Select Options, Customize, Data Format, and it is on the right side as
Term for Christening
Mike
Michael J Method
family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley
In a message dated 9/25/2009 11:38:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
rngad...@madisontelco.com writes:
re: record count: select Help, then General Information will display
counts of Individuals, Surnames, Families, and Master Sources.
re: re-use of RIN's: This is from Legacy Help Index for RIN:
The first way that Legacy manages the reuse of abandoned record numbers is
with an option in the
IMHO, I think you are taking the Burial event too deep [pun intended].
Like Sources, the photos are a documentation, and at least as real as a
Sexton's records, etc.
Mike
Michael J Method
family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley
In a message dated
The answer is touched on in the article, but to be blunt:
- Pocket Genealogist if you have (or want) Windows Mobile
- GenStar Pro if you have (or want) Palm OS
After that, there are lots of features and factors, e.g.
- Size and format of screen, etc, of the smartphone
- Pocket allows
You will probably want to add a couple of criteria to limit the records in
the list, e.g. for the 1930 census you would want: Individual, death date,
equal, blank OR Individual, death date, after, 1929
Mike
Michael J Method
phone= 317-284-1303
family research of: Method, Feehily,
My solution is to use m/ as a prefix on the spouses name, e.g. John
Smith married Susan m/Smith. This makes the fake name very recognizable,
both in Legacy and in my head.
Mike
Michael J Method
family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley
In a message dated
Bob,
This kind of option has been touched on before - basically personal
preference.
I am normally a lumper. Obituaries go into Source Detail Text (if
transcribed) or Source Detail Multimedia. I don't expect to reproduce them for
everyone, unless there is something unusual, noteworthy, or
You have two options:
1. Attach the PDF or jpg or text doc to the event (or to the Source or
Source Detail)
2. If your scan software has the option of OCR, you can convert the scan to
text, then paste it into the event (or Source or Source Detail). [My
impression from what you said is that
Simple answer: Yes. When you use SplitView, simply don't select a different
family file.
Better yet, make a copy of your family file, then open that one as a second
file, but do all of your editing in the original. If you run into a
problem you won't lose anything.
Mike
Michael J Method
It doesn't sound like you are copying sources to the clipboard
- If you are on the Sources screen, highlight the source you want to repeat
- in the bottom left, click on the clipboards icon, then click
Copy/Overwrite Existing
- highlight another event you want to use the same Source
- click
I suspect you just had a glitch in the transmission or the process you used.
The name that you each use doesn't matter. I've been using Intellishare with my
sister for several years via email, CD's, and jump drives with zero problems.
I am assuming that the jump drive worked (you imply that
There are no longer any other legal towns in D.C., though some of them
certainly are still neighborhoods like Georgetown. That's the result of the
1871 legislation.
Also, D.C. used to include the Arlington area across the Potomac. That area was
returned to Virginia (perhaps as part of the 1871
Windows 7 will be the operating system successor to Vista, probably sometime
this year (certainly NLT next year). A lot of nice improvements (or changes,
depending on your point of view). It is already in the Testing phase.
Legacy 7 is quite independent from that. It is the application we are
Bob: I don't believe there is any way of the photo printing from there (at
present; hopefully it is in the future for Legacy).
Work around: create an event (e.g. Gravestone, leave all of the narrative
blank, attach the photo)
Mike Method
researching Method, Feehely, Fredrick, Herzog, TenEyck,
I do not treat funeral information as a separate event, but rather as notes in
the Burial event. And any source material (e.g. a funeral card) is another
Source attached to Burial.
Mike Method
317-284-1303
researching Method, Feehely, Fredrick, Herzog, TenEyck, Belsley
In a message dated
Your choice. And don't worry about the Geo Location Database.
Traditional genealogy would have you show the original location, Rumney Marsh,
then explain in notes how it evolved to Revere, Mass.
Others find it much easier to use the present-day name and then explain the
history.
This isn't
MessageSimple - Use Search - Detailed Search - Individual - Birth Place (or any
other location) - Contains - (whatever term you want, e.g. Chicago, Illinois).
