Re: [LegacyUG] Deleting Sources
Thank you very much, Ron! That's how we learn. I had never noticed the new button on the bottom right that gives you the option to delete source and citations. Mary Beth Figgins --- On Tue, 9/29/09, Ron Ferguson rnldfe...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: From: Ron Ferguson rnldfe...@tiscali.co.uk Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Deleting Sources To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 8:01 AM Mary Beth, Which Version of Legacy are you referring to? In version 7 you can, but having looked at my post I should have written go to ViewMaster SourceShow List and delete. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ - Original Message - From: Mary Figgins To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: 29 September 2009 13:26 Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Deleting Sources You cannot delete a source if it is being used by an event. So first you need to go each individual and remove the source using the method mentioned before. Then you can delete the source. As long as the source is in use by even one person it can not be deleted that's why you can print a list of who is using the source. Mary Beth Figgins --- On Tue, 9/29/09, Ron Ferguson rnldfe...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: From: Ron Ferguson rnldfe...@tiscali.co.uk Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Deleting Sources To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 4:55 AM June Chan wrote: I have several sources assigned to various people and events but I want to delete them all and make a new start. Could someone please advise how I can do this - I've not had much luck going through the help menu. Thank you June June, Go to the Family View for each individual and click the books. Highlight the Source and click Remove. Or if you mean to get rid of the sources altogether go to ViewMaster Listssources and delete as required. I strongly recommend that you back-up before doing this in case it does not give the result which you are looking for. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ 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 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.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] Deleting Sources
You cannot delete a source if it is being used by an event. So first you need to go each individual and remove the source using the method mentioned before. Then you can delete the source. As long as the source is in use by even one person it can not be deleted that's why you can print a list of who is using the source. Mary Beth Figgins --- On Tue, 9/29/09, Ron Ferguson rnldfe...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: From: Ron Ferguson rnldfe...@tiscali.co.uk Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Deleting Sources To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 4:55 AM June Chan wrote: I have several sources assigned to various people and events but I want to delete them all and make a new start. Could someone please advise how I can do this - I've not had much luck going through the help menu. Thank you June June, Go to the Family View for each individual and click the books. Highlight the Source and click Remove. Or if you mean to get rid of the sources altogether go to ViewMaster Listssources and delete as required. I strongly recommend that you back-up before doing this in case it does not give the result which you are looking for. Ron Ferguson _ New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ 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] Chart question
Duh! I guess I can do one from each of the children showing them in that position. Mary Beth --- On Sat, 9/19/09, John S. Adams oldbr...@hotmail.com wrote: From: John S. Adams oldbr...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Chart question To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009, 1:31 AM 2. It would also be great if I could do one chart, such as the hourglass, with our grandfather's ancestry on one side and grandmother's ancestry on the other. Is this possible? Try the Bow Tie chart with a child of the grandparents as the focal person. John S. Adams Hermosa Beach, CA -- From: Mary Figgins mbfigg...@yahoo.com Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:21 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Chart question I'm trying to put together a descendancy chart for a small family get together of my mother, her sibling and their children and grandchildren. Some the of the cousins have never met each other and don't know who each other are. The chart is to help them know how we all fit together. There a few things I'd really like to have on the chart but can't find. I'm using Legacy Charting. 1. Is it is possible to show children of previous marriages of the spouse? My sister and brother have both married people who have children by a previous marriage. Even though they are not blood relatives, these older children are considered part of our family. I remember my uncle have boys older than me. I just found out that they were his wife's from a previous marriage. Can a chart show these children? If not, is there some way to cleanly edit the chart to insert them? 2. It would also be great if I could do one chart, such as the hourglass, with our grandfather's ancestry on one side and grandmother's ancestry on the other. Is this possible? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Mary Beth Figgins 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] Handling Divorces in Charting
That sounds workable. At least it gives me something to work with. Mary Beth Figgins --- On Sat, 9/19/09, John S. Adams oldbr...@hotmail.com wrote: From: John S. Adams oldbr...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Handling Divorces in Charting To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009, 2:13 AM I think this is possible by creating 2 hour glass charts, one for each parent. With some judicious editing and moving of boxes, and probably a lot of trial and error, the printed pages could be taped together to create such a chart. I don't know of any way to do this in one digital file. It's kind of a cut and paste job, but possible. Give it a try. John S. Adams Hermosa Beach, CA -- From: michael barberi michaelbarb...@yahoo.com Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 11:44 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Handling Divorces in Charting Can anyone advise me how to solve the following problem. Most people want to see the ancestors of both of their parents and their descendants, however I find no chart that will do this. I like the hour-glass chart, but it only shows the ancestors of the selected person and his/her descendants (not the ancestors of his/her spouse). Mike Barberi 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] Re: Chart question
There is no problem showing the 1/2 children in Legacy. What I need is a chart such as descendancy that would show these children that are related by marriage and not blood. I should a chart to my mother and that is the first comment she made - Sunni, Kevin and Martin need to be in the chart. Mary Beth Figgins In a message dated 9/17/2009 7:18:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mbfigg...@yahoo.com writes: 1. Is it is possible to show children of previous marriages of the spouse? My sister and brother have both married people who have children by a previous marriage. Even though they are not blood relatives, these older children are considered part of our family. I remember my uncle have boys older than me. I just found out that they were his wife's from a previous marriage. Can a chart show these children? If not, is there some way to cleanly edit the chart to insert them? Yes, go to the family view (i.e., your sister or brother and their spouse with children). Right click on one of the children and then click on view. At the bottom, you will see show 1/2 children. Click on that and all should be solved if you have entered the children from the first marriage. 2. It would also be great if I could do one chart, such as the hourglass, with our grandfather's ancestry on one side and grandmother's ancestry on the other. Is this possible? I will leave this one to others Howland Davis 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] Chart question
I'm trying to put together a descendancy chart for a small family get together of my mother, her sibling and their children and grandchildren. Some the of the cousins have never met each other and don't know who each other are. The chart is to help them know how we all fit together. There a few things I'd really like to have on the chart but can't find. I'm using Legacy Charting. 1. Is it is possible to show children of previous marriages of the spouse? My sister and brother have both married people who have children by a previous marriage. Even though they are not blood relatives, these older children are considered part of our family. I remember my uncle have boys older than me. I just found out that they were his wife's from a previous marriage. Can a chart show these children? If not, is there some way to cleanly edit the chart to insert them? 2. It would also be great if I could do one chart, such as the hourglass, with our grandfather's ancestry on one side and grandmother's ancestry on the other. Is this possible? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Mary Beth Figgins 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] Charting divorces and other
I'm trying to put together a descendancy chart for a small family get together of my mother, her sibling and their children and grandchildren. Some the of the cousins have never met each other and don't know who they are. The chart is to help them know how we all fit together. Is there someone for the chart to show divorces, such as the equal sign with a line through it? Also can it show children of previous marriages of the spouse? My sister and brother have both married people who have children by a previous marriage. Even though they are not blood relatives, these older children are considered part of our family and may be there. Can a chart show these children? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Mary Beth Figgins 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] Charting - ancestry
Is it possible to have a chart that shows ancestor and descendants of a couple? I can get a hour glass that gives the descendants of a couple and the ancestors of one person in the couple. Can it show the ancestors of both members of the couple? 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] eee pcs
I've been thinking about getting one of the little eee pcs however they don't have a cd/dvd drive. Can the legacy program cd be copied to a flash drive or card and used to install on the pc? Mary Beth Figgins 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] Notes VS Events
