I have a problem when I try to import one of my Legacy files in to another
one of my Legacy files and I get an error message 3022.
I have spent over 1 1/2 hours trying to work out what to do from the support
lists and can not work out what to do and how to do it.
Before you all jump on me; yes I
From: "Janis Gilmore"
1. 1860 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule,
Middle Division, Danielsville (post office), p. 42 (penned top right),
dwelling 290, family 290, R. Walker household; digital image,
_Ancestry.com_
(http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 Aug 2007); cit
Hi Bob,
There are various ways of organising paper associated with your genealogy.
I file by Type of document so have File ID's like Birth 014 (for
Birth Certificates or birth index data I have in hard copy) ; Family
067(for Family Group Sheets and Family sketched family trees);
Shipping 11 (
You missed your big chance to write to those of us who keep on going and
tell us to shut up. If there's more people talking than people saying
shut up, the conversation continues. Simple Math.
JL
JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists
http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html
Art Sedd
Listers,
This thread has gone on long enough. As the LUG Administrator, I am
calling for an end to it. Please do not respond to this message or any
message with the subject "Re: asking questions associated with Legacy".
Before any of you pop off a reply, please carefully consider the
following:
T
That's a deceptively simple question without a simple answer. But here goes.
As an example, I would like a census citation to read like this:
1. 1860 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule,
Middle Division, Danielsville (post office), p. 42 (penned top right),
dwellin
Thanks, Geoff. Any chance that will be in time for Memorial week end?
Janis
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Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] charting
Jan
This thread has sure kept my delete key busy
Art Seddon
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Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Re: asking questions associated with Legacy
They have made the determination about what's on topic. I'm not
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jackie King
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 5:14 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Re: asking questions associated with Legacy
[Brian L. Lightfoot]
(And might I mention that p
From: "Janis Gilmore"
The issue that I have . . . . whether the new program will offer improved
sourcing capabilities which would eliminate the need for work-arounds. At
present, I either have to split every source, or through convoluted means
produce a nearly perfect source from the master so
That's a deceptively simple question without a simple answer. But here goes.
As an example, I would like a census citation to read like this:
1. 1860 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule,
Middle Division, Danielsville (post office), p. 42 (penned top right),
dwellin
Kevin, I agree completely. I can only comply with Mills sourcing (currently)
by being a "splitter" to the max.
Janis
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Elizabeth,
The issue that I have (and I believe it may be the same as Penny's)is not
whether or not my carefully constructed sources will transfer/translate
forward to the new program, but whether the new program will offer improved
sourcing capabilities which would eliminate the need for work-aro
I am most interested in an answer to this same question, Penny. Right now, I
can only create a citation that conforms with EE by splitting. It is more
efficient to be able to lump a bit more. I have an idea (not based on any
inside knowledge) that the new sourcing will allow more lumping, while sti
Janis,
Very soon the Order button in Legacy Charting will become activated. You
will be able to order charts directly through Legacy Charting then. Thanks
for your patience.
Thanks,
Geoff Rasmussen
Millennia Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.LegacyFamilyTree.com
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They probably won't offer that service until the finalized Charting is released
with version 7. What is available now is only a pre-release version.
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Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2008 9:38:36 PM
Thanks, Ron. I wasn't aware that they printed charts. Having looked their
services over, though, it appears that they print only certain pre-formatted
charts, but I don't see an option for printing a chart created by their new
Legacy Charting. Am I missing something?
Janis
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Hi Jan,
Ron's answered most of your queries.
The more you use Legacy, the more files you'll find with your Family
File name plus various file extensions in the folder in which you
keep your Family File. The important ones are included in the Family
File backup.
Unlike Ron, I wouldn't dream
Probably because people keep feeling a need to say something on this
subject. Now that you know this is a thread you're not interested in,
it's only a scoop and one click to delete the entire thing.
JL
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http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html
Eli
If only "related to" was so black and white
JL
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http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html
Dave wrote:
They have made the determination about what's on topic. I'm not sure why
it's even in doubt. It's pretty clear in the Legacy User Group Guidel
Personally I think the staff is letting us have the weekend to
vent.
Myrna
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Actually Jim did post something here during all this - and I certainly
did not see him chime in on the fact that PDF's were off topic.
