You will not regret the move Bill, I too gave up on FTM and find Legacy a
much better program!
Colin.
- Original Message -
From: William H. Boswell
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:58 AM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] PDF Manual Available?
But the grave photos are just that. Taken long after the event. I do have
burial photos taken at the funeral so I assumed that's the photos that would
go with burial.
-Original Message-
From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on Behalf
Of mjmet...@aol.com
Mine is just listed as Grave under events too I think. It shows the photo
and the transcription if there is one.
-Original Message-
From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on
Behalf Of GeoSci
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 6:46 PM
To:
I don't like it in the address field either. It's handy to have the address
associated with the cemetery, but I'm thinking of having it in both places
or just remove it from addresses despite what that video says.
I don't like that when you look at a person's data you don't see what
cemetery
I just wish Legacy would send me the link to download the PDF manual I
purchased yesterday evening. I thought it would be an instant download. I
hope I don't have to wait until they're back from the cruise otherwise I
would have waited.
FTM is not for serious genealogy, it has limited reports,
I have been cleaning up some hundreds of errors in the file via the 'Potential
Problems' list but there is one item I do not seem to be able to correct.
Somehow I have about 20 individual records where the surnames are permanently
capitalized either by incorporating from a GEDCOM or from
Michele,
We seem to be at cross-purposes here. No, I was not suggesting that one updates
before transferring to Legacy (your last post).
OptionsCustomiseData Entry does what it says on the tin! it applies when one
is making a *Data Entry* ie. adding or amending data. Thus if you enter
1. Go to Options Customise Data Format and check your settings. I
have don't change what I enter set for Letter Case of Surnames.
2. Having checked that option, have you tried to alter the surname via
the Master Surname List? View Master Lists Surname.
Hope this helps. Please let us
Bob,
Try OptionsCustomiseData Defaults and ensure that the settings for names are
set to Do not change what I enter this will cover names like McTavis.
Use SearchSearch and Replace and set it to Surnames. Check at least case
sensitive and enter in caps the orginal and in lower case the new.
Michele Lewis wrote
I am an everything has to match sort of person so I like the
uniformity of the new source writer. It has been timeconsuming to
convert everything over BUT tthe plus side is that I found some errors
in my file I was able to fix and new info that I didn't see before.
My
What is L tools?
michele
- Original Message -
From: RICHARD SCHULTHIES
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 12:45 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] pros/cons source conversion
Not yet. Thanks.
Rich in lA CA
I too switched from FTM. I started with FTM with their very first version.
I switched when they went to their new look. It was the best thing I
could have ever done. Legacy is a much better program. The first time I
ran the potential problems report I was SHOCKED! Now I can run it with
I too use Cemetery as an event. It makes searches easy.
michele
- Original Message -
From: GeoSci geosc...@gmail.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Grave Transcriptions and Photo--Where?
Bill,
I use an
Go to MASTER, then to SURNAMES, then scroll down and your will find all of
your surnames that are in caps. If your fix them on this screen you don't
heave any more problems :)
michele
- Original Message -
From: SgtBob s...@cox.net
To: Legacy LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Michele Lewis wrote:
Okay regroup I have it set like that under options. I did exactly
as your said and did it off of the tools menu and you were right. It
marked 508 people as dead. Why is it then that I have it set up
properly on the options menu but it isn't working. I go to the
See:
http://zippersoftware.com/ltools/index.htm
Ron Ferguson
_
New Tutorial: Embed a Blogger RSS feed on your webpage
http://www.fergys.co.uk/
View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/
For The
Michele Lewis wrote:
What is L tools?
michele
It is a software tool written by Dennis Kowallek to work with the
underlying tables that make up a Legacy database. It, and more
information about it, can be found here:
http://kowallekfamily.com/zippersoftware/ltools/index.htm
--
Gene Y.
Oh my goodness! I didn't know that existed!
michele
- Original Message -
From: ronald ferguson ronfe...@msn.com
To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 7:48 AM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] pros/cons source conversion
See:
I still haven't received a link for the PDF manual. Why aren't these
downloads available immediately? The email says it is sent by the next
business day but usually sooner.
-Original Message-
From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on
Behalf Of Michele Lewis
There is someone working in Sales. As with the customer number for the
program, the email for downloading the PDF manual is sent out by the end of
the next business day. Your credit card information needs to be processed.
If you don't get it by the end of today, please contact Sales directly by
There is a toll-free number for Sales - 1-800-753-3453.
All our contact info is on the website under Help Center Contact Us
The password to install Legacy is in bright red letters on the download
page.
Thanks for using Legacy.
Sherry
Customer Support
Millennia Corporation
Because Sales has to process your credit card information when the
information shows up in the computer.
The first of the week is always busiest for support and sales, so please be
patient if you ordered late on Friday or over a weekend.
Plus we just had a three-day weekend which put us all a
It frustrating when you can't get it immediately especially when the
site says usually by the next business day, but please remember
Millennia is a small company. They are on a well-earned trip, I don't
think we can begrudge them that. I do agree there ought to a way that
satisfies Millennia
Bill,
An entry like this:
3553 SW Adams Street, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
will take you directly to the location that I used to live at in the 1930's.