It seems to be that the biography would be neither note nor event but a source. It is what is within the biography that would go into an event or note. I would put most of the information in as an event. Notes I use for information I'm not sure about or general information about a person. I note the source use name and/or file id of the source and then the note. I would put the 1860 census as an event. As someone mentioned in another thread I would use the type of event as Census, use the census itself as a source and make any notes in the event note field. Mary Beth Figgins leo macdonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Bob, when I locate information on a person that is just general information like the places where the person has lived, where they worked, I will place it in the person's notes. General information about their birth, like time of birth, weight, etc., I add this to the birth notes. General information about their baptism, like baptized at their parents home.., I add this to the baptism notes. The same for death and burial information. When I locate something like a biography, 50th. anniversary,birth announcement, etc., that are located in books or newspapers, I add these as events. Using the biography as an example, I would call the event a Biography, in the description I would enter the location where it was found, in the date I would enter the date it was written or published,the place would be where it written or published. I would then scan the article and attach the scan as a picture, then I would either transcribe the article into the event notes section or when possible I will just copy and paste the article into the notes section of the event. As well I have learned the hard way to always add the source of the new information to each location that I enter new information into. Just about everyone will enter things a little differently, remember that you are creating your family tree, experiment with several methods until you locate the one that works best for you. Leo Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:04:37 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Notes VS Events I'm having some personal conflict in whether to add data as a note or an event and would like some views on where folks place specific data . For example - I have a biography from relative A - should I enter it under the notes or make it an event? another - If entering 1860 census data showing Uncle Joe's family and those living in his household - note or event? Some observations when preparing a 'book' report - Descendant Narrative : (1) If I enter data as a note, the information is located immediately under the persons name as a flowing narrative, which can get rather lengthy plus would require adding my sourcing information to the narrative if I wanted to show where I got the information; OR (2) if entered as an event, the data becomes a short cryptic entry after the name with a footnote. I do note that the entire data can appear in the footnote, together with the sourcing material, providing that feature is elected when setting up the source detail (i.e., selecting 'Add this text to the source citation on reports' ). It may be that personal preference dictates this, but I would appreciate some insight from others on how they use the notes and events feature. Bob *** Holiday discounts on Legacy 7.0, add-ons, books, and more. Visit http://tinyurl.com/65rpbt. *** 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 *** Holiday discounts on Legacy 7.0, add-ons, books, and more. Visit http://tinyurl.com/65rpbt. *** 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 *** Holiday discounts on Legacy 7.0, add-ons, books, and more. Visit http://tinyurl.com/65rpbt. *** 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] Heritage collector Suite
I don't know why my message when through 3 times but thank you for the responses. I was able to get a couple email addresses for them and have received snapshots from them. Mary Beth Figgin Mary Figgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm thinking about getting this program but can't find any contact information for the publisher on their website. Is anyone else using it? I'd like to get an idea of the information it records about the photo. Would it be possible for someone to email me direct with snapshots of some of the data screens? Thank you for any help. Mary Beth Figgins *** Holiday discounts on Legacy 7.0, add-ons, books, and more.*** 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 *** Holiday discounts on Legacy 7.0, add-ons, books, and more.*** 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 *** Holiday discounts on Legacy 7.0, add-ons, books, and more. Visit http://tinyurl.com/65rpbt. *** 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] Heritage collector Suite
I'm thinking about getting this program but can't find any contact information for the publisher on their website. Is anyone else using it? I'd like to get an idea of the information it records about the photo. Would it be possible for someone to email me direct with snapshots of some of the data screens? Thank you for any help. Mary Beth Figgins *** Holiday discounts on Legacy 7.0, add-ons, books, and more. Visit http://tinyurl.com/65rpbt. *** 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] How to record reburial
I have an interested case that others might have especially with military deaths. Clarence was killed in Central Africa 11 July 1943 and was buried in a small church there on 14 July 1943. He was later reburied in Lake Cemetery, Republic, Republic County, Kansas on 20 March 1949. There were memorial services both times - on 9 August 1943 and March 1949. Which burial date and place would you use under Buried and what would you label the other burial? Mary Beth Figgins 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] Legacy 7 User Guide
Where is it $5? All I'm seeing is $9.99. When I ordered Legacy 6 it was $9.99 extra. Are they giving existing users a price break on the guide when they pay to upgrade? Mary Beth Figgins --- On Sat, 8/9/08, Tim Rosenlof [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Tim Rosenlof [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 User Guide To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008, 10:23 AM Yes of great use to users. http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=1 Is the url $9.95. Some of the users go kinkios and had it drilled, then you can put in loose leaf binder. Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kathy Wallace Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 5:54 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 User Guide The User Guide is 336 pages and if bought in hard copy is $14.95. I've found it very helpful (in paper). Legacy is a great program at a terrific price in my opinion. Considering the work that would have gone into the manual I doubt that they are recouping their costs with a $5 charge. Kathy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry or Elsie Reimer Sent: August-08-08 7:55 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 User Guide Has anyone downloaded or purchased the User Guide for Legacy? Is it worth the extra $5.00 charge? My thought is that it should be included with the purchase of the program. Any comments would be appreciated. Jerry 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
[LegacyUG] Marking non-family members
In St. Louis, there were 3 men with the same name who married women with the same first name. I've decided which line is mine. I want to keep the others, and their descendants, in the database so I can tell who is who. I've tagged the line that is mine so I can tell them in the name list. My challenge is when I export the information to my pda none of that transfers. Does anyone have that challenge of marking non-family members? Any suggestions? I thought about adding something after the name of each person but I don't want to cause any trouble with any other function such as using [] Mary Beth Figgins 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] Splitting vs Not
I split my entries according to what is on the pages that I file. The title I use for census is Household of __. Year, state, county, city/township, ward, ED, page. If there is one family on the page it is Households of and . The reason I do this is because I file each item by Major family name-type of record-number. Such as Dunhaupt-Cen-53 for the 53rd census for someone in the Dunhaupt line. This could include the family name Dunhaupt, Scherr, Bieger, Hoelscher or Kaltwasser. This file location number goes in the source list name and file id spots. The sources are then sorted in a way that makes it easy for me to find out what the next entry number is. I can also easily find each item in my files. The source list name would be Dunhaupt-Cen-53: 1880 MO, St. Louis - RCF Dunhaupt [or whoever the head of household is]. Dunhaupt-Cen-53 would be repeated in the file id. Because of my file system, which works for me, I am a splitter. The only time I don't split is if a record contains many family names. Such as an index then I pick which major name to file under and all the sources can be point back to the same copy. For me the things of major importance are: 1. Can the information be located in my files if someone wants a copy or questions my information. 2. Can someone else find the source for themselves. Anything else is not as important. Does it really matter if the copy of a federal census came from Ancestry or Heritage Quest or Family Search or if you found in at the National Archives? It is available at any of these if you have the other information. A state census would be a different matter as they are harder to locate. Mary Beth Figgins --- On Tue, 7/8/08, Linda McCauley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Linda McCauley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Splitting vs Not To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 9:22 AM Cathy, I have been an extreme splitter of census records (one source for each household every year) but with source writer, am slowly combining to one source for each county year. One of the best features in Legacy is the ability to name your source so you can easily find it and still have the proper source title appear on reports. For census sources, my source name starts with Cen, then has the 2 digit state abbreviation, then the county name and then year. (I don't currently have any census records outside the USA but would start with country abbreviation in that case.) Example: Cen-KY-Rockcastle-1850 This sorts all the census sources together first by state, then by county and finally by year so I can quickly tell if I already have a master source entered or if I need to add one. Linda On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 4:24 PM, Cathy Vallevieni [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Again, I am just starting to use Legacy. I've seen lots of messages over the weekend about splitting sources vs not splitting sources. Can someone that does split sources (ie. 1820 Census may be listed lots of times for each town in which you have an ancestor), please tell me how they title the split sources (start with city then county then state then list the document document or something else goes first)? Can you also tell me the key advantages of splitting (I understand it's easy to find all the sources for a specific town or county or state this way but are there others)? Thanks. Cathy Vallevieni--Orange County, 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] Gedstar Pro 3.2 and Legacy 7 -- problems with conversion
I agree. I had no trouble. According to the developer it works fine with
Legacy .
Mary Beth Figgins
--- On Thu, 6/26/08, G H Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Gedstar Pro 3.2 and Legacy 7 -- problems with conversion
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I have
converted legacy 7 file using Gedstar Pro 3.2 on a Vista computer. All
worked ok. I converted direct from the Legacy 7 file not from
Gedcom. Try converting from the Legacy 7 data file.
