RE: [LegacyUG] problem downloading

2009-09-15 Thread Linda Bischoff
Thanks Ron. Maybe that's what is happening, although the "wait" has been over 5 minutes. Will try it again. Linda From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of ronald ferguson Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 4:13 AM To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.c

[LegacyUG] problem downloading

2009-09-14 Thread Linda Bischoff
Everytime I try to update my legacy using the update on the legacy home tab, the download quits in the middle of it and then it tells me I have to download from the website. When I try to download from the servers on the site, the download again stalls. Can someone help or do you have any ideas. Us

[LegacyUG] citing US genweb

2009-06-05 Thread Linda Bischoff
I am braving the wrath of certain individuals on this list, hoping that I have my ducks in a row and won't offend anyone with my question. I have used plain text and have searched the archives for a suitable answer but not sure I have entered the right search terms. I would like to know if I can u

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy charting update

2008-11-12 Thread Linda Bischoff
Can someone help me... After clicking on Tips & Updates... and downloading, installing I get the following Access violation at address 008A41CF in module "LegacyCharting.EXE. Read of address 0057 I'm using Vista Home... and Legacy 7 I am unable to close the program Thanks Linda B.

RE: [LegacyUG] Childrens' place of birth on family view?

2008-08-26 Thread Linda Bischoff
Please note that the time element is in "tenths of a second". If you change it to 99 "tenths of a second" you have to wait quite a while for the popup. It is a convenient feature, in my opinion, so I don't have to change to the child to see his/her stats. Linda B -Original Message- From:

RE: [LegacyUG] Another bibliography question

2008-08-21 Thread Linda Bischoff
Tracy, I wonder if you have tried any of the suggestions and what might have been the results. Could you let us know? I have one other suggestion, but I don't know how it would work. On the notes for any of your people, you can add a source for the notes. If you wrote the information you have abo

RE: [LegacyUG] Version 7 SourceWriter - Which template to use for published books transcribed online?

2008-06-13 Thread Linda Bischoff
Christine, Until there is a template dealing with this example, I would use the "Add a Generic Source" and then the "Website" model. Since this is a transcript on the website and not the actual book, I would enter the information for the website and deal with the name of the book in the detail pa

RE: [LegacyUG] V7 Help sourcing International Certificate of Inoculation & Vaccination Card; Source original copies

2008-06-11 Thread Linda Bischoff
Ann, I think I would use the "artifact" template for the Vaccination card. the template gives Author last name, given name suffix (I would put the person whose name the card belonged) Agency/creator if applicable (US government or whatever agency? -- perhaps World Health Org approved) Artifact ID

RE: [LegacyUG] citing Allamakee Cemetery records with SourceWriter

2008-06-09 Thread Linda Bischoff
Hi Shelly, I was looking at the website you mentioned, and because people are making corrections/additions to his book, and because the book isn't cited verbatim, I would call this collection a database. The website has the following: "The information on this page has been contributed by Allamak

RE: [LegacyUG] Mapping Event Addresses

2008-06-05 Thread Linda Bischoff
I use the following way of recording cemeteries: Name of town - name of cemetery, county, state, country ie: Dodge City - Maple Grove Cemetery, Ford Co., Kansas, USA This is recorded in the burial location. That way, I can move the "pin" on the maps right to the cemetery. I suppose you could add

RE: [LegacyUG] Italicized Names

2008-06-03 Thread Linda Bischoff
John, you might look to see if you don't have a gender selected for those who are italicized. (there are times when a child was born in which I don't know whether it was a boy or a girl -- you find it when obits say someone was survived by 5 children or some such thing where you don't know the gend

RE: [LegacyUG] Version 7 Source-Writer - for Geoff

2008-05-26 Thread Linda Bischoff
Bill I'm not Geoff and don't know what the plans for later upgrades are but the following might be an explanation of the order of entry. I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but if you use Ancestry.com to get your census data you will notice that when you go to the 1850 census screen

RE: [LegacyUG] favorite bells and whistles

2008-05-25 Thread Linda Bischoff
I second that! By using SourceWriter, I am hoping to be able to clean up my database for once, and to have sources that will make sense to anyone who sees them! I don't think my loosely worded sources could be helped with a conversion tool, so I'm copying and pasting, and going back to look for mo

RE: [LegacyUG] Re: How do you do it?

