RE: [LegacyUG] English Civil Parishes [was Burial Location Entry]

2007-11-25 Thread ronald ferguson
Jenny, I have not found a really satisfactory way of including Civil Parishes in the address until the 1901 census. They only became properly established in 1894 when they became something similar to the places which we recognise today. >From the mid 1850's geographical areas which had previou

Re: [LegacyUG] English Civil Parishes [was Burial Location Entry]

2007-11-25 Thread Mike Fry
ronald ferguson wrote: Jenny, I have not found a really satisfactory way of including Civil Parishes in the address until the 1901 census. They only became properly established in 1894 when they became something similar to the places which we recognise today. From the mid 1850's geographical

RE: [LegacyUG] English Civil Parishes [was Burial Location Entry]

2007-11-25 Thread ronald ferguson
Mike, You are correct in thinking that I hardly ever use the Geo Location Database mainly because having travelled extensively in the Britsih Isles I am familiar with most of it. When I do use it, it is mainly for other countries. It is also correct to say that I completely ignore the 4 field

Re: [LegacyUG] English Civil Parishes [was Burial Location Entry]

2007-11-25 Thread Jenny M Benson
Mike Fry wrote I think you might need separate versions of the long locations for the same physical place being used in different contexts. For example, the registration district for certificate references, the ecclesiastical parish for baptism details, the civil or parliamentary district for

Re: [LegacyUG] Master location list

2007-11-25 Thread Jenny M Benson
Toni Sano wrote I have created separate legacy data bases for each of my grand-parents. Is there a way for me to use the same master location list for each data base? Another LUGger has told you how to do this, but I would just say that I think most of us would agree that it is not good pract

Re: [LegacyUG] Event question

2007-11-25 Thread Cathy
Hi Darlene, The Family View will display the first Occupation event in the Event list. If you want it to record someone as a Managing Director rather than as Paper boy/girl then you need to move that event out of chronological order. Cathy At 06:53 AM 25/11/2007, you wrote: Hello I have c

[LegacyUG] Died in ?

2007-11-25 Thread Lisa Davis
I have a relative whom I'm told drowned in the Sea of Japan. He was a member of the 188 Parachute Infantry WWII. Would it be correct to just put Sea of Japan in the "died in" field? Thank you ~Lisa Davis Give Legacy as a Gift for 25% Off. Visit http://tinyurl.com/2b49et Legacy User Group gu

RE: [LegacyUG] English Civil Parishes [was Burial Location Entry]

2007-11-25 Thread ronald ferguson
> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:50:51 + > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] English Civil Parishes [was Burial Location Entry] > > Mike Fry wrote >>I think you might need separate versions of the long locations for the >>same physical p

Re: [LegacyUG] English Civil Parishes [was Burial Location Entry]

2007-11-25 Thread Jenny M Benson
ronald ferguson wrote There is a potential problem which you may hit when the 1911 English census is published in that the use of for Registration District could be confused with Rural District eg. Charlesworth, Chapel-en-le-Frith Rural District, Derbyshire. All the more reason why I should

RE: [LegacyUG] Died in ?

2007-11-25 Thread Jack Earnshaw
Hi Lisa I always end the location of people who drowned with "At Sea" so that I can find them all more easily from the master location list. One example is my father's brother and I used the location Hofuku Maru, Subic Bay, Philippines, At Sea (Hofuku Maru was the ship on which he was being transpo

RE: [LegacyUG] Died in ?

2007-11-25 Thread Arnold Sprague
Hi Jack, I like your "At Sea" example. I have someone in my database who died at the very end of a cruise in New York City harbor. (She did not drown.) I'm having difficulty with place, so would "At Sea" work here? Thanks. Arnold At 06:43 AM 11/25/2007, you wro

Re: [LegacyUG] Master Event list

2007-11-25 Thread Zebenelli
Thanks for the information. Umberto > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > Von: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Gesendet: 23.11.07 17:35:36 > An: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Betreff: Re: [LegacyUG] Master Event list > > I would create CensusFrench or CensusDanish, or use > th

RE: [LegacyUG] Died in ?

