RE: [LegacyUG] Where to put age at death

2007-08-15 Thread Cathy
Hi Valerie, I only enter the age at death in the Source Detail if my source gave the age at death. If that's the only information I have for birth, I calculate a birth date and use the death source as the source for birth. I indicate that it is a calculated date by using the prefix Cal for c

Re: [LegacyUG] Child status menu is blank

2007-08-15 Thread Cathy
Hi Richard, You could try resetting the Child Status List by importing the Defaults When in the Master Child status list Options button Import tick Child Status and then the Import Defaults button. I would think that would have the same effect as exporting to a new family file - which isn't some

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo database

2007-08-15 Thread Bert van Kootwijk
Look in the Help-file . Geo Location. Bert - Original Message - From: "Valeris Garton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 5:48 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo database Can some one please tell me what this program does ? Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney. R

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo database

2007-08-15 Thread TaylorResearch4u
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Re: [LegacyUG] County without city

2007-08-15 Thread TaylorResearch4u
Rather than Co. for county... I use Cty. - I don't know if this is a correct abbreviation... but, it works for me... lol Pami ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy?

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo database

2007-08-15 Thread Valeris Garton
Can some one please tell me what this program does ? Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney. Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Dublin, Wicklow & Wexford - please ??? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Rosenlof Sent: Thurs

RE: [LegacyUG] Where to put AGE at death

2007-08-15 Thread Valeris Garton
Thank you Mary but unfortunately I was in a hurry and sent an incorrect message ? I was how ever interested in the " alternate death " feature which I did not know about Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney. Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Dublin, Wicklow & Wexford - please ?

RE: [LegacyUG] Where to put age at death

2007-08-15 Thread Valeris Garton
Sorry I sent an incorrect message ? Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney. Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Dublin, Wicklow & Wexford - please ??? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Valeris Garton Sent: Thursday, 16 August

Re: [LegacyUG] In Memoriam

2007-08-15 Thread hwatman
thanks!! -Original Message- From: Jennifer Crockett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:30 pm Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] In Memoriam Yes, go to Options, Customise, Sources and look at Source Detail Defaults. If you tick the boxes you

RE: [LegacyUG] Where to put age at death

2007-08-15 Thread M. Brenzel
Death dates should be in the "death date" field on the Individual screen. I would put the first one recorded in that field. All others would be in the Alt Death event. Whichever is proven to be true can be switched easily to the actual Death Date field by selecting the Alt Death event and using

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo database

2007-08-15 Thread myrna20
Thanks Ti, You were right - I had not downloaded the Asia or the African geo dbs. All that is now fixed. Thanks again, Myrna Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamily

RE: [LegacyUG] In Memoriam

2007-08-15 Thread Jennifer Crockett
Yes, go to Options, Customise, Sources and look at Source Detail Defaults. If you tick the boxes you want, this will make the information appear on reports and also be exported to a gedcom. You can also have them NOT appear on reports, but be exported to gedcom, if on the GEDCOM Export screen y

[LegacyUG] Where to put age at death

2007-08-15 Thread Valeris Garton
I have a lot of death dates in my death location line. Where do people suggest I put these as it interferes with the location list. I have been creating a death event and putting it in there ? Now that I am getting to know Legacy a little better I am finding a lot of work to be done in tidying i

[LegacyUG] Question re MRIN

2007-08-15 Thread Tish
Hi, I have gone into the "Options/Customize" in Legacey Family Tree, but I cannot find where to click to have the MRIN show up on the Legacy Family Tree Pages. The RIN shows up fine, but not the other. I must be doing something wrong, but can't find out what. Is there some advice out there?

