Re: [LegacyUG] Family Tales g

2008-03-27 Thread Wendy Howard
These stories told to you by your grandmother who is now gone, I would source these using the Master Source I've got here called Personal Memory (think I set that up myself, title Personal Recollections, no author etc), and in the detail say that it is my own memory of tales told to me by ...,

Re: [LegacyUG] wall charting - can I set it for legal-size paper?

2008-03-27 Thread Cathy
You don't need a workaround for this. Just change the paper size in the Printer settings. Find Print and then your printer Properties under the round button with the chart icon on top left. Cathy At 02:20 PM 27/03/2008, you wrote: I love reading all the work-arounds that folks come up with

Re: [LegacyUG] Primary Surname and AKA Names, Charts, same person different spellings

2008-03-27 Thread sue klein
Hello John, I also asked this question a few years ago because I was not happy with the AKA sentence , Joannes is sometimes called Jan. Although this is very appropriate in some cases it did not seem right for spelling variations. Someone suggested an Event. I made an Event called NAME-LAST alt

RE: [LegacyUG] Error in new family File

2008-03-27 Thread ronald ferguson
Walt, If you run ToolsPotential Problems this will tell you of any problems such as the one you stated. Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk New Blog: Open Legacy Family File with

RE: [LegacyUG] Family Tales g

2008-03-27 Thread Jan Roberts
I have created an event called Family Story (complete with ) with the sentence structure in all instances as .. There is a [EventName] that [GivenName] [-Notes].[Sources] I put all details in the Notes section of the event. The resulting event sentence reads something like. There is a

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Tales g

2008-03-27 Thread Jenny M Benson
Wendy Howard wrote These stories told to you by your grandmother who is now gone, I would source these using the Master Source I've got here called Personal Memory (think I set that up myself, title Personal Recollections, no author etc), and in the detail say that it is my own memory of tales

Re: [LegacyUG] Primary Surname and AKA Names, Charts, same person different spellings

2008-03-27 Thread Jenny M Benson
sue klein wrote I also asked this question a few years ago because I was not happy with the AKA sentence , Joannes is sometimes called Jan. Although this is very appropriate in some cases it did not seem right for spelling variations. SomeoneĀ  suggested an Event. I made an Event calledĀ 

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Tales g

2008-03-27 Thread MagnoliaSouth
Thank you so much to all that responded to my accidental hijack of this thread. ;) It was very helpful. I have resisted recording those until I was sure how best to go about it. I'm thrilled that I can now begin working on narratives for it. Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] Error in new family File

2008-03-27 Thread WALTER D. CONNER
Ron, Actually, running Potential Problems is how I first noticed the incorrect date as it showed all children being born before marriage of parents but how is that going to tell me where the date came from or other dates or information that may have been dropped? If incorrect information can

RE: [LegacyUG] Error in new family File

2008-03-27 Thread ronald ferguson
Sorry, Walt, my impression was that you wanted to know how to find any more. Your revised question below is impossible to answer as one cannot find something that isn't there. I can see there being an odd error of this type but not many. It might be an idea to do a check/repair and problem

RE: [LegacyUG] Error in new family File

2008-03-27 Thread Jim Terry/Support
Walter, The incorrect information in your family file could result from a couple of things: 1. Importing a GEDCOM file that has the bad information in it. 2. Merging records with discrepant information. Many times in these situations you have to do genealogical research to find the correct

[LegacyUG] Can I add marriage date to the individual page?

2008-03-27 Thread Dawn Del Guercio
Hello all. I appreciate the fact that Legacy has a box just for marriages, but I'd really like to be able to see a person's marriage date at a glance from the individual window. Is there a way to do that while keeping the other basics in there (birth, baptism, death, burial)? Also, does anyone

Re: [LegacyUG] Error in new family File

2008-03-27 Thread Mike Fry
WALTER D. CONNER wrote: Actually, running Potential Problems is how I first noticed the incorrect date as it showed all children being born before marriage of parents but how is that going to tell me where the date came from or other dates or information that may have been dropped? If

Re: [LegacyUG] Can I add marriage date to the individual page?

2008-03-27 Thread Mary Fowler Leek
I assume you're referring to the Individual's Information window? I don't see anyway to show it with the existing options available on this particular screen. If there is, someone will point us to it. In the meantime, you can use the name list, and keep the tab set on family, and that

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Tales g

2008-03-27 Thread Gene Young
MagnoliaSouth wrote: These were stories she was known for repeating over and over again, but none of us tired of hearing them. How would I source that? I don't have any of them in writing, only oral. I would create a Master Source Type of {Oral Family History}. I would then source all

Re: [LegacyUG] Can I add marriage date to the individual page?

