Thanks a lot Brian, it was the last two of which I couldn't remember the
details. I still am not sure how that is going to affect my pages so I guess
I am just going to have to have a look to see how much work is entailed.
Ron Ferguson
Hi everyone,
I am looking for the full Legacy location for a town called Morris Town in New Jersey, USA. I have one entry in the database for this town, and prefer not to download the entire US location file just for one entry (for space, time and similar reason).
Could any one of you please kind
Nina,
There are two entries in the GEO database:
1. Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
2. Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
There are _no_ entries for "Morris Town" at all in New Jersey.
Hope this helps.
Bob
SKL 1750 wrote:
Hi everyone,
I am looking for the full Legacy location for
Is there a way to add to the Geo Database.Much of my family comes form a
small area in North Staffordshire in the UK. One place in the area is listed,
but it is several miles away and I would like to be able to add another 20
places which are known locally and which can help to pinpoint exact
Thanks, Bob! I believe it's the second. I didn't realise it's one word, sorry!
cheers,
n
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Nina,There are two
Hi,
I have a sub to Ancestry.co.uk. Is it possible to tell Legacy to take me
there, rather than to Ancestry.com, when I use the research guidance?
Thanks for any advice
Lynne
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Thank you so much for that summary and the background.
It does tell you are listening when sometimes it seems you
are not.
Peter
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A Show and tell about DNA testing ...
My family roots in Ireland like many others from there
went back to an ancestor couple, the parents of my
great great grandfather who emigrated to Melbourne
with his family. Though we could find records of the
great great grandfather we have found none at all
My understanding is that it is one
wordMorristown.
Bill Houdek
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Subject: [LegacyUG] Morris Town, NJ,
USA
Hi e
For any US city/town, you can find the county using the
following site. Enter the name of the town/city and the state abbreviation
and it will show you the name of the county. You can then click on the
county name and it takes you to the rootsweb website for the county.
http://resource
Two questions --
When I see a date in the time period which uses double
dating, I am never quite sure what to do.
Example:
Marriage date given is 17 Feb 1714 in the vital record
book.
Which would be correct?
17 Feb 1713/14 or 17 Feb
1714/15
Do people use double dating or ju
Diane, The date of change probably varies from country to country. In the UK
March 25 become 1 Jan in 1752. See my timeline at
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/Blogs/BritPMs.html
Ron Ferguson
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What are the keyboard shortcuts for the "Copy" and "Paste" Icons on
the Add/Edit Event Screen?
Or do they exist - I can't see anything in the Shortcut Keys list in
Help (using current version of Legacy 6.0)
--
Regards,
Mary Young, Edinburgh
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The Rootsweb county finder converts the entry Morris Town to Morristown
and then shows the two counties. I keep it on my Favorites list and use
it ferquently:
http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Pat H
> Thanks, Bob! I believe it's the second. I didn't realise it's one word,
> sorr
Interesting reason for finding the DNA part of Legacy too intrusive. As an
adoptee I find the DNA section to be a real hope for us and vital. Adoptees
are the ones having to prove a blood relationships due to our real birth
certificates being kept from us. That is in America... my memory is that
I'm sure Ron you didn't mean exactly what you said :-)
Days were lost not gained and certainly not a whole season ;-)
1752 is the year when officially England started following the new
calendar and January 1 rather than 25 March was seen as New Year's Day.
In some registers you'll see evidence o
Jean, I don't think anyone will disagree with a word you are saying and if
someone claimed to be my long lost child I would insist on DNA testing!
However the point I was making is that a DNA fishing trip can be intrusive
and in Britain is not widely welcomed.
The debate was about the mandator
Hi John,
Currently the Geo Database cannot be modified. That is one of its shortcomings.
However you can add whatever locations you wish to Legacy. If you
want to maintain the consistency of the Geo Database, simply follow
the pattern in your additions. You can add them when you have a
releva
It was often referred to as Morris Town in early records (1600s & 1700s),
but is now called Morristown.
Mary
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I don't think that is quite right. The year used to start on March 25
(Lady Day) and in 1752 the year beginning was changed to January 1. I
think 11 days were taken out of the calendar the same year, probably in
September, to bring Britain in line with the continent. The month
didn't change,
Ron
Your argument about the DNA being intrusive is mute. If you don't want to
use it then Don't. The program still functions quite well when you do not
enter any information it.
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John,Currently the Geo Database cannot be modified. That is one of its
shortcomings.However you can add whatever locations you wish to
Legacy. If you want to maintain the consistency of the Geo Data
I'm with Ron on this. I do not expect to use the DNA functions ever, so I'd
prefer to see that as an optional add-on.
The smaller the core functionality, the easier the update, etc.
Bill
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Diane
To
answer the first part of your question. If the date stated is from an original
source (such as a parish register) then it must be assumed that this is an "old
style" date. So in your example 17 Feb 1714 would later, after the calendar
change in 1752, have been 1715. So the date in d
Hi Cathy - how right you are and I've not had a beer :)
Mind you at the time I understand that there was a big outcry from people
who thought they had lost 3 months! At this rate I'd have been one of them.