2007-11-25 Thread ronald ferguson
Arnold, In this case I would not have thought so, since the ship was in port (even if not docked). I would presume that the Death Certificate would not have given "At Sea" as the place? At the time Manchester (England) was a thriving inland port my grandfather drowned there whilst working on

[LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread Michele Lewis
Are there plans to expand the Geo Location to include other countries? I could really use it for Germany :) 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

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread Ron Bernier
Michelle, There has been no effort at all to correct or update the information in the Geo Database since it was released two yeras ago. I would not put too much hope in the Geo Database being expanded to include other countries. Legacy likes to add glitzy bells and windows, but they do not bothe

[LegacyUG] Having more than one file

2007-11-25 Thread Michele Lewis
Jenny said that she didn't think it was a good idea to have more than one file. I have my family in one file and I have my husband's in another. It makes things more manageable. So far we aren't connected in any way. I supposed that if I ever find that connection I will merge the two files :)

Re: [LegacyUG] English Civil Parishes [was Burial Location Entry

2007-11-25 Thread wynthner
Last I heard TMG had the following place fields: Detail:( can be split into 9 subfields(called memos) Long/Lat City County State Country That should be able to handle just about anything. Hope Legacy 7 has something similar! -Original Message- From: ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECT

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread ronald ferguson
Michele, It is there, I am not sure if you have to download the European database separately (cannot remember). Check if it's there under options. Though do bear in mind though that European locations do not fit properly. Ron Ferguson __

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread Ruth Nerud
If you think Legacy is so full of glitzy bells and whistles and very little substance, why do you use it? People who do nothing but complain about what isn't, should be grateful for what is Ruth A. (Sconza Testa) Nerud [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Ron Bernier" <[E

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread Bob Janice
It already does include Germany. Just checked mine and it lists cities in Germany staring with "Aabauershaft" and ending with the city "Zyfflich". Bob Michele Lewis wrote: Are there plans to expand the Geo Location to include other countries? I could really use it for Germany :) michele

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread Thomas Herson
It seems to me there were several Geo Location databases. I honestly don't know where these people are coming from that think the only database is for the USA. I don't know how they got Legacy on their computer without noticing the options for the Geo Location databases. Tom - Original Me

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread Bob Janice
Well said Ruth . . . . Bob Ruth Nerud wrote: If you think Legacy is so full of glitzy bells and whistles and very little substance, why do you use it? People who do nothing but complain about what isn't, should be grateful for what is Ruth A. (Sconza Testa) Nerud [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread myrna20
MIchele, If you go to this site: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/GeoDownload.asp and then page down it will show you this "Geo Database Region Files". 1.. AF - Africa Region (5.5 MB) 2.. AM - Americas, excluding USA (4.7 MB) 3.. AS - Asia Region (14 MB) 4.. EU - Europe Region (9.5

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread Mike Fry
Thomas Herson wrote: It seems to me there were several Geo Location databases. I honestly don't know where these people are coming from that think the only database is for the USA. I don't know how they got Legacy on their computer without noticing the options for the Geo Location databases.

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread myrna20
Hello Mike, Here is my uneducated opinion. They had to start somewhere and they know the US better than other countries. You can change the way you use it in other countries. There is no reason to have only FOUR sections on the location and you can put in whatever you want. That is why Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread Michele Lewis
Maybe I have an older version or something. Germany is not listed in my database. michele - Original Message - From: "Bob Janice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 10:18 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question It already does include Germany. Just c

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread Michele Lewis
Thanks so muche, Myrna! michele - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 11:40 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question MIchele, If you go to this site: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/GeoDownload.asp and then page down it will sh

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread GBallard
Michele, To my knowledge, there has only been one version of the Geo Location Database. Go to Options/Customize/Other and click on "Database Maintenance...". If the download option is available (not grayed out), click on it and select Europe. Next, import it into your database. Next, compress

Re: [LegacyUG] Died in ?