2008-03-27 Thread Dave Naylor
On 27 Mar 2008 Dawn Del Guercio wrote: I'd really like to be able to see a person's marriage date at a glance from the individual window. Is there a way to do that while keeping the other basics in there (birth, baptism, death, burial)? I have the Individual's Information window sized and

Re: [LegacyUG] Can I add marriage date to the individual page?

2008-03-27 Thread Dawn Del Guercio
Thanks Mary. Although having it on the individual record screen would be nice, I did play around with the name list the other day, and it's actually quite handy, so checking marriage dates from that list is a good work around. Dawn in Jersey On 3/27/08, Mary Fowler Leek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[LegacyUG] how to show two brothers' lines

2008-03-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In Legacy or the new Legacy Charting, is there an easy way to show only the descendant lines of two sons of a given marriage? There were 10 or more children, but I want to show my daughter (on one page, if possible) how she and her third cousin once-removed are connected, without confusing

Re: [LegacyUG] Can I add marriage date to the individual page?

2008-03-27 Thread Evert van Dijken
You could drag and drop the individual window somewhere on the desktop to make the marriage information visible. Evert 2008/3/27, John Clare [EMAIL PROTECTED]: In general, you would need more than one marriage date since people can have more than one marriage. It looks as though it might become

RE: [LegacyUG] how to show two brothers' lines

2008-03-27 Thread Geoff Rasmussen
Connie, In Legacy, mark every child but the two you want to show as Private. Then, in Legacy Charting, click on the Privacy Options button and check Suppress private individuals. This should then only display the descendants of those two brothers. Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation

Re: [LegacyUG] Can I add marriage date to the individual page?

2008-03-27 Thread Mary Fowler Leek
Now, how clever is this! I knew if there was a way to do it or an excellent work-around, someone would post the information. Great suggestion, Dave. Mary - Original Message - From: Dave Naylor To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 12:53 PM

RE: [LegacyUG] how to show two brothers' lines

2008-03-27 Thread Nancy Bender
Connie, To show how two people are related, you can use the relationship calculator and then print a report from there. I am not at my computer with Legacy so I am not sure of the exact options, but I know I have done it. It is a very clean report. Nancy Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:57:46 -0400

Re: [LegacyUG] Can I add marriage date to the individual page?

2008-03-27 Thread Dawn Del Guercio
Thanks for the replies. The reason I wanted to get the marriage date on the individual window is so that as I'm going through various individuals (I tend to browse via the individual record windows) I'd like to be able to see all the critical record dates- those dates that I want to have in the

Re: [LegacyUG] how to show two brothers' lines

2008-03-27 Thread John S. Adams
Connie, Probably not with Legacy Charting, but you can do this nicely with the Relationship Calculator under Tools. The chart you can print from this may be what you want. John S. Adams Hermosa Beach, CA Just another day in paradise. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [LegacyUG] how to show two brothers' lines

2008-03-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
That's a great idea! Will give it a try. Thanks, Connie Beattie Geoff Rasmussen wrote: Connie, In Legacy, mark every child but the two you want to show as Private. Then, in Legacy Charting, click on the Privacy Options button and check Suppress private individuals. This should then only

Re: [LegacyUG] Error in new family File

2008-03-27 Thread WALTER D. CONNER
Ron thanks for your past help, Sorry, Walt, my impression was that you wanted to know how to find any more. Your revised question below is impossible to answer as one cannot find something that isn't there That is precisely what I wanted to do and I do not know how you figure I changed the

RE: [LegacyUG] Passage Express

2008-03-27 Thread Sam Weldon
Ron if I close Legacy then start Passage Express it will open the program and show the family files. The same applies if you have the deluxe version of Passage Express, you still have to have Legacy on the computer you are using to view Passage Express. I guess that first one I made is the only

Re: [LegacyUG] how to show two brothers' lines

2008-03-27 Thread Elizabeth Richardson
Thank you, Nancy! It just so happened I was working on a family where the children were my 3rd cousins 1 removed - the relationship Connie wanted to show her daughter. The relationship calculator is perfect, as it shows the common ancestor, then the descendancy from the common ancestor to each

Re: [LegacyUG] how to show two brothers' lines

2008-03-27 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is exactly what I want! I was so infatuated by the new charting software that I did not explore the Legacy help files sufficiently. It worked quickly and perfectly. Thank you, thank you. Connie Beattie Nancy Bender wrote: Connie, To show how two people are related, you can use the

Re: [LegacyUG] Can I add marriage date to the individual page?

