Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy on a mac

2008-10-04 Thread Allen Prunty
Jim Winfrey wrote: Allen, my experience is that DAR (Darwin Ports) Wine will "sorta" run Legacy. It will look good on startup but there will be some features that don't give you the output you expect. For normal users, Fusion or Parallels is the best option. I have used both but prefer Fusion

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy on a mac

2008-10-04 Thread Allen Prunty
Keith Bage wrote: I'm sure this question has been covered many times so I apologise in advance but could someone reassure me that Legacy WILL run on a Mac using either Boot Camp, Fusion or Parallels and if so which of these PC emulators are recommended. Dar-WINE will also run it natively withou

Re: [LegacyUG] Apple computers

2008-08-04 Thread Allen Prunty
On my newer MAC, I peeled the label off of an older PC that I was junking that had a windows XP serial number on it. I then installed that machine's XP on my newer mac using bootcamp I used clear contact paper to re-affix that windows license sticker to my mac. It's still a vailid license and

Re: [LegacyUG] Apple computers

2008-08-04 Thread Allen Prunty
While I use Legacy for my hard core research you can not top iFamily for a mac native family history program. It prints some of the most awesome and unique reports I have ever seen... however it's lacking a bit on the research side (but they are improving it very quickly.) Take a look at http

Re: [LegacyUG] Apple computers

2008-08-04 Thread Allen Prunty
You don't need windows installed to run DarWine and it will run on either version of OS-X... Intel or PowerPc. However, this setup is not one for the beginner. I am running it just fine on an older G3 iMac running under Darwine... but it took me DAYS to get the setup just right. WINE stands

RE: [LegacyUG] Source Translation between Legacy v7 & TNG

2008-07-18 Thread Allen Prunty
All the information gets translated over to TNG one way or another. I can still easily find the source and that is all that matters to me. Other software will not include the complete sourceā€¦ and that I have a problem with. Allen From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On B

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy's integration with The Next Generation of Genealogy Website

2008-07-10 Thread Allen Prunty
I just noticed how well Legacy works with the new version... No harm done... it seems like Millennia would (should) sell this much like they do Gensmarts. It would help TNG and Millenia both. Allen Tim Rosenlof wrote: Allen, Please accept my apology for being so unthoughtful with my words. A

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy's integration with The Next Generation of Genealogy Website

2008-07-10 Thread Allen Prunty
hrough the administrative interface. Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allen Prunty Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 7:02 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy's integration with The Next Generation of Ge

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy's integration with The Next Generation of Genealogy Website

2008-07-09 Thread Allen Prunty
How do you get Legacy 7 to pass the lat and long to TNG so that it's mapping will work? You do have to go and manually link your media for best effect... TNG v7's new web 2.0 interface makes that much easier. Can I look at your site? I also will gladly help anyone set up TNG and can arrange

[LegacyUG] Legacy's integration with The Next Generation of Genealogy Website

2008-07-09 Thread Allen Prunty
Legacy's Gedcom files integrate seamlessly into The Next Generation Genealogy Site builder. If you are curious take a look at http://mcdfamily.org (my family's genealogy site). You will find that the RINs translate to individual numbers and the MRINs translate to family numbers. Every time

Re: [LegacyUG] Citing LONG!! url's

2008-06-30 Thread Allen Prunty
Beth Gay wrote: Hi Don, It does not matter to me what somewhat else recommends. The website URLs are here today and gone tomorrow. I agree with you. I cite the URL for the website only and from the additional information that I enter any person should be able to find the detail if the website

Re: [LegacyUG] Followup to Discussion about Periods after Initials.

2008-06-30 Thread Allen Prunty
My Great Grandfather's name was M L McDonald... and yes it was a nightmare in the Army in WWI as he told us the story many times. When Legacy tells me to put the periods in I just ignore it and select the option not to be warned about future problems on that record. Allen John Clare wrote:

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing

2008-06-29 Thread Allen Prunty
Carl Hilton wrote: OK, now that I have v7. What is the most common way to cite newspapers.. One Master Source for each newspaper or a master source for each article cited? Carl I find that the template will do a master source for the newspaper and type of article (obit, article, etc) I

Re: [LegacyUG] Citing LONG!! url's

2008-06-26 Thread Allen Prunty
Mary Young wrote: Could you use tinyurl ? Mary Young Tiny URLs expire after about 4 months. Allen Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support:

Re: [LegacyUG] Off topic, but need help, off of this list, concerning Ancestry.com!

