Re: [LegacyUG] Letter Source Template - override works

2008-07-04 Thread Tim Willis
Just realized I had not clicked on Include this citation override on reports.  So, now I get the override on a report.  But the master source is still incorrect.  And the template doesn't allow me to change it there. BTW, I am using the lates build - Original Message From: Tim Willis

Re: [LegacyUG] Estimated Locations

2008-06-18 Thread Tim Willis
Especially when considering someone who lived in Massachusetts, but born before 1620, I wouldn't be sure if they came from England or maybe Holland?  Perhaps it would depend on the last name, but even then, the Pilgrims lived in Holland before they came to Mass., so it is possible they were

[LegacyUG] Multiple Sources - same event

2008-01-21 Thread Tim Willis
Hello Listers, I just wanted to get an opinion on something. This afternoon, I hold in my hand, a computer marriage report print out from a cousin who is doing much of the same research I am. For some people in my database, it will be the only source (not yet verified, but it is a source

Re: [LegacyUG] Cause of Death and other little things

2008-01-04 Thread Tim Willis
Another reason I sometimes put things likle Cause of Death in a separate event is that when I open a person's individual view, it is visible right away and I can see it (I know, it can be put in one of the 5 fields that is visible at the top, but right now I am using that for something else).

[LegacyUG] Printing source comments

2007-12-02 Thread Tim Willis
Hi Gang, On the Edit Master Source Definition Page there is a tab for Comments. At the bottom, there is a check-box to Include on Reports. I figured this would work the same as the Include on Reports on the Text of Source tab, but I can not get it to print on the Decsendants or Decsendants

Re: [LegacyUG] Souce Clipboard (was: Lumping vs.Splitting)

2007-10-25 Thread Tim Willis
Yes Wendy, I have used the Source Clipboard in this way, and it is very useful. However, is there a way to easly copy the source details back into the clipboard as well? Say you have a page number for the source and some other information on other tabs of an existing source detail. Can you

Re: [LegacyUG] Souce Clipboard (was: Lumping vs.Splitting)

2007-10-25 Thread Tim Willis
Very Cool! I like it! I suppose I would have known this had I bought those Legacy Training CDs, eh? Tim - Original Message From: Susan Daily [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:27:53 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Souce Clipboard

Re: [LegacyUG] same sex relationships

2007-10-10 Thread Tim Willis
Yes, I adopted my twin sons who were originally from my wife and a previous relationship. They were issued new birth cirtificates with my name as the father, and the originals to their biological father were sealed. I also do have the cirtificates of adoption. Of course, I have the whole

Re: [LegacyUG] sourcing, lumping and splitting

2007-09-27 Thread Tim Willis
Hi Janis, Well you may be wrong two times a day, but like a broken clock, you could be right two times a day as well. I had thought that this thread had just about run it's course, but I still had found myself profoundly THINKING about how to redo my sources as well. After all, we want to

Re: [LegacyUG] An argument for splitting? (knowing I may get lumps for this)

2007-09-24 Thread Tim Willis
Hello again, I think between all of you, you have answered my questions. I was using the wrong term.. Where I said 'citation' I should have said 'source detail'.. and you do explain how you use it. ;-) The interesting thing is that there are as many ways of using sources and source

Re: [LegacyUG] An argument for splitting? (knowing I may get lumps for this)

2007-09-22 Thread Tim Willis
Well, I want to thank everyone for their suggestions on this. I have to finish going through this bible and decide just which way I will go with. I really like this group. You get a good discussion going and you can see the differing opinions (all valid, mind you). Although things get a bit

Re: [LegacyUG] An argument for splitting? (knowing I may get lumps for this)

2007-09-21 Thread Tim Willis
Very interesting! So Pat... as a splitter, how would you handle the following: I have copies of pages from a family bible, and asside from the handwritten births, marriages and deaths, there are also copies of obituaries and wedding announcements etc pasted onto certain pages. I think of all

Re: [LegacyUG] An argument for splitting? (knowing I may get lumps for this)

2007-09-20 Thread Tim Willis
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Re: [LegacyUG] An argument for splitting? (knowing I may get lumps for this)

