Re: [LegacyUG] CHILD OF UNMARRIED PERSON

2008-02-16 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
Set them up just like the parents are married, but in the marriage section, you enter Never Married for the parents. From: Dick I have a ( male ) cousin who had a relationship that resulted in a son being born. As far as I know and / or have been told be his siblings, the couple never

Re: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names

2008-02-14 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
If I may interject my thought here. I find this rather interesting. When I think of England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand etc., I think of individually governed countries within a single nation unit. In example the British Isles. When I see the term

Re: [LegacyUG] A Version 7 question and Map My Family Tree

2008-02-06 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
Do you have a URL for this; where I can learn more about it? From Tim Rosenlof Map My Family Tree is a addon.(Separate Program By Progeny). It has no part of Legacy, except it uses your Legacy database. It does include Ireland. Now if you are talking about the current Legacy6, and the

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging....

2008-01-26 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
Hey Mike, I'm not confused just very disorganized. OK, maybe I am having a bit of dementia I'm getting to the right age for it. grin Joseph _ From Mike Fry That's not strictly true :-) There's always the option to Drag And Drop from one file to another. Damn! Now I've

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging....

2008-01-26 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
OK, I've done all the steps and got it all in there HOWEVER grin, it found not 25 or 30, but rather 550 like files through which I had to sort. I ran into one problem though some of them would bring up a little window giving the option of saying No, they're absolutely not the

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging....

2008-01-26 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
it. Just slog your way through. OR, if you're sure you only have 25 or 30 you will probably find them next to each other in the Name List. You could find one pair at a time there and do a manual merge on them. JL Joseph (Ragweed) wrote: OK, I've done all the steps and got it all

Re: [LegacyUG] District of Columbia

2008-01-25 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
It's a city, but while it's not a state or country, it is a district of the United States just like some of the other territories Like Hawaii and Alaska used to be before they were introduced into statehood. Therefore, if you write a letter there, it would be like this: Samuel

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging....

2008-01-25 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
have to 'Import' one file into the other, or both files into a new family file before you even begin merging. There's no such thing as separate databases when you're merging. At that point you've just got one and you're looking for the duplicates within it. _ Joseph (Ragweed) wrote: I'm

Re: [LegacyUG] District of Columbia

2008-01-25 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
I think part of this question would be the time factor. At what time did this individual live, marry, or die there? Whatever nation was in control of that particular place, in this case the Virgin Islands, you use that. I would think it's like our states. At one time Charleston, WV was

Re: [LegacyUG] Publishing to Web

2008-01-25 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
I use SmartFTP for an upload program. It's simple, easy to use, and free. _ From Barbara Ford I've read the help files and tutorials on publishing to the web. It seems extremely complex. Am I right that I have to contact my ISP and have them give me a location and then use some kind of

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging....

2008-01-25 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
Joseph (Ragweed) wrote: There may be as many as 20 or 25 (maybe more) people who are common, the rest are different. _ From JLB It's not as hard as it may seem. Do you have many people the same in both files or is there just one point of connection? You only have to merge the common

Re: [LegacyUG] District of Columbia

2008-01-25 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
We could use USA or United States for any address which is in the 50 states. However, I don't think it's in any way a part of an address of a district. For instance, the Virgin Islands I don't believe they can lay claim to the USA part for their address. Addresses in districts are not

Re: [LegacyUG] District of Columbia

2008-01-25 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
that! If he was reasonably intelligent he would put it in the bag going to the USA, I guess. Jennifer From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph (Ragweed) Sent: Saturday, 26 January 2008 12:01 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re

Re: [LegacyUG] District of Columbia

2008-01-25 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
Angeles, which are counties as well as cities. And then there's New York City with its five boroughs. . . Joseph (Ragweed) wrote: Well Fran, while we were thinking along the same lines up to now, it looks like we must both reconsider rethinking on the use of maybe spelling out

Re: [LegacyUG] District of Columbia

2008-01-25 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
Of *Joseph (Ragweed) *Sent:* Saturday, 26 January 2008 12:01 AM *To:* LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] District of Columbia We could use USA or United States for any address which is in the 50 states. However, I don't think it's in any way a part of an address

[LegacyUG] Merging....

2008-01-24 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
I have two files, one rather large. I'm wanting to connect the two together into one file I've read some of the stuff from the help file on merging, but it's like reading a Mortgage Application. HELP!! Joseph Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging....