It wont show the house, because it don't exist any more, and your notes can
show name changes. The street was called S. Adams then.
Art
That's what I'm thinking. It's best to use the original address not the new
one like FTM wants you to do and I never did that. Because you will need
the original address for searches. Who really cares what's there now? At
least I don't unless I want to do a before and after.
I just have a lot
It should be mentioned before you hit the button to pay for it not
afterward.
-Original Message-
From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on
Behalf Of Robert Carneal USA
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 11:21 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject:
But not all of us, Robert! All four support techs are still working as well
as the Sales department! Just the programmers and Geoff are on the Legacy
cruise.
Thanks for using Legacy.
Sherry
Customer Support
Millennia Corporation
supp...@legacyfamilytree.com
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com
We
Bill,
I think you misunderstood me. I was trying to say that if you enter
the complete address in the location field then that exact place CAN
be plotted on the map. That's why I think it's a waste of the mapping
feature to enter just the city, county, state, country in the location
field. I've
They can wait until Friday anyway since I won't have time to use it at all
today. I could have used it last night instead. If not tomorrow next week
is okay. I figured instead of asking a lot of questions here, I could read
the manual and figure it out for myself before I start making a lot of
Bill,
As I have previously mentioned, it is standard practice, or at least the most
common practice, to record the address as that at the time of the event.
I have, for example, in my records, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England and
Saddleworth, Lancashire, England both locations being the same
I feel the same way about accuracy and recording locations as they were at
that specific time in history.
-Original Message-
From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on
Behalf Of ronald ferguson
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:13 PM
To:
Wendy and others - Thanks for the help. I was at my wits end - not a
long journey though - and the suggestion to Options -- Customize --
Data Format and allowing the program to convert all spellings to the
format suggested solved the issue.
Bob
On Sep 10, 2009, at 2:52 AM, Wendy
Thank Kathy for this education. I will try your suggestion.
Mike Barberi
In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus autem caritas.
In essentials unity, in doubtful things liberty, but in all things love.
St. Augustine (A.D. 354 - 430)
From:
Hi All,
I am in hopes that some of you more experienced users can advise me on the
best way to clean up master sources? When originally entered, I created a
source (relative to whichever event) example Birth Certificate: Jane Doe,
DOB. Now that my list of sources is getting so long, I thought I
I reccommend making a different source for each governmental unit. If ALL
births are from the same state list, then yes, but if from other sources, keep
separate. Example, in my state each county creates its own records, and sends
them to a statewide indexm later. Yours may be all in the
What's the standard for entering surnames that begin with Mc.. leave a
space or not? For example, Mc Dowell or McDowell...? In looking for ALL
CAPS in the Surname list, I discovered I have entered the Mc names both ways.
Thanks,
--Paula in Texas
Legacy User Group guidelines:
It sounds to me like Jenny and Ron are saying much the same thing.
If Michael sets up one new general master source, then combines one of his
specific master sources with this new one, the detail citations of the old
specific master source still be there, tied to the new general master
source.
I have the Deluxe version 7 on a windows XP machine (Dell 9200 Laptop).
I entered numerous different events made sure Show Events was checked
under options, but none of the events show up under the chronology tab.
Even my marriage doesn't show up. Just the children. I know this was
working
William,
Did you finally get the email with the download information? I contacted
Sales for you and she said your order came through 2:45 pm Arizona time and
the email was sent out to you at 3:41 pm Wednesday.
She resent the download message to you today shortly after lunch.
The original was
No space my whole life! Can't recall seeing a space in over 2000
ancestors on the McKain side...
Keith McKain
Surnames: McKain, Horn, Riale, Ulrich, Erisman, Leiphart, Reed and Henry
Website: http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64
EMail: geosc...@gmail.com
McCain-McKane-O'Kane DNA Group 1
On
Once upon a time when I first transferred my data from Family Tree Maker to
Legacy (L4 or L5??), there was a bug in the GEDCOM load that set all my
children's statuses to Natural. Of course, I had done a lot of other work in
my file before I discovered that! The bug was fixed immediately
I have (RARELY) seen a dash under the c (not sure how to even type it)
but nospace.
Keith
Surnames: McKain, Horn, Riale, Ulrich, Erisman, Leiphart, Reed and Henry
Website: http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64
EMail: geosc...@gmail.com
McCain-McKane-O'Kane DNA Group 1
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at
Both may be correct! or neither!
Rich in LA CA
- Original Message
From: Paula Ryburn paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.net
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:54:56 PM
Subject: [LegacyUG] Surnames with Mc standard?
What's the standard for entering
I am just now scanning photos to add to my file. When I upload my web page,
will these photos show up? Also, will ALL of the photos show up or only the
primary one?
michele
Legacy User Group guidelines:
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
Archived messages:
There are choice tabs hiding in the Chronology setup areas, and other places.
