Re: [LegacyUG] We need an update to fix old problems!

2006-11-14 Thread Alastair Lack
Well, I've given up trying to use the publishing centre, and now do everything through rtfs, where one can edit everything to one's heart's content. That's why getting the macros to run for the pictures - reported extensively elsewhere - was so important. I also like to remove the "Joe Bloggs mar

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy website problem?

2006-11-14 Thread Mark Woodward
It's not just you. On 11/12/06, Wedderburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is anyone else having a problem accessing the Legacy website? Or is it just me and my computer? Thanks Gayle Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past mes

Re: [LegacyUG] Did the list go to sleep?

2006-11-14 Thread Marie Peer
I thought it odd too, but decided everyone was hit by brilliance and had no questions. On 11/12/2006 6:36:39 AM, M. Brenzel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Or did I get unsubscribed again? No messages since yesterday. This is odd. > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.Legac

Re: [LegacyUG] Sigh...

2006-11-14 Thread Ron Taylor
Yes.  Siblings are connected by way of the parents marriage record even if the parents are unknown. Ron Taylor   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-arch

Re: [LegacyUG] A little off topic but...

2006-11-14 Thread Michele Lewis
I have been around a long time so microfilm is the word that pops out of my mouth :) I would want the papers to be treated in the best manner possible. I just want an agreement from the people that I turn the papers over to that they will make the entire collection available to repositories fre

Re: [LegacyUG] Web page creation errors

2006-11-14 Thread Alastair Lack
Hi, Sherry, I've done that, thankyou Warm regards :-) Alastair Lack 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/

[LegacyUG] Web Pages - Pictures?

2006-11-14 Thread GeoSci
Updated my website late last night and thought I had included pictures - but none show up on line?  Is there a way to include SELECTED pictures 9perhaps the default picture for each person) in the webpages result?  Am I missing a setting? Thanks-- Website: http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 EMail

RE: [LegacyUG] We need an update to fix old problems!

2006-11-14 Thread The Kepleys
Nice font, Alastair, thanks for pointing it, and that site, out to us! I hadn't been able to find that one free before. It's nice that it has the diaeresis marks for vowels. Did you know Caslon was the font used for the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution? I found that here: http:/

RE: [LegacyUG] Web Pages - Pictures?

2006-11-14 Thread ronald ferguson
You do not say from where you are creating the webpages. If it is from Internet>Create Web Pages then you need to go to the "What" tab and in the Events box check include pictures. Also under the "Other" tab in the Picture/Sounds box check include pictures and whatever else is approriate. Ron

Re: [LegacyUG] Server update

2006-11-14 Thread Myrna Jorgensen
Ken wrote: they can add over 1000 new severs Jack wrote: I hope not!! being severed for this weekend gave me withdrawal symptoms! Way to go, Jack. I read it too but it did not 'click' in my brain until I saw your message. As usual I read what it should have been, not what it was. Thanks for the

RE: [LegacyUG] Server update

2006-11-14 Thread Jack Earnshaw
Ken wrote they can add over 1000 new severs I hope not!! being severed for this weekend gave me withdrawal symptoms! Jack -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ken McGinnis Sent: 14 November 2006 04:41 To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Su

Re: [LegacyUG] Transcribing software

2006-11-14 Thread Dee
Is this what you meant?  It was from October 19.  I have cut and pasted it here. Dee   Pat:I sort of do the same, but for US Censuses I pull upthe page I want in Ancestry at the library, and thencopy and paste the series, reel, and image numbersfrom the View Record link to a Word file, and then go

Re: [LegacyUG] Transcribing software

2006-11-14 Thread Mary Young
Hi, Dee Thanks, but that wasn't it. The reference was for a little program which split into two screens, one for the image and the other for typing in the transcript. Easier than loading an image viewer and a wordprocessor, and reducing each to half-screen size. Cheers, Mary Young On 11/14/06, De

Re: [LegacyUG] Set Direct Line as Preferred

2006-11-14 Thread Carl Cox
<>   To ensure that s specific person in a file is number 1, create a new file and add that person. Just a name is all you need, then number 1 is taken. Import your data to that file, merge number 1 with whatever number that one happens to be on the import, and he is then number 1.   Carl   

Re: [LegacyUG] Sigh...

2006-11-14 Thread Carl Cox
<> I just received a GEDCOM in which two families had siblings links with no parents. I could scroll between the siblings (click between the parents on the family screen). When I investigated the family I found both parents 'unknown' but no RINs. I don't know how to get Legacy to create such a

Re: [LegacyUG] We need an update to fix old problems!