2008-05-25 Thread Linda Bischoff
birthday a couple of days ago, now I am thinking I might just have to "borrow" that thing. Honest! I never thought of that before this minute! On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 6:40 PM, Linda Bischoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I also use a "work-around" > I have used th

RE: [LegacyUG] Re: How do you do it?

2008-05-24 Thread Linda Bischoff
dfather whose burial place was moved from one town to another after 75 years, to be with the family. Linda Bischoff From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Randolph Clark Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 3:24 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] R

RE: [LegacyUG] help: V7 source writer

2008-05-23 Thread Linda Bischoff
much easier, even if I have to do a lot of copy & paste. It will take quite a bit of time, but I believe I would have the same problem if there was a conversion tool available, mainly because of the many different ways we have all been recording our sources over the years. Linda Bischoff Fro

[LegacyUG] need help with searching notes

2007-10-12 Thread Linda Bischoff
This being the month for such info, I have two or three ancestors (ancestresses?) who were accused of being witches. I put the information in the general notes or research notes, and now can't remember who they were. Does anyone know of a way to "Search" the notes for the word "Witch". It looks lik

RE: [LegacyUG] Marriage unknown

2007-09-01 Thread Linda Bischoff
acyUG] Marriage unknown Linda, Try going to the Marriage List. Find the man, highlight him and Select: Options - remove the marriage link. Jennifer -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Linda Bischoff Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2

RE: [LegacyUG] Marriage unknown

2007-09-01 Thread Linda Bischoff
I have a great uncle in my file who never married. I have the box checked that he was never married and never had children, but "Unknown" is shown as his wife. And there is a marriage symbol by his name on the family group page. When I try to unlink Unknown, "Spouse" is grayed out. How do I remov

RE: [LegacyUG] "Non-standard" locations

2007-07-11 Thread Linda Bischoff
I have the same problem with Lower Canada, Upper Canada, Canada East and Canada West prior to the modern use. I would be interested to know how people give the information for early Canada and also for the colonies, ie Massachusetts Bay etc. Thanks! Linda B. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

[LegacyUG] Folder Share

2007-01-07 Thread Linda Bischoff
Folder share is a beta program from Windows Live Has anyone used this feature? It is free from https://www.foldershare.com/info/aboutFoldershare.php I am curious if it was worthwhile for genealogy sharing. Thanks, Linda Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 fe

[LegacyUG] sorting information

2006-09-20 Thread Linda Bischoff
    I am hoping someone can help me with a dilemma. If  this isn’t something for this list, please let me know.   I have a family that I am trying to sort out. There are two brothers in the 1750s who are in the same area.  I know the names of their wives and the names of their childre

RE: [LegacyUG] Problems with Legacy

2006-08-15 Thread Linda Bischoff
hat. Now I should knock on wood. --- Linda Bischoff Beth wrote - Just wondering how many Legacy users run Legacy routinely without any problems whatsover. Beth, I have never had any problems with Legacy. EVER. I am constantly amazed at the daily glitches people encounter. I have found that wi

RE: [LegacyUG] Pictures

2006-08-07 Thread Linda Bischoff
Sandra, what type of pictures were they? Our pictures from the 1940s & 50s are all in black and white. There were some in early 60s that were color, but they look very faded today. The only color photos we had from that era were taken at a studio, and even those look sort of faded. Linda B.

RE: [LegacyUG] To keep or not to keep?

2006-07-24 Thread Linda Bischoff
I would keep the letters in sleeves in a 3-ring binder. Judging by the use of e-mail for correspondence, these letters will one day be a novelty for descendants. If at all possible, I would also keep the envelope. While it's a good idea to transcribe the letter for your computer files, some people

RE: [LegacyUG] PDA Question

2006-07-21 Thread Linda Bischoff
I have a Palm pilot, T3 is the model. I also have a new laptop, purchased a couple of years AFTER I got the palm pilot. My new laptop has Windows XP media edition. I tried to use the palm pilot with it, but found out that Palm doesn’t support Windows XP media edition!  I have used it with W

RE: [LegacyUG] Relationships not Husband/Wife

2006-07-21 Thread Linda Bischoff
It never ceases to amaze me! This is GENEALOGY. This is NOT sociology. A person MUST have a MALE and a FEMALE for parents, no matter the family environment. There is no "solution" for that. If the child has two mothers, one of them adopted, he/she must still have a father, even if that person's nam