Add other criteria if you wish, e.g. Before - 1950, etc.
Mike Method
317-284-1303
researching Method, Feehely, Fredrick, Herzog,
There is nothing to prevent you from marrying them twice. Legacy makes it
easy.
Enter the marriage, then within that show status as Divorced, perhaps also add
an Event for the Divorce. Save. Right Click on husband or wife, select Add |
Husband (or Wife), and do the same again for the
Bring up the mapping, move the cursor on the map until you can place it where
you want it, then Right Click and answer Yes.
Mike Method
researching Method, Feehely, Fredrick, Herzog, TenEyck, Belsley
In a message dated 10/12/08 19:10:45 Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
I have
To my knowledge, No.
Issue: Have you used Source Detail with the specific records? If so, they would
also be lost. That may be OK, depending on what you are trying to do.
If you want to actually delete the original source from the database, you could
simply edit it and transform it into the
Zero problems with L7 and Vista. And Vista itself is fine, very stable
(unlike a couple years ago when it debuted). And the Vista replacement (it is
being referred to as Windows 7) won't be available until at least 2010 and
probably much later.
Re: V7: Just follow the
I wouldn't consider it an event. My choice would be to put that in the
Marriage Notes.
Mike
Michael J Method
family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley
In a message dated 8/15/2008 8:31:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I want the
That's what the Nickname capability is for, in quotes (e.g., James Robert
Bobbie Smith).
Mike
Michael J Method
family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley
In a message dated 8/15/2008 1:18:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Some
I use a label in the name's Title Suffix, usually [[NOL]] (not our line)
but sometimes other labels.
Mike
Michael J Method
family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley
In a message dated 8/8/2008 9:26:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In a message dated 8/6/2008 11:02:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I do not like the format, Johnson, Texas, USA or , , Texas, USA because
we do not normally write it or say it that way in everyday usage. Those
extra commas are ugly in a report.
Is there a way
You've had a couple of good suggestions in other notes. My 2 cents:
I use a MRIN-type naming, but most all are in a MRIN+Surname+Given
Name+type of image format. The type could be various descriptors, e.g.
census,
will etc, it may have a year or date, it may have some other cue such as
Regarding this last note comment of came up with the same 168 individuals
- check the radio buttons in the bottom left. You may have it set to only
search the Search List. You want to Clear list before search.
Regarding your basic search question: You can do it in one search.
1st
I agree. I have a relative who Married (civil) in Massachusetts. Then a
wedding in the bride's church in Ohio. Then a wedding in the groom's church in
Michigan. As far as I know, only one license (Massachusetts), but two other
church records.
I have attached Massachusetts source
1. I think you have a problem with your setup or install. I suggest you
contact Legacy Support.
The limit on a note is huge. I don't know exactly, but I believe it can go
many pages.
2. A new paragraph is either a) pressing Enter twice to leave a blank line
between paragraphs, or b)
Two choices, either way you'll have to correct them one-by-one, working in
the Location Master List:
1. Highlight the location. In the Virtual Earth map navigate to the accurate
(or preferred) location. Right Click. Click OK.
[as an aside, when working with a general location like
In a message dated 6/30/2008 1:34:10 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I KNEW I had read (somewhere) to not place the period after an initial.
I had a Father-in-Law who had a middle initial of L - not a middle name,
always without a period, and sometimes required (on
I am a big proponent of such estimates, for dates and locations.
The examples you give are good and I or others could provide innumerable
other examples.
I find them to be a HUGE value when looking at the screens or reports, when
sending or discussing families with people I may be
I think you're on the right track.
One comment/suggestion:
Legacy isn't really good with large file sizes. If you have photos,
scans, pdf's, etc. that are large (sometimes several megabytes), use a photo
or
pdf product to make a reduced copy. I generally try to ensure that the
You don't have to do anything.
Always good to do a back-up so you have a copy as of when you send the
copy.
You can send a straight copy of the database or a copy of the backup. Your
choice.