2006-11-14 Thread Alastair Lack
I didn't know that - most interesting, and thanks Alastair 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

Re: [LegacyUG] Transcribing software

2006-11-14 Thread Chris Coward
In case you haven't found it: http://home.wanadoo.nl/jgboerema/en/Freeware.htm Nice program. Chris - Original Message - From: "Mary Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 4:32 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Transcribing software I'd be grateful for link to the littl

Re: [LegacyUG] Transcribing software

2006-11-14 Thread Liz Graydon
Thanks for this link; it looks really useful and I have a difficult will to transcribe so am looking forward to using it. Liz From: "Chris Coward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com To: Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Transcribing software Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:16:

Re: [LegacyUG] Transcribing software

2006-11-14 Thread Diane
Mary; The link to the (free) Transcript program is: http://home.wanadoo.nl/jgboerema/en/Freeware.htm I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. It's a great little app. Diane - Original Message - From: "Mary Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:13 AM Subje

RE: [LegacyUG] Transcribing software

2006-11-14 Thread David S Brookes
Have just had a look at this little programme. It's well worth a look for anyone who needs to transcribe documents manually. The scanned document can be viewed at the top with room to transcribe into a word processor at the bottom. One could then copy the transcribed document and add it as the t

Re: [LegacyUG] Transcribing software

2006-11-14 Thread Bob Janice
Mary, Try this link http://home.wanadoo.nl/jgboerema/en/Freeware.htm Bob Mary Young wrote: Hi, Dee Thanks, but that wasn't it. The reference was for a little program which split into two screens, one for the image and the other for typing in the transcript. Easier than loading an image viewe

Re: [LegacyUG] Transcribing software

2006-11-14 Thread Randolph Clark
Here's the link:http://home.wanadoo.nl/jgboerema/en/Freeware.htmOn 11/14/06, Mary Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi, Dee Thanks, but that wasn't it. The reference was for a little programwhich split into two screens, one for the image and the other fortyping in the transcript. Easier than loading

Re: [LegacyUG] Transcribing software

2006-11-14 Thread Mary Young
Thanks to everyone for the link. and my apologies for off-topic. Regards, Mary Young 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@legacyfa

RE: [LegacyUG] Transcribing software

2006-11-14 Thread Carol
Mary, Is this it? http://home.wanadoo.nl/jgboerema/en/Freeware.htm The program called Transcript? Carol 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.

[LegacyUG] Married Names - Husband & Wife

2006-11-14 Thread L.W. Garber
I have just read a number of threads in the archives about a married name for the wife. When this is added to the Marriage Information screen, perhaps there should also be a married name field for the husband as well as the wife. Some husbands take a hyphenated surname when they marry. -- __

Re: [LegacyUG] Set Direct Line as Preferred

2006-11-14 Thread Cathy
Hi Jean, You don't need to go through a Gedcom unless you are wanting to leave out Research notes or some other field - you can export direct to a Legacy file. Every family in Legacy has a preferred child whether they are part of the Direct line set or not, whether you've chosen one to be th

Re: [LegacyUG] Set Direct Line as Preferred

2006-11-14 Thread ronald ferguson
That seems rather complicated Carl. Why not just give the current no. 1 an unused RIN and then change the RIN of the one you wish to No. 1? I am not sure that this is what the OP was asking for though as I didn't fully grasp the original question. Ron Ferguson __

Re: [LegacyUG] Set Direct Line as Preferred

2006-11-14 Thread Carl Cox
<> Legacy gives you many ways to do what you want to do. Isn't it great! Carl[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/

Re: [LegacyUG] Married Names - Husband & Wife

2006-11-14 Thread Theodore Rissmiller
Not only do some take a hyphenated surname, there are those few who give up their surname and take just their wife's surname. I should know - one of my son's did just that! What do we do then??? Ted Rissmiller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have you heard about Legacy

[LegacyUG] Picture problem

2006-11-14 Thread Wedderburn
Hi Does anyone know of a quick way to transfer the pictures attached to the event sources to the event instead?  I have attached all of my census images to the source instead of the event itself and know need to have them attached to the event so I can send a gedcom file to someone else. 

Re: [LegacyUG] Married Names - Husband & Wife

2006-11-14 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
Add all appropriate nammes to the AKA screen. It is not gender based. Rich --- Theodore Rissmiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not only do some take a hyphenated surname, there > are those few who give up > their surname and take just their wife's surname. I > should know - one of my > son's

[LegacyUG] German Handschrift Translation

2006-11-14 Thread Richard Heckman
Dear LUGgies,   First, my apologies that this is not a Legacy-type question. Again, my sincere apologies for breaking etiquette, but I'm at my wits end. Hope some of you can give me some ideas.   My earliest known family members have their history (births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, etc.) reco

RE: [LegacyUG] German Handschrift Translation

2006-11-14 Thread ronald ferguson
Richard, this is way outside my ken, but putting "Translate Handschrift to German" (no inverted commas) into Google brought up many results including Handschrift to English dictionaries. Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Softwa

RE: [LegacyUG] German Handschrift Translation

2006-11-14 Thread Sherry/Support
Richard, There are some great mailings lists at http://lists.rootsweb.com/ which would be more appropriate for this type of question than posting to the Legacy User Group mailing list. Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFami

Re: [LegacyUG] German Handschrift Translation

2006-11-14 Thread victorb
The Sacraamento German Genealogy Society routinely accepts German documents for translation. A charge is made depending upon the difficulty of reading and the length of the document. Its mailing address is P.O. Box 600061, Sacramento, CA 95866-0061 Legacy User Group guidelines can be found a

[LegacyUG] No mail since 11/10

2006-11-14 Thread John Kaufmann
All of a sudden have got no LUG stuff What to do? This e-mail has been scanned by McAfee Antivirus John C. Kaufmann 1805 Beverly Drive Lancaster, PA 17601 717-569-2298 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find pa