2008-06-18 Thread Allen Prunty
The free solutions are often the best for home users. I strongly recommend both of them... and I don't use Internet Exploder for anything... IE is notorious for weaknesses and viruses with their Active-X scripting. Firefox is free... faster and updated the instant a weakness is found. Their u

Re: [LegacyUG] Standardization

2008-06-18 Thread Allen Prunty
As for addressing an envelope I do use the Mr. Miss and etc... however if I don't know the name of a person in my research for instance John Smith had a wife we don't know who she is I don't create an entry called Mrs. Smith. Do do I put Mr. Mrs in the pre-titles... there's no need for them and

Re: [LegacyUG] Not fair Millennia!

2008-06-17 Thread Allen Prunty
Oh for goodness sake... this dead horse has been pounded to DUST. I think all of us who are long time users have gotten our upgrades in a timely basis... let's just let go of this one and move on. Allen From: Jeanette Cooper Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 2:57 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamil

Re: [LegacyUG] Off topic, but need help, off of this list, concerning Ancestry.com!

2008-06-17 Thread Allen Prunty
Just a thought... Are you using Internet Exploder or Firefox? I have much better luck with Firefox and I'm afraid the last Microslop security upgrade probably added a bunch of new permissions to Internet Exploder and it ... um exploded. I have a much better experience with firefox... and Leg

Re: [LegacyUG] Standardization

2008-06-17 Thread Allen Prunty
I delete Mr. Miss. Mrs. as its redundant as we can see if they are married or not. However on some older formal passenger list I see Master for the young lads... now when was the last time you seen that anywhere? And this is on a 1950's airline passenger manifest. Allen

Re: [LegacyUG] Standardization

2008-06-16 Thread Allen Prunty
Personally... I -LOVE- this feature... but I have been described as being "Anal" by some I share research with. I like to have everything properly formatted in it's proper place. That's why I prefer to hand key in all new information rather than import someone's sloppy work from a shared Ge

Re: [LegacyUG] Assigned Source List

2008-06-16 Thread Allen Prunty
Assigned Source ListDiane... Open a wordpad window... simply click start then click run and type wordpad and hit enter to open this program (or you can even us MS Word). Go back to legacy and get the data to display on the screen like you like it. Then hit your printscreen button. Click on th

[LegacyUG] Legacy Forum on http://www.geneclub.net

2008-06-16 Thread Allen Prunty
My original message got clipped ... wonder why? I doubt that there will be official support on there either... hence it's an UNOFFICIAL Support forum... ergo... Users helping Users. And there are some VERY good users out there here that can offer a lot of help. Hope this clears that up. All

Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant book printing problem (information written over picture)

2008-06-16 Thread Allen Prunty
-- From: "Mike Fry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 6:24 PM To: Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant book printing problem (information written over picture) Allen Prunty wrote: While this is an "unoffic

Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant book printing problem (information written over picture)

2008-06-15 Thread Allen Prunty
While this is an "unofficial" forum for Legacy Support we have started a forum at http://www.genealogyclub.net for those who prefer a forum based environment over a list based environment. We will expand it to help more than just legacy users though. The direct forum url is http://genealogycl

[LegacyUG] Intellishare

2008-06-13 Thread Allen Prunty
How do I set up my database for initial use for intellishare. I am getting ready to send my data to my cousin so we can both work on it. Do I do anything to my database first? Then do I back it up to send it to her or what? Help! Allen Prunty http://genealogyclub.net Legacy User Group

Re: [LegacyUG] I just joined the group again

2008-06-10 Thread Allen Prunty
Well... If you were like me and bought version 6 years ago... no freebie... I think you had to buy it very recently to get a freebie. Allen -- From: "Michele Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 9:08 AM To: "Legacy E-Mail List"

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Conversion Tool

2008-06-10 Thread Allen Prunty
Roger... Some of us are getting mail dated June 5 now on the 9th the Legacy server is not sending everything out in order or in a timely manner. Please be a bit more understanding... there is a time delay for some of us. Allen From: Roger Lewis Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 12:52 PM To: Le

Re: [LegacyUG] how to register "foster siblings"?

