Re: [LegacyUG] Obituary as a Potential Problem

2011-11-13 Thread Ron Ferguson
Georgia, 1) I would just exempt them from the Problems Report. I am not aware of any other way of dealing with the instance of retrospective dates, they may also be found in wedding certificates when an occupation is given for a deceased father, and in the later death certificates (in England/Wale

[LegacyUG] Obituary as a Potential Problem

2011-11-13 Thread Georgia
It has been my practice to enter an obituary as an event so that I can see at a glance that I have one. A recent Potential Problem reported "Event date after death date". Well, yes, I would hope so. Is there a different way to handle an obituary or should I just check the box to "exclude from pot

Re: [LegacyUG] Recording Locations

2011-11-13 Thread Jerry
Interesting article. I'm glad he mentioned the adjacent note field - which has been my preferred method to explain name and jurisdiction changes. Jerry Cheryl Rothwell wrote: >I've read many discussions about how to do locations. Today James Tanner >weighed in [I'm a huge fan]. >http://geneal

Re: [LegacyUG] Recording Locations

2011-11-13 Thread Ron Ferguson
Being a non-resident, it is not for me to comment on American place names, however I entirely agree with James’s last comment: “Also, be care of standardized place names. Standardized anything in genealogy is probably a very bad idea if it means losing information in the original.” Ron Ferguson

[LegacyUG] Recording Locations

2011-11-13 Thread Cheryl Rothwell
I've read many discussions about how to do locations. Today James Tanner weighed in [I'm a huge fan]. http://genealogysstar.blogspot.com/ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@l

Re: [LegacyUG] subscription

2011-11-13 Thread Jerry
Hi Wendy and all. I also contacted Corney off-line about her subscription problem. Also, just additional information -- It is often helpful to let them know they can COPY and PASTE the URL address from the Legacy welcome email into their browser and hit ENTER. In most cases, that will correct

Re: [LegacyUG] subscription

2011-11-13 Thread Wendy Howard
Hi Corney, I'm sending a copy of this reply directly to yourself as well as to the mailing list, to ensure you see it. Firstly, please turn off the Read Receipt when you post to the list. Also, it is advisable to post in plain text, to ensure you reach as wide an audience as possible - we have so

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources

2011-11-13 Thread Jean Suplick
Commonly, the repository is the place where the materials are held, for instance a government office, library, archives, etc. In Legacy, I have a repository called "Jean Suplick's Personal Archives," with my home address. Be sure to save that email into a file and then store the electronic file or

Re: [LegacyUG] Known bug

2011-11-13 Thread Tim Rosenlof
Hi Michele, Your issue is in the tracking system. It is number 2793. You can use that for your records. I see you as you reported it. The developers refer to the tracking system to review the issues. There is no time frame for each item to be implemented. Just keep a eye out for future builds. Ti

[LegacyUG] Known bug

2011-11-13 Thread cranberryfrog
I pointed out several months ago that the potential problems will find initials that don’t have a space after the periods (J.S. Smith vs. J. S. Smith) but if the name is in the AKA field, the potential problems will not see this. It was confirmed as a bug by the Legacy people. I was wondering wh