidence, that it is unfixable quirk of computers. Rich in LA CA 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] A Huge Mess -- Source Citations and Pictures
Kris wrote Yes, this *is* a plus, but it's a real PITA to find where those citations were used. I now I can pull up a list, but there's a lot of back and forth trying to pull those people up. Unless something's changed, you can't just click on the name on the show list list and go to that person. I'm really hoping this is something that's been implemented in the new version. The way I do it is to tag your Show List with an unused tag. Go back to Family View. Click Indi tag at bottom of screen, select your tag number and then click the arrow beside it. It will take you through your show list and you can untag as you make the correction. Judy 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] Sourcing from PAF to Legacy
I am just now ready to start cutting and pasting my sources from PAF to Legacy. I understand, however, that there will be a new sourcing methodology in Legacy 7, requiring sources to be re-entered into the new software. Do I understand this correctly? I would hate to spend the time putting all the sources into Legacy 6 only to have to do it again in version 7. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Bill 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] Sourcing from PAF to Legacy
Bill, That is not my understanding. Yes there will be new sourcing methods available should you wish to use them (and from what I've heard I suspect I might not), but that will not involve the necessity of having to amend existing Sources. 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/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Sourcing from PAF to Legacy Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:22:59 -0400 I am just now ready to start cutting and pasting my sources from PAF to Legacy. I understand, however, that there will be a new sourcing methodology in Legacy 7, requiring sources to be re-entered into the new software. Do I understand this correctly? I would hate to spend the time putting all the sources into Legacy 6 only to have to do it again in version 7. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Bill _ Amazing prizes every hour with Live Search Big Snap http://www.bigsnapsearch.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] Moving info
I'm sure you won't be able to open it in Adobe Reader, Gail. If you want to checkand edit the information in it before adding it to an existing file (good idea) open Legacy and import it as a new family file. If you want to open it in a text editor, then Notepad will do the job.. Wendy [AU] - Original Message - From: RICKANDGAIL SANDLIN To: legacyusergroup Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 9:01 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Moving info That is just what I was looking for. It was so easy, I just hadn't done it yet. Now Adobe doesn't want to open it. Says that it is a damaged file or one that isn't recognized. Well tomorrow is another day...Easter Sunday. Happy Easter Everyone Gail 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] Sourcing from PAF to Legacy
Hi Bill, I thought PAF sources were picked up during the import or did you import via Gedcom rather than the PAF options? Or have your sources entered in PAF in a non-standard way? Legacy 7 will use the current sourcing method as well as the new. The better entered your sources are now, the easier to change if you decide to. Cathy At 06:22 AM 24/03/2008, you wrote: I am just now ready to start cutting and pasting my sources from PAF to Legacy. I understand, however, that there will be a new sourcing methodology in Legacy 7, requiring sources to be re-entered into the new software. Do I understand this correctly? I would hate to spend the time putting all the sources into Legacy 6 only to have to do it again in version 7. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Bill 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] A Huge Mess -- Source Citations and Pictures
Hi Kris, If your problem is just with the paths and not with the actual filenames, then Legacy can refind them easily (well maybe not so easy but doable without losing hair ;-) ) if you know what the current paths are. Go to Options Customise - Locations tab View Current list of Multimedia Locations button Click that and then note the Add button. Add the missing paths. I think you'll then find that Legacy finds your source pictures. You may then want to go back to that screen and use the Purge unused you'll find under the Options button. If you've changed the image names, that's a whole different story if you can't tell from old and new name where the image is supposed to be. Cathy At 10:48 AM 23/03/2008, you wrote: Well, this has been going on for awhile now. It might have been a full moon when all this first started, so we'll go with that. ;-) This happened several months ago, and every time I get out my stuff to work on it, I remember this mess, get discouraged, and just put it all away. I just finally decided now to try to do something about it (and I'm leaning towards starting over) and I'm thinking I should probably wait for v.7. The stick was long and wide -- things are stirred pretty well. :-D Thanks! On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:44:51 -0500, JLB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First of all, it's a Full Moon and people have been known to do worse things during a Full Moon. Though, outside of serial-killing I don't know what. Do you have a backup of your family file that you can restore? If not, you might be able to change the file-paths to the containing folders. Under Options/Customize/Locations it says View Current List of Multimedia Locations. Depending how far you've stirred things with a stick. If neither of these, let us know. JL JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html Kris wrote: Sorry this is so long -- I have three years invested in about 2000 people and about 600 marriages in my database. I originally just used Master Sources but after learning here about breaking them out, I started from scratch and started using master sources and source detail (except for having to find and fix a typo ten times). I really like that better, but I messed up my paths (long story) and now my census detail citations, for instance, have lost the links to the census images. So if I have used the citation for ten people, I need to go back and find all of them and change the reference to the correct image. I know this is nothing new -- I've been digging through the archives and find that a search/replace can help here, but for most of them there's nothing to search for. For some reason the picture reference is just blank. I must have done something stupid somewhere along the line and they're gone now. I have this problem with pretty much every media