Don't forget the multimedia files if you are really planning to
co-operate.
Mike
Michael J
Yes, renumbering MRIN's will throw your paper filing out of whack. Likewise
your electronic documents and multimedia if you have used MRIN's in the file
names.
I did the MRIN renumbering one time, - consciously - a couple of years ago,
as part of straightening up a wholesale mess in some
One option I have used:
Create an event. I used Picture only and left all of the Event
Sentence Definitions blank.
When I created the event, I let Description, Date, Location, and Notes
show on the screen. I can enter something for my information, but without any
Event Sentence
If you are directly into the Master Location List, and have located an entry
you want to edit, simply click the Edit button below the list. Any edits
here will affect any place it is used, including marriages or marriage events.
If you are simply commenting that you can access individuals
I'm not sure I understand what you are seeking.
In Family view, you click on the person of interest and then you can click
the down-arrow on location to bring up the Master Location list and then edit
whatever you need.
To edit the Marriage, you click in the Marriage area and then you have
I had submitted this as a bug. They have verified it and said it will be
included in an update (timing tbd).
Mike
Michael J Method
family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley
In a message dated 6/11/2008 6:09:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL
One option is to tell it to ignore the problem.
A second option is to use a prefix like From 13 Apr 2007. Legacy does not
require you to have the ending date.
Mike
Michael J Method
family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley
In a message dated 6/11/2008
simplest way I know: Master Locations List, Options, Print, Location List,
then use the arrows or slide bar or Jump button to go to the end of the list.
Mike
Michael J Method
family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley
In a message dated 6/8/2008 9:39:40
Even more, if you have preferred and frequent use of different sentence
structures, you can edit any or all of the Event sentence structures.
The Sentence Override is a tab above the notes box.
The Edit Event Sentence Definition is a button below the box.
Mike
Michael J Method
When you have the map up, place your cursor where you want the pushpin.
Right click. Answer the pop-up question and the pushpin will move to that spot.
Mike
Michael J Method
family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley
In a message dated 6/5/2008 9:31:41
Can we assume that you are both on Legacy?
If not, can you get a Gedcom from them and then use that to create a
Legacy database?
Then
- back up everything
- load your primary file
- select File, Import From, Legacy File, and load the file you've been
sent
- follow the
Try this:
Search: Individual, Individual RIN, Greater than, 0 [zero]
That will select 100% of records. Then, at the bottom, select Print
-- then select fields, adjust page setup, etc. to your heart's content. You
may do many Preview iterations before you get just what you want.
Also, note
For locations: I have settled on using the carats. The Master Location
list handles them just fine, and by checking the box in the lower left corner,
the Location sorts adjacent to its partner. If I need additional detail or
clarification, I'll include that in the notes.
For dates:
I
Keith,
My approach is to include all sources pertinent to that event.
Collectively they document the date, place, notes, etc.
If you wish, you can include comments in the source detail such as this
documents the date but not the location, this only documents who was
present, etc.
Jay,
One option is to ensure there is an Immigration event for each
immigrant person, even if you don't know when/where.
Then you can search: Individual - Event-name - Equal To - Immigration
Mike
Michael J Method
phone= 317-284-1303
family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick,
Barrie,
OK. You have multiple Legacy files you want to merge.
- select File (top left)
- move cursor to Import From and select Legacy from pop-up window
- follow the rest of the instructions
- repeat for each additional file
Mike
Michael J Method
phone= 317-284-1303
family research of:
Lavern,
As it states, the difference is simply whether you are adding a NEW
person to the database or linking to one which already is EXISTING in your
database.
Example: If you are in the Family tab and you click on a blank child
line, it presents you with four unique choices.
I've never seen this problem in several years of using Legacy.
I will assume that you've kept up with updates, but I'd still suggest that
you consider re-downloading the latest release. Sometimes that has a way of
'cleaning up' strange problems.
Mike
Michael J Method
family research of:
I think your problem is straight forward:
- go to your Master Location List
- locate the location you are interested in
- on the right side, click on Show List
- tag those records (or print the list)
- then do what you want (e.g. print family group sheets, etc.)
