RE: [LegacyUG] source template for obituary collection?
For any obituary I use the newspaper template for the source regardless of where it was found. For those found on Ancestry, I merely add Ancestry as the repository. And if I were to see a newspaper at a library, then the library would be linked as the repository. For me, Ancestry.com is merely a repository and not a source. While Ancestry does include source information on all their databases, I just use their information in completing my source citation in Legacy. Cathy-0 _ From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Dede Holden Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 9:41 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: [LegacyUG] source template for obituary collection? If anyone has used the "United States Obituary Collection" on Ancestry, I'd like to know which Source Template you used. Thanks for any help and advice. I'd like to get this right to begin with and not have to "re-do," since I already have enough of that on my plate! 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] living again
When I had that problem, I went to the Index view and added the column entitled "Living". While I had to re-adjust the columnar widths so that I could see more columns for each person, I found it a lot easier to see those who were marked as either "No" for not living or "Yes" for living. This allowed me to see people and their relevant info on one line. Just clicking on a line opened up the Individual's Information screen where I could then change the status from Living to Deceased. I found this way to be relative easy. I was also clicked on the RIN section at the top of the page which sorted everyone by RIN numbers. In that way, I knew where I stopped editing the Living status when I stopped an editing session. Then I wrote down the last RIN number viewed or edited so that I knew where to start the next time I picked up the task again. -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Michele Lewis Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 7:08 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] living again I did everything y'all to do but the program is still killing people that are long dead. If someone married in 1821 there is no way they could be alive but Legacy is marking them as living unless I manually kill them off. I have tagged everyone in my file that is marked as living that doesn't have a birth date and I am killing them off one at a time. I only have 2000 more to check! Maybe Legacy can add some additional parameters for automatically killing people off. If a person was married 100 years ago or more he is probably dead. If his mother died over 100 years ago he is probably dead etc. The problem is that my uploaded file on the internet has 1/3 of the people marked as living so my file isn't very helpful to anyone. michele - Original Message - From: "Eileen" To: Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 5:53 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Master l Source is messing up > Well I just hate to write again about anything to do with Legacy, I have > not > done anymore updates for fear of some unknown happening. I'm on version > 7.0.090 and have used the program since version 4. > > I have been updating all my families with their 1850 census, I go to the > Master Source List, go to Source, open the file and go down the list > checking everything that shows it has a 1850 census. Ask it to show me > the > list, to make sure all are checked with a number 2, close it and go to the > next one. > > I have come on a group under Indiana, Clay Co., Van Buren Twp., - 1850 and > the next on the list is the same everything except it's a 1860. These two > list has 18 people, All eighteen have both the 1850 census and the 1860 > census. > > All of the people on both these lists have 1850 census and 1860 census on > their family screens, all information shows correct, all sources show > correct, but on the Master list, only half of them (11) show on 1850 list > and (7) show on the 1860. > > So I went through all the 1860 deleted the old 1860 from the Events list, > re-added it and everything on my Master Source list finally showed up just > right, all on both the 1850 & 1860 lists. > > Shut the program down, since I was almost sick thinking of all I was going > to have to change when I finally felt up to it. Some hours have gone bye, > open up the program, went right to the Master Source and guess what half > is > on the 1850 and half are on the 1860. Right back to where they were before > all the work deleting and adding the census again. What in the world is > happening? Can I sent attachments so you can look at the papers I printed > out? It might help you understand what I'm writing. > > I know I don't seem to be able to explain things clearly so staff can > understand what I telling them. But this is a mess and I afraid to check > anymore files but know that there are more errors. > > Pleae help as soon as possible > thanks > Eileen > > > > > > 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 - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.8/2423 - Release Date: 10/08/09 18:33:00 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
RE: [LegacyUG] Book done by compiler, NOT author or editor
Why not just place in the author field the following? "Peter Anderson, compiler" -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Arnold Sprague Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:32 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Book done by compiler, NOT author or editor michele, The book is "Protestant Marriages from Almonte & Region, Ontario (1817-1943)." It very clearly states, "Compiled by Peter Anderson." Per EE, page 668, it does *none* of the things required to have the status of "author." It does no more than show marriage names and dates. This is not meant to be a put-down at all. It is over 370 pages of helpful information. I would like to show it as a compiled work Arnold At 07:08 AM 9/17/2009, you wrote: >Is this a book authored by an agency? There is an option for >that. Or, is it anonymous? You could chose the "author not known" option. > >michele > >- Original Message - From: "Arnold Sprague" > >To: >Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:51 AM >Subject: [LegacyUG] Book done by compiler, NOT author or editor > > >>I need to source a book which is clearly NOT done by an author or an >>editor, per "Evidence Explained" (EE), by Elizabeth Shown Mills. (See >>12.8, Author's Role: Compiler or Author, page 668.) >>Legacy's SourceWriter, however, ONLY allows me to enter an author or >>editor, if I choose to use SourceWriter for a book. >>Is there a way for me to override the text (change author/editor to >>compiler) when Legacy shows the source? >>I prefer to use EE and SourceWriter; so please let's NOT digress into >>discussions as to perceived shortcomings of either. >>Thank you, >>Arnold 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] Is it possible to COPY an event?