My point being that whether you or I think it is on topic doesn't make
any difference - and my opinion certainly should carry no more weight
than any one else
I can't help but observe the irony of this seeming never ending thread that
is decidedly outside LUG guidelines. I'm no list cop, but why don't we
terminate this discussion and move on to discussions that have to do with
using the program?
Elizabeth
researching the descendants of William and S
Jackie King wrote:
I've been sitting here watching this thread for three days now. There is
one simple point to make -
What any of you or I think - we don't count and whatever we say doesn't
count.
If the listowners don't declare something off-topic then it may be on
topic no matter what t
Assuming, of course, that the survival of the species *is* important to begin
with...somehow I'm not convinced that it really is!
;)
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Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2008 11:00:51 AM
Subject: Re: [L
As some-one else already mentioned, the Legacy people themselves are in
and out of here sporadically as they have other jobs to do, so there are
no full-time external policemen. We're it. We don't even have to wait
for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. We really are IT, and even 'we'
are
They have made the determination about what's on topic. I'm not sure why
it's even in doubt. It's pretty clear in the Legacy User Group Guidelines.
It states " The purpose of the LUG is to provide a forum for mutual help and
the friendly exchange of ideas related to the use of Legacy Family Tree
Hi Dede,
"Wendy, I like your idea about adding these unverified sources to the To
Do list. I have a question about this. I've just recently tried to
"clean up" my sources. When I first converted to Legacy, I used the
"Research Guidance" feature for one of my relatives. As I was cleaning
up my
I've been sitting here watching this thread for three days now. There is
one simple point to make -
What any of you or I think - we don't count and whatever we say doesn't
count.
If the listowners don't declare something off-topic then it may be on
topic no matter what the rest of you say o
I occasionally teach a 'Using the Internet for Genealogy' class at the adult
community education college where I work. Course information clearly states
that students should have at least basic computer, internet and genealogy
research skills. Very often they have none of the above! So instead o
Jan,
see below for responses
Ron Ferguson
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New Blog: Free Contacts Database for use with Open Office
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For The Fergusons of N.W. Engla
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Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Re: asking questions associated with Legacy
Technology is an ever-evolving concept - blackboards in schools were once
controversial because they were "new te
From: john
How do I email a page and print off a page. I cant find any controls on the
Legacy page.
John, you've gotten a number of very good responses. But I am wondering what
you mean by a "page." Are you trying to print the screen image, or something
else?
Elizabeth
researching the de
I think in the case of a letter as you mention, if that was a Master
Source I would quote the entire thing in Master Source Text, then I
would take a relevant part of it for the Source Detail Text. Makes
sense to me.
JL
JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists
http://www3.telus.net/
In my case, the example I was envisioning, was the way I enter
correspondence that mentions multiple ancestors. I enter the author of the
letter (and date) - perhaps a relative - as the master source and then in
the source detail text I transcribe the pertinent paragraph or whatever. I
was thinki
I put the burial info in the Burial field, and used a Cremation even for the
cremation info. Mind you, it was the same dates for my relative
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John Carter wrote: "If you were transported back in time 70 years.."
Thanks John - you've really brought back some memories with this one!
Maureen
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I use www.onelook.com when I see words and acronymns with which I am
unfamiliar. It incorporates a wide variety of specialty dictionaries,
depending upon the term searched. The result for aiui was "as I
understand it". These dictionary sites are free, so sometimes it's
necessary to scroll pa
Steal away! All plugs appreciated. Gives me time to go eat breakfast.
JL
JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists
http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html
Dede Holden wrote:
I don't want to steal JL's thunder, but he has an excellent filing
plan described on his site. He makes referenc
John:
If you think the report printing option is limited, you may not have found
the right area; the printing possibilities are just about endless and saving
reports is not at all complicated once you're familiar with the terminology.
Try clicking on Help at the top of your Legacy screen, then cho
Ron and Cathy,
Thank you for trying to help me with this. I've read through what you both
have written and I think I'm getting some things figured out as far as that
the .zip is the back up and the .fdb is the family file. If I go to
C:\Legacy\Data there are 5 icons and 2 have the Legacy log
Wynthner wrote:
AIUI=As I Understand It.