2007-11-25 Thread Susan Daily
Hi Arnold, I kind of agree with Ron's response, that if the ship was in Port, the location would probably be the port. (Almost as if she were in a building on the shore.) But if the ship were at sea, then yes, I would put "At Sea". This follows the example of children who were allegedly born on sh

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread Michele Lewis
Ok, I must have downloaded the US locations sometime in the past because I had those. I just downloaded the European ones and so far so good. The only "problem" is that it is only giving me the city, state and country (for Germany) and not the local district. Many of them I know but some I do

[LegacyUG] Baptism in Indiv Info Screen

2007-11-25 Thread Barbara Ford
I followed some steps to make the individual information screen say "bapt" rather than confirmation, but what I'd really like to do is delete that from the main screen; I put baptism dates in the event list under "Baptism" and don't like having to tab through that Bapt field when inputting individu

[LegacyUG] Legacy Add-Ons

2007-11-25 Thread Michele Lewis
Will the new version of Legacy incorporate some of the add-on programs that are currently available as seperate programs? 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 me

Re: [LegacyUG] Died in ?

2007-11-25 Thread Jenny M Benson
Susan Daily wrote But if the ship were at sea, then yes, I would put "At Sea". This follows the example of children who were allegedly born on ships immigrating to new countries. My sister is researching her husband's family and found two brothers whose middle names are Seaborn and Ocean. It

[LegacyUG] Plain Text vs. Rich Text

2007-11-25 Thread Michele Lewis
Is there some way to make plain text the default? I keep forgetting to change the email to plain text. Every time I send an email it reverts back to rich and then everyone gets upset with me :) michele Give Legacy as a Gift for 25% Off. Visit http://tinyurl.com/2b49et Legacy User Group

Re: [LegacyUG] Plain Text vs. Rich Text

2007-11-25 Thread Pat Jones
What email program are you using? Pat - Original Message - From: Michele Lewis To: Legacy E-Mail List Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 4:02 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Plain Text vs. Rich Text Is there some way to make plain text the default? I keep forgetting to change the

Re: [LegacyUG] Died in ?

2007-11-25 Thread Gene Young
Arnold Sprague wrote: Hi Jack, I like your "At Sea" example. I have someone in my database who died at the very end of a cruise in New York City harbor. (She did not drown.) I'm having difficulty with place, so would "At Sea" work here? Thanks. Arnold If the shi

Re: [LegacyUG] Plain Text vs. Rich Text

2007-11-25 Thread Michele Lewis
Outlook Express michele - Original Message - From: Pat Jones To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 5:19 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Plain Text vs. Rich Text What email program are you using? Pat - Original Message - From: Michele Lewis To:

Re: [LegacyUG] IntelliShare

2007-11-25 Thread Richard Van Wasshnova
I will answer interspersed with your questions. My reply in red to simplify. Please excuse my use of RTF for color. - Original Message - From: "cb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 8:11 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] IntelliShare Is anyone familiar with the ins-and-outs

RE: [LegacyUG] Plain Text vs. Rich Text

2007-11-25 Thread Rodney Hall
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michele Lewis Sent: 25 November 2007 22:33 To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Plain Text vs. Rich Text >Outlook Express Select Tools>Options>Send and click on Mail Sending Forma

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
There are six files, if I recall. North America, Europe, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia/ Pacific Islands. Hawaii is in the North America and the Azores in Europe; so it is more as where its owner is. This was done so people who will never use some of these does not need to fill Drive spa

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Add-Ons

2007-11-25 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
I hope not. I didn't buy them on purpose. They will probably remain as add ons again. That is how I remember from L3 and L4. (Or maybe my mind is playing tricks on me.) Rich in LA CA --- Michele Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Will the new version of Legacy incorporate some of > the add-on prog