2008-06-09 Thread Allen Prunty
I have a cousin that mom adopted that I grew up with and this is how we recorded him after his parents were killed. Simply record them (or link them) as a child under the family that's fostering them. Go to the edit pulldown and choose Children's settings. You will see "Mother's relationship

Re: [LegacyUG] Re: [LegacyUserGroup] (No Subject)

2008-06-09 Thread Allen Prunty
If the publisher's colophon is intact and you know who the original publisher, author, where the book was published, and all other information relevant to the source I would enter it just as you would source the book... then enter the website as the repository. I also would strongly suggest us

Re: [LegacyUG] Unknowns

2008-06-09 Thread Allen Prunty
I leave either the surname or the given name blank if it's unknown... the narrative will read out on the reports... Un-named Smith was a child of Jane Jones and John Smith born 1920 died 1920 (stillborn). Legacy is intelligent enough to handle it when you print reports. I also have better

Re: [LegacyUG] how to register "foster siblings"?

2008-06-08 Thread Allen Prunty
Jenny... Go down a bit and you will see Relationship to Mother Relationship to Father Pull those down and you will find Adopted, Biological, Challenged, Foster, Step, Disproved and etc... This is the appropriate place to mark and it will be translated in the "narration" reports as such.

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Writer

2008-06-08 Thread Allen Prunty
That is only one of three different ways your source is used. I like this new way better... it's more in line with the way colleges are requiring students to document sources now. Allen -- From: "Kris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 06,

Re: [LegacyUG] Huge Master Source List (was Source titling question)

2008-06-08 Thread Allen Prunty
I can't get the tool ti -- From: "Jenny M Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 7:05 AM To: Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Huge Master Source List (was Source titling question) Geoff Rasmussen wrote So to try to help the Legacy user

[LegacyUG] Spelling Checker in Sources Legacy 7 BOMBS

2008-06-08 Thread Allen Prunty
I always put the complete obituary text in the optional notes of ever obituary in my file. I clicked on the spelling checker and get error -7 out of memory. I have 4gb memory and legacy is the only thing running? Anyone else having trouble? Allen Legacy User Group guidelines: http://w

Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant Narrative Report

2008-06-08 Thread Allen Prunty
I sent you a copy of one of mine off list... if this isn't what you want let me know and I'll send you screen shots of all the options. Allen -- From: "Bruce Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2008 1:40 AM To: Subject: Re: [Legac

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location

2008-06-08 Thread Allen Prunty
Can someone please post the link you are using for the US GNI? or whatever it's called? Allen -- From: "RICHARD SCHULTHIES" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 5:40 PM To: Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Geo Location My point was that there

Re: [LegacyUG] Convert sources

2008-06-08 Thread Allen Prunty
I would rather have what we have now then have them delay it any further. Allen -- From: "GeoSci" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 8:07 PM To: Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Convert sources SOON! It apparently was a bit more work than

Re: [LegacyUG] Convert sources

2008-06-07 Thread Allen Prunty
I am going through on certain sources like books and etc... and Creating new sources... and merging the old ones. The output looks much better The Census is a holy mess... I will have to look at each census source individually since the new templates advocate creating a new source division un

[LegacyUG] Historical vs Geo Location Database

2008-06-07 Thread Allen Prunty
I have a location... Topanemus, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA How do I get Legacy to make it compatible with it's Geo Location database? How would I check for historical county information? And most importantly how can I get V7 to insert Co. after the county? Allen Legacy User Group guidelines

Re: [LegacyUG] v7

2008-06-07 Thread Allen Prunty
It took mine 17 hours from the time I ordered it yesterday morning. I ordered it at 7am and Got it in the early am today. Still faster than the 24 hours they promised. If they are working at 1am to get the codes out they are dedicated to getting them out. Allen

Re: [LegacyUG] Help with Install password for Legacy 7.0 Free version

2008-06-05 Thread Allen Prunty
The install password is on the screen immediately shown after you put in your information. I did not get the e-mail either and noticed it after signing up. No where on their new site does it show what was added between versions... the only thing I know for sure is maps and the talk of a new s

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy vs TMG and then some

2008-06-01 Thread Allen Prunty
The new version of FTM does -NOT- require the older program to import... you can directly import from any older format however, it is a one way import... any changes in data done via FTM2008 must be exported to GEDCOM in order to re-load into older versions of FTM. Allen From: m absalom