-Original Message-
From:
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kathy
Wallace
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 11:53 AM
To:
LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Gedstar Pro
3.2 and Legacy 7 -- problems with conversion
Any Gedstar Pro users who have upgraded to Legacy 7?
To complicate matters I also changed computers and the new one is running
Vista.
Legacy 7 is running fine so far on Vista. I moved my
Palm Pilot application over to the new machine and have updated my Legacy
file
a lot lately so decided to put Gedstar Pro on. I’d bought Gedstar 3.1
and had used that successfully with Legacy 6 on Windows XP. When I went
to download the software I found that version 3.2 is available so downloaded
that. It installed ok – on computer and Palm Pilot. I exported my
data file to a gedcom file and proceeded to convert the file to Gedstar Pro
format. I got an error message:
Line found in Gedcom without a level #
File TCGedparse.cpp line 183.
I’ve messaged the software vendor but haven’t had a
response. I don’t know if the problem is with my data file, the Gedstar
software or if it is some Vista incompatibility. I can say that I seem
to have been able to export the same gedcom file to my old computer – still
running Legacy 6. I really miss not having my data file on my Palm
Pilot – and it has just been 24 hrs. Suggestions
appreciated.
Kathy
Ottawa, Canada.
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Re: [LegacyUG] Dealing with unknown maiden names
I especially like the new option of having the woman show up with her married name. It seems to me that this would eliminate the need to put anything in the surname field. Mary Beth Figgins --- On Mon, 6/23/08, Reg SHERLOCK [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Reg SHERLOCK [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Dealing with unknown maiden names To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Monday, June 23, 2008, 8:17 PM Hi Jeff Whilst placing something in suffix might work for some would it not be better to perhaps leave Surname entry BLANK?, to look up the said wife surely it is easy enough to find the lady through her husband?. Reg Brisbane-Australia From: John Roose Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 10:12 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Dealing with unknown maiden names Jeff - I use the suffix of MNU (maiden name unknown). As, Jane Brown MNU. This allows me to find Jane Brown's (after marriage) records easily, etc. When I find her maiden name I just change the surname from Brown to Smith and delete the MNU. Works for me! Regards, John On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 3:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the best way to deal with unknown maiden names? -- Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood! 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.aspLegacy 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 Writer
I have to admit, Kris, that I like layout of the older one better.nbsp; As a splitter that is the format I use for all my sources.nbsp; The individual information, followed by the larger information.nbsp; For census records that would be - John B. Smith household.nbsp; 1900 census, Missouri, Lafayette County, Lexington, ED ___, page. ___.nbsp; Mary Beth --- On Fri, 6/6/08, Kris lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: From: Kris lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Writer To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Friday, June 6, 2008, 11:08 PM Thanks for the response, Kirsten, though it's definitely not the one I wanted. I was really looking forward to the Source Writer. If the goal post is going to be moved every ten years or so, I'll just live in the past. Kirsten Bowman wrote: gt; Kris: gt; gt; I can't detail the reasons for the differences you mention, but only to say gt; this: I have both _Evidence!_ and _Evidence Explained_. In comparing the gt; two at the outset, I found so many differences that I finally put away the gt; earlier version and just go by the later one. I would expect that what gt; you're seeing just follows the later version rather than being anything that gt; you're doing wrong. gt; gt; Kirsten gt; gt; -Original Message- gt; From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] gt; [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kris gt; Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 12:16 AM gt; To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com gt; Subject: [LegacyUG] Source Writer gt; gt; gt; It's my understanding that Source Writer is designed to format source gt; citations according to Evidence Explained -- which I don't have. I gt; have Evidence! from 1997. I didn't think there would be much gt; difference, but so far there is. Since no one's complained til now, I gt; figure I must have done something wrong. gt; gt; Example of a death certificate cite from the 1997 book: gt; gt; Floyd Finley Shown, death certificate no. 59-0224 (1959), Tennessee gt; Department of Public Health, Nashville. gt; gt; Cite with Source Writer: gt; gt; Tennessee Department of Public Health, death certificate 59-0224 (1959), gt; Floyd Finley Shown; Tennessee Department of Public Health, Nashville. gt; gt; I haven't found a source yet that's cited the way I would expect. Is gt; the 1997 book just plain obsolete? Am I missing something obvious? I gt; know I can keep doing things the way I was BS (before Seven), but I gt; was really looking forward to using the Source Writer. 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 list by location
I found what I needed to do - Filter was the magic word I needed to know. Thanks Mary Beth --- On Thu, 6/5/08, ronald ferguson lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: From: ronald ferguson lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] to-do list by location To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008, 5:28 PM Mary Beth, It is very difficult to answer this since you do not say which version of Legacy you are using and I do not know if the options for V7 ToDos are the same as for V6 You also say that you don't have the exact place but know the general area - where have you recorded this? My answer can, therefore, only be very general. If you are using Vamp; and If you have put the general are in the ToDo Locality field then ToDogt;Print gives you an option to print this information. Ron Ferguson _ New Blog: Free Contacts Database for use with Open Office http://www.fergys.co.uk 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, 5 Jun 2008 11:39:05 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LegacyUG] to-do list by location To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com I sent this about 3 hours ago and haven't seen it on the list so I'm resending. Sorry if it duplicates. I have several to-dos that do not have repositories because I don't know exactly where to find the records. However, I am making a trip to the locality and need to plan my trip. Is there a way to print to-dos by the location? Most of them are to-dos linked to individuals. Thank you for any suggestions. Mary Beth Figgins _ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl001007ukm/direct/01/ 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 list by location - multiple sendings
I apologize for the multiple sendings and those out of time with the answers.nbsp; For some reason my emails aren't/weren't showing up for a day or two after I actually sent it.nbsp; Therefore I wasn't sure they had gone through so I resent them.nbsp; This one I am sending on Saturday about 9:00 am central time. Mary Beth --- On Fri, 6/6/08, Mary Figgins lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: From: Mary Figgins lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] to-do list by location To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Friday, June 6, 2008, 11:06 AM I found what I needed to do - Filter was the magic word I needed to know. Thanks Mary Beth --- On Thu, 6/5/08, ronald ferguson lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: From: ronald ferguson lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] to-do list by location To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008, 5:28 PM Mary Beth, It is very difficult to answer this since you do not say which version of Legacy you are using and I do not know if the options for V7 ToDos are the same as for V6 You also say that you don't have the exact place but know the general area - where have you recorded this? My answer can, therefore, only be very general. If you are using Vamp; and If you have put the general are in the ToDo Locality field then ToDogt;Print gives you an option to print this information. Ron Ferguson _ New Blog: Free Contacts Database for use with Open Office http://www.fergys.co.uk 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, 5 Jun 2008 11:39:05 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LegacyUG] to-do list by location To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com I sent this about 3 hours ago and haven't seen it on the list so I'm resending. Sorry if it duplicates. I have several to-dos that do not have repositories because I don't know exactly where to find the records. However, I am making a trip to the locality and need to plan my trip. Is there a way to print to-dos by the location? Most of them are to-dos linked to individuals. Thank you for any suggestions. Mary Beth Figgins _ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl001007ukm/direct/01/ 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: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;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] to do list by location
Is it possible to print a to-do list by location?nbsp; I have a lot of to-dos without repositories since I don't know where to get the information.nbsp; I'm going to be heading to a library and want to see what they have. Mary Beth Figgins 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 V. 7
I don't have the icons either but they were present under the menus.nbsp; View -- map my family and Reports - Legacy charting. Mary Beth Figgins --- On Wed, 6/4/08, MICHELLE CROSBY lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: From: MICHELLE CROSBY lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: [LegacyUG] New V. 7 To: LegacyUserGroup lt;LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.comgt; Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2008, 7:11 AM I have watched the What's new video and have just downloaded the Del V. 7- I know that I have downloaded the version due to the fact that I can add the married name option for the index-nbsp; however, the mapping feature is not seen on the ribbon at the top of the screen- in fact, it still looks like V.6- do I need to switch it on some where?nbsp; I can't wait to play with it and really start to clean up my sources. nbsp; Thanks, ShellyLegacy User Group guidelines: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;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 V. 7
