RE: [LegacyUG] speaking of sources

2011-06-09 Thread Charles Apple
Michelle, The beauty of Legacy is that everyone can enter data based upon their own individual preferences and style. Personally, I never delete a source, even when the information contained in the source has proven to be wrong. Instead, I add the source to a properly titled Disproven event i.e

RE: [LegacyUG] Family Group Sheets

2011-03-31 Thread Charles Apple
Following generally accepted genealogical standards for researching our ancestors leaves plenty of room for all of us to customize our research to reflect our individual preferences. I agree that there could be more options for customizing the Family Group Sheet, however, of the Family Group She

[LegacyUG] BEPSC Meaning

2011-01-24 Thread Charles Apple
Richard, I am not a LDS member but I think the B=Baptism, E=End, S=Sealed/Spouse, P=Sealed/Parents, C=Children ordinances. I am not that familiar with them, so I can't explain their meaning. Charles From: RICHARD SCHULTHIES [mailto:fourpa...@verizon.net] Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 8:25 PM

RE: [LegacyUG] Renumbering MRINs

2011-01-21 Thread Charles Apple
Thank you everyone for your input, both pro and con, as well as the suggested use of the User ID field as an alternative. I think I have a better understanding now of what to do, what not to do, and the potential problems that could result if one is not careful. Charles -Original Message--

RE: [LegacyUG] Renumbering MRINs

2011-01-21 Thread Charles Apple
Hi Jennifer, Thanks for the additional discussion of this system. Since you have re-numbered many of your MRINs, have you experienced any problems with Phantom RINs, or Phantom MRINs, or any other type of problems? I have read the Help Files and Legacy User's Manual that explains how to do thi

RE: [LegacyUG] Renumbering MRINs

2011-01-21 Thread Charles Apple
Hi Wendy, Actually, I stated my question incorrectly, it is the MRINs that I am considering renumbering not the RINs. My apologies to the LUG for hijacking Elizabeth's thread, that certainly was not my intention. I have changed the subject line to reflect this new thread. My reason for renumbe

RE: [LegacyUG] Phantom people - duplicated RINs

2011-01-20 Thread Charles Apple
I have been following this thread with interest. Someone please correct me if I am wrong, however, am I to understand that renumbering RINs can cause confusion and is not necessarily a good thing to do. I was considering renumbering some RINs, until this thread came up. Now I am not sure whethe

RE: [LegacyUG] It's official - Legacy 7.5 is now available

2011-01-20 Thread Charles Apple
I too have been following this thread for a while. If memory serves me correctly, the Legacy Training CD's support what Cynthia stated below. The plethora of information available to us such as family group sheets on LDS, Ancestry, etc. should be viewed as nothing more than "Clues or Leads" as t

[LegacyUG] Legacy 7.5 upgrade

2011-01-18 Thread Charles Apple
I have been following the list all day and it appears that some are having problems with the Legacy 7.5 upgrade while others are not. The question I have been trying to answer is, should I upgrade now or wait a few days? I am currently using Legacy Deluxe 7.4.0.45 on a Win XP Desktop. Charles

RE: [LegacyUG] place standardization

2011-01-15 Thread Charles Apple
Kathy, The Standard Finder at http://labs.familysearch.org/ listed the following results: Rochlitz, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany with ISO CODE DE-SN, and 51.05N, 12.8E It listed many more alternatives, apparently Rochlitz, Germany covers a rather large area. Hope this helps, Charles From: Kath

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter Template and IGI question

2010-12-23 Thread Charles Apple
Thank you Jenny, I did as you suggested and found additional information about the particular IGI film, however, I did experience a potential problem that some may wish to be aware of. Instead of searching on a name, I clicked on the IGI Records to search, and entered the Batch Number and Shee