Re: [LegacyUG] FTM 2008

2008-05-31 Thread Allen Prunty
V16 is FTM 2006 you may have the patch released in 2008 to make it compatible with Vista (Bleah). FTM 2008's latest version is 17.0.0.965 and it's not based on one line of code from the version you are quoting. It's a totally different (and leaner) animal. --

Re: [LegacyUG] converting FTM file

2008-05-30 Thread Allen Prunty
I will gladly do the conversion for you if you send me your backup. I have a bit more experience with FTM 2008 and have access to someone on their staff that can help. Allen -- From: "Valerie Garton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2

Re: [LegacyUG] Maintain Perspective

2008-05-30 Thread Allen Prunty
Well from my perspective the virtual downloadable product only needs to be set up once and takes absolutely no time and physical work to ship out. It's merely a download. From my perspective it would be best to get the product in their older user's hands first... then the newbies second. Leg

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 and Apple Computers?

2008-05-29 Thread Allen Prunty
om We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allen Prunty Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:04 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfa

[LegacyUG] Apple version of Wine - Required for runing Legacy w/o emulator

2008-05-29 Thread Allen Prunty
Note... this will require you to install x.11 off of your Mac OSX Tiger or above install disc and it is -not- exactly for the beginner... but works once you take the time to download all the fonts and files needed. http://www.kronenberg.org/darwine/ Allen Legacy User Group guidelines:

[LegacyUG] DARWINE - For Older Power PC Macs

2008-05-29 Thread Allen Prunty
BTW... WINE stands for "Wine Is Not An Emulator" meaning you are effectively running windows programs directly on a Mac without an emulator. Here is the version for the older macs http://sourceforge.net/projects/darwine/ I'm hopeing that this will lead more mac users to the most useful PC Softwa

Re: FW: [LegacyUG] Legacy 6 on Website??? But I have 7

2008-05-29 Thread Allen Prunty
That's a feature that is used in The Master Geneologist... and it is interesting in the way it generates it's narrative reports... for instance, in TMG you would use... John Smith as the primary event person and add anyone under the event as a witness. As I recall you also assign a role to the

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 and Apple Computers?

2008-05-29 Thread Allen Prunty
I am abolutely -not- running Legacy on a virutal windows environment. Wine, while it can use windows .dlls if you copy them over is 100% -NON- microsoft code. Check out http://www.winehq.org/ to see how it's running. And as for IE7 wine may still be able to use it since it's code will allow

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 and Apple Computers?

2008-05-28 Thread Allen Prunty
Oh ... and Wine is free... and opensource ... those emulators are high dollar since you have to buy an emulator and a version of windows bundled together. Allen -- From: "Sherry/Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 10:37 PM To

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 and Apple Computers?

2008-05-28 Thread Allen Prunty
It will run directly with WINE... will even have some OSX Functionality and will behave much like a native OSX (or Unix if you are using the Unix flavor of Wine) program. -- From: "Leon Chapman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 11:

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 and Apple Computers?

2008-05-28 Thread Allen Prunty
Sherry... I wish legacy would officially take a look at http://www.winehq.org/ and see how well legacy v5 works under Unix and Mac OSX under wine. It's almost flawless. There are some help issues (based on the new windows XP's Help files) with the v6 but I can get it to work and do all the

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 and Apple Computers?

2008-05-28 Thread Allen Prunty
Sorry to inform you of this... but running legacy on a MAC does -NOT- require windows to be installed... people who do not have MACs should -NOT- speak for those of us who do. There is a compatibility layer that is written on 100% non-Microsoft code called WINE that will allow you to install a

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 and Apple Computers?

2008-05-28 Thread Allen Prunty
Not necessarily true... Legacy 6 will run quite comfortably on Mac OS X with "WINE" see http://www.winehq.org/ And it's fully functional. Wine is a compatibilty layer (it's 100% non-microsoft) that will run windows programs on Linux, FreeBSD and MacOSX (DarWine). I have been able to run b

Re: [LegacyUG] Re: [Legacy] v7 update to 7.0.0.38

2008-05-26 Thread Allen Prunty
r the first week of June. Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allen Prunty Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 4:27 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subj

Re: [LegacyUG] Re: [Legacy] v7 update to 7.0.0.38

2008-05-26 Thread Allen Prunty
have done it by now? -- JL JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html Allen Prunty wrote: Geoff, Why can't you guys release it for immediate download for those who would like to pay for the upgrade. There are no discs to produce and send. I choose no