I put in my Deluxe customer number however the mapping icon isn't showing up.nbsp; Nor is the charting icon.nbsp; The about Legacy screen says I have the Deluxe edition. Mary Beth FIggins --- On Wed, 6/4/08, Sherry/Support lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: From: Sherry/Support lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] New V. 7 To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2008, 9:30 AM That’s a Deluxe feature. 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 MICHELLE CROSBY Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 5:12 AM To: LegacyUserGroup Subject: [LegacyUG] New V. 7 I have watched the What's new video and have just downloaded the Del V. 7- I know that I have downloaded the version due to the fact that I can add the married name option for the index- however, the mapping feature is not seen on the ribbon at the top of the screen- in fact, it still looks like V.6- do I need to switch it on some where? I can't wait to play with it and really start to clean up my sources. Thanks, Shelly 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] to-do list by location
I have several to-dos that do not have repositories because I didn't know exactly where to find the records.nbsp; However, I am making a trip to the locality and need to plan my trip.nbsp; Is there a way to print to-dos by the location?nbsp; Most of them are to-dos linked to individuals. Thank you for any suggestions. Mary Beth Figgins 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] to-do list by location
I sent this about 3 hours ago and haven't seen it on the list so I'm resending.nbsp; Sorry if it duplicates. I have several to-dos that do not have repositories because I don't know exactly where to find the records.nbsp; However, I am making a trip to the locality and need to plan my trip.nbsp; Is there a way to print to-dos by the location?nbsp; Most of them are to-dos linked to individuals. Thank you for any suggestions. Mary Beth Figgins 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] Huge Master Source List (was Source titling question)
I agree that I love the idea of the Source Writer and if it had been there from the beginning I might have done things different.nbsp; However I am a splitter and rarely use the source detail.nbsp; All the information is placed in the source itself.nbsp; I might use it on a book with multiple people in it.nbsp; But that is it. As a result and for consistency, I probably won't be using the Source Writer at this time.nbsp; It will require more investigation.nbsp; Maybe convert the sources in a small sample database and see what happens. Mary Beth Figgins --- On Tue, 6/3/08, Mary Young lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: From: Mary Young lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Huge Master Source List (was Source titling question) To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2008, 4:54 PM Well I must confess (yet again) that my Sources are wildly idiosyncratic, to say the least. I am a splitter to extremes. Each birth, marriage, death, census record, email etc. is a separate source. On the Source Info. screen I rarely fill more than the Source List Name. And count on one hand my usage of Source Detail. Resulting in (as Kirsten said) a huge Master Source List ... considered improper form by just about any standard. However, it works for me ... I never have to worry who has which Source Detail ...I can Show List on every Source. Please - can someone with V.7 reassure me - can I go on misbehaving? Or will I be forced to conform? -- Mary Young 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 titleing question
The source list name is where I would put information like that instead of the title.nbsp; For correspondence I would put Dunhaupt-letters-5: letter from Donald Dunhaupt 2008.nbsp; Then the title would read: Letter from Donald Dunhaupt to Susan Dunhaupt 15 May 2008. Dunhaupt-letters-5 is how I file my papers followed by a brief description of the item.nbsp; When you look at the source list everything is in order by the source name. Mary Beth Figgins --- On Mon, 6/2/08, Kirsten Bowman lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: From: Kirsten Bowman lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Source titleing question To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Monday, June 2, 2008, 9:38 PM Elizabeth: There are no Source Police, so you can organize your list in any way that works for you although, if I understand what you're asking, I certainly wouldn't use an ancestor's name at the beginning of the source name in order to get all of his/her records to sort together. This would result in a huge Master Source List and would be considered improper form by just about any standard. Also, I think you have something of a mixture here. E-mails and personal letters would be more of a source type (which could be called Correspondence) and I would combine them under titles like Research of John Jones, Research of Mary Smith, etc. (The Research of keeps them all together in my source list but to save typing you could use something like Re John Jones for the short name.) The date of the letter or e-mail would go in the Source Detail field of the Source Clipboard and the full text or an abstract of the letter or e-mail goes in the Actual Source Detail field, again, on the Clipboard. With the Mills sourcing templates in Legacy 7 this may all change and I wouldn't begin making massive changes to sources at this point when it appears we may only be a few days or weeks away from a full software release. Kirsten -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Elizabeth Cunningham Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 7:15 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Source titleing question My sources are currently organized: Birth certificates -- a Birth certificates -- b E-mails -a E-mails b Personal letter - a dated y/yy/yy Personal letter - b dated x/xx/xx Censuses by state, county and year And so on. Would it make sense to put some of the sources under a person's name first, so all the e-mails, letters, certificates etc for one person come up together? 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 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] What is a Slave schedule
Slave schedules are basically census records taken in 1850 and 1860 in states where there were slaves.nbsp; They usually listed the owner, then gender, color and ages of the slaves they owned, sometimes the names were listed. Mary Beth Figgins --- On Fri, 5/30/08, Gen Searcher lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: From: Gen Searcher lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: [LegacyUG] What is a Slave schedule To: Legacy Email List lt;LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.comgt; Date: Friday, May 30, 2008, 3:08 AM Hello Listers Could sks tell me what a slave schedule is Regards John Manchester England 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] Splitting a spouses family off?
I have separate databases for my husband and I.nbsp; There is no overlap other than the information for the two of us.nbsp; He had children by his previous marriage but we will never have children.nbsp; It works out fine for me. Mary Beth --- On Wed, 5/28/08, Kirsten Bowman lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: From: Kirsten Bowman lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Splitting a spouses family off? To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 3:15 PM Dawn: No! No! Don't do it! The reason you find several posts regarding combining families and few (if any) regarding splitting them is because many people who started with separate trees eventually want to combine them, but rarely do people want to go the other way. Having separate trees for you and your husband leads to all sorts of complications. As spouses, you would surely have both you and your husband in two trees. And wouldn't you have your parents and his in both trees, as well as your siblings and his? Any time you update one set of records for any of these folks in one tree you'd have to remember to update the other. If you're lucky enough to trace back a number of generations for each of you and pick up siblings on each side, there's a good chance you may find other relationships between his line and yours. At that point you'll be posting about how to combine your trees. Then there are the data entry formats such as locations that can too easily be done differently in separate trees and not caught, preference settings which you would have to duplicate, and the double backups. And probably lots of others that I'm too horror-struck to think of. Welcome to the group. And please reconsider about keeping separate databases. Kirsten -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dawn Del Guercio Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:21 AM To: legacyusergroup Subject: [LegacyUG] Splitting a spouses family off? Hello all, I'm one of the relative newcomers that bought version 6/7 and am anxiously awaiting the new version, which promises to make my learning curve regarding sources a bit easier (w/ help from the new videos I will be ordering!). I currently have myself and my husband in the same tree, but since we are not parents at this point, I'd like to simplify my genealogy work by separating his tree out from mine (for now). Is there a way to do this? I've checked the usergroup archives as well as the general help. Lots of info on spitting regarding sources (also interesting reading for me!), and some on COMBINING families, but none on separating... Would appreciate your help! Dawn in NJ Legacy User Group guidelines: 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] Using Legacy on 2 Computers
