manage to include occupations? This is not an event that
appears in Available Items in Legacy Charting.
On 10/01/2015 00:41, Dee Ziegler wrote:
I'll second Dave's suggestion of a fan chart for each person's
ancestors. I did a nine-generation chart for a wedding gift. Think
ahead of what
I'll second Dave's suggestion of a fan chart for each person's ancestors. I
did a nine-generation chart for a wedding gift. Think ahead of what
information you want to include -- I used birth years death years (no
places), and occupations because I thought that was more interesting than
places.
Some, not all, LUG posts are in my gmail spam filter every day. I routinely
click the BOX on them, MARK as not spam, then later read them in my inbox
-- instead of deleting directly from spam. Does that do any good?
I get very few actual spam messages, perhaps one or two a day. Browser is
Chrome,
In the illegal characters I see \/ -- backward slash, forward slash --
though the combination looks very much like a capital V (the letter). Dee
in Maryland
On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 5:55 PM, Larry Lee ldlee...@gmail.com wrote:
It appears to me that she has the forward slash / not the
On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 6:03 PM, Bryan Pratt brya...@slingshot.co.nzwrote:
Hello Dee
I upgraded my Compaq laptop from Windows 7 to Windows 8 and then Windows
8.1. I would recommend you stay well away from them and stick to the much
more stable Windows 7. I’ve incurred nothing but trouble and
On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 4:44 PM, John B. Lisle leg...@tqsi.com wrote:
It turns out that some of the folks with problems updating the GeoDB
had the problem because they were using a Windows 7 32 bit OS. And that
made a difference.
I'm considering a new Windows laptop (ONLY for Legacy8 and
Larry asked a good question, I'd also like to know, what cloud program do
other Legacy users prefer? I'm using Windows 7 only for genealogy;
unfortunately am a technodunce. Thanks, Dee in Maryland
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Other than cost what is the difference between Carbonite, Dropbox and
SkyDrive? I am using MS
What's the easier way to share a Legacy file, data only, by gedcom or on a
CD? Or is there another way, as an attachment? Should the recipient
download the standard version of Legacy first? I tried to read the
instructions (which emphasize multimedia) but am confused. Thanks. Dee
Legacy
Hello to the group. Maybe you have to be as old as I am to be patient about
new software. I'd rather have it slow and right, than fast and buggy. Or
maybe it's the expert users (you know who you are) who are most eager? That
sounds more likely.
This is as good a time as any to say, we less than
In my experience, libraries (including the Family History Library in Salt
Lake City) and archives (for example, Maryland State Archives) are eager to
have a copy of your printed genealogy BOOK. Of course that involves
printing, binding, shipping. Although the FHL used to prefer an unbound
copy and
Hello to the group. I have a large Legacy file. Can some kind soul tell me
how to email PART of it, specifically the first eight generations? Couldn't
find it in the archives. Kindergarten steps, please. I'm still using the
free basic version. Thank you. Dee in Maryland
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Hello, Autumn. Quick tips, everyone's research needs are different so some
may not apply. Be sure to look up the HOURS the library is open on days you
will be there--if you can't find it online (I just tried), CALL and ask.
First priority, use resources you can't get at home -- that's probably
The SS system started payouts in the late 1930s, but the SSDI only begins
in about 1962 (with a few exceptions.) Wouldn't a lot of researchers be
happy to have an index to those missing years! Cheers, Dee in Maryland
On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Paula Ryburn
I can't tell from the Legacy home page description, or from looking at my
Legacy basic program, answers to my questions. (Note, I'm willing to buy
the deluxe program and/or Legacy Charting if they will do what I want.)
I want a nine-generation fan chart, the classic half-circle. I'll use a
flash
Seems to me there's a lot of interest from Legacy users in running the
program on a Mac -- me, too. Please post to this usergroup so we all can
benefit from others' experience. Cheers, Dee in Maryland
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 7:21 PM, Robert57P_gmail robert...@gmail.comwrote:
Probably best
Anyone using the Kindle Fire 7 (older version, $159 on Amazon) with
the Families app? Your opinion? Thanks. Dee in Maryland
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The Families app works on an iPad -- much larger screen than any phone.