[LegacyUG] SourceWriter Template and IGI question

2010-12-22 Thread Charles Apple
Legacy's SoureWriter Template for the International Genealogical Index (IGI) provides fields for the following information; FHL Film Number: Item No.: Title of Film: Batch Number: Reference Number: The FamilySearch IGI provides the following Source Information; Batch Number: Sheet: Source Call N

RE: [LegacyUG] Help from across the pond

2010-12-22 Thread Charles Apple
Thank you Steve, Yes, a large university library is nearby. I will check it out. Charles -Original Message- From: steven perkins [mailto:scperk...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 9:20 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help from across the pond Ch

RE: [LegacyUG] Help from across the pond

2010-12-21 Thread Charles Apple
I would suggest that correctly it would be "Cratfield, Hundred of Blaything, Suffolk, England". Hope that helps, have a good Christmas, I close down tomorrow as I am off to Spain - out of the snow! Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -Original Message- From: Charles Apple Sen

[LegacyUG] Help from across the pond

2010-12-21 Thread Charles Apple
I have traced one of my ancestral lines to Cratfield, Suffolk, England during the early 1500's. While researching Cratfield, I found a variety of location entries, therefore, I am specifically looking for information as to how the people of England correctly identify this location. The following ar

RE: [LegacyUG] Use Of Archives

2010-11-25 Thread Charles Apple
Howland, I used FGS (without quotes) as the search string and received 33 hits after November 21, 2009 and 118 hits before November 21, 2009. Charles Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-arc

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy terminology

2010-10-17 Thread Charles Apple
Ron, Thank you. Your explanation really does help. Charles -Original Message- From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 5:02 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy terminology Charles, That is absolutely correct

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy terminology

2010-10-17 Thread Charles Apple
Ron, Please correct me if I am wrong. As I understand from your post, the limitations of the location fields in Legacy, are self imposed by the user relative to the way he or she perceives location entry, and is not a short coming of Legacy itself. Is my understanding correct or way off base?

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy terminology

2010-10-17 Thread Charles Apple
Just a thought. Many of us have ancestors that originated from many different countries i.e., England, Germany, Scotland, Ireland, France, etc. Instead of different Legacy programs specific to a particular country i.e., Legacy UK, Legacy Canada etc. Why not include these options in Legacy Prefer

RE: [LegacyUG] New user

2010-09-26 Thread Charles Apple
Ken, I switched from TMG also, if I had it to do over again I would not try to clean up my files in TMG, it is much easier to clean them up in Legacy. Additionally, you don't know what errors or inconsistencies Legacy will find until after the import. Here are the basic steps I would follow. 1

RE: [LegacyUG] Marriage order in Chronology View

2010-08-10 Thread Charles Apple
Thank you Ron, that worked. Charles -Original Message- From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 6:15 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Marriage order in Chronology View Charles, The order of spouses is as that set

[LegacyUG] Marriage order in Chronology View

2010-08-10 Thread Charles Apple
Multiple marriages of some people are listed out of order in the Chronology View. For Example someone's 1st wife may be listed as the 2nd wife and the 2nd wife as the 1st wife, etc. I have searched the help files, the Legacy Family Tree manual, and the Legacy Archives for an solution to correcting

RE: [LegacyUG] Alternate Name vs. AKA Event

2010-08-06 Thread Charles Apple
"I have relatives where one brother used the named PARET and the other PARROTT. Likewise EWERT, EVERT, and EVERETT amongst 6 brothers." Count your blessings, I have found over 30 ancestors that spelled "Apple" differently, but I have learned something, I hope, from this thread in using Legacy's

RE: [LegacyUG] Re: Don't beat people up over etiquette...

2010-07-03 Thread Charles Apple
As someone mentioned in an earlier post, the LUG is a Global Network made up of many different cultures, and that, in and of itself, makes us all richer as we learn from each other. What may be perceived as polite and mannerly in one culture, may actually be rude and offensive an in another. Re

[LegacyUG] RE: Don't beat people up over etiquette

2010-07-02 Thread Charles Apple
Well said Kim, however, as a relatively new Legacy User, I for one (maybe I am the only one) do appreciate those with more experience than I pointing out my transgressions of List Rule's. After all, they are Millennia's rules and it really doesn't matter whether I agree with them or not. Whether b

RE: [LegacyUG] LUG Etiquette. to SNIP or not.