Try using the Repeat button on the event screen. It will copy the previous event's text. -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Brian L. Lightfoot Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:59 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Is it possible to COPY an event? I've ignored this little task for almost two years now but sooner or later I need to duplicate a number of events on one person and attach the same event to a different person. The reason for my reluctance is that each event has a number of images attached and each event has extensive notes. I am well aware of the SOURCE CLIPBOARD but I don't see any means within Legacy other than to use the Windows clipboard for each new event to copy and paste from the other individual, create the field data, and paste the notes and images over and over and over..UGH! Any ideas? Brian (the one in 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 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] Entering US Census Information
When using any computer software, you need to ask yourself as to what is the end result that you wish to see? Once you know what that is you can then enter your data to achieve that. My end result is usually the Descendant Book or Modified Register Report. Since this is easy to read, my data entries in the Notes field are written as sentences. So, when entering census info, I start by using the basic census template. Then use the following entries: Event: Census Description: 1850 Federal Date: 29 Aug 1950 Place: Mentz, Cayuga County, New York Notes: Nathan Holmes was shown as being 41 years old and born in New York state. He was a farmer. He lived on Oxford Lane and owned his own home and farm. By placing the year in the Description field, it also shows up in the Individual view easily so that I can easily see if I listed a census out of chronological order. In the Notes section, I place everything that appears in the census for the individual and write it in sentences because my end result is usually the Descendant Book. The reason that I place everything from a census in the notes for each specific individual is that when reading the Descendant Books, the reader is going to read one person at a time. If information relating to a person is not found under his own entry, the reader can overlook that data or information entirely. My source for a census event is taken directly from the page at Ancestry.com. The main source remains the same for everyone with the same census year and only the Details contains any variable information. Main Source: United States of America, Bureau of the Census, 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. (Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls.), Details: Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; NARA Series M432, Roll: 481; Page: 90; Image: 181. Repository: Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, http://www.ancestry.com/. In this way, whenever I printed a Descendant Book it is easy to read and the footnotes contain only footnote information and not details about a person's life. I've looked at reports where personal data was placed into the footnotes and I have found it to be difficult to read such reports. But whatever you do, be consistent in your input and look at your end results to see if you like them. And as long as someone else can read your reports and use your sources to locate the original documentation, you know that you have succeeded. Happy Hunting! Cathy-0 -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Alan Jones Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:35 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Entering US Census Information I have seen many post about how to document/source Census information and the different styles and to be honest I have not made up my mind and won't till I have really done enough to decide. What I have seen less discussion of and really wanted to know more of is how to others document the lines/columns in a Census or do you even bother? 1. In Legacy you have an event called Census. What others enter do and find works best and why for the related event fields? -Description: -Date: -Place: -Notes: 2. How do you enter specific fields such as in the 1900 US Census like: Relation, Color or Race, Attended School, Can Read, Can Write, Can speak English, Owner or rented home, Farm or House .. or even my favorite in the 1870 Census is "Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic. Do you actually type "Can Read:" then Yes or No etc.? For each field? Where do you put that info so it looks right and shows up. 3. Do you do anything different if they are Head of House Hold vs not? 4. If you find an occupation field do then also enter that information into a new occupation event? Same thing This information sorta seems like source text, but that did not seem like the best place to put it so it would show up "right" in most reports. I could see how some would even put it in two places event and source text and I don't mind doing that if that were the "best thing" How do others handle all the fields and fun details so it shows right in reports or do you just say they were listed in the Census and provide no detailed information? More details the better. thanks for any all suggestions Alan 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 Use
RE: [LegacyUG] How to retain wife's married name as entered
Have you thought about adding her various married names under the Alternatives Names? In this way each name you enter will be shown in the various reports and you'll see them all. _ From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Bill Rhodes Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 4:33 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] How to retain wife's married name as entered Could someone tell me how to do this correctly? Here is the problem: GGM Mary Hinton married Joseph Brown. In Legacy I entered Wife's name as Mary Hinton. Joseph died five years later. Marriage #2 was to George Miller. I entered Wife's name as Mary Hinton Brown. Problem: When I do the above, Legacy automatically changes her (Wife's) name to Mary Hinton Brown - which is wrong and not as I entered. So my question is "how can I keep her name the same as I enter it without Legacy changing it?" The solution is probably simple but I have tried everything I can think of an nothing works - so I need someone's advice. Thanks, Bill R. 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