For those who are unfamiliar with various acronyms used in email and
newsgroups, see here for
definitions:
http://interpret.co.za/html/slang.php
or
http://www.noslang.com/dictionary.php
--
Gene Y.
n2kvs
Researching Young, Zies, Harer & Cox with
AIUI=As I Understand It.
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From: Wayne Martell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2008 10:46:00 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sources and the elusive version 7 again.
"AIUI, v7 will simply (possibly) make it easier ...
Bob,
If I understand correctly, you are talking about a folder on your hard drive
and not a physical folder.
The "Research Folder" you speak of is a physical folder in a filing cabinet
not on your hard drive. This can be used for storing paper copies and
easily accessing them via a filing system
Wynthner wrote:
AIUI=As I Understand It.
For those who are unfamiliar with various acronyms used in email and newsgroups, see here for
definitions:
http://interpret.co.za/html/slang.php
--
Gene Y.
n2kvs
Researching Young, Zies, Harer & Cox with
Legacy Family Tree
http://h1.ripway.com/egpt
LOL
Ron Ferguson
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http://myweb.tisca
I think in theory what you're suggesting is true but it's tricky because
it would depend exactly what. I can't think of any example where I've
put the entire text of a Master Source into Master Source Text. I might
put a shorter listing of what it includes. That's not often necessary.
I'll
"AIUI, v7 will simply (possibly) make it easier "
What does AIUI mean?
___
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Technology is an ever-evolving concept - blackboards in schools were once
controversial because they were "new technology".
If you were transported back in time 70 years, would the people there
consider you "technologically challenged"? Could you set the spark and
throttle and hand crank your ca
Maureen Chambers wrote:
Ron Ferguson wrote: "Mike, Whilst I have no doubt that I am much, much
closer to your father's age than yours I am afraid that I am a little
reluctant to admit to the classification of 'technologically challenged' "
It's okay Ron, my Old Man was in denial for a long ti
I get it. You meant that you could transcribe the entire text into the
Master Source Text and then select a small section of that into the Source
Detail Text. Good idea! Copy/paste makes it a simple process. In reports,
would you include the Master Source text, or just the Source Detail text?
---
Ron Ferguson wrote: "Mike, Whilst I have no doubt that I am much, much
closer to your father's age than yours I am afraid that I am a little
reluctant to admit to the classification of 'technologically challenged' "
I feel the same way Ron. Mike implies "senior" and "complete dumbo" go (or
p
I don't want to steal JL's thunder, but he has an excellent filing
plan described on his site. He makes reference to the MRIN filing
system that Geoff Rasmussen teaches. There is a link to Geoff's
tutotial within JL's blog
http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/2006-10-20-mrin_digital_filing.shtml
I'd also
I am working with a large volume family history done by another family
member as well. It has some of the same formatting that you are
referencing in your post.
I have linked a master source for the "Lockey-Peyton and Related
Families" book to everything.
Then, when I find that something within the
The problem then arises as to what is considered to be technologically
competent and therefore what would be in the test.
For instance, if understanding optimised third normal form were to be a
requirement, we ought not to get discussions about "lumpers" and "splitters"
!!
John
On 06/04/2008, ro
Go to individual page, in the Burial or Cremated line there is a + sign at
the other end. Click on this and you get a drop down list, one of which is
"cremated" with a tick by it. Untick it and it will revert to Burial.
John
On 06/04/2008, Penny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Sorry. It's me aga
Thanks to everyone who has responded! This is exactly the kind of
input I needed.
JL, I understood exactly what you meant about Master Source Detail vs.
Source Detail. I had gotten that far with what I was doing. That is
what I will continue to do. The Master Source Detail includes the
Preface
Steve - your knowledgeable answer was right on - I'm 75 and have been using
PC's for over 20y ears, but when I first started, I had to weather the storm of
'flaming' responses. Initially, I was incensed, but gradually learned to weed
out the 'flames' from those who truly understood that not all
Cathy - you are one of the folks I believe really understands the Legacy
program and I appreciate your responses. I've only been using Legacy for a
couple of months, but am finding so many ways to use it, I wonder why I never
tried it before. BTW- I really appreciate the 'copy to clipboard' sug
Wendy Lavender wrote
I wasn't sure how to deal with that one either, so I've entered the
date of the cremation in the burial date field, with "Cremated at."
in the location field then created a cremation event detailing the
cremation again but adding when and where the interment of the ashe
Hi Dede,
Your Source is your Great Uncle's book.