2010-07-01 Thread Charles Apple
Thanks Ron, For keeping us straight. I went back and re-read the etiquette pages, and I stand corrected. Charles >I think it is in the etiquette pages (I haven't looked for a while), but in >any event, like the "No HTML" stipulation, it is repeatedly ignored. > >Ron Ferguson Legacy User Gro

RE: [LegacyUG] Spamming vs Help

2010-06-29 Thread Charles Apple
ist in respect to "Legacy Family Tree" programme and it's use not all these off track matters and discussions. -------- From: "Charles Apple" Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 5:21 AM To: Subject: [LegacyUG] Spamming vs Help > Although t

[LegacyUG] Spamming vs Help

2010-06-28 Thread Charles Apple
Although there are various definitions of what constitutes SPAM, and people can further broaden that definition if they wish, however, a commonality of just about all definitions is "Unsolicited Bulk Messages" as in the following definition from WikiPedia; "Spam is the use of electronic messagin

[LegacyUG] Legacy User Group reputation

2010-06-26 Thread Charles Apple
Please, do not stereotype the Legacy User Group, as a whole, based upon a few loud, boisterous, and arrogant individuals who appear to hold to the perception that the "civilized world" revolves around their particular definitions. Unfortunately, they are part of this world and we must accept the

RE: [LegacyUG] Tool to Uniformly Format Places?

2010-06-25 Thread Charles Apple
I also use AniMap and it has proven to be an invaluable tool on many occasions in determining the correct location name during a given year. Charles -Original Message- From: Tim Rosenlof [mailto:spa...@xmission.com] Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 11:10 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com

RE: [LegacyUG] Eek! Just joining Ancestry.com - citation nightmare?

2010-06-14 Thread Charles Apple
Scott, I am no expert by any means, however, my thoughts on this is as follows; 1) Original Source: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. 2) 1st Derivative: National Archives and Records Administration microfilm. M1509,

[LegacyUG] Photo Restoration - Off Topic

2010-06-09 Thread Charles Apple
This is probably Off Topic, however, I just wanted to let the Legacy Users Group know that I tried the Retouch company that Geoff mentioned in his article on photo restoration, and their results far exceeded my expectations at a price that is far below any of their competitors. Charles Legacy

RE: [LegacyUG] Adding numbers to names

2010-06-07 Thread Charles Apple
Syble, I am inclined to agree with Heather, and the other users, that the User "ID field" is determined by "YOU" the user as you feel appropriate for your particular requirements. Charles From: Syble Glasscock [mailto:syble_...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 6:47 PM To: LegacyUserGroup

RE: [LegacyUG] Missing RINs

2010-05-24 Thread Charles Apple
Jenny, Filing hard copies is really a personal preference and any system that suites your needs is OK, as long as there is no duplication of records as you have pointed out. Personally, after trying many different systems I found that filing by MRIN best suited my particular needs. If you want

RE: [LegacyUG] Missing RINs

2010-05-22 Thread Charles Apple
My apologies Martin, I misspelled your name. Charles -Original Message- From: Charles Apple [mailto:apple1...@embarqmail.com] Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 3:45 PM To: 'LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com' Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Missing RINs Marty, The RIN is a "Record

RE: [LegacyUG] Missing RINs

2010-05-22 Thread Charles Apple
Marty, The RIN is a "Record Identification Number" that is unique for each individual in your family file. The MRIN is a "Marriage Record Identification Number" also unique to each marriage. They are used to quickly locate, or jump to, specific individuals or marriages. Some use them as an ind