Mike
Michael J Method
family
If you enter anything in death or burial fields, it will automatically set
living to No.
Mike
Michael J Method
family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley
In a message dated 2/12/2008 10:03:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Well,
Nothing wrong with your thinking. Your choice.
- Some record as much as possible on additional spouses and their
prior/subsequent families.
- Some go farther on children/siblings of cousins, etc.
- Some also use the database to keep track of unlinked people, e.g. you
don't know if or where
Cathy,
Thank you!
I've never checked out all of the Scrapbook features, primarily because I
wasn't interested in 'slide shows', etc. Having to page through all of the
attachments isn't perfect, but it gave me the path/picture clues I needed.
For JLB, Nancy, and others: I had already
Sherry,
I would expect that whatever scanning software is used, you should be able
to scan the entire flatbed as one image. You may need to 'discard' some of the
individual selections it shows you in Preview mode and then stretch the
remaining dotted outline box to collect what you
Is there any way to find all of the records (individual, marriage, events,
sources, etc) that a specific photo is attached to?
Related question: Is there any way to find everything which is supposed to
be on a specific
Master Picture/Sound/Video Path?
Mike
Michael J Method
family
I think GenSmarts is outstanding! I used the basic version for a couple of
years, then upgraded to 2.0 a few months ago. Many ways of filtering which
records you want to target, to concentrate on specific sources, etc.
In particular, it integrates neatly with Legacy (without any
Barbara,
It is unclear what you are trying to do.
An Ancestor report is looking backward, e.g. from you to your parents to
your g-parents, etc.
A Descendent report is looking forward, e.g. from parents to children to
g-children, etc.
I do not know any way to both simultaneously.
It
I would have a Passport event and a Travel or Tourist or Expatriate
event.
Once he is a naturalized American citizen, he's a tourist or Expatriate ---
like anyone else --- unless he has returned to the home country (or elsewhere)
permanently.
Mike
Michael J Method
family
Michelle,
Just a comment about your reference to under details I put this the
town, county, ED, , name of household, dwelling #, family #, line #, sheet ---
For virtually any online source I find (especially Ancestry, various
state databases, obituaries or indexes, etc), I
Somewhat familiar with IntelliShare. My sister and I use the same database,
doing a merge several times a year. It is marvelous for reducing the confusion
and effort of merging files from another Legacy file.
The IntelliShare number is internal to Legacy, automatic,
1. The format of locations is important for consistency (and to make it a
lot easier to find the right one in the sorted list!). They generally are
entered and viewed from smallest jurisdiction to largest. However, the
city/county/state/country format does not suit every situation (or
I agree with resizing and (somewhat) with renumbering.
1. I created a My Gene Archives directory (or whatever you want to name
it) that is separate from My Pictures (though some photos may be in both).
This holds photos, PDF, doc, text, and any other items I want to keep for
Jan,
Are you using Sources? If so, then go to Master Sources, locate the death
certificate sources, for each one (or at least those from Utah, depending on
how
you have them organized) use Show List and then Tag those records [whatever
tag # you want].
Then add that tag to your
Does anyone know how I could make a copy of a PDF file which would
significantly reduce the size of the file?
I have a number of PDF files which are several megabits in size. That uses a
lot of disk space for the multimedia files.
Unlike JPG's where you can make copies in reduced size
I generally sort by date because I usually want it to read comfortably.
However, that still gets adjusted when a) you have multiple event records with
the same date, or b) you need to make a point, e.g. completely covering
someone's career before picking up on other events in their
I have several such situations. I create an Unknown given name under the
Surname, with an explanation in the Notes, then create the Grandson or
Granddaughter, again with an explanation in the Notes.
At some point you will (hopefully) figure out the relationship. Then it
is a simple
Rob,
Count me as one that uses the - but only for locations. Dates have
specific options that are understood by Legacy (Abt, Est, etc).
If RootsWeb or other destinations strip the data, is that any worse
than leaving undocumented fields blank in the first place?