2008-01-24 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
just flows together. _ Joseph (Ragweed) wrote: I have two files, one rather large. I'm wanting to connect the two together into one file I've read some of the stuff from the help file on merging, but it's like reading a Mortgage Application. HELP!! Legacy User Group

[LegacyUG] Name List Window

2008-01-21 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
Back in my family there's areas where there's so many family names that sound the same, or are very similar using names which are spelled nearly the same. I'm running into areas where for each name I'm wanting to add, I have to search through my records for the name, and one file has

Re: [LegacyUG] Name List Window

2008-01-21 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
Maybe I was a little vague in describing my problem. No matter what I have up and running, it would be terrific to be able to have the Names List handy without going through closing what I have open, then opening the names, then going back sigh Very time consuming. There's been

Re: [LegacyUG] Name List Window

2008-01-21 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
I've been hearing a lot about AccessExactly what is this and where can I read up on it and maybe get it? Also, I do have Open Office. which program do I use and what file do I open? If I sound like I'm not sure what I'm doing you're right. grin Joseph From Gary You

Re: [LegacyUG] about New.FamilySearch

2008-01-19 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
I don't know about you all, but I've done better finding information at rootsweb than at familysearch. And RW is easier to maneuver through... The only problem I've found it rooting for good solid information. Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] Date descriptions

2008-01-18 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
.) _ Joseph (Ragweed) wrote I've known the date, such as August 10. But the year could be either 1853 or 1854. I've think I've tried the following: 10 Aug 1853-1854 10 Aug 1853-54 10 Aug 1853/1854 10 Aug 1853 or 1854 .and nothing works, it takes the highest year. I would rather not have

Re: [LegacyUG] Date descriptions

2008-01-17 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
I've run into a problem with dates too. I've known the date, such as August 10. But the year could be either 1853 or 1854. I've think I've tried the following: 10 Aug 1853-1854 10 Aug 1853-54 10 Aug 1853/1854 10 Aug 1853 or 1854 .and nothing works, it takes the highest year. I would

Re: [LegacyUG] Return Receipts

2008-01-16 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
- From: Joseph (Ragweed) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Return Receipts In Internet Explorer it's Tools/Options/Send and check Reply to messages in the format in which they were sent Other programs

Re: [LegacyUG] Return Receipts

2008-01-13 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
In Internet Explorer it's Tools/Options/Send and check Reply to messages in the format in which they were sent Other programs are similar. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 12:34 AM

Re: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [LegacyUG] Proper Surname Capitalization?

2008-01-13 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
Oh yeah? I've got both Scotch and Irish. sigh GRIN From: Bob Hendry Thanks, but this isn't working. The best I could do was change all Surnames to uppercase and display all surnames in uppercase. But for some reason, I just can't get O'bryan to display as O'Bryan . . . A quirk

Re: [LegacyUG] Census

2008-01-08 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
Or Genealogy.com, or have access through a library From: Glenny Am I to assume that the only way of having access to census over the net is to belong to ancestry.com? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages:

Re: [LegacyUG] Adoption Question

2008-01-05 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
I think if it were me, I'd do it this way: Child born James Lee Smith and the Johnson's adopt him. In the first name field I'd put James Lee (Smith) and in the Sir name I'd put Johnson. Then in the notes I'd elaborate on the adoption. From: Charles Shirley Woolley Thanks Dawn.

Re: [LegacyUG] Research advice, using single or multiple databases

2007-12-29 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
I agree completely! By the way, Jan, have you looked into any of the Oldham's in the Waynesboro, PA and Hagerstown, MD. areas?? I had friends in Hagerstown and the grandfather lived in Waynesboro. I believe the family is rather old in that area. Joseph Snurr formally from that area

[LegacyUG] Web Page - Name indexes and Index Page

2007-12-24 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
I'm new here so I hope I do this correctly. I've been trying to get a workable page. I have discovered two problems. I did one a year or so ago which gave me an index page with links to the name index. Also, it gave me that index of names which were linked to the respective pages for that

Re: [LegacyUG] Web Page - Name indexes and Index Page

2007-12-24 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
. Rich in LA CA --- Joseph (Ragweed) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm new here so I hope I do this correctly. I've been trying to get a workable page. I have discovered two problems. I did one a year or so ago which gave me an index page with links to the name index. Also, it gave me that index

Re: [LegacyUG] Web Page - Name indexes and Index Page

2007-12-24 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
I'm sorry for not being complete in my description. I'm doing it in the pedigree format. I did one in the Ancestor format and it was all put into one page. Not what I'm wanting with 8000 plus individuals. I want each individual on a single page, but with their (grand)parents, children and

Re: [LegacyUG] Web Page - Name indexes and Index Page

2007-12-24 Thread Joseph (Ragweed)
Interestingly, it won't allow me to do the repair. If brings up the error where it says it must close and when I click, it does. From Dave Miller I had the same problem yesterday. I had been using Legacy for some hours and no matter what I tried it would not generate the surname