RE: [LegacyUG] Nesting Focus Group to label or export

2010-05-19 Thread Charles Apple
Rich, IMO this may be of interest to some in the LUG, since the Legacy Detailed Search tab uses the AND / OR functions of Boolean logic. Perhaps others will have a different opinion. Charles -Original Message- From: RICHARD SCHULTHIES [mailto:fourpa...@verizon.net] Sent: Wednesday, May

RE: [LegacyUG] Military Event and Sentence Override

2010-05-11 Thread Charles Apple
Joy, I will also have to agree with Joy and Jenny in that you don't need to create a sentence in the override tab. For greater flexibility, I created an event and named it Military. The sentence structure is [EventName]: [Desc], [Date], [Place].[Sources] [Notes]. I must admit that like Connie,

RE: [LegacyUG] tagging marriage list

2010-05-10 Thread Charles Apple
Charles Apple wrote >Robert, I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but, after >showing the Marriage List, click on the help button in the lower right >corner. It states that one can tag or untag all marriages by clicking >on the column heading for the tag that you want t

RE: [LegacyUG] tagging marriage list

2010-05-10 Thread Charles Apple
Robert, I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but, after showing the Marriage List, click on the help button in the lower right corner. It states that one can tag or untag all marriages by clicking on the column heading for the tag that you want to use, i.e., tags 1, 2, 3, etc. Hope

RE: [LegacyUG] Power outage now errors and other issues

2010-05-07 Thread Charles Apple
Sherry, Point well taken. My apologies to Support, Millennia, and the LUG. Charles -Original Message- From: Sherry/Support [mailto:she...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 12:12 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Power outage now errors and othe

RE: [LegacyUG] Power outage now errors and other issues

2010-05-07 Thread Charles Apple
Scott, When shopping for a UPS, there are a couple of things you need to look for. 1. Make sure that the UPS filters the electrical input and stabilizes it at a steady level. Electrical dips and spikes (brown outs and surges) can cause the same problems that a power outage can cause. This will

RE: [LegacyUG] Power outage now errors and other issues

2010-05-06 Thread Charles Apple
Scott, database programs (of any kind) kind do some very strange things when not properly closed, or exited from their normal routines. The only remedy that I am aware of is frequent good backups. Perhaps others on the list may have more specific information relative to the Access database used

RE: [LegacyUG] Hijacking threads

2010-05-04 Thread Charles Apple
Thank you CE Wood. You are quite correct that this hijacked thread has nothing to do with Legacy and is not on topic. Thank you again. Charles E. Apple -Original Message- From: CE Wood [mailto:wood...@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 12:29 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subje

RE: [LegacyUG] Converting Source Citations

2010-05-04 Thread Charles Apple
ta Lynn McKale wrote: > Charles, > I was just drafting a similar response. However, you have expressed > my thoughts perhaps better than I could. Thank you. > Rita in South Carolina > > -Original Message- > From: Charles Apple [mailto:apple1...@embarqmail.com] > S

RE: [LegacyUG] Converting Source Citations

2010-05-04 Thread Charles Apple
Come on people lighten up. Although, I agree with many of your comments, as a former teacher I can certainly empathize with the writer. The only dumb question is the one that “someone does not ask.” Occasionally, us new comers to Legacy appreciate the expert guidance and opinions of those that a

RE: [LegacyUG] Source Template Conversion Tool

2010-05-01 Thread Charles Apple
Jim, To my knowledge, the Source Writer Conversion Tool, has never been released. I will agree with Ron Ferguson that it should be removed from the help files to eliminate confusion, however, I will even go a step further and say (In my opinion) there are just too many variables for a Source Wr

RE: [LegacyUG] v7.4.0.39 - Relationship Calculator

2010-04-29 Thread Charles Apple
Mine is working perfectly, and very fast, although, I only have 7000 people in my database, not nearly as many as some of you. Charles E. Apple Tennessee -Original Message- From: John S. Adams [mailto:oldbr...@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 1:23 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@Legacy

RE: [LegacyUG] BMD announcement respository?