Using the
It is easy to show list of everyone who is using a particular source(s).
But there are many, many sources which could be the source(s) of a particular
event, e.g. Birth, which could be supported by birth certificates, military
records, death records, and innumerable online database
Karl,
You've seen other good responses, especially about providing corrections to
sources like Ancestry which accept them.
I typically copy/paste source info into the Source Text or the Detail. If
there is a correction, it is noted as such (e.g. today I had an Ancestry
entry
of
I quite agree with Wendy. The issue is accurate research balanced with
readability. The only problem I can see with recording non-standard
locations
is how you locate/sort them in the Locations Master List.
Those of us in the USA have locations in Canada, Europe, South America, and
You won't have any problem with reports.
You may have complications with the Geo Location List in Ancestry or add-ons
like GenSmarts. That's not a problem unless you want to worry about it.
Just don't forget that there are several things which can happen with
Townships
1. They
Apart from the suggestions to use Locations --
Whenever I have a known burial, I use the Event Address. And I do use
cemetery or mausoleum in the name.
You can get to all of them from: Master lists, Addresses, Event. Then you
can tag the ones you want, review the list of records
Melanie -
Yes, just like Burial Notes. However, unless you are editing the report in a
word processor, there does not seem to be any way to restrict the printing of
various detail (phone numbers, notes, etc.) so I am a bit careful about how
much I enter in the address. It's not bad,
Does anyone have suggestions for the best way to attach notes to the Name
fields (Given, Surname, Prefix, Suffix, AKA)?
- there are numerous occasions when I need to provide comments or
explanations about Names
- all other Events let us attach notes to the respective events (Birth,
Bert: I appreciate those fields and that is my question for comparison. I
use all of those note fields and I have frequently used the Birth notes to
hold some commentary on the names. -- but there is no comparable note field
for names.
Mitch: I do add comments in Source Details, but
Thanks!!! Tips like this are a big part of making this list work!
Mike
Michael J Method
phone= 317-284-1303
family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley
In a message dated 5/3/2007 6:51:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The
Ron,
Not so, unless I'm missing something..
If you edit person A, it updates the Modified Date (which shows in bottom
right of Family view).
If you go to another family and edit only the marriage, it affects persons B
C, and it displays an updated date in the same place.
You may want to add a second condition for Marriage. That will pick up
situations where you may have modified the marriage info without touching
either
of the spouses.
Mike
Michael J Method
Indianapolis, IN, USA (presently in Florida)
family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick,
Since you used the drag drop, I assume the file you received is in Legacy.
Open that file, then assign a tag to EITHER all that you DID merge OR all
that you DID NOT merge (not both). Then you can easily do a search listing and
print the report for what you want.
Mike
Michael J
I have generally found most such copy paste HTML problems when using
Internet Explorer rather than Netscape. Also, there doesn't seem to be a
consistent pattern between web sites.
Mike
Michael J Method
family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley
In a
One possibility: Use the Publishing Center as if you were producing a book,
only it would be a stack of Family Group sheets in the order you want them.
Your batches of sheets are probably fairly stable, so you can create as many
books as you want and reuse them.
Mike
Michael J
I agree with Susan.
I have done similar link or placeholder names. I have several of
them in my database for three purposes: 1) the disproven as you've noted,
where you want to report that something is false, 2) the placeholder where I
know there is a linkage but don't have
Use this link
_http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@mail.millenniacorp.com/_
(http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@mail.millenniacorp.com/)
Mike
Michael J Method
In a message dated 12/17/2006 9:24:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Excuse my
I don't want to put words or commitment into Legacy's mouth, but I was
recently told the following because of a specific problem I had: Currently
Legacy
will only work with Western European fonts. Legacy was developed with
Visual Basic 6.0 and our goal over the next year is to port it
Is there a recommended way of tracking various individuals who have either a
long-term or momentary relationship? Examples would be servants, clergymen,
slaves, etc.
For now, I can only see recording various notes and (in some cases) keeping
track of separate families which I can publish
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