Re: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping
I looked under Add-ons at the Legacy web site, but did not see it listed. Just wondered what the pricing was. Saw Family Atlas on sale in Eastman's newsletter this week for $20. Thanks, Susan Daily On 11/29/06, Geoff Rasmussen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Map My Family Tree will be available from our online store within the next week or so. Just giving a heads-up. www.LegacyFamilyTree.com *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp or call 1-800-753-3453. *** Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [Poss SPAM] Re: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping
This may not help directly for Family Atlas but, a useful place to look up Australian place names is: http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ The site includes many places that are now of historic significance. Paul Townsville, Queensland, Australia. - Original Message - From: E.Rodier [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 10:14 AM Subject: [Poss SPAM] Re: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping Pierre, Does MMFT have maps for Canada, Australia or Britain? Your spam software blocks private e-mails. - Original Message - From: Pierre Cloutier Map My Family Tree does not show historical boundaries at the present time. *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp or call 1-800-753-3453. *** Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp __ NOD32 1897 (20061201) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp or call 1-800-753-3453. *** Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping
Map My Family Tree does not show historical boundaries at the present time. We are aware of the interest in historical maps, since most of a person's family history happened in the past. This enhancement is on our list. Pierre Cloutier At 08:00 PM 30 11 2006, you wrote: Here's a question - When the map drills down to more detail in the US (where 98% of my family research is based at present), does it only provide current county lines within a state, or does it have the ability to convert boundaries as you scroll back through time? This would be neat! To see an example of this feature in action for the state of Georgia, see http://www.mygeorgiagenealogy.com/ga_maps/ga_cf.htm. *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp or call 1-800-753-3453. *** Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping
Pierre, Does MMFT have maps for Canada, Australia or Britain? Your spam software blocks private e-mails. - Original Message - From: Pierre Cloutier Map My Family Tree does not show historical boundaries at the present time. *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp or call 1-800-753-3453. *** Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping
Map My Family Tree ver. 1.3 offers filters which enable you to choose what appears on your map. You can select any combination of: Individuals Names Gender Ancestors Descendants Date range Type of event MMFT provides a variety of colorful placemarkers. You can also use your own images as placemarkers. These same placemarkers will also appear on the Google Earth map (not the generic Google placemarkers). Map My Family Tree 1.3 can be downloaded as a free upgrade. Pierre Cloutier At 08:29 PM 29 11 2006, you wrote: I tried map my family tree but could not get it to map more than a couple of places of origin, so I uninstalled it. I manually entered my places in Google maps, and it put placemarkers for me. I just got the Legacy version, but since I've now got my most important maps done I've no real reason to use it - particularly if you can't specify which events you want it to plot. The publicity for the program said you could. Yours, Dora Smith Austin, TX [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp or call 1-800-753-3453. ***Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.aspTo find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.aspTo unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping
I tried map my family tree - and couldn't get it to map much. Yours, Dora Smith Austin, TX [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Pierre Cloutier To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 7:30 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping Map My Family Tree ver. 1.3 offers filters which enable you to choose what appears on your map. You can select any combination of: a.. Individuals b.. Names c.. Gender d.. Ancestors e.. Descendants f.. Date range g.. Type of event MMFT provides a variety of colorful placemarkers. You can also use your own images as placemarkers. These same placemarkers will also appear on the Google Earth map (not the generic Google placemarkers). Map My Family Tree 1.3 can be downloaded as a free upgrade. Pierre Cloutier At 08:29 PM 29 11 2006, you wrote: I tried map my family tree but could not get it to map more than a couple of places of origin, so I uninstalled it. I manually entered my places in Google maps, and it put placemarkers for me. I just got the Legacy version, but since I've now got my most important maps done I've no real reason to use it - particularly if you can't specify which events you want it to plot. The publicity for the program said you could. Yours, Dora Smith Austin, TX [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp or call 1-800-753-3453. *** Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.431 / Virus Database: 268.14.19/556 - Release Date: 11/28/2006 3:22 PM
Re: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping
Hi Pierre, I realized the mistake in my assertion when I examined the Progeny tabs a little more carefully. Thanks for clearing this up. Now I see that Progeny offers Map My Family Tree as a product compatible with other genealogy database software, but it not actually selling Family Tree Maker or Legacy. Anyway, I read the details and the screen views for the Map My Family Tree software and I think it sounds like a good product. I like the fact that you can code historical place names so the database will recognize them by their modern day location. I also really like the fact that you can include/exclude people, places, events, etc. to customize the map. That definitely beats out the competition. Here's a question - When the map drills down to more detail in the US (where 98% of my family research is based at present), does it only provide current county lines within a state, or does it have the ability to convert boundaries as you scroll back through time? This would be neat! To see an example of this feature in action for the state of Georgia, see http://www.mygeorgiagenealogy.com/ga_maps/ga_cf.htm. After reading a bit more about both programs, I think I am going to try this software out! I appreciate your direct response to this list and will write a review of its strongsuits for the LUG readers once I have explored it a bit more. I find this kind of research technology very fascinating. Thanks again for your clarification. Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, Georgia www.roots2buds.net On 11/29/06, Pierre Cloutier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Progeny Software does not sell any products that compete with Millenia's Legacy. Progeny's philosophy is to complement our business partners' products by offering add-on graphics programs that leverage our customers' investment in their genealogy data. Pierre Cloutier At 12:29 PM 29 11 2006, you wrote: Hi Geoff, so does that mean Legacy supports *Map my Family Tree* by Progeny over *Family Atlas* by RootsMagic? It looks like both companies also sell products that rival Legacy. Geoff, have you already tried out Map my Family tree? If so, do you like it? Do you feel there is good support and that the product will grow to incorporate user suggestions like Legacy does? *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp or call 1-800-753-3453. *** Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp -- Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, Georgia www.roots2buds.net *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp or call 1-800-753-3453. *** Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping
Thanks to everyone for your input on Family Atlas. I'm glad that it works with Legacy's gedcoms. I figured I would have to create custom gedcom files to hone in on exactly what I wanted to see and not have the map cluttered with non-related lines. It would be nice if the programmers could work it out to allow the user to choose the ancestors/events/locations more easily. Also, I take it that the program would not recognize old US division or district numbers that were found on the old census listings (i.e. Division 27, Decatur County, Georgia, USA)? I don't want to do a bunch of editing in Legacy just to make the map work. I found this article on Dick Eastman's BLOG which lists a few features and sort of compares it to Map my Family Tree: http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/10/family_atlas_ge.html#more. (Make sure you copy this entire link for it to work.) This product costs $29.95. Reviews seemed to be more favorable for this product than the one below. I get the impression it works best with US locations. In addition, Dick also did a review of Map my Family Tree here: http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/09/map_my_family_t.html This product costs $39.95. Dick seemed to like it! It still sound like these products could both use a little more tweaking, but I'm very interested in them still. Thanks for all the input and if I learn more, I'll post it here. Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, Georgia www.roots2buds.net On 11/29/06, Jim Winfrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gail, I have Family Atlas. Generally, it is a good tool and very useful. It imports a Legacy database directly but if you have a large database, it will result in a very cluttered map. The good news is you can zoom in very closely and get more detail. The biggest con I've found is that regardless of which facts or events you have chosen for it ot plot, it will plot everything. To make it useful, I created a gedcom of direct ancestors exporting only birth, death and marriage facts. That worked very well. You can also pick subject people (ancestors, for example) in Family Atlas but when you plot, there will be a LOT of unwanted facts also plotted. This behavior has been reported to the developer. Overall, if you think through your project, it is an effective tool. Jim On 11/25/06, Gail Rich Nestor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'd also like to hear from anyone who has tried either Family Atlas Genealogy software (see below) or Map my Family History software to use with my Legacy-generated data. I'm looking at purchasing one or the other in the near future and have only heard the pro's for each product from their marketing team. I'd like more of a comparison from an actual user-perspective and maybe a list of what people don't like about either one. I realize this is straying from the path of Legacy. I am hopeful that anyone with comments can respond off-list. However, I am very interested in how these work with the Legacy-generated locations where a person keeps up the 4 place-holder standard (with empty commas and such). If anyone else is interested, please just contact me directly and I can provide a summary of what people say. Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, Georgia www.roots2buds.net On 11/5/06, Sven-Ove Westberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. Has anyone tried the Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping software. They say it can import data from Leagcy. If someone has access to it I would be very pleased to see the data that comes up when you search for Skatamark in Sweden also how many places is it in sweden? Does they have the parish? eg Skatamark would be Skatamark, Överluleå, Norrbottens län, Sweden Sven-Ove. *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp or call 1-800-753-3453. *** Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping
Map My Family Tree will be available from our online store within the next week or so. Just giving a heads-up. Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gail Rich Nestor Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:27 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping Thanks to everyone for your input on Family Atlas. I'm glad that it works with Legacy's gedcoms. I figured I would have to create custom gedcom files to hone in on exactly what I wanted to see and not have the map cluttered with non-related lines. It would be nice if the programmers could work it out to allow the user to choose the ancestors/events/locations more easily. Also, I take it that the program would not recognize old US division or district numbers that were found on the old census listings (i.e. Division 27, Decatur County, Georgia, USA)? I don't want to do a bunch of editing in Legacy just to make the map work. I found this article on Dick Eastman's BLOG which lists a few features and sort of compares it to Map my Family Tree: http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/10/family_atlas_ge.html# more. (Make sure you copy this entire link for it to work.) This product costs $29.95. Reviews seemed to be more favorable for this product than the one below. I get the impression it works best with US locations. In addition, Dick also did a review of Map my Family Tree here: http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/09/map_my_family_t.html This product costs $39.95. Dick seemed to like it! It still sound like these products could both use a little more tweaking, but I'm very interested in them still. Thanks for all the input and if I learn more, I'll post it here. Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, Georgia www.roots2buds.net On 11/29/06, Jim Winfrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gail, I have Family Atlas. Generally, it is a good tool and very useful. It imports a Legacy database directly but if you have a large database, it will result in a very cluttered map. The good news is you can zoom in very closely and get more detail. The biggest con I've found is that regardless of which facts or events you have chosen for it ot plot, it will plot everything. To make it useful, I created a gedcom of direct ancestors exporting only birth, death and marriage facts. That worked very well. You can also pick subject people (ancestors, for example) in Family Atlas but when you plot, there will be a LOT of unwanted facts also plotted. This behavior has been reported to the developer. Overall, if you think through your project, it is an effective tool. Jim On 11/25/06, Gail Rich Nestor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'd also like to hear from anyone who has tried either Family Atlas Genealogy software (see below) or Map my Family History software to use with my Legacy-generated data. I'm looking at purchasing one or the other in the near future and have only heard the pro's for each product from their marketing team. I'd like more of a comparison from an actual user-perspective and maybe a list of what people don't like about either one. I realize this is straying from the path of Legacy. I am hopeful that anyone with comments can respond off-list. However, I am very interested in how these work with the Legacy-generated locations where a person keeps up the 4 place-holder standard (with empty commas and such). If anyone else is interested, please just contact me directly and I can provide a summary of what people say. Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, Georgia www.roots2buds.net On 11/5/06, Sven-Ove Westberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. Has anyone tried the Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping software. They say it can import data from Leagcy. If someone has access to it I would be very pleased to see the data that comes up when you search for Skatamark in Sweden also how many places is it in sweden? Does they have the parish? eg Skatamark would be Skatamark, Överluleå, Norrbottens län, Sweden Sven-Ove. *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp or call 1-800-753-3453. *** Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping
Hi Geoff, so does that mean Legacy supports *Map my Family Tree* by Progeny over *Family Atlas* by RootsMagic? It looks like both companies also sell products that rival Legacy. Geoff, have you already tried out Map my Family tree? If so, do you like it? Do you feel there is good support and that the product will grow to incorporate user suggestions like Legacy does? Thanks for your comments on this. I'm still investigating... Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, Georgia www.roots2buds.net On 11/29/06, Geoff Rasmussen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Map My Family Tree will be available from our online store within the next week or so. Just giving a heads-up. Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gail Rich Nestor Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:27 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping Thanks to everyone for your input on Family Atlas. I'm glad that it works with Legacy's gedcoms. I figured I would have to create custom gedcom files to hone in on exactly what I wanted to see and not have the map cluttered with non-related lines. It would be nice if the programmers could work it out to allow the user to choose the ancestors/events/locations more easily. Also, I take it that the program would not recognize old US division or district numbers that were found on the old census listings (i.e. Division 27, Decatur County, Georgia, USA)? I don't want to do a bunch of editing in Legacy just to make the map work. I found this article on Dick Eastman's BLOG which lists a few features and sort of compares it to Map my Family Tree: http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/10/family_atlas_ge.html# more. (Make sure you copy this entire link for it to work.) This product costs $29.95. Reviews seemed to be more favorable for this product than the one below. I get the impression it works best with US locations. In addition, Dick also did a review of Map my Family Tree here: http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/09/map_my_family_t.html This product costs $39.95. Dick seemed to like it! It still sound like these products could both use a little more tweaking, but I'm very interested in them still. Thanks for all the input and if I learn more, I'll post it here. Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, Georgia www.roots2buds.net On 11/29/06, Jim Winfrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gail, I have Family Atlas. Generally, it is a good tool and very useful. It imports a Legacy database directly but if you have a large database, it will result in a very cluttered map. The good news is you can zoom in very closely and get more detail. The biggest con I've found is that regardless of which facts or events you have chosen for it ot plot, it will plot everything. To make it useful, I created a gedcom of direct ancestors exporting only birth, death and marriage facts. That worked very well. You can also pick subject people (ancestors, for example) in Family Atlas but when you plot, there will be a LOT of unwanted facts also plotted. This behavior has been reported to the developer. Overall, if you think through your project, it is an effective tool. Jim On 11/25/06, Gail Rich Nestor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'd also like to hear from anyone who has tried either Family Atlas Genealogy software (see below) or Map my Family History software to use with my Legacy-generated data. I'm looking at purchasing one or the other in the near future and have only heard the pro's for each product from their marketing team. I'd like more of a comparison from an actual user-perspective and maybe a list of what people don't like about either one. I realize this is straying from the path of Legacy. I am hopeful that anyone with comments can respond off-list. However, I am very interested in how these work with the Legacy-generated locations where a person keeps up the 4 place-holder standard (with empty commas and such). If anyone else is interested, please just contact me directly and I can provide a summary of what people say. Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, Georgia www.roots2buds.net On 11/5/06, Sven-Ove Westberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. Has anyone tried the Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping software. They say it can import data from Leagcy. If someone has access to it I would be very pleased to see the data that comes up when you search for Skatamark in Sweden also how many places is it in sweden? Does they have the parish? eg Skatamark would be Skatamark, Överluleå, Norrbottens län, Sweden Sven-Ove. *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp or call 1-800-753-3453. *** Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http
RE: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping
Gail, Yes, I have *Map My Family Tree* and really enjoy it. I'm still learning about it, but our relationship with Progeny is good, and we're confident that they will continue to listen to our feedback. Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gail Rich Nestor Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:29 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping Hi Geoff, so does that mean Legacy supports *Map my Family Tree* by Progeny over *Family Atlas* by RootsMagic? It looks like both companies also sell products that rival Legacy. Geoff, have you already tried out Map my Family tree? If so, do you like it? Do you feel there is good support and that the product will grow to incorporate user suggestions like Legacy does? Thanks for your comments on this. I'm still investigating... Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, Georgia www.roots2buds.net On 11/29/06, Geoff Rasmussen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Map My Family Tree will be available from our online store within the next week or so. Just giving a heads-up. Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gail Rich Nestor Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:27 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping Thanks to everyone for your input on Family Atlas. I'm glad that it works with Legacy's gedcoms. I figured I would have to create custom gedcom files to hone in on exactly what I wanted to see and not have the map cluttered with non-related lines. It would be nice if the programmers could work it out to allow the user to choose the ancestors/events/locations more easily. Also, I take it that the program would not recognize old US division or district numbers that were found on the old census listings (i.e. Division 27, Decatur County, Georgia, USA)? I don't want to do a bunch of editing in Legacy just to make the map work. I found this article on Dick Eastman's BLOG which lists a few features and sort of compares it to Map my Family Tree: http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/10/family_atlas_ge .html# more. (Make sure you copy this entire link for it to work.) This product costs $29.95. Reviews seemed to be more favorable for this product than the one below. I get the impression it works best with US locations. In addition, Dick also did a review of Map my Family Tree here: http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2006/09/map_my_family_t .html This product costs $39.95. Dick seemed to like it! It still sound like these products could both use a little more tweaking, but I'm very interested in them still. Thanks for all the input and if I learn more, I'll post it here. Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, Georgia www.roots2buds.net On 11/29/06, Jim Winfrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gail, I have Family Atlas. Generally, it is a good tool and very useful. It imports a Legacy database directly but if you have a large database, it will result in a very cluttered map. The good news is you can zoom in very closely and get more detail. The biggest con I've found is that regardless of which facts or events you have chosen for it ot plot, it will plot everything. To make it useful, I created a gedcom of direct ancestors exporting only birth, death and marriage facts. That worked very well. You can also pick subject people (ancestors, for example) in Family Atlas but when you plot, there will be a LOT of unwanted facts also plotted. This behavior has been reported to the developer. Overall, if you think through your project, it is an effective tool. Jim On 11/25/06, Gail Rich Nestor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'd also like to hear from anyone who has tried either Family Atlas Genealogy software (see below) or Map my Family History software to use with my Legacy-generated data. I'm looking at purchasing one or the other in the near future and have only heard the pro's for each product from their marketing team. I'd like more of a comparison from an actual user-perspective and maybe a list of what people don't like about either one. I realize this is straying from the path of Legacy. I am hopeful that anyone with comments can respond off-list. However, I am very interested in how these work with the Legacy-generated locations where a person keeps up the 4 place-holder standard (with empty commas and such). If anyone else is interested, please just contact me directly and I can provide a summary of what people say. Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, Georgia www.roots2buds.net On 11/5/06, Sven-Ove
Re: [LegacyUG] Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping
To Everyone: I just recieved my copy of Family Altas created by Bruce Buzbee. The installation to my computer was a breeze. I have a six year old computer with a 1G hard drive. I am using Legacy 6.0.0.110 version The importing of Legacy data was just as easy. I used their import wizard. After the importing of data ( your locations from Legacy) Family Atlas allows you to choice any differences in location. Such as Scott, Allen county, Indiana or Scott, Clackuas county, Oregon The program will pick any differences in location. Out of 900 locations there was about 100-125 different places that I needed to decide on which one was the correct location It took about 10 minutes total. ( I 'm 98 percent US based researched. ) I allowed myself to take the tutorial, before I began to experiment with the program. The program is very easy to use. I have not used all the features to the programs as yet, but the selection of family group is a breeze and seeing the entire family throughout the map is a blast!! Family Atlas data base for location (s) is quite extensive it even has several names that Animap does not have. I like the feature of being able to see and measure the distances between two cities between two or a third states. ( I have many ancestors living on the borders of different states. My overall impression of the program is 5 star. I'm' not a computer geek. The different computer program I use are simple and easy to use. I learn the program thoroughly so I can use the program effectively... Bill Daniels Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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Bill, Do the maps also show features such as rivers and cemeteries? Debbie On 11/26/06, Bill Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To Everyone: I just recieved my copy of Family Altas created by Bruce Buzbee. The installation to my computer was a breeze. I have a six year old computer with a 1G hard drive. I am using Legacy 6.0.0.110 version The importing of Legacy data was just as easy. I used their import wizard. After the importing of data ( your locations from Legacy) Family Atlas allows you to choice any differences in location. Such as Scott, Allen county, Indiana or Scott, Clackuas county, Oregon The program will pick any differences in location. Out of 900 locations there was about 100-125 different places that I needed to decide on which one was the correct location It took about 10 minutes total. ( I 'm 98 percent US based researched. ) I allowed myself to take the tutorial, before I began to experiment with the program. The program is very easy to use. I have not used all the features to the programs as yet, but the selection of family group is a breeze and seeing the entire family throughout the map is a blast!! Family Atlas data base for location (s) is quite extensive it even has several names that Animap does not have. I like the feature of being able to see and measure the distances between two cities between two or a third states. ( I have many ancestors living on the borders of different states. My overall impression of the program is 5 star. I'm' not a computer geek. The different computer program I use are simple and easy to use. I learn the program thoroughly so I can use the program effectively... Bill Daniels Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
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Hi, I'd also like to hear from anyone who has tried either Family Atlas Genealogy software (see below) or Map my Family History software to use with my Legacy-generated data. I'm looking at purchasing one or the other in the near future and have only heard the pro's for each product from their marketing team. I'd like more of a comparison from an actual user-perspective and maybe a list of what people don't like about either one. I realize this is straying from the path of Legacy. I am hopeful that anyone with comments can respond off-list. However, I am very interested in how these work with the Legacy-generated locations where a person keeps up the 4 place-holder standard (with empty commas and such). If anyone else is interested, please just contact me directly and I can provide a summary of what people say. Gail Rich Nestor Smyrna, Georgia www.roots2buds.net On 11/5/06, Sven-Ove Westberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. Has anyone tried the Family Atlas Genealogy Mapping software. They say it can import data from Leagcy. If someone has access to it I would be very pleased to see the data that comes up when you search for Skatamark in Sweden also how many places is it in sweden? Does they have the parish? eg Skatamark would be Skatamark, Överluleå, Norrbottens län, Sweden Sven-Ove. Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