2010-04-20 Thread Charles Apple
If I may interject a thought into this thread. I tend to agree that my "local library" is of little use to someone else in another state wishing to locate one of my sources. Whenever possible I use WorldCat as my repository located at http://www.oclc.org/worldcat . This way others can locate the

[LegacyUG] Possible Bookmark Problem

2010-04-18 Thread Charles Apple
I just found the answer to my earlier question regarding Quick Bookmarks slots 1, 2, and 3. They can be removed by holding down the CTRL+ Right Click the name and it will disappear. The answer was in help, I overlooked it somehow, probably because I wasn't using the correct terminology of Quick Boo

[LegacyUG] Possible bookmark problem

2010-04-18 Thread Charles Apple
After removing or clearing existing bookmarks, the individual names of those who were bookmarked still appear in their respective bookmark slots on Family View, i.e. slot 1, slot 2, slot 3. I have read help, archives, and still no answer. Am I missing something, or is this a possible bug? I am usin

RE: [LegacyUG] Printing Family Group Sheet with Chonology Report option

2010-04-09 Thread Charles Apple
. Original Message- -Original Message- From: Charles Apple [mailto:apple1...@embarqmail.com] Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 7:12 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Printing Family Group Sheet with Chonology Report option Unfortunately, this

RE: [LegacyUG] Printing Family Group Sheet with Chonology Report option

2010-04-09 Thread Charles Apple
ily Group Sheet with Chonology Report option Charles Apple wrote >Is there a way to print a Family Group Sheet with Research Notes, and a >Chronology Report attached without repeating the Research Notes again? Check the Option to include Research Notes on the FGS and uncheck it on the Chronology R

[LegacyUG] Printing Family Group Sheet with Chonology Report option

2010-04-08 Thread Charles Apple
When pringting a Family Group Sheet with Chronology Report option checked, the Research Notes print twice once on the FGS and again on the Chronology Report. When unchecking the option for Research Notes in the Chronology Options, it does not display the Research Notes in the Chronology Report, how

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy and Clooz

2010-04-04 Thread Charles Apple
I will second that request. It is a wonderful suggestion. Charles -Original Message- From: David at il Destino [mailto:da...@ildestino.com] Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 11:46 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy and Clooz This is question for Legacy users who

[LegacyUG] Event Sentence Definitions

2010-03-29 Thread Charles Apple
I have not been able to find an answer in the archives, help file, or the manual, so I am bringing it to the LUG. I apologize if this has been discussed before. When defining Event Sentences, or customizing those already available, will those newly defined or customized Event definitions be overwr

RE: [LegacyUG]

2010-03-28 Thread Charles Apple
Excuse my ignorance, but, what is a dit name? Charles _ From: Lee Martin [mailto:equinephi...@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 9:31 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] How does one record dit names? I have French and Canadian-French ancestry plus Quebec chu

RE: [LegacyUG] Passage Express Button Not Working

2010-03-27 Thread Charles Apple
Angelique, I can sympathize with your frustration, however, since 1996 I have used or tried many Genealogy programs (with the exception of PAF) and all of them, bar none, have their Pro's, Con's, Disappointment's, and frustrations, however, I can honestly say that I have not, yet, found a better

RE: [LegacyUG] Group very quiet - is there a problem?

2010-03-27 Thread Charles Apple
Marianne: Your message came through just fine. I suspoect the LUG is just experiencing a quiet moment. Charles -Original Message- From: Marianne Szabo [mailto:msz...@mindspring.com] Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 3:43 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Group very

RE: [LegacyUG] Numerical order of multiple marriages and partnerships

2010-03-26 Thread Charles Apple
1:20 PM, Charles Apple wrote: > I have been trying for days, in vain, to reorder someone with multiple > marriages, or partnerships. Help, how is this done. Three of the > marriages I have proven, however, one marriage is unproven and > probably never occurred, so it would have been a