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo database

2007-08-15 Thread Tim Rosenlof
AS - Asia Region -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 3:59 PM To: (LegacyUserGroup) Subject: [LegacyUG] Geo database Hello Listers, While trying to clean up my database I was working

[LegacyUG] Geo database

2007-08-15 Thread myrna20
Hello Listers, While trying to clean up my database I was working on the countries to be sure they were all listed correctly. I have ALL (I thought) of the geo DBs and I cannot find Korea. Where is it please Myrna Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 f

RE: [LegacyUG] County without city

2007-08-15 Thread M. Brenzel
Paul, I asked if it was a "rule". I never said that you said it was a "rule". You said that "county" is normally not used in the US. I simply asked who says that it is not normally used in the US. That is all. I was not aware of this TRADITION. Sorry to have ruffled your feathers today. Mary

RE: [LegacyUG] Birth Records

2007-08-15 Thread Denise Levenick
Thank you Robert for the ideas. I am looking at births in 1821-1823 in Rutland and Windsor Counties, Vermont. My copy of The Red Book notes that records are available from 1760 at the Vital Records Office with microfilm copies at the New England Historic Genealogical Society and the FHL. Is this w

Re: [LegacyUG] Birth Records

2007-08-15 Thread Robert Carneal USA
Hello. You didn't say which county, state, or year of this information.If it is pretty old, it may have been prior to that state's beginning of keeping birth, death records. The start of such records vary from state to state. This not a nice thing to say, but sometimes county employees will "

[LegacyUG] Birth Records

2007-08-15 Thread Denise Levenick
Legacy Users, In trying to locate the parents of an ancestor, does one ultimately need to order birth/marriage certificates from the appropriate State, or is there a library, film, or online source that also holds this information? I have been unable to locate this information thus far on ancest

Re: [LegacyUG] Black Background on Web Pages

2007-08-15 Thread ronald ferguson
Lisa, WRT correcting your problem, all I can suggest is that you try File Maintenance>Check/Repair but I am not optimistic. As I said previously this is most probably a fault in your installation and an uninstall/reinstall will probably resolve the matter. What I do know is that it is not a p

Re: [LegacyUG] Black Background on Web Pages

2007-08-15 Thread lisagen
Thanks, actually right now I was just testing how my formatting choices were coming out. Hopefully it can be fixed before I upload any web pages, which I probably won't be doing right away. I'll keep it in mind. Lisa On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:12:45 +0100, "ronald ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

[LegacyUG] off-topic - TNG websites

2007-08-15 Thread Janis Gilmore
I know some of those who are this list use TNG. Would one of you mind contacting me privately? Thank you, Janis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pawleys Island, SC & Seattle, WA Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn mo

Re: [LegacyUG] County without city

2007-08-15 Thread aseddon.com
Gene Young writes: In this instance, when I am sure that there is no identifiable municipal entity at that level, I would enter Unincorporated Area, Bell, Texas, USA and use notes to explain the lack of local government body. Gene Y. In the unincorporated area of Snohomish County, Washington

RE: [LegacyUG] County without city

2007-08-15 Thread Paul A.
I live in the country and have all my life and in different places. It doesn't matter, the address in the US is still listed with a town. My parents were born at home in the country, but their birth certificates still list the town of their address as the place of birth. -- Paul "What a g

RE: [LegacyUG] County without city

2007-08-15 Thread Paul A.
Mary, I refuse to be brought back into this debate again and again and I never said it was a rule. So don't put words that I didn't use. However, TRADITIONALLY speaking it was the accepted way. PERIOD. That is all I will say on the matter. -- Paul "What a glorious world God Almighty has gi

Re: [LegacyUG] County without city

2007-08-15 Thread Judy
Dee~ Most (but not all) US counties are broken down into Townships, and I have found this designation useful for earlier, more rural designations, when locations are often designated "between telegraph poles". Millcreek Township, Hamilton County, Ohio is a good example from early census recor

RE: [LegacyUG] County without city

2007-08-15 Thread Tom Montgomery
As for me I never use USA - I attach the country info only when it isn't USA. I would expect those from other countries to do the same. When I send a genealogy, GEDCOM or the like, I always include a note of clarification. Works for me As for the county, I have always include

Re: [LegacyUG] County without city

2007-08-15 Thread Ann Parsons
Dee, For what it is worth I am in the U.S. and I always spell out the County, State and add USA. Maybe overkill but rather have too much as not enough. Many of the events I have did not occur in a town or city. Example: someone born at home that was on a farm - I would put near Norton City, Nor