In the Source detail you may want to add the sources he used for that
particular piece of information.
eg
for Richard Dorman's birth
Master Source: Great Uncle's book
Source detail: p30 citing The Families of Atkinson of Roxby (Lines)
and Thor
Ron Ferguson
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View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
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For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:
http://myweb.tiscali.
From: "Kevin McMillan"
I was under the impression that use of the new Version 7 source
templates would produce outputs that were arranged in the order that
comply with Mills' newest book on citations Evidence Explained. Using
the source citation system in version 6, I am currently unable to t
Hi Jan,
I think you are getting confused because you are calling everything
associated with Legacy "Legacy". You need to distinguish between the
program and the data files you create using it - both Family Files
(.fdb) and Backup files (.zip) (and many others with your Family File
name and a
Dede Holden wrote
I have a printed family history, self-published by one of my great
uncles, that is well-documented. I am using it as a source for LOTS of
my relatives. He provides enough information about the sources to
enabIe me to locate them for verification. I think I'd like to have
t
Kevin McMillan wrote
Using the source citation system in version 6, I am currently unable to
to get the elements to line up in the proper order. I have tried
various methods of entering the sources without success. It is my
desire to get source outputs that are as close to EE as possible. Du
Tracy Skegg wrote:
I've got a couple of people who were cremated and later buried or
ashes interred. For those people, I used the burial details for where
they are finally located, and put in the burial note information on
the cremation and burial plot. If I have more information on the
cremati
Claire Spinelli wrote:
JL wrote:
"There's a difference between Source Detail and Master Source Detail."
I'm not sure what you mean by this. Could you explain, please?
A simple analogy would be that the Master Source was the equivalent of a
book, whilst the Source Detail would correspond to a
Gary Templeman wrote:
[SNIP]
I have always felt that in some ways, the Internet developers missed the
boat by not developing a system similar to automobile licensing. Anyone
can buy a computer and use it. But just as for safety reasons one has to
demonstrate some basic proficiency before dri
John,
There are different types of Family Trees and different ways of creating them.
So for a basic Ancestry Chart firstly, in Family View, highlight the person you
wish to be the start person then go to Reports>Report Menu (Charts) and select
Ancestry. Set the parameters to whatever you wish
Hi John,
"1, How do I email a Family Tree from Legacy to another email account."
You can email the .fdb file (and maybe the other associated files for
that database), or you can export to a GEDCOM file and email that, or
you can email a backup (.zip) file. Attach the file(s) to your email
Thank you, I used that option. It does seem a little limited in its scope.
Saving to a file other thatn Legends data seems acomplicated
Thanks
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From: "Kirsten Bowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 4:17 PM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Printing and e
I was under the impression that use of the new Version 7 source
templates would produce outputs that were arranged in the order that
comply with Mills' newest book on citations Evidence Explained. Using
the source citation system in version 6, I am currently unable to to
get the elements to line u
Thank you Dawn
regards
John
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From: "Dawn Crowley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Printing and emailing pages
You don't say just what you want to print. Here are generic instructions
for printing and saving i
Thanks ever so much, Mark & Ron! Boy, is my face red... that was so simple.
I'd never have found it on my own, but after this, I bet I never forget it,
either! LOL
I owe ya both a plate of homemade cookies.
Penny
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John:
>From your post it's difficult to tell exactly what you want to do. In
Legacy, most printing is done in the form of reports. Go to the Family View
for the person of interest, and then click on the Reports icon. You'll be
given a whole screen full of different reports as well as options fo
Penny,
On the Family View, click the person so their Individual Information screen
comes up, then to the right of the field where you have Cremated, are 3
small icons - down arrow, plus, and GeoLocation.
Click the Plus sign (even if greyed out) then uncheck the option from the
menu for crem
Jan,
We seem to have a wood and trees problem here, so lets try from square one. You
will not have made any temporary files, most programs make them for temporary
storage whilst they are executing your instructions, so forget about them and
don't use them.
In my opinion it is best to restore
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