RE: [LegacyUG] Numerical order of multiple marriages and partnerships

2010-03-26 Thread Charles Apple
licking on it. > >Click the up or down button in the lower right corner of the window to >move the line up or down in the list. > > > >Sorting Automatically > >To sort the Spouse List by the marriage date, click Sort. All >marriages with no marriage date are sorted to the top

RE: [LegacyUG] Numerical order of multiple marriages and partnerships

2010-03-26 Thread Charles Apple
layed in date order. Bert - Original Message - From: "Charles Apple" To: Sent: Friday 26 March 2010 18:20 Subject: [LegacyUG] Numerical order of multiple marriages and partnerships I have been trying for days, in vain, to reorder someone with multiple marriages, or par

[LegacyUG] Numerical order of multiple marriages and partnerships

2010-03-26 Thread Charles Apple
I have been trying for days, in vain, to reorder someone with multiple marriages, or partnerships. Help, how is this done. Three of the marriages I have proven, however, one marriage is unproven and probably never occurred, so it would have been a partnership. The order displaying in Legacy, on the

RE: [LegacyUG] FamilySearch

2010-03-14 Thread Charles Apple
Jennifer, thank you for a description of the different categories on FamilySearch. I was aware of the different categories, but not aware of the distinct differences between them that you pointed out. I did not know that some were indeed sourced very accurately, therefore, I had a tendency to view

RE: [LegacyUG] FamilySearch

2010-03-13 Thread Charles Apple
with LDS records are that they aren't verified or sourced. Any LDS member can put information up that is just based on family talk. Nevertheless it is a good place to start and a source if you have nothing else. Happy searching Kathy -Original Message- From: Charles Apple [mailto:a

RE: [LegacyUG] FamilySearch

2010-03-13 Thread Charles Apple
Graham, I am not an LDS member, therefore, I cannot speak for those that are, however, I have found FamilySearch.org to be an excellent resource. I have found clues that, after further research and verification, actually helped to break through some brick walls. FamilySearch Labs also has some int

RE: [LegacyUG] Locations, addresses and events

2010-03-08 Thread Charles Apple
Thanks Ron, for the correct UK location format. Since I have traced my lines back to Germany, England, Ireland, and Scotland this is very useful information to me. I do have some quite old records from parish's in England where the location is rather confusing. When I start focusing on those partic

RE: [LegacyUG] Land vs Property records

2010-03-07 Thread Charles Apple
Thank you Jenny. I didn't think there should be difference simply because I think that all Deeds, Bills of Sale, etc., are simply different instruments that convey title from one party to another, regardless of the Land or Property being conveyed. However, since I am not a lawyer, I thought I had b

RE: [LegacyUG] Divorce and SourceWrite question

2010-03-06 Thread Charles Apple
Thanks to all users that replied to my question concerning Divorce and SourceWriter. Jenny, following your example, and after a little experimenting I found that Court Records>loose Papers>Basic Format works well for Divorce certificates received from State Vital Statistics, and that Court Records

[LegacyUG] Land vs Property records

2010-03-06 Thread Charles Apple
I am trying to cite a variety of deeds of conveyance, assumptions, etc. Some being land, others being homes or chattel. Is there any distinction between Land Records vs Property records, when it comes to developing a Master Source and its subsequent citations? Charles __ Information from

[LegacyUG] Divorce and SourceWrite question

2010-03-06 Thread Charles Apple
I have read the archives relative to citing a Divorce in the SourceWriter. Although, I found a lot of helpful information I could not find a reasonbly consistent answer to my question. So I apologize to the group in advance for asking a question that has already been discussed. I know that there i

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7.4 Assigns New Customer Number

2010-03-01 Thread Charles Apple
Mine has not changed from the original number issued. Charles -Original Message- From: Dee Whiting [mailto:deema...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 4:27 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7.4 Assigns New Customer Number Mine has not changed... D