Re: [LegacyUG] Plain Text vs. Rich Text

2007-11-25 Thread Richard Van Wasshnova
1. In you address book Go to Legacy user group. Under Name at bottom tic Send E-Mail using plain text only. 2. Under Sending: Untic "Reply to Messages using the format in which they were sent" 3. Under Mail Sending format tic "Plain Text" Step 1 will generate a new message to Legacy in Plain t

[LegacyUG] An apology in advance

2007-11-25 Thread Jim McLeod
Hi, Sorry but not aware where to ask this question, apologize if this is the wrong place, but you all seem to be the final word on Genealogy. My subscription to Ancestry.com runs out next month and I got this great offer? on World Vital Records. Can anyone direct me to the place where I might

Re: [LegacyUG] Plain Text vs. Rich Text

2007-11-25 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
It depends on how bellsouth handles it. they should be able to help you. Rich in LA CA --- Michele Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there some way to make plain text the default? I > keep forgetting to > change the email to plain text. Every time I send > an email it reverts back > to ric

Re: [LegacyUG] Plain Text vs. Rich Text

2007-11-25 Thread Richard Van Wasshnova
Hi Pat, What are you settings? Richard - Original Message - From: Pat Jones To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 2:19 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Plain Text vs. Rich Text What email program are you using? Pat Give Legacy as a Gift for 25% O

RE: [LegacyUG] An apology in advance

2007-11-25 Thread Janis Gilmore
I subscribe to both - but if I had to choose one, it would be Ancestry. Janis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim McLeod Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 6:24 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] An apology in adv

Re: [LegacyUG] Plain Text vs. Rich Text

2007-11-25 Thread Thomas Herson
Go into the Outlook Express address book, highlight an address, click on it, click on the "Name" tab for that address and there is an option in the lower left-hand corner to sent mail to that specific address in plain text. Tom - Original Message - From: "Rodney Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTE

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Add-Ons

2007-11-25 Thread ronald ferguson
Michele, I certainly hope not. I like to have an element of choice as to what I put on my PC. I certainly do not wish to have facilities which I am never likely to use. And think of those who live in countries without ready access to broadband (and yes they do exist), the program is already ge

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread familyjesse
If the download option is greyed out, does that mean that I already have all six of the available locations databases? Thanks, Carol -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of GBallard Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 12:09 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@lega

Re: [LegacyUG] Plain Text vs. Rich Text

2007-11-25 Thread Michele Lewis
That is very helpful! That way I can just plain text to the mailing lists. michele - Original Message - From: "Thomas Herson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 6:42 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Plain Text vs. Rich Text Go into the Outlook Express address book, h

Re: [LegacyUG] Plain Text vs. Rich Text

2007-11-25 Thread Art Seddon
You can also go to "Address Book", locate the "Legacy User's Group" address, click "Properties", Click the "Name" tab, and in the lowere left corner the is a check box for "Send E:Mail using Plain Text Only". Put a check mark in that box. That way you can use HTML or RTF for other mail. Art Se

RE: [LegacyUG] An apology in advance

2007-11-25 Thread familyjesse
Jim, I believe it is this number: 1-800-262-3787 You can set up your subscription to auto pay by month and have it billed to a card or account. Then you just call to change your coverage or cancel. I'm not sure if it is cheaper to pay by the year or not. My original connection to ancestry.com

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Add-Ons

2007-11-25 Thread Michele Lewis
If it makes you feel any better, Ron. I live in rural Georgia (USA) and DSL is not available here. I am on dial-up :( I download big files overnight. michele - Original Message - From: "ronald ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 7:04 PM Subject: RE: [

Re: [LegacyUG] Baptism in Indiv Info Screen

2007-11-25 Thread Cathy
Hi Barbara, You can't remove it from the Individual Information screen but you can replace it on the Family View screen. However, since in earlier generations we generally only have access to baptism information rather than birth and Legacy has the ability to use the baptism date from this m