Re: [LegacyUG] IE7 Required (Trouble)

2008-05-25 Thread Allen Prunty
Like it or not there are websites that require microsoft Active-x technology that IE will be the only software that will open it. Even my mac can not log on to my bank thanks to an active-x applet. Since Legacy only will run on windows... then it makes perfect sense for it to use window's nati

[LegacyUG] Re: [Legacy] v7 update to 7.0.0.38

2008-05-25 Thread Allen Prunty
E: [LegacyUG] v7 update to 7.0.0.38 We're shooting for the first week of June. Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allen Prunty Sent: Sa

Re: [LegacyUG] v7 update to 7.0.0.38

2008-05-24 Thread Allen Prunty
Geoff... When are your "Legacy" -- Legacy users going to see v7? It seems like the New User Crowd is getting priority over your long time, faithful supportive users. Allen -- From: "Geoff Rasmussen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 23, 20

Re: [LegacyUG] MAC

2008-04-26 Thread Allen Prunty
Personally, I use both the Mac and PC for Genealogy. I use Legacy for heavy duty research... but love the iFamily program for the mac for fancier reports. iFamily has some unique features that NO-ONE else has... it has the familiar Mac Graphic user interface experience. I love both the PC an

[LegacyUG] Version 7.0

2008-04-26 Thread Allen Prunty
Any word on the release date of the next version? Allen Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To

Re: [LegacyUG] Photo selection

2007-12-03 Thread Allen Prunty
I'm afraid to upload mine... I could get lucky and get Yul Brenner... but with my luck I would get Uncle Fester. ;-) John Carter wrote: You can also sign up for a free account at http://www.myheritage.com/ which has a picture comparison tool. I'm not sure how accurate it is - matching a pictu

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy List Problems - Stem from someone reporting false spam

2007-10-14 Thread Allen Prunty
Sherry/Support wrote: According to Comcast's two black lists, our IP is *not* being blocked so I don't know what's going on - if we're not being blocked then why are my messages bouncing? Sigh. I guess I'll have to call them. No need to call them... my cousin works for them in top level supp

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy List Problems - Stem from someone reporting false spam

2007-10-14 Thread Allen Prunty
It does not blacklist by topic or sender it blocks by domain ... so it goes beyond the list it would block all messages from anything @legacyfamilytree.com Allen Sherry/Support wrote: However, the emails to Comcast customers that I have sent and have bounced did not have the topic or even wor

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy List Problems - Stem from someone reporting false spam

2007-10-14 Thread Allen Prunty
TH wrote: A lot of us could probably make a pretty good guess as to who is trying to stifle conversation. earching the archives for people who are constantly wanting things taken off list are most certainly the culprits. It's not nice or proper of us to point fingers... and accusations... thos

RE: [LegacyUG] ?? easy way to upload Legacy web pages to 'freepages' ??

2007-10-14 Thread Allen Prunty
y way to upload Legacy web pages to 'freepages' ?? Hi Allen, Did you per chance do this and I missed it? I was interested in how you did this. Thanks, Gary Allen Prunty wrote: > In windows XP and Vista you can create a virtual web drive from a ftp > site. I will research

RE: [LegacyUG] Help Please

2007-10-13 Thread Allen Prunty
This one works. This is my search string. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gsfn=[FirstName]&gsln=[Surname]&p rox=0&gsco=1&gspl=1,&year=[StartYear]&yearend=[EndYear]&refine=1&gl=allgs -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Wilson

[LegacyUG] Legacy List Problems - Stem from someone reporting false spam

2007-10-13 Thread Allen Prunty
I called a friend at Comcast and here is what she told me. It appears that someone is sending in the same-sex messages as spam reports. What they don't realize is that this serves no purpose but getting the whole list marked as spam for all of their subscribers after so many reports. This happen

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Bible Sourcing

2007-10-09 Thread Allen Prunty
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And be sure to leaf through the bible to see if there are any "additions" such as newspaper clippings, photos, etc. Myrna I found a lot of good obituaries and family history articles by simply thumbing through the bibles of my elderly family members... some really

Re: [LegacyUG] Important individuals to your file with no direct family tie

2007-10-09 Thread Allen Prunty
Oh but you can title it that way... there's a way to over-ride the title... it's on one of the tabs at the top of the ancestor book report. Allen La Nell Shores wrote: I have an unrelated family such as yours. It is a pair of twins who never married but were close family friends for generatio