RE: [LegacyUG] Credibility analysis of evidence

2010-02-25 Thread Charles Apple
Nick, I only do this type of analysis when an obvious piece of data is conflicting with other data previously attained. Only then do I go through the steps that you outline below. The analysis is all done on paper, maintained in a file for that specific research problem. According to Elizabeth Sho

RE: [LegacyUG] Pop up boxes squished

2010-02-16 Thread Charles Apple
Jennifer and Dale, no you are not the only ones that are experiencing this "squished pop up box phenomenon." I am experiencing it also, however, it seems to be an intermitant problem. I have not been able to identify any regular sequence of steps that will cause it to occur. Sometimes you see it, a

RE: [LegacyUG] Newspaper Announcements

2010-02-04 Thread Charles Apple
acyUG] Newspaper Announcements Charles - here's one way you can locate the newspaper when you don't know where it came from: http://tinyurl.com/q8vjkg. Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation ge...@legacyfamilytree.com www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -Original Message- From

RE: [LegacyUG] Newspaper Announcements

2010-02-04 Thread Charles Apple
I have many obituary clippings from various newspapers that were sent by relatives, many of them deceased now, however, they give no newspaper name, or any other relavent information about the newspaper. How can I cite the newspaper as the source when I don't even know the name of the newspaper? P

RE: [LegacyUG] Fraktur or Artifact?

2010-01-27 Thread Charles Apple
rom: Jenny M Benson [mailto:ge...@cedarbank.me.uk] Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 7:32 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Fraktur or Artifact? Charles Apple wrote >I have a very ornate marriage certificate of an ancestor, and I am >trying to determine whether t

[LegacyUG] Fraktur or Artifact?

2010-01-26 Thread Charles Apple
I have a very ornate marriage certificate of an ancestor, and I am trying to determine whether this is a Fraktur or Artifact. I know that originally, Fraktur's were elaborate hand painted certificates with some being illuminated, however, as time passed many of these were done in mass production on

RE: [LegacyUG] Book, Multi Authored

2010-01-23 Thread Charles Apple
Thanks Jenny, in my haste I didn't think to look there first. Charles -Original Message- From: Jenny M Benson [mailto:ge...@cedarbank.me.uk] Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 5:04 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Book, Multi Authored Charles Apple wro

[LegacyUG] Book, Multi Authored

2010-01-23 Thread Charles Apple
I would like to make a Master Source using the SourceWriter for Books, Authored, Basic Format, however, this particular book has three authors. The only template that I could find was for two authors. Has anyone experienced this before? And how would you recommend I go about it? Charles ___

RE: [LegacyUG] What Source Writer template to use for citing a Christmas Newsletter

2010-01-21 Thread Charles Apple
Ron, Please, don't hold back and avoid these discussions on sourcing with the SourceWriter. As a relatively new user of Legacy, I learn from each of these discussions, what the pro's and con's are of the Basic Source system and the SourceWriter system, and when it is better to use vs the other. T

RE: [LegacyUG] Server down?

2010-01-16 Thread Charles Apple
I just clicked on your link in the message below, and went to the Legacy Family Tree home page without any problems. Charles -Original Message- From: CE Wood [mailto:wood...@msn.com] Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 4:31 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Serve

RE: [LegacyUG] Genalogy reports - SourceWriter

2010-01-15 Thread Charles Apple
gacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Genalogy reports - SourceWriter Charles Apple wrote >My understanding is that the "supplied by" or "supplied date" is for >the puposes of showing the Provenance of a particular record. Oh yes, I have no problem with that at all. The

RE: [LegacyUG] Genalogy reports - SourceWriter

2010-01-15 Thread Charles Apple
Jenny, My understanding is that the "supplied by" or "supplied date" is for the puposes of showing the Provenance of a particular record. If you are the "Supplier" then it would probably be "Privately Held," I think. I am rather new at Legacy and learning, so you may want to get responses from ot