Re: [LegacyUG] creating a list of death dates

2007-08-15 Thread Dwight
Try, going to Search>Find>Detailed Search then in the first row: Look for Whom: Individual Where to Look: Death Date How to Look: After What to Look For: Insert Date Ron Ferguson Thanks Ron, that's what I needed. _ For Gene

Re: [LegacyUG] Cemetary and Headstone data in Legacy

2007-08-15 Thread hwatman
very nice, could you send me a sample of how that comes out in descendant book (off list is fine).? thank you. -Original Message- From: Sharon Perdue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:51 am Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Cemetary and Headston

Re: [LegacyUG] Cemetary and Headstone data in Legacy

2007-08-15 Thread Sharon Perdue
I have a cemetery event and attach the tombstone photo to it. In the notes section of this event, I describe the marker (upright double marker; in ground metal marker; military marker, etc) and then put Inscription: ... Does anyone maintain records about the cemetaries, churchs, and head

Re: [LegacyUG] In Memoriam

2007-08-15 Thread hwatman
Jennifer i like this idea but i found that gedcom export does not include the detail text and the descendant book report does not show the information.? is this controlled by a setting? -Original Message- From: Jennifer Crockett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.

Re: [LegacyUG] In Memoriam

2007-08-15 Thread hwatman
Jennifer i tried this but the information does not show in the gedcom file i created or the descendant book.? is there setting that impacts this? - created a source "death notice" for a funeral event - copied the full text to the detail text of the source detail - entered date, place information

Re: [LegacyUG] Cemetary and Headstone data in Legacy

2007-08-15 Thread hwatman
thank you! -Original Message- From: Leon Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 8:25 am Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Cemetary and Headstone data in Legacy Harold: ? I created a Tombstone?Event for the person and attach the picture to th

Re: [LegacyUG] Cemetary and Headstone data in Legacy

2007-08-15 Thread Leon Chapman
Harold: I created a Tombstone Event for the person and attach the picture to that event. Legacy will print the picture in reports if it is attached to an event. In most other cases, Legacy will not print the picture. Here is how I do my Tombstone Event: 1. Event Name: Tombstone 2. Description:

Re: [LegacyUG] County without city

2007-08-15 Thread Ruth Nerud
I probably would spell out County rather than Co. which might be interpreted as Colorado IMHO. Ruth A. (Sconza Testa) Nerud [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Gene Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 6:32 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] County without

Re: [LegacyUG] County without city

2007-08-15 Thread Gene Young
Dee Whiting wrote: I am interested in a way to write this without Co. ",Bell Co" is not necessarily recognizable, and it makes it look like we haven't done our research to get the name of the city when in fact there is no city. Any further comments? Thank you, In this instance, when I am s

RE: [LegacyUG] County without city

2007-08-15 Thread M. Brenzel
Who says that in the US you don't normally use the word "county"? Is this a rule? I have "county" in all of my US locations. Mary -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul A. Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 12:54 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legac

RE: [LegacyUG] creating a list of death dates

2007-08-15 Thread ronald ferguson
Dwight, Try, going to Search>Find>Detailed Search then in the first row: Look for Whom: Individual Where to Look: Death Date How to Look: After What to Look For: Insert Date Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social

Re: [LegacyUG] County without city

2007-08-15 Thread Dermot McGlone
Here in Ireland, we don't all live in towns or cities, either! For example, my own address is a townland, which is just an area mostly made up of farms, fields, rocks, and a few scattered houses. We don't have post (or zip) codes either, but my postal deliveries still get to me. Regards, Dermot

Re: [LegacyUG] Black Background on Web Pages

2007-08-15 Thread ronald ferguson
Lisa, As a work around you can change the hex number in all your html pages, although to do this you will need to download another program to batch change all the files. You will need to get the RGB colours from the Custom List and convert these to hex. If you wish to do this, but need help

Re: [LegacyUG] Cemetary and Headstone data in Legacy

2007-08-15 Thread hwatman
thanks, i will try that -Original Message- From: Paul A. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:55 am Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Cemetary and Headstone data in Legacy If it is a picture of a headstone, I put in the picture gallery.  Otherwi