That sounds like a good idea.nbsp; How do you name the portable device? Mary Beth Figgins --- On Wed, 5/28/08, DLevenick lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: From: DLevenick lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Using Legacy on 2 Computers To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 10:09 AM Thanks all, I appreciate knowing that this is proven to work by experience. Backup backup is my mantra, and being able to take my info with me will be great. I esp. like Dennis's idea of naming the portable drive X as I am often confused when the computer starts assigning E F G to my USB devices. Good tip! Thank you, Denise -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Jones Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:39 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Using Legacy on 2 Computers I'm with John on this. I have been doing this for well over a year with great results. I never get confused as to which file contains my most current data, as it is always on the USB Flash drive (and I have backups on both the laptop and desktop hard drives). On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 6:52 PM, John Magyari lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: gt; I like to use a USB Flash drive, and keep backup copies on the hard drives gt; of both my laptop and desktop computers. gt; gt; DLevenick wrote: gt;gt; gt;gt; If I want to use Legacy on a desktop and a laptop, is it better to keep gt;gt; the gt;gt; data files on the desktop and move them to a portable drive for access by gt;gt; the laptop? Or is it just as useful to keep the data on a portable hard gt;gt; drive and access it off either computer? I can't find a reference to this gt;gt; scenario I the manual and would appreciate ideas. gt;gt; gt;gt; Denise Levenick gt;gt; gt;gt; gt;gt; gt;gt; Legacy User Group guidelines: gt;gt; http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp gt;gt; Archived messages: gt;gt; http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ gt;gt; Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp gt;gt; To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp gt;gt; gt;gt; gt;gt; gt;gt; gt;gt; gt;gt; gt;gt; Legacy User Group guidelines: gt;gt; http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp gt;gt; Archived messages: gt;gt; http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ gt;gt; Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp gt;gt; To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp gt;gt; gt;gt; gt;gt; gt;gt; gt;gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp gt; Archived messages: gt; http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ gt; Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp gt; To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp gt; gt; gt; gt; 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
hiding marriages - was Re: [LegacyUG] VS. 7 feature I like best
My sister agrees with this.nbsp; She doesn't want her first marriage even mentioned.nbsp; However, if you (or someone in the future) was doing research they would/could find records showing both of them.nbsp; Not mentioning the first marriage in the database at all would mean that that someone may be looking for her in the wrong place. The ability not to print it on current printouts is a great idea.nbsp; Mary Beth --- On Sun, 5/25/08, John Carter lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: From: John Carter lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] VS. 7 feature I like best To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Sunday, May 25, 2008, 9:42 PM Not a matter of hiding, since the marriages are documented in the database (or did you miss that line in the message?). Previous marriages without children do not affect any other relationships, thus may not be wanted in every descendant/ancestor chart or report. John gt; I have never understood why people want to hide former marriages. They are gt; bound to be discovered by future researchers and only cause confusion. gt; - Original Message - gt; From: La Nell Shores gt; To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com gt; Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 1:36 PM gt; Subject: [LegacyUG] VS. 7 feature I like best gt; gt; gt; In Vs. 6, my son’s 2 x-wives (he had no children by them) when marked gt; “Private” read like this in reports: gt; gt; gt; gt; David married Private. gt; gt; David next married Private. gt; gt; David next married Jennifer Smith. gt; gt; gt; gt; Now, with the new “Invisible feature,” it reads: gt; gt; gt; gt; David married Jennifer Smith. gt; gt; gt; gt; His two x-wives are still there in the database, but they do not show gt; and I do not have to unlink them to do a report. gt; gt; That feature is found when you click privacy settings in the individual gt; information screen. gt; gt; gt; gt; La Nell 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] events - married or individual??
I have struggled with this also. I don't want to print a report and have every census, etc. duplicated in the wifes and husbands reports. So far what I'm doing is putting things such as residence and census that apply to both in the husband's events unless the line I'm actually researching is the wife's. You know where the man married into your line and you're not going to be researching his line much. If the children are near the age where they could be on their own but are still living at home then I make an event for them. Otherwise I just use the census as a source for their birth, etc. Marriage I use for marriage related items only. Mary Beth Figgins--- On Thu, 5/15/08, JLB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:From: JLB [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] events - married or individual??To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.comDate: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 8:00 PMIt was an offhand remark. However, people are still individuals and are entered into Legacy as individuals. As some-one else already said, I tend to put events that are strictly marriage related, such as the marriage itself, into the marriage events and everything else separately. My mother's description of my parent's honeymoon and firsthome I also put under their marriage event. Things like census records I put separately. It hasn't really been an issue for me yet, perhaps because most of my information is from generations further back and most of the women seemed to be invisible. "Family" information alsoincludes children so where do you put that? Like mixed photos, it gets a little confusing. And I doubt there's a single answer.--JLJLog - simple computer technology for genealogistshttp://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.htmlJune McDonald wrote: From: "JLB" [EMAIL PROTECTED] The way I see this is each person is born alone, and dies alone, and everything that happens in between happens to each personindividually. Ring any bells? No, because I consider I am doing a FAMILY history and therefore I would prefer to be able to see what happens to folk as a family whereever possible; and, as Ron Ferguson said, various reports show different aspects and that is what I am undecided abt. JuneLegacy 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 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] How Do You Handle Two Sided Documents?
Check with your scanner software. I have scanned items, especially when using OCR, and told it there was more than one page. Then the two pages were in the same file. It's been awhile so I can't tell you how I did it or if it would work for photos. If I get a chance this weekend I'll take a look.Mary Beth Figgins--- On Fri, 5/16/08, JLB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:From: JLB [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How Do You Handle Two Sided Documents?To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.comDate: Friday, May 16, 2008, 3:59 PMWhatever you want to call it, you have to turn the page over on the scanner and hit the Scan button again, which means you get two pages/images. Legacy is not going to sew the two pages/images together for you.--JLJLog - simple computer technology for genealogistshttp://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.htmlKris wrote: I've been playing around with scanning my documents and pictures directly into Legacy. The first thing I had, though, was a birth certificate with a lot of information on the back. Do you just scan twice, basically creating two files, or is there a way to make it wait for page two? 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.aspLegacy 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 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] No Legacy v7 this week
Just driving from Denver, Colorado to Kansas City (only across Kansas) is about an 8 hour trip. Minneapolis to Kansas City we allow 7 hours. But then we usually lay over an hour to do some shopping at lunch halfway. It's actually a 6 hour trip.Fortunately for me, this time, I live 45 mins to 1 hour from Kansas City and where I work has a booth that I am helping to man one day. Going from Kansas to anywhere on the coast areas is out of the question for me. The expense and time required is too much. Much of the United States is left out no matter where the conference is held. Kansas/Missouri is probably the most central but still quite a distance from many places.Mary Beth--- On Mon, 5/12/08, Arnold Sprague [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:From: Arnold Sprague [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] No Legacy v7 this weekTo: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.comDate: Monday, May 12, 2008, 1:56 PMKeith, It is not as great a deal as you think. Distances in the States are on the large side. Going from New York City to San Francisco (east to west) is a 43 hour drive and covers 2,909 miles. Going from New Orleans to Minneapolis (south to north) is an 18 hour drive and covers 1,200 miles. So, "attending the NGS in the States" is not always just a small, simple trip. In 1992, we moved from Denver to Knoxville, a trip of 1,350 miles. This summer we are moving 730 miles to our north. Yesterday, we drove from Chicago to home for a distance of 446 miles. On Tuesday, we drove the same distance to get to Chicago. It took us eight hours each way. In the end, most of us in the States are penalized just as you are. ArnoldAt 01:26 PM 5/12/2008, you wrote:So, based on the Legacy News I just received there will be no release ofLegacy v7 to the general public this week.Seems that anyone attending NGS in the States will be allowed to get apre-release at the show.I find this a little annoying (to say the least). Not that Legacy isn'tgoing to be available just yet, but that being in the UK it is simply notpractical to ever attend such a show, which makes me feel penalisedsomehow.This is also all the more annoying since there was no Legacy representationat the UK's largest calendar event, with similar opportunity.Keith BageBAGE one-name study (Goons registered #4451)www.bage.org.ukLegacy 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 Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. 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] Legacy Charting