2007-09-20 Thread Tim Willis
Actually, I can probably figure out a way to do this in Access. I was just hoping that I had missed an easy way of doing it in Legacy! Sounds simple enough (like most complex things); if you can change things on a source record and have it apply to all instances, that you could do the same

[LegacyUG] An argument for splitting? (knowing I may get lumps for this)

2007-09-19 Thread Tim Willis
hits (47 in my case). Then you would have to weed through which ones are mentioned in the obituary... Any suggestions? Lumping along with a splitting headache, Tim Willis Tonight's top picks. What

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources that are non event specific

2007-09-10 Thread Tim Willis
Thanks to all who responded. Ron, your response brings up an interesting question. In some of these letters, a person refers to my gr gr grandmother as 'cousin'. As of yet, I do not know how this person is a cousin, I just have his name, and the letter. But even if I really did know how he

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources that are non event specific

2007-09-10 Thread Tim Willis
Thank you all for your ideas. For that letter with the cousin I will probrbaly create the unlinked individual. And I have another 200 letters from a Civil War ancestor, all part of the big collection. I will think of something about those as well. Tim - Original Message From:

[LegacyUG] Sources that are non event specific

2007-09-09 Thread Tim Willis
I am wondering how people in this group address sources that do not really give a specific event or date for someone in your database, but is just a reference to that person. Say you get a collection of letters between your grandparents and an uncle. There is nothing in those letters that

Re: [LegacyUG] Notes for Name fields

2007-05-24 Thread Tim Willis
that?? Tim Willis - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 11:39:50 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Notes for Name fields Bert: I appreciate those fields and that is my question for comparison. I use all

RE: [LegacyUG] Sources grayed out on Descendent Report options

2006-12-23 Thread Tim Willis
One thing I have done to get around this is to: 1. Produce the Descendancy Chart 2. Produce a Descendancy Book for the same people, but only print the Sources.. works for me. Happy Holidays. Tim Willis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

RE: [LegacyUG] Marriage User ID

2006-12-07 Thread Tim Willis
Hi. Wondering if the below message ever made it to the list? I think it did. Anyway, anyone know how to print the Marriage User ID as opposed to the MRIN on a Descendancy Book report? Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Willis Sent

[LegacyUG] Missing Sources Report

2006-12-03 Thread Tim Willis
... right? But in the odd event that we put something in we forgot to site or something Any way to do this? Tim Willis *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp or call 1-800-753-3453. *** Legacy User Group

[LegacyUG] Marriage User ID

2006-12-03 Thread Tim Willis
Hello, I am wondering how you can print the Marriage User ID in a Descendancy Book. I see where you can print the MRIN, but I do not see where you can print the Marriage User ID (should you need to use it). Any suggestions? Tim Willis *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order

RE: [LegacyUG] Foster children

2006-12-01 Thread Tim Willis
So, with all of this talk about documenting foster children for future generations, in the context of how to document this using Legacy; I notice if you print a Descendancy Book, you have the option of adding the relationship of a child (if you want to see everyone's relationship), or adding it to

RE: [LegacyUG] MRINs and RINs

2006-11-07 Thread Tim Willis
Hello Sherry and others, When you mentioned putting the MRIN in the Marriage User ID field, it made me look at the print option from the Name List. If you go to customize for a print field (like Geoff suggests for printing MRINs for the index in his system) I see a list of optional fields

RE: [LegacyUG] Date entry and date sort

2006-10-18 Thread Tim Willis
Or.. between 1910 and 1915...? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mary Young Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 6:16 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Date entry and date sort I think you could enter from

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy and TMG

2006-09-18 Thread Tim Willis
add some of those features - like adding witnesses to events (wink, wink!). But at this stage in the game, I am very happy I went back to Legacy. I will keep it! Hope this is not too much information! Tim Willis Voorheesville, NY Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http

RE: [LegacyUG] Events

2006-09-06 Thread Tim Willis
. Programmatically, it seems that it's all in how you link it to the person. Also perhaps it would save space on the file size..?? So, what happened to this great idea? Tim Willis -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stan Young Sent: Tuesday