Ron Ferguson
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I have purchased archival page protectors, binder
boxes, numbered tabs, and dividers.
I understand that Legacy works with and assigns an
MRIN - or can these MRIN's be created manually? I have looked in Help, and can't
find much about it.
Is there an online source that might explain this
Title: Message
I remember when the Geo was introduced. The
Legacy folks mentioned we could not add to the Geo database, we could make are
own additional locations with Legacy. I just asked support about this because I
forgot. Brian wrote me back and gave me the help I needed. Look at the Geo*
I disagree that this is a bug. Legacy
has to assume one way or the other for consistency, and either assumption will
be wrong some of the time. Why make those of us who use double dating learn a
new input protocol? Whichever way might have been a better choice in the
beginning, we are u
John
If your research is based
in UK there is a good mapping program called Genmap UK, which may be worth
checking out. Not sure if there is a US equivalent.
Keith BageBAGE One Name Study (GOONS registered #
4451)www.bage.org.ukP. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree
today!This full featured
There's another link on the USGS website:
http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic
Fill in the Feature Name and State AND the Feature
Class (in this case Populated Place) and then Submit
Query.
You can sort the results on any field. If you click
on a specific Feature Name, it will take you to a
Does anyone have a good way to enter death certificate info into the events?
I have quite a few death certificates that I need to enter into Legacy and
have not a clue how to do it.
Sincerely,
Laura
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Got something to buy, sell or
I usually create events for Death Time, Witness, Doctor, Certificate No.,
etc. whatever applies to that particular certificate. Certificate No.,
contains the main information.
Jan
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Laura, In the Uk we have the G.R.O. (General Records Office) which holds all
records of all bmd certificates. I use the GRO as the master source, and
type of certificate (BM or D) as the detail and attach a scan of the
certificate as a picture. Other details can be added in Detail Text or
Comme
I just enter the information into Death - and then I scan the certificate (if I have it) and enter a source for the certificate, and include the picture on the source record.
Heather
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Because of this inconsistancy in previous programs, I
have made a note of the CORRECT date for each of my
double years, Some programs handle tt the opposite
way, so when you get GEDCOMed, you have no clue. There
will probably never be a consistant handling of this.
I at one point had a list of all
Although I tend to agree with Ron on other things, I count the GRO or PRO
or US State dept of Vital statistics or whatever as the Repository and
count each Certificate or other document as a Master Source linked to
whatever facts or events it supports. I show it in the Legacy master list
as "Last
Yes. Search the Internet. choose Ancestry.com, or
whatever. Hit Customize Searches. choose Ancestry.com
and change the URL to Ancestry.com.uk or any other
choice. You can also change the order of the list, so
your most used is on top. I also changed to MY
favorites here.
Rich
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No. they cannot be created manually, easily. The
process, basically always picks the lowser number not
yet used, unless told otherwise. It can involve
creating fake people to get the number you want. Then
removing the fake people. Or you could get Microsoft
Access, and play games to tweak various p
Thank You for your help Richard. I have changed it to UK.
Lynne
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Yes. Search the Internet. choose Ancestry.com, or
whatever. Hit Cust
Hi folks,
Clooz 2.0 interacts with Legacy -- ie it'll use Legacy lists. It duplicates some functionalty of course. I am wondering if anyone is using them together, how it works best and whether they keep detailed bibligraphical information in both places.
Clearly, not entering the information in
Thanks for the comments and useful info. I guess I like to be very accurate
in the way I do things. I don't want to have to redo all my hard work.
I appreciate everyone who has responded to my question.
Again, thanks alot!
Laura
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I have MANY twins in my file and have listed them as such. As I have entered children I go to: view; childrens list; childrens status; twins and/or stillborn twins, etc.
I find this is a great record. However, how do I sort on it. Help please
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Search>Detailed Search:
Look for Whom: Individual
Where to Look: Child Status
How to Look: Equal to
What to Look For: Twin
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Hi Janis,
The MRIN is a computer generated number to track each partnership/marriage.
When you add a partnership (which you do simply by adding a child
without adding a "spouse") an MRIN is assigned. Usually this is the
next highest number but if you've removed marriages by deleting
people or
1. Display the individual or family you want to change the MRIN for
2. Click on "Tools" on the top tool bar
3. Click on Renumber RINS...
4. Click the radio button for Renumber Current MRIN to
5. Type the desired MRIN number in the box
6. Click on Apply
It will swap the current MRIN number wit
Thanks to all of you for the website referrals and opinions regarding the
dates. I am currently thinking I will enter the date "exactly as found" in
the colonial vital record and not worry about double dating. Any other
dates I pick up as clues, will need to be verified.
Now I have to go the
I do the same. To clarify on the image (scan) of the
certificate, I add it to the source detail.
Mary
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I tried Clooz with Legacy but dropped it after about 3 months. I found it
duplicated entries and the data wasn't that easy to retrieve. I may still have
the CD and anyone who wants it can have it. A total bust in my opinion.
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