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Bible Sourcing

2007-10-08 Thread Allen Prunty
Do a google search for a program called CutePDF it's a WONDERFUL program... I have used it for years. Just print to teh CutePDF printer and give the file a name and you have a PDF archive of anything. Allen John Carter wrote: Richard, The tools Legacy uses to create a PDF file are not avail

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Bible Sourcing

2007-10-08 Thread Allen Prunty
Cute PDF has no logos. Cathy wrote: Hi Richard, Printing webpages with a PDF printer is a good idea. There are a lot and some are free. I use Jaws PDF Creator which isn't but have used PDF995. You can use that free if you don't mind the sponsor logo on stuff. You install them and then they a

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Bible Sourcing

2007-10-08 Thread Allen Prunty
It helps establish the time period of the bible and the printing method (helping establish provenance) on old bibles those are usually the most adorned and well printed pages in the bible. Just helps you to authenticate it later and know that it is a bible from that time frame. Allen Jess M

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Bible Sourcing

2007-10-08 Thread Allen Prunty
I would make sure that you get the title pages and the first page of the new and old testaments. Allen Jess M wrote: I have this issue as well, and am glad it was brought up. I am divorced, and I just recently (as in two days ago while back in hometown for family reunion) got my ex-husband to

Re: [LegacyUG] Family Bible Sourcing

2007-10-08 Thread Allen Prunty
Page 2, Births, Joseph B. Baird born Aug.25th 1854". That is just my take, others may have different ideas. Jennifer -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allen Prunty Sent: Monday, 8 October 2007 1:35 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfami

[LegacyUG] Biological - Natural and etc.

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
So when I take the time to tag children as biological and natural am I saying that they are actually illegitimate? I've been tagging everyone that I know was born biologically to parents as this in my tree. There's so many bells and whistles and all I want to do is accurately record everythi

Re: [LegacyUG] Children out of Wedlock

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
I know what you mean... my other grandparents told everyone that they met in college... sure enough they met in college... I wrote the university with copies of their death certificates and told them i was doing family research and wanted to know if they had records of them in college. Sure e

[LegacyUG] Family Bible Sourcing

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
I found this on the web... it's supposively the bible record of my -Grandfather. How would I properly source this? Allen Bible Records FAMILY BIBLE OF JESSE BAIRD (Jesse's son Michael L. Baird came to Lincoln Co. abt.1919 and bought a farm in the Mt. Salem area. He died 1966 and is buried

Re: [LegacyUG] another sticky problem that will arise

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
George Quinn wrote: What about people who mate with animals or people who have alien DNA -- like aliens from outer space? Or how about people how are cloned? We haven't even begun to argue about how Legacy discriminates against those people! Well I don't believe in aliens and I doubt cloning wi

Re: [LegacyUG] Children out of Wedlock

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
Well he did own the first electric power generator in the town ... so he had the money. I'm using the ancestor report... in paragraph format. Allen Cathy wrote: Hi Allen, The only term that comes quickly to mind for the situation you outline is "Stallion" ;-) How you'd describe the many wom

Re: [LegacyUG] another sticky problem that will arise

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
This I can solve with a bit of logic... a fact that they transgendered would probably be appropriate in this matter. The bottom line is their DNA will always show their birth gender no matter. #1. They are sterile so if they previously had children they won't be able to have them now.. perha

Re: [LegacyUG] Enough Already! - Especially from the wanna-be moderators

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
Dave wrote: When did they say it was ok to continue the discussion?Everything I've seen from them said to leave the whole subject alone. == Dave, Sherry clearly states that if we can discuss it with keeping our personal beliefs there would be no problem. I am suspending my person

[LegacyUG] Need for a usergroup

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
There will always be a need for a usergroup... I have learned a lot just by reading what others have asked... I know my questions are probably some sensitive ones... but I'm starting to dig all the skeletons out of the closet. I just found one ancestor who was a slave owner and fathered childr

[LegacyUG] Children out of Wedlock

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
Thank you Jim... I never knew about this one... it is hard to find this information on your website and I find it often cryptic. Now my question is (as my GGG Uncle that really got around the town) has many relationships recorded as children there are descriptors like "spouse" we could change

Re: [LegacyUG] Enough Already! - Especially from the wanna-be moderators

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
Perhaps those of us who want to have a constructive and adult discussion about the functionality of Legacy could finish the thread and resolve it if wanna-be moderators would just allow it. The official moderator has stated that if we can keep it on topic and task we can have this discussion.