Cheers, Dee in Maryland
On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 8:18 AM, MJ SA michs...@gmail.com wrote:
Due to my disabilities, my laptop (5.6lbs) is too heavy to travel
with, even to the FHC. My friend uses a netbook. I am looking
Hello to the list. Many people regard family history and genealogy as
similar efforts. May I add another to the mix? grin Prosopography. All
good efforts. I admire people who do one-name studies. Name collectors as
Ron describes them, do everyone a disservice. Cheers, Dolly in Maryland USA
Jackie, this may be an obsolete suggestion from an old-timer, but I'm
gonna make it anyway. After you make your To-Do list -- consider
making a separate printout for every source you are going to check.
The catalog description, with your notes (handwritten or printed) on
what you will be looking
Brain freeze? I thought I knew how to do this...how do I print a list
of every family B/M/D event in Connecticut, with name of ancestor
involved?
Baby steps, please.
Thanks,
Dee in Maryland
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Wikipedia says:
There are 42 independent cities in the United States, with 39 of these in
Virginia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia. The three others are
Baltimore,
Maryland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore; St. Louis,
Missourihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri;
and
Earlier, Paula posted a good tip:
I just recently went through a reorganization effort on my data...electronic
and hardcopy. I recommend taking a look in the archives ... for information
on the 4-color system (the name escapes me!). It's basically by family
group, and I have come to LOVE
Yesterday, on iPad 2. Son-in-law did the transfer, my 23,000-person Legacy
file. It's all there. Still learning how to navigate, but ... wow.
Any sufficiently advanced technology** is indistinguishable from magic.
~~ Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of The Future, 1961
Cheers, Dolly in Maryland
Hello, Ron. Is install the drivers used for chart printers something
practical to do on a home PC? My son-in-law (and thus, grandchildren)
have an authentic line back to Charlemagne, etc. I would very much
like to print out our entire ancestries, not for display but as a
working copy.
Can I do
For anyone who's interested, Genealogical Publishing Co. also sells a
laminated _QuickSheet: Citing Online Historical Resources Evidence!
Style_. First Revised Edition $7.95
Website is www.genealogical.com. I have no financial interest, am a
satisfied customer. Dolly in Maryland
On Mon,
Kathy wrote:
Paper copies, like printed photographs, can be viewed and enjoyed by
anyone whether they have the newest technology or not, or even if they have
no computer at all.
That's an important consideration, I think.
My plan, thinking out loud here, not yet realized:
* Keep multiple
Hello, Lori. Color code from LDS? Would that be the Mary V. Hill color
code, or perhaps something I'm not familiar with? I suspect others
would like to know, too. Thanks! Dee in Maryland
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Kathy Meyer, thanks for this. May I quote you? Let's see, a sign on my
office wall, a note to Jacob our great tech; it's worthy of an
embroidered pillow if I thought I'd ever finish it. Cheers, Dolly in
Maryland
On 1/10/2011 Kathy Meyer wrote:
Technology is both blessing and curse, depending
Hello, Maurice. Might it be helpful to look at a respected European
nobility/royalty site? I suggest http://genealogics.org
It's in English, by an Australian, followed by many North Americans.
Hope this helps. Cheers, Dolly in Maryland USA
On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Maurice
Forwarding this to list at Tony's request.
-- Forwarded message --
From: Tony Rolfe geneal...@gillandtony.com
Date: Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: Tony, question Re: [LegacyUG] How to source this
It was actually a microfilm, not a fiche page. The film number is
Hello to the group. I understand that I can use my Legacy file on a
small device like an iPhone. Screen's too small for my purpose.
Is there a way to use it on a Kindle or other electronic tablet device?
Thanks. Dolly (not quite a technodunce, but close) in Maryland USA
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I second the applause for AniMap. (Available at LegacyFamilyTree store.) If
anyone wants to take a test drive, it's available (free) at most (all?)
Family History Centers of the LDS Church. The test drive convinced me that I
need it at home.
FWIW I probably use AniMap in a different way than
Hello to the group. I'm so new to Legacy (despite classes) I'm having
trouble phrasing my question.
My database shows several descents from a certain medieval couple. Is
there a way to show -- compactly -- one or more descents from #10177
on my database to #1 ?
Here, granddaughter, this is your
Hello. Research guidance sounds like a program now on
familysearch.org -- do you mean this showed up on Legacy? Cheers,
Dolly in Maryland
On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 8:08 PM, Tom Element tomelem...@bigpond.com wrote:
Hello
As I've been off-line for a while I'm discovering new things!
On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 9:01 AM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES
fourpa...@verizon.net wrote:
We've come so far from chiseling in stone.
Oh yes, remember the excitement when we upgraded to clay tablets papyrus?
Cheers, Dolly in Maryland
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