They may be marked private elsewhere. I won't tell how many times I 'must have
changed it and forgot'.
Rich in LA CA
- Original Message
From: Kirstin catlady1...@yahoo.com
To:
Rich,
I think what you are looking for is the Scrapbook (View Scrapbook). There is
an option to Only include tagged multimedia. Once you click on Print Scrapbook,
you can choose other options like how many pictures per page. You can tag/untag
items in the Picture Gallery for use in the
I believe the dash indicates Mac. As for Spaces, I am chicken, I find
my McNeills frequently as Mc Neill which I think is a bureaucrats way
of doing it.
Eliz
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 6:48 PM, GeoSci geosc...@gmail.com wrote:
I have (RARELY) seen a dash under the c (not sure how to even type
I just checked the spam folder and it was the last item on the list meaning
that when I cleared the spam folder last night, it must have just come in
after that. Both of the emails were in there. I checked the spam folder
twice after ordering and didn't see them. The first one was sent at
I was printing from Picture gallery. I didn't know about Scrapbook existing.
Thank you.
Rich in LA CA
- Original Message
From: Terri Brown ridge...@yahoo.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 4:00:08 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Photo Gallery
Doris:
You covered a whole basket of topics in this post and I won't even try to
respond to all, but I think the first one to address is organization of your
Master Source List. Since you're an _EE_ fan, check p 67. I don't think
it's possible (or even advisable) to apply an everything must
I printed some family group sheets today and noticed the date and my
compiler information did not print on them. I checked and the those fields
are filled in when I go to Options/Compiler Info. Is there something else
I need to turn on? I am using Windows Vista and the currant version of
Legacy
Paula:
_Getting It Right_ by Mary H. Slawson recommends leaving a space. Because I
post my database at RootsWeb though, I use the version with no space as an
alternate name. Otherwise RootsWeb searches for McDowell won't find Mc
Dowell. That's likely to re-start the not a true aka discussion,
I added about 30 pictures this evening. They all showed up just like they
were supposed to. I DID NOT CHANGE ANY FILE NAMES AFTER ADDING THE
PICTURES. However, some of the pictures are no longer showing up! I am
having to reattach them to the person.
Michele
Legacy User Group
I have seen many post about how to document/source Census information
and the different styles and to be honest I have not made up my mind and
won't till I have really done enough to decide. What I have seen less
discussion of and really wanted to know more of is how to others
document the
Every time I try to generate a chart I get the following error message...
Cannot create file C:\Program
Files\Millennia\Legcy\Charting7\data\AncStand\_Default.theme.
The system cannont find the path specified.
How do I fix this?
michele
Legacy User Group guidelines:
Nevermind about the charting program problem after updating... I closed the
program and restarted my computer and it is working normally now.
michele
Legacy User Group guidelines:
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
Archived messages:
Here is what I do...
Event: 1870 United Stated Federal Census
Description: population schedule
Date: 31 Jul 1870
Place: , Marion County, Mississippi, USA
B.F. Graham, age 35, male, white, farmer, value of real state $50, born in
MS, unable to read or write
Sarah Ann Graham, age 30, female,
Happened to me also, however, I had my pics on CD and not stored on my
computer. Therefore, Legacy had an invalid path. The pics need to be
located on your computer. Are they?
AMYA
Michele Lewis wrote:
I added about 30 pictures this evening. They all showed up just like
they were
Rita,
Go to Reports - Family - Header/Footer and click the box near the bottom -
Include Compilers Information.
Unclick - Report Credit Information, if you wish.
At 11:50 AM 11/09/2009, you wrote:
I printed some family group sheets today and noticed the date and my
compiler information
Alan, if you put the info in the location field, your location master
list will look like:
Easton, Lehigh Co, PA, USA
Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA, USA
St. Luke's Cemetery/867 Mervin Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, USA
You will have the Cemetery or Street address in the place of the city
and
Well, as someone with a Maiden Name that starts with Mc - here is my rant.
(ignore if you like.)
I personally always hated it when someone put a space in my name. Drove me
crazy! I also hated it if people got the capitalization wrong. Even if
someone was doing all-caps, I would do that c
Because I started with computers 30 years ago and memory was expensive, I used
a lot of one letter words, and put a - when it
was blank, for a place saver, to maintain the columns (never really looked
good). The important part is to make your transcription something that you
(and others) can
I see possible spelling errors in you file name, which most of us are used to
ignoring (usually) but the computer is not as flexible. You left the a out
of Legacy. I make spelling errors all the time, but I don't know if that is
the problem?
Rich in LA CA
- Original Message
From:
I added these tools back in the Basic days. My letters, correspondences and
other 'not available anywhere in the world but from me' a comma as the first
character
,Lincoln, Abraham letter to John Smith;
,Smith, Mary - Pedigree charts and family group sheets- 17 pages;
and government/church
Michele,
Interesting so you don't use the default Census event but instead use an
event for each Census? I had not thought about that. I guess that
works better with the sentence structure and wording?
I see for what I assume is your notes section you list each family
member that was on
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