2008-03-27 Thread Elizabeth Richardson
Ok, I'm missing something here. How do you go from Individual to Individual without seeing whether or not there is a spouse, and whether or not you have a marriage date location? Elizabeth researching the descendant of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson From: Dawn Del Guercio Thanks

Re: [LegacyUG] how to show two brothers' lines

2008-03-27 Thread steven perkins
Isn't the Relationship Chart an easier way than using the Charting program? Steven C. Perkins On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Geoff Rasmussen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Connie, In Legacy, mark every child but the two you want to show as Private. Then, in Legacy Charting, click on the

[LegacyUG] Legacy Charting

2008-03-27 Thread Anne Picketts
Can anyone throw light on this error message:- Access violation at address 0042DC08 in module 'LegacyCharting.exe'. Read of address 4589575B. I had just finished printing a chart with photos (5 in all) and attempted to save but a re-boot was required to get out of the programme. -- Anne

Re: [LegacyUG] Can I add marriage date to the individual page?

2008-03-27 Thread Wendy Lavender
Hi Dawn, in Family View you could customise the fields to give you a Marriage field by clicking anywhere to the left of husband's or wife's information where born, died, buried labels are and a Customise Display box will come up. If you click on the box with the 3 dots in it, it will let you

RE: [LegacyUG] Can I add marriage date to the individual page?

2008-03-27 Thread Dee Whiting
Another option is the Index list. You can customize the columns there, and have several different setups. It's useful to see everyone in your file with their parents, primary spouse, marriage date, birth date, etc. in columns. You can see your holes. Also, remember the shortcut keys. When in the

RE: [LegacyUG] Can I add marriage date to the individual page?

2008-03-27 Thread Dee Whiting
Oh, this is great! It is probably on a training vid. I need to review those. Thank you so much, Wendy. Dee _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wendy Lavender Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 4:07 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re:

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Charting

2008-03-27 Thread Luc Comeau
Hi, What version of Legacy Charting do you have? Thanks, Luc Comeau Legacy Family Tree On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 4:52 PM, Anne Picketts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone throw light on this error message:- Access violation at address 0042DC08 in module 'LegacyCharting.exe'. Read of

Re: [LegacyUG] Error in new family File

2008-03-27 Thread Cathy
Hi Walt, Data corruption of this type caused by an export of a file is serious but extremely unusual I suspect to the point of being unknown. One of the strong points of Legacy is that the database is very stable. Apart from reverting to your old file for your peace of mind, why don't you

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Charting

2008-03-27 Thread ronald ferguson
Anne, I think this is one for Support. An Access Violation happens when the program is trying to access a space or function to which it is not entitled, or which is in use. Support may well have some idea why this happened in your specific circumstances. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Charting

2008-03-27 Thread Anne Picketts
On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 1:53 PM, Luc Comeau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What version of Legacy Charting do you have? 7.0.077I downloaded the update yesterday -- Anne Picketts Waipu, NZ NZSG #5331; KFHS #6151 Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] Can I add marriage date to the individual page?

2008-03-27 Thread Cathy
Hi Dawn, Don't forget the Chronology View when just browsing to review people's information. Cathy At 06:06 AM 28/03/2008, you wrote: Thanks for the replies. The reason I wanted to get the marriage date on the individual window is so that as I'm going through various individuals (I tend

RE: [LegacyUG] Passage Express

2008-03-27 Thread Cathy
Hi Sam, I haven't played much with the Free Passage Express and I don't have the full version. However, in my limited experience, the Free Passage Express was most useful in providing easy to use photo galleries made from the pictures attached to Legacy. I understood that in the full

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Tales g

2008-03-27 Thread Heeren
What a great idea! Thank you, John. Sally I put family traditions in the Notes of the primary person involved; i.e., Grandma talked about traveling from Georgia to Alabama in a covered wagon, so the story is in her general notes. Because of her birth date, we know that her stories of the

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Tales g

2008-03-27 Thread Heeren
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Re: [LegacyUG] Family Tales g

2008-03-27 Thread Heeren
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Re: [LegacyUG] Can I add marriage date to the individual page?

2008-03-27 Thread JLB
In Family View the Marriage Information is right under the Male/Female boxes. Why would you also want to put it on the Individual's display? JL JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html Dee Whiting wrote: Oh, this is great! It is probably on a