I think an example what Martin is looking for is - I would like a chart showing the relationship between two people who are related only through marriage. Example - My family is descended from a first marriage for a man and their family is descended from the first marriage for the wife. What is needed is a chart that shows the marriage and then lists, in chart format, everyone in between. Legacy can not pick this up because there is no common ancestor. I can think of several instances when this would have been helpful in just understanding the relationship between people. It can't show the relationship between me and my husband's cousin because we have no common ancestor. Does this help clarify or just muddy the waters more? Mary Beth Figgins Lill Ann Parry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The relationship calculator does provide a lineage chart in two columns showing the line of descent for the two individuals. If there is more than one common line of descent, it does require more than one chart. Usually, when I have this situation, I select the closest relationship unless the person is asking about a specific person. Lill Ann Martin Briscoe wrote: I did say a chart which I don't believe Legacy can do but would be glad to be corrected. Also the Legacy Relationship Calculator can only handle fairly simple relationships. I am often in contact with someone who is related to a person who is already fairly distantly related to me, it would be good to be able to send a chart explaining the exact relationship. Some might say that they don't matter if not in the direct line of descent but I have got some quite valuable information in the past from people who were quite distantly related to me. Martin Briscoe Fort William MLFHS | Gwynedd FHS *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Randolph Clark *Sent:* 18 April 2008 13:46 *To:* LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Charting Why not just use Legacy? On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Martin Briscoe wrote: One useful facility in Legacy Charting would an option to produce a chart showing the relationship between two people. I am often in contact with people quite distant relationships. Sometimes it can take a bit of digging to find how they are connected and also then I have to explain to them the relationship. I would like to be able select two people in Legacy Charting then get a chart showing the path between them (which could be through several marriages). Martin Briscoe Fort William MLFHS | Gwynedd FHS 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.1/1384 - Release Date: 4/17/2008 3:47 PM 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. 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] Legacy Charting
Thank you, Sherry, for the information. Legacy always tries to do what we're needing or wanting almost before we know we need or want it. Mary Beth Sherry/Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Legacy v7 will calculate non-blood relationships. 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 Mary Figgins Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 7:10 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Charting I think an example what Martin is looking for is - I would like a chart showing the relationship between two people who are related only through marriage. Example - My family is descended from a first marriage for a man and their family is descended from the first marriage for the wife. What is needed is a chart that shows the marriage and then lists, in chart format, everyone in between. Legacy can not pick this up because there is no common ancestor. I can think of several instances when this would have been helpful in just understanding the relationship between people. It can't show the relationship between me and my husband's cousin because we have no common ancestor. Does this help clarify or just muddy the waters more? Mary Beth Figgins Lill Ann Parry wrote: The relationship calculator does provide a lineage chart in two columns showing the line of descent for the two individuals. If there is more than one common line of descent, it does require more than one chart. Usually, when I have this situation, I select the closest relationship unless the person is asking about a specific person. Lill Ann Lists.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 - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. 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] Legacy Tip: Working with Obituaries
That was very interesting. Since an obituary is a source and not an event, I had never thought of adding it to the individual events. I'm beginning to think of other items that might be useful there also. . . Mary Beth Figgins Geoff Rasmussen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today's Legacy News article is entitled Legacy Tip: Working with Obituaries. It can be read: 1) Via the Legacy News section of the Legacy Home tab inside Legacy. 2) Via your RSS feed software. 3) Directly at http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2008/04/legacy-tip-work.html. Comments/suggestions are always welcome Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 - You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. 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] Possible to search sources
Thank you for the help. I was able to find the search and replace under Search on the toolbar. I had never really looked at it. I thought all the search options were under the search button. You know what they say about assuming. Mary Beth Figgins Jenny M Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ron Taylor wrote Dawn is correct. I have used search and replace to find items in the sources. You must know which of the fields contains the data you want and then search and replace with the same data so that nothing is changed. As the search works you will see the records that are located with the data you specify. I've just made a few tests and I find that you are (partly) right - I hadn't noticed before that it does (usually) mention where the correction is being made. However, I tried looking for text in Dates-Death, Notes-Marriage, in Citation-Details and in Citation-Text. In the first 2 cases I could indeed see whose record contained the text I was replacing. In the latter 2 cases there was no indication of where the Sources were used with those Details or that Text. The OP wanted to know how to find a certain name within a Source. It looks as though the S R method of finding it might depend on where the name was written. -- 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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. 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] Possible to search sources
It is possible to search sources? I remembering seeing a census that mentioned a John Jackson as nephew. Now I need to find that source. Mary Beth Figgins - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. 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] chart - step siblings? marrying
Does anyone have suggestions for this? I've really gotten confused by the marrying back and forth in this family and a graphic such as a chart would certainly help me to see it. Does it need more clarification? Mary Beth Figgins Mary Figgins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've looked at Legacy and the new Legacy charts. Joseph had a daughter named Margaret with his first wife. His second wife had a son named John F. with her first husband. Margaret and John F. got married. They don't have a common ancestor. Is there a graphic way of showing this complicated relationship? A chart that would show Joseph Barnett with both of his wifes and his children with both of them and his second wife with both of her husbands (she had two) and their children. Mary Beth Figgins - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. 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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. 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] chart - step siblings? marrying
I've looked at Legacy and the new Legacy charts. Joseph had a daughter named Margaret with his first wife. His second wife had a son named John F. with her first husband. Margaret and John F. got married. They don't have a common ancestor. Is there a graphic way of showing this complicated relationship? A chart that would show Joseph Barnett with both of his wifes and his children with both of them and his second wife with both of her husbands (she had two) and their children. Mary Beth Figgins - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. 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 Census Question - Topekan
What a small world! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mary Figgins - Another Topekan here. Bob Mary Figgins wrote: = I agree. My citations for censuses are actually Household of Jesse Root. 1920 Kansas, Shawnee County, Topeka, Ward 4, ED 53, page 61. I figure anyone should be able to find the reference from that. The rest of the census entry is where the paper copy is stored, where I located the census under respository and the text of the census. Mary Beth Figgins Kirsten Bowman wrote: Keith: I think Elizabeth Shown Mills' _Evidence Explained_ is an invaluable reference tool for formatting source citations but I also think some of the formats are extreme overkill and can be far too time-consuming. If you're expecting to publish a book or an article, or if you're a professional researcher, you probably can't go wrong by following Mills' examples. If you're a hobbyist, I feel it's sufficient with a US census citation to simply use country, state, county, city, ED, and page number. If you or someone else can't relocate the listing with all that information then it might be a hopeless case. There are reasons for including film numbers, line numbers and all the rest, but what are the chances that out of the possibly hundreds or even thousands of census sources you cite someone will actually follow that path? I'd rather spend my time searching for ancestors than crafting scholarly source citations. Let common sense be your guide. Kirsten -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of GeoSci Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 5:43 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: [LegacyUG] A Census Question Depending upon where I get my information - US Census rcords seem to have very different numbers. For some - the only numbers I could get might read: Series T623, Roll 1393, Page 59 while for another it might read: Family History Library # 1255207, NA Film # T9-1207, Page 523D and yet for another: Roll T9-1043, Page 294C Obviously these are from different sources (Heritage Quest, FamilySearchLabs, Family Search, Lost Cousins, etc.) - but are they coordinated anywhere? Which of these are needed and which are a waste of time and energy? I do have State, County and Town (or Township) - so that detail is there... Advise? Clarification? Thanks Keith -- 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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. 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 -- Bob 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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. 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 Census Question