RE: [LegacyUG] Adding New Master Source

2010-01-13 Thread Charles Apple
Walts' question and some of the responses have left me puzzled and questioning the SourceWriter System. I am using the Legacy Deluxe Edition version 7.0.0.109. Under the Options > Customize > Sources Tab, I have selected the "SourceWriter System" as the default. Whenever, I want create a new Sourc

RE: [LegacyUG] New

2010-01-11 Thread Charles Apple
Michele, I am relatively new to Legacy also. From one newbie to another, Bruce Jones suggestion is well worth considering. I purchased both volumes of the training videos from Legacy, and they are exceptionally good. I still keep them close by, to review when I have questions. Welcome to the Grou

RE: [LegacyUG] Suggestions

2010-01-07 Thread Charles Apple
Hello and Welcome everyone, As a Newbie to Legacy and the LUG I welcome all comments from everyone on the LUG, whether mild mannered or harsh. I have learned, and am learning from each and everyone of you. Even the 2 percent that have been labeled incredibly rude, have something important to contr

RE: [LegacyUG] Digest mode possible?

2010-01-06 Thread Charles Apple
Well said, Mike. IMHO, if Millennia tried to implement the variety of needs, and requests of thousands of users, the program would eventually become so convoluted and cumbersome that nobody would be able to use it. We were all "Newbies" at one point, as we learned and made mistakes someone on the

RE: [LegacyUG] Digest mode possible?

2010-01-05 Thread Charles Apple
Sherry is correct. For those that cannot find it, here is the link that states "there is no digest mode." It is located on the screen where new Users Subscribe to the LUG, not in the etiquette guidelines. http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Charles -Original Message- From: El

RE: [LegacyUG] Family Group Report with Editable Text and Pictures

2010-01-03 Thread Charles Apple
Cathy, I hesitated for a long time before purchasing Adobe Acrobat Professional due to it being rather pricey, however, since I made the purchase I have not regretting it one second. I haven't tried the Family Group Sheet editing that you are talking about, however, I know tht Acrobat Professional

RE: [LegacyUG] Re: Verify your subscription to LegacyUserGroup mailing list

2010-01-02 Thread Charles Apple
Remove the "space" between "/public/ optin.aspx" in the link provided. I should work then. Charles _ From: Peter Bottrell [mailto:pjbottr...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:14 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Re: Verify your subscription to LegacyUs

RE: [LegacyUG] Alternate Marriage

2009-12-26 Thread Charles Apple
Thank you Heather, that's sounds like a very good solution. That way I can maintain documentation on both names. Charles From: Heather Stovold [mailto:hstov...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 1:39 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [

[LegacyUG] Alternate Marriage

2009-12-26 Thread Charles Apple
I have three separate reports (all well documented) on an Individual. All three records agree with the exception of the Maiden Surname of the wife (Given names agree). I would like to be able to record both wives with different Surnames for future verification. NOTE: This is not a Second Marriage.

RE: [LegacyUG] Question about File ID

2009-12-23 Thread Charles Apple
Quote from Jenny Benson, "the beauty of Legacy is that we can all use is just how we choose and that means RINs for me and no RINs for you that's fine and no one's going to say either of us is wrong." That is precisely the reason that I switched to Legacy from another genealogical program. Legacy

RE: [LegacyUG] Using Legacy with Ancestry.com or other online programs

2009-12-22 Thread Charles Apple
I am a registered user of the Ancestry World Database web site, so yes I use their information frequently. However, so much of the information posted by users is without any documentation what so ever. So I use it for the information and leads that it provides, which is quite good for that. After g

[LegacyUG] Newbie Introduction

2009-12-21 Thread Charles Apple
Welcome Angelique, Your points are well taken, however, prior to converting from another Genealogy Program, I purchased the full versions of both Legacy Deluxe and FTM 2010, and evaluated both for quite some time using the same identical data set with several thousand individuals. Bottom line, I

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