Re: [LegacyUG] An apology in advance - OT

2007-11-25 Thread June McDonald
I too took up one of their special offers, not knowing what WVR was. I hate it, I really can't make head not tail of it and as all my folk are/were in England I find it just abt useless. Ancestry for me. They are totally different. So far all I have found is that it just takes me to a lot of

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Add-Ons

2007-11-25 Thread Cathy
Hi Michele, No But Legacy 7 will have some new features including new charting so before buying a charting add on you may want to wait to see what this is like. Cathy At 06:51 AM 26/11/2007, you wrote: Will the new version of Legacy incorporate some of the add-on programs that are currently

Re: [LegacyUG] An apology in advance - OT

2007-11-25 Thread Jim Keener
June, Don't judge WVR too quickly. I was disappointed too when I subscribed but give it a chance. There is lots of information at their site, and more being added weekly. For the money, I don't think you could beat it. I also subscribe to Ancestry. The two are very different and I would hate

[LegacyUG] BEPSC?

2007-11-25 Thread Michele Lewis
What does the column labeled BEPSC in the IGI search window mean? I never show anything checked off in there and I checked the help file and can't find it. michele Give Legacy as a Gift for 25% Off. Visit http://tinyurl.com/2b49et Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamily

[LegacyUG] An Apology in Advance

2007-11-25 Thread Jim McLeod
Thanks all, that was very painless. I guess will just do both sources for my information. Jim in Texas 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-

Re: [LegacyUG] An apology in advance - OT

2007-11-25 Thread JLB
World Vital Records has alot of good things to offer. These days you can get a one-month trial at very low cost (3.33 right now, I believe) and see for yourself. Or any new databases are automatically free for the first 7 days they're online. You can search their databases for free so you ha

Re: [LegacyUG] Died in ?

2007-11-25 Thread Susan Daily
Jenny, I would put the name of the ship in the notes. So my automatically generated report sentences would read something like: "Michael died at sea southeast of Newfoundland, Canada. He had been a passenger aboard R. M. S. Titanic when it sank." But in my book, I rewrote it completely, of course,

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Add-Ons

2007-11-25 Thread Susan Daily
Yes, they are going to have a form of a charting program as part of the main program. I don't know if they will be separate downloads are not, but that was the plan as revealed this past summer. Susan On 11/25/07, Michele Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Will the new version of Legacy incorpo

RE: [LegacyUG] Baptism in Indiv Info Screen

2007-11-25 Thread Barbara Ford
Thanks for the explanation. That gives me a good reason to not be bothered by the Bapt line in the Individual view. In my particular case, when I am entering a baptism date in the Event list, it is NOT infant baptism. Thanks, Barbara -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMA

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread GBallard
It might. I don't remember. It has been a Long Long Long time since I added items to the database. Glen Ballard -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of familyjesse Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 4:19 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com

Re: [LegacyUG] BEPSC?

2007-11-25 Thread Heather Stovold
BEPSC are abbreviations for the LDS temple ordinances. When any have been done, the appropriate letter will be there. heather On Nov 25, 2007 7:58 PM, Michele Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What does the column labeled BEPSC in the IGI search window mean? I never > show anything checked off

Re: [LegacyUG] BEPSC?

2007-11-25 Thread Michele Lewis
Thank you :) michele - Original Message - From: "Heather Stovold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 10:02 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] BEPSC? BEPSC are abbreviations for the LDS temple ordinances. When any have been done, the appropriate letter will be there.

Re: [LegacyUG] An apology in advance

2007-11-25 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
Welcome to the neighborhood. I do Ancestry on a monthly basis and intersperse with the Genline (Swedish) so I have only one pay to play at a time. It takes me a month or two to finalize my sources after download, so I spread out the money farther (?). I intend to add World Vital Records to my cycle

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Question

2007-11-25 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
IMHO, yes. but a quick check, try a national capital in each of the six places, they should all be found. Rich in LA CA --- familyjesse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If the download option is greyed out, does that mean > that I already have all > six of the available locations databases? > > Thank