I agree. My citations for censuses are actually Household of Jesse Root. 1920 Kansas, Shawnee County, Topeka, Ward 4, ED 53, page 61. I figure anyone should be able to find the reference from that. The rest of the census entry is where the paper copy is stored, where I located the census under respository and the text of the census. Mary Beth Figgins Kirsten Bowman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith: I think Elizabeth Shown Mills' _Evidence Explained_ is an invaluable reference tool for formatting source citations but I also think some of the formats are extreme overkill and can be far too time-consuming. If you're expecting to publish a book or an article, or if you're a professional researcher, you probably can't go wrong by following Mills' examples. If you're a hobbyist, I feel it's sufficient with a US census citation to simply use country, state, county, city, ED, and page number. If you or someone else can't relocate the listing with all that information then it might be a hopeless case. There are reasons for including film numbers, line numbers and all the rest, but what are the chances that out of the possibly hundreds or even thousands of census sources you cite someone will actually follow that path? I'd rather spend my time searching for ancestors than crafting scholarly source citations. Let common sense be your guide. Kirsten -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of GeoSci Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 5:43 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: [LegacyUG] A Census Question Depending upon where I get my information - US Census rcords seem to have very different numbers. For some - the only numbers I could get might read: Series T623, Roll 1393, Page 59 while for another it might read: Family History Library # 1255207, NA Film # T9-1207, Page 523D and yet for another: Roll T9-1043, Page 294C Obviously these are from different sources (Heritage Quest, FamilySearchLabs, Family Search, Lost Cousins, etc.) - but are they coordinated anywhere? Which of these are needed and which are a waste of time and energy? I do have State, County and Town (or Township) - so that detail is there... Advise? Clarification? Thanks Keith -- 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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. 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] Location File - US County Verifier
I'll doublecheck another place but the Kansas Post Office book says Halstead was established as a post office 2 Apr 1873 and that it's name changed from Lakin. Under Lakin it says there was a post office from 21 Feb 1872 to 2 Apr 1873 with the note (est. in Sedgwick Co.). Mary Beth figgins Jan Bennett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Wonder if someone can help. It's a little 'off topic' but I've got a few relatives in my database from the USA. I've entered the locations but the county verifier states the county didn't exist in a particular year i.e. Harvey County, Kansas didn't exist before 1872. My question is this, is there anywhere where I would be able to find what county a particular town was in before the 'modern' county was created. In this instance I'm looking for the county for Halstead pre 1872 Any help would be appreciated Jan 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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. 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] Location File - US County Verifier
Most of Harvey County was in Sedgwick, even as far away as Newton. So if your family lived in the Halstead area before 1873, they were in Sedgwick County. Mary Beth Figgins Jan Bennett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Wonder if someone can help. It's a little 'off topic' but I've got a few relatives in my database from the USA. I've entered the locations but the county verifier states the county didn't exist in a particular year i.e. Harvey County, Kansas didn't exist before 1872. My question is this, is there anywhere where I would be able to find what county a particular town was in before the 'modern' county was created. In this instance I'm looking for the county for Halstead pre 1872 Any help would be appreciated Jan 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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. 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] Location File - US County Verifier
I don't know about generally how to find out but I work at the Kansas State Historical Society. I'll see what I can find for you. It may be later this afternoon before I have a chance but Ill check. Mary Beth FIggins Jan Bennett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Wonder if someone can help. It's a little 'off topic' but I've got a few relatives in my database from the USA. I've entered the locations but the county verifier states the county didn't exist in a particular year i.e. Harvey County, Kansas didn't exist before 1872. My question is this, is there anywhere where I would be able to find what county a particular town was in before the 'modern' county was created. In this instance I'm looking for the county for Halstead pre 1872 Any help would be appreciated Jan 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. 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 items such as tax rolls and census with the event - residence - and the source as the tax roll or census. Mary Beth Figgins Michele Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I consider them event because they put the person at a specific place at a specific time. I like to put this in events because then when I look at the chronology it will show their migratory route. If I were to put this in the notes somewhere I might miss where they were at a certain time and overlook possible records. michele - Original Message - From: Wynthner To: Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:02 PM 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 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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. 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
The date and location go in the appropriate locations. Then all the information goes in the source. If there is something I think I need to have in the event, I add it into the notes. Information such as extended members of the family that were living there, etc. Mary Beth Figgins Michele Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then were do you record all of the info on the tax roll itself or the census? Do you put that in the notes under residence? That would see a bit odd to me but whatever works for you I guess. I am thinking that if someone paid a $5 tax for owning a clock that has nothing to do with his residence. michele - Original Message - From:MaryFiggins To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:14AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Advice on eventnames I put items such as tax rolls and census with the event -residence - and the source as the tax roll or census. Mary BethFiggins Michele Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I consider them event because they put the person at a specific place at a specific time. I like to put this in events because then when I look at the chronology it will show their migratory route. If I were to put this in the notes somewhere I might miss where they were at a certain time and overlook possible records. michele - Original Message - From: Wynthner To: Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:02 PM 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 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 - Never miss a thing. Make Yahooyour homepage.Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archivedmessages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Onlinetechnical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Tounsubscribe: 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 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. 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] Criteria you use to add an individual to Legacy?
In addition to the obvious I will sometimes add side lines that I happen to come across in my records search that might aid my research later. Such as names in a probate, that might confirm that this is a relation. I will also more likely to follow families that came to Kansas even if they are not near my direct line. Simply because I have access to Kansas records. I have also been known to follow people that catch my interest. Maybe they have an interesting occupation or maybe it's a single woman who was leaving a lot of money to people when she died. Where did her money come from? Or it maybe someone of prominence like Red Kate Richards O'Hare, a prominent Kansas socialist, who is on a side line of mine. There is no firm rule of who to add. It's whatever works for you and that's the fun of doing family history. Mary Beth Figgins --- George Davidson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Claire, There is nothing wrong with your thinking, everyone to their own choice as to how many limbs you want to go out on your tree. I am one of those who have extended my 3d and 4th cousins lines past any direct connection. I do this because I enjoy looking up the family histories and some of these distant links have lead back to direct line family members that I was having trouble finding info. A small database is ok based on your own preferences. Keep on digging, George in Arizona _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Claire Spinelli Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 9:49 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Criteria you use to add an individual to Legacy? I often read of people who have thousands and thousands of people in their database. Today I read of one over 100,000. I have trouble envisioning where all these people come from :-) I feel like a slouch - my best branch (paternal grandfather) only has about 400 people in it and I thought I was doing pretty well. I add direct line ancestors, of course, their siblings, all spouses and children involved. I also include the parents of any spouses, though, and generally just make a note of their siblings. For instance, the wife of my great-uncle would be included, as would her parents, but that would be the end of her line. (I hope I'm explaining this so it can be understood.) I read questions about downloading gedcoms found online. Perhaps I'm not as fortunate as others, but the gedcoms I've found have only included 3 or 4 people that would be relevant to me. In that case, I import the gedcom into its own file, and only enter into my main database the 3 or 4 people. To do otherwise would, to me, create useless clutter. Is there something wrong with my thinking? Claire Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] .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 Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs 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] Criteria you use to add an individual to Legacy?