item, I've used or cited, though not all the references have disappeared, but the paths are messed up. I did the Test All Media Paths thing and had it print out a report, but it's basically useless for me, unless I'm missing something obvious. I have a list of bad paths, but it doesn't tell me where to find it -- for instance, what person or marriage it's supposed to be linked to. I don't find a way to just search for the string unless I'm doing Search and Replace which I don't want to do unless I know what I'm replacing. I'm now reading that version 7 will include some great citation improvements and I'm really looking forward to that (among other things). I have such a mess here, I'm really thinking of just starting over again with a clean database, but the thought of all the work that's gone into this one makes my head hurt. I really don't know if it would be easier to try to find and fix all this stuff, or just start from scratch, especially with the new version coming out. Would I have to make a lot of changes in citations then anyway? Thank you for your patience and -- What would you do? TIA Kris 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] Passage Express
Sam, I have only just found time to look at this, and I have not usedd PE for quite a long time. When I started to use it I was also informed that there was an update (abt 7MB) so I down loaded and installed and made an auto-start DVD disc. My file wasn't big (deliberately - it's bed time!) and when I ran it all buttons operated correctly. However, I suspect that you may be under a misapprehension, as to view the Legacy files one must have Legacy installed. Whether there are other options on the delux version, which convert the .fdb file into something else, I don't know, but this is case with the free version. I am puzzled as to how your cousin is going to read the Legacy file without having Legacy installed? 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/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Passage Express Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:18:13 -0600 I am trying to make a CD of a Legacy file with Passage Express, the free edition offered with Legacy Version 6 Deluxe. I have used this before and it done an excellent job but a couple of weeks ago I was going to use it and it told me there was an update so I let it update it. Now I am trying to make another CD and it doesn't work. I open the program and I want to include the entire file so I give it a title, and select everything except get Legacy because I know my cousin doesn't want a genealogy program. Then I create and it comes up with the picture and opening I selected but when I try to test the project it won't show the legacy file. Shows all the multimedia (pictures of people, documents, and headstones), shows the email for a message, goes to the web page but will not get the Legacy file. Also when I created one about six months ago it had the name of each picture, or document, or headstone, now it is just a picture of whatever it is. I even went so far as to publish it, copy it to a CD. Still the same problem. Anyone can tell me what I'm doing wrong? Samuel Weldon 9344 Lait Dr. El Paso, TX. 79925-6639 915-592-6935 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~weldonfamily _ Win 100’s of Virgin Experience days with BigSnapSearch.com http://www.bigsnapsearch.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] Sourcing from PAF to Legacy
Not exactly. Any Sources you create in 6 should not NEED redo-ing (from scratch), as much as some editting, or filling new fields. IMHO, if you are like me, the first few Sources (about 20), I did over and over until the program and I became friends. That learning curve is a real taskmaster. It is always up to you to go forward or wait, but if you start now, you will have the concepts interalized by the time 7 is available?? Rich in LA CA --- Greenvale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am just now ready to start cutting and pasting my sources from PAF to Legacy. I understand, however, that there will be a new sourcing methodology in Legacy 7, requiring sources to be re-entered into the new software. Do I understand this correctly? I would hate to spend the time putting all the sources into Legacy 6 only to have to do it again in version 7. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Bill 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] Sourcing from PAF to Legacy
Unless you put your sources in PAF into some other location such as the notes rather than using the built-in sourcing feature, you are usually much better off doing an import and letting Legacy do the conversion of your PAF data. Make a copy of the PAF file as a precaution and import the copy. See how the sources translate. Even if you have to do some editing that will be alot faster than copying and pasting. Gary Templeman - Original Message - From: Greenvale [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:22 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Sourcing from PAF to Legacy I am just now ready to start cutting and pasting my sources from PAF to Legacy. I understand, however, that there will be a new sourcing methodology in Legacy 7, requiring sources to be re-entered into the new software. Do I understand this correctly? I would hate to spend the time putting all the sources into Legacy 6 only to have to do it again in version 7. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Bill 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
Show List was [LegacyUG] A Huge Mess -- Source Citations and Pictures
I should have changed the subject heading before.Kris wrote I now I can pull up a list, but there's a lot of back and forth trying to pull those people up. Unless something's changed, you can't just click on the name on the show list list and go to that person. I'm really hoping this is something that's been implemented in the new version. The way I do it is to tag your Show List with an unused tag (option available on Show List scresn)Go back to Family View. Click Indi tag at bottom of screen, select your tag number and then click the arrow beside it. It will take you to the first on your list. Make your correction and click arrow again. This will take you through your show list one at a time. You can untag as you make the correction. Judy 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] Re-installing Legacy 5
Versions of Legacy prior to v6 can be downloaded from http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/helpDownloadVersion5.asp. Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Templeman Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 7:31 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Re-installing Legacy 5 snip Install the new copy. However I am not sure where there is a link to re-download version 5 if that is what you need. snip 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