Re: [LegacyUG] Copy and Paste (REPORTS)

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
That included the place authority database for the United states. Legacy is no small download either when you factor in the place databases for it. I will say that Legacy's place databases and county verification can not be matched by ANY other genealogy program out there. Allen C.G. Ouimet

Re: [LegacyUG] Copy and Paste (REPORTS)

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allen Prunty Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 09:40 To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Copy and Paste (REPORTS) John... I have one foot in the door with FTM2008 and you might want to take another loo

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique Events you have made

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
I have found that the court records (most of my family was from a VERY small town in Tennessee), especially the transcripts of the case, told me more about who my ancestors really were. I have a gggreat uncle who had 22 "bastard-court" trials and I am afraid I'm going to find more. Seems like

Re: [LegacyUG] Copy and Paste (REPORTS)

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
John... I have one foot in the door with FTM2008 and you might want to take another look when the finalize Service Pack 1. They will have some wonderful reports there... all the ones from FTM2006/V16 and some new very nice ones. They will also have a better share information function where

Re: [LegacyUG] same sex relationships

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is not a question of legacy respecting the traditionall family. It is, rather, a question of Legacy dis-respecting the non-traditional family. The "traditional family" doesn't even represent a majority of families in the USA anymore - just check the latest reports

Re: [LegacyUG] Please take it off list -- IT'S A LEGITMATE QUERY, FOLKSsee note

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
Arnie, This is the kind of message that gets our serious requests swept under the rug and our voices silenced. This is not the type of mature discussion that I am trying to foster on how to enter these relationships into Legacy where it reflects correctly on our reports. If you can't partic

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique Events you have made

2007-10-07 Thread Allen Prunty
ine, they ran the moonshine. I do not think any of these folks were aligned with anyone as infamous as Capone, this was just their way of making a living. Smiles, Marilyn On 10/6/07, Allen Prunty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Just to add a bit of levity here... How many of you have made un

[LegacyUG] Custom Events for boarder

2007-10-06 Thread Allen Prunty
I would create a Custom event called "Boarder" And would use the verbage... He/She had a boarder, [Desc] in his/her household during the [Date] census, [inPlace].[Source] [Notes] Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://w

[LegacyUG] Unique Events you have made

2007-10-06 Thread Allen Prunty
Just to add a bit of levity here... How many of you have made unique events? Like I have one that I created called "Jail" where I logged the jail time that one of my ancestors spent in jail. I have another called "Prison" and one called "Moonshine" (My family was intwined with the capones)

Re: [LegacyUG] Please take it off list -- IT'S A LEGITMATE QUERY, FOLKS!

2007-10-06 Thread Allen Prunty
Or what about the Great Great Great Grandfather who liked to make babies with his slaves? I have one of those... Or the Great, Great Uncle who had a habit of spreading his seed around town? All families have their skeletons. Paul wrote: What about all the abortions that occur in your familie

[LegacyUG] My Previous post

2007-10-06 Thread Allen Prunty
Oh and I forgot to add on my previous post... I really don't know people to ask the question off list... if anyone reads my situation and knows how to record it please e-mail me offlist... even though it probably would benefit someone else. It's hard to ask questions offlist when you don't hav

Re: [LegacyUG] Please take it off list

2007-10-06 Thread Allen Prunty
Jim... If this is the official word from Legacy Technical support and the company then I can assume that we will never see this support in the software in the future. There are several very public messages today that indicate that there are some of us who need this... granted we don't always

Re: [LegacyUG] Please take it off list -- IT'S A LEGITMATE QUERY, FOLKS!

2007-10-06 Thread Allen Prunty
Stacey... I agree fully... I got a free copy of Roots Magic with my World Vital Records subscription. Legacy has much more features except the ability to record a Male-Male / Female-Female relationships. I am honestly disheartened at the fact that we can not discuss real world issues. I do

Re: [LegacyUG] ?? easy way to upload Legacy web pages to 'freepages' ??

2007-10-05 Thread Allen Prunty
In windows XP and Vista you can create a virtual web drive from a ftp site. I will research the steps to do this and post them step by step later this weekend. This is what I have done and I just save to that drive... whammo everything is posted! Allen J B Coats wrote: Have used the Legacy

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