It could very well explain the difference. Genealogy used to be the term which was always used but more and more often I seeing family history. To add on a bit - I have two databases, my family and my husband's. Since I don't have any children, his are from a previous marriage, it works quite well for me. Mary Beth Figgins --- Claire Spinelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it's interesting that you use the term family history. I think there's a difference between genealogy and family history which might partially explain the vast difference in database sizes. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mary Figgins Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 11:47 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Criteria you use to add an individual to Legacy? In addition to the obvious I will sometimes add side lines that I happen to come across in my records search that might aid my research later. Such as names in a probate, that might confirm that this is a relation. I will also more likely to follow families that came to Kansas even if they are not near my direct line. Simply because I have access to Kansas records. I have also been known to follow people that catch my interest. Maybe they have an interesting occupation or maybe it's a single woman who was leaving a lot of money to people when she died. Where did her money come from? Or it maybe someone of prominence like Red Kate Richards O'Hare, a prominent Kansas socialist, who is on a side line of mine. There is no firm rule of who to add. It's whatever works for you and that's the fun of doing family history. Mary Beth Figgins --- George Davidson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Claire, There is nothing wrong with your thinking, everyone to their own choice as to how many limbs you want to go out on your tree. I am one of those who have extended my 3d and 4th cousins lines past any direct connection. I do this because I enjoy looking up the family histories and some of these distant links have lead back to direct line family members that I was having trouble finding info. A small database is ok based on your own preferences. Keep on digging, George in Arizona _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Claire Spinelli Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 9:49 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Criteria you use to add an individual to Legacy? I often read of people who have thousands and thousands of people in their database. Today I read of one over 100,000. I have trouble envisioning where all these people come from :-) I feel like a slouch - my best branch (paternal grandfather) only has about 400 people in it and I thought I was doing pretty well. I add direct line ancestors, of course, their siblings, all spouses and children involved. I also include the parents of any spouses, though, and generally just make a note of their siblings. For instance, the wife of my great-uncle would be included, as would her parents, but that would be the end of her line. (I hope I'm explaining this so it can be understood.) I read questions about downloading gedcoms found online. Perhaps I'm not as fortunate as others, but the gedcoms I've found have only included 3 or 4 people that would be relevant to me. In that case, I import the gedcom into its own file, and only enter into my main database the 3 or 4 people. To do otherwise would, to me, create useless clutter. Is there something wrong with my thinking? Claire Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] .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 Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs 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
Re: [LegacyUG] Sources
I am a splitter. Every source is filed in my file cabinet under family name then type of record then a number, such as Dunhaupt-VR-Off-27. Therefore each source gets a separate entry in Legacy and refers back to where the source is filed. That way if I give a copy of the database to someone, or a printout and they want more information about the source, I can easily pull it to look at and re-evaluate. Every source is in order by this. The source list name would be: Dunhaupt-VR-Off-27: Death cert William Bieger. The location is also in brackets under publication to follow through from before there was a file id space. It is also in the file id. That way it is more likely to be in a printout. Mary Beth --- Gail Nestor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Wynthner, in my specific case, if I split every single obit I found into its own separate master source, I would have tens of thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of individual sources in my files! That's the downside of sourcing everything AND having a medium-to-large database. Now let's say I found a typo in the word Journal below. I would have to go back for every single obit and correct it. On the other hand, by lumping all articles found in this newspaper into one master source, I would only have to make one change to the master and all the individual sources would instantly be fixed. That's the beauty of what people refer to as source lumping. Also, I can search a specific newspaper (or cemetery, or census year and county) and very quickly know who all I've found in that paper (or other master source). That's, to me, what makes using a database so powerful! Hope that all makes sense... Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, GA www.roots2buds.net On Dec 30, 2007 7:52 AM, Wynthner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But.. but... but... Can't this exact thing be accomplished by making the master source: iThe Journal-Patriot [microfilm]/i, Wilkesboro, North Carolina (Wilkes County Community College Library);obituary for John Doe, vol. XXVI, no. 103, Monday, 20 Nov 1933, page 5 and then adding that to his wife and children? I really fail to see where the number of Master Sources is important to anything as long as I can find them on some sort of list. Guess I suffer from a very advanced case of spliteritis! - Original Message From: Gail Nestor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 2:18:45 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sources Hi Ron and others, I know this is a complicated situation to try to explain and I think it would mainly benefit those with medium to large databases and those who lump (who have a master source with lots of details and apply those same details to multiple people, facts, and events). Let me see if an example might help. I find an obituary for John Doe: I first create a master source like iThe Journal-Patriot [microfilm]/i, Wilkesboro, North Carolina (Wilkes County Community College Library) This master source could be the source for several different peoples' obits, each of which can apply to many people and/or events. Now let's say I create a citation detail for one specific article I find in this newspaper: obituary for John Doe, vol. XXVI, no. 103, Monday, 20 Nov 1933, page 5 I might want to apply this master source and the source detail to John Doe's name, birth date, death date, religion, and occupation. I might also want to apply this same master plus detail to John Does' wife, parents, and children. I could use Legacy's source template to copy and paste the master plus detail combo to all the people and facts. That would be fine except that there would be muliple copies of this exact same master plus detail floating around in Legacy's database. If I needed to make a correction to the detail, I would have to search and replace the erroneous portion in every individual copy of this in Legacy. If the source plus detail were only entered once in Legacy, I envision this: 1) I first select a (previously entered) master source from Legacy (like I already would now) 2) I then see a drop down box with each previously entered citation detail choice: i.e. obituary for John Doe, vol. XXVI, no. 103, Monday, 20 Nov 1933, page 5 obituary for Jane Doe, vol. XXVII, no. 112, Monday, 5 May 1942, page 1 obituary for Baby Doe, vol XXII, no. 74, Monday, 12 February 1921, page 3 3) I would click the one I wanted or I could add a new one 4) I would then click the place to apply the master plus detail (John Doe's name, Jane Doe's name, John Doe's place of birth, etc.) The benefit is that you would select the detail to associate with the master source and then Legacy would create a link to the entire source set (master plus detail). You would not have identical copies of master plus
RE: [LegacyUG] Commercially printing a 15 Generation Pedigree Chart
I'm sure we all understand and appreciate Legacy wanting to deliver a complete product with the kinks worked out. Your comments just get me more excited about the upcoming release. I'm looking forward to it. In the meantime, I'm learning more and more about version 6 so I'll be ready when 7 is released. Mary Beth --- Geoff Rasmussen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Arnold, I hope I'm not opening a can of worms by replying, but using Legacy 7's new wall charting software, I created such a chart for my family for Christmas gifts. I thought it looked good in Legacy Charting, but when I received the actual physical chart (printed on photo paper), I was stunned with how beautiful it was. The background was a digital picture of the Rocky Mountains I took in Canada. Each person had a full-color photo, and the border added a nice touch. I used www.GenerationMaps.com as my printer, but could have used a local printing company too. Although v7 isn't yet available, I can't wait for you all to have it. It's getting closer. Likely within the next couple of months. Wish it were ready now, but we'd rather deliver a complete product with the kinks worked out. Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arnold Sprague Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:24 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Commercially printing a 15 Generation Pedigree Chart I have an old 15 Generation Pedigree Chart (25 x 27) http://www.thefamilyhistorystore.com/product_info.php?products_id=157 which I filled out manually back in the days of my old DOS genealogical program. Now I am wondering if one can print a 15 Generation Pedigree Chart via a modern genealogical program. I am thinking of using Kinkos with its large format printers. How do I produce a file to make a 15 Generation Pedigree Chart which Kinkos, for example, can use to print it. Does Legacy 6.x provide this? Will Legacy 7.x provide this? Is there an intermediary program that provides this? Arnold Give Legacy as a Gift for 25% Off. Visit http://tinyurl.com/2b49et 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 Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Give Legacy as a Gift for 25% Off. Visit http://tinyurl.com/2b49et 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 this possible with Legacy?
Is it possible to tag everything in the list at one time? Mary Beth Figgins --- Pat Hickin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cathy -- Thanks a million for this -- it took me about 3 minutes to generate a 17 page .pdf file of all my unsouced people --- I am utterly appalled! ca 600 people out of 4500!! I think they're primarily from files originally imported a decade or more ago from my old PAF 2 file, when I had to put sources in notes and it was all such a bother. And I had thought perhaps I wouldn't have ANY!!! Ghastly! Pat - Original Message - From: Cathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Is this possible with Legacy? Currently, only partially. You can find everyone who has no sources at all attached by highlighting all sources in the Master Source list and clicking Show List. Tag this group and then search for everyone without this tag number. They have no sources. You can then use Advanced Sourcing to assign a particular source - read the tabs carefully and make sure you have a backup before using Advanced Sourcing. More Source searching options have been requested so maybe more will be possible with Legacy 7. Cathy At 03:16 AM 7/12/2007, you wrote: I have a source named, Unverified I use this to tag anything that I don't have a specific source for (basically all those bits of info that I copied down that that I didn't bother to source at the time, I am still paying for that mistake!) Anyway, is there anyway for me to easily attach this Unverified source to every entry in my file that does not have a real source attached? michele Give Legacy as a Gift for 25% Off. Visit http://tinyurl.com/2b49et 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 Give Legacy as a Gift for 25% Off. Visit http://tinyurl.com/2b49et 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 Give Legacy as a Gift for 25% Off. Visit http://tinyurl.com/2b49et 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
