[LegacyUG] Heritage Collector Suite offer

Hi - I noticed on the Legacy Home Page a discount on purchasing Heritage Collector Suite. I have been thinking about getting some sort of software to organize my photos. Has anyone used this product? I was unable to find any reviews by users online. I'd be interested in any opinions. Thanks,

[LegacyUG] verified locations in the master location list

Hi, Is there a way to global remove all of the verified checks in the master location list? I know that I can do each one individually but I was hoping for a quicker solution. Thanks. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages:

[LegacyUG] Source details

Hi, Need some basic help. I am using the source writer and have created my source and attached to an individual. I am now trying to attach the same source to a second person including the exact same details. The source writer prompts me to enter new source details but I don't want to have to

RE: [LegacyUG] Source details

with the source detail. Angela -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Ron Ferguson Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 8:56 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source details Angela Gabbard wrote: Hi, Need some

RE: [LegacyUG] Entering US Census Information

I enter my census as follows: Census Description blank (I got started a long time ago not using this field and never have... not sure what my original reason was.) Date - year of census only Location - town/city, county, state, usa Notes He is living with his wife of 6 years and 4 children,

RE: [LegacyUG] Pass on mother's name, not father's

By default, Legacy will fill in the surname with the father's. This is a setting that you can change if you would like... Optionscustomizedata entry See the box add/edit in the upper left hand corner. One of the selections is to add the father's surname to any child or father added Angela

RE: [LegacyUG] Filter for location details

Go to the search page detailed search page Individual death place equal to blank then check AND (2nd condition) Individual birth place equal to doncaster -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of noddie Sent: Monday, September

RE: [LegacyUG] Burial Address

Hi, I go to the individual information screen. Click on the + and bring up the burial address. Then click on address list (3rd button from the top on the right) which brings up the master event address list. [CE directed you how to reach this list a different way.] But then you must click

RE: [LegacyUG] Stumpted regarding how to set up the 1/2 sibling properly

HI, Yes this should work as you described below. What you failed to tell us is what currently is showing. Do you have any 1/2 children showing? Angela -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Pat Jones Sent: Tuesday, May 26,

RE: [LegacyUG] Adopted Child

Hi, Enter his biological parents if you have not done so. Then go to the child, click on the parent icon. Per your description it should show his aunt and uncle. If you would like, go to bottom of the page. Set relationship to mother as adoptive; and then you could do the same for the

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy User in Honolulu?

Hi Bonnie, I believe Legacy would be able to do what you would like. For each individual you could create an event called 'membership status' and include whatever notes to this event if you would like. I would then create tags.. [Tag 1 active; Tag 2 inactive, etc.] Finally you

RE: [LegacyUG] Charting my and my brother's families in one chart

Hi - Do you have your brother and you linked in any way. If not add your parents - you should add them once and then click link to an existing son to add them to your brother. Once everyone is together then you should be able to make a chart with both families. Write back if you still

RE: [LegacyUG] Disproven Birth?

Hi Brian, I believe the reason for an event of Disproven Birth is to record what you have found and why. Generally this is used for an ancestor that often is listed with one birth but you have tracked down proof that you believe verifies the correct information. The 'disproven birth' event will

RE: [LegacyUG] Burial Address

Hi Dave - I enter the cemetery information in the burial address. Not sure how/what you are trying to search for but I enter the cemetery name as Cemetery KY:Crown Hill Cemetery If I click on address list (button on the right side) then I get a list of all of the cemeteries sorted by

RE: Response from Jim to Ange RE: Still Confused... RE: [LegacyUG] Abbreviation/Symbol Definition - +

Hi Jim, I was still with version .76 so I updated to .86 My third option still says view additional relationships and as you said it brings up the relationship calculator. I am not sure why it is not picking up on the relationship for both John and Rose. Is one of the relationship based on

RE: [LegacyUG] search index report problem

Hi, I have a family branch whose name was constantly misspelled in the census records. I am trying to generate a handy report to show everyone with that last name and which census records I do have so I can focus on the ones that I am missing without having to pull up 200 individuals. I have

RE: [LegacyUG] search index report problem

a problem report on this. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. Angela Gabbard wrote: Hi

[LegacyUG] search index report problem

Hi, I am trying to generate a report and it is not working correctly. Below is listed the detailed steps of what I did. If someone would please let me know what step I might be missing or if they too have the same error. First go into search and set the following

RE: [LegacyUG] Need overall help

Cathy, The only reason why you might not want to have 5 places for some USA addresses and 4 for another is sorting. In the master location list you have the option to sort the list in any manner you'd like. However, you must have consistency. It will not be able to easily find for example

RE: [LegacyUG] Alternate Names Ancestry.com and US Census

Hi John, I use the census as an event (not just as a source as others do). In the events notes I add a sentence that reads His name is incorrectly indexed by Ancestry.com as Mazzari I do not use the AKA because this is not a name that your grandfather ever used and the it was an error by the

RE: [LegacyUG] Installing version 7

For right now there is the option of using the old format or using the sourcewriter for your sources. There is not a source conversion option available right now. Just think... there are probably as many ways sources are entered as there are users of Legacy not sure how they would be able

RE: [LegacyUG] Source titling question

Hi Elizabeth, As Kristen stated there is no magic way to organize your list. That being said one thing that many people overlook is that the Source List Name and the Title of the source can be two different things. The 2nd is the actual title of your source - and thus would be used in the

RE: [LegacyUG] Huge Master Source List (was Source titling question)

Hi Mary, I too have tons of sources and have never used the source detail. To manage my source list I have (my own strange but..) logical way of entering source names. I was hoping that the source writer in ver. 7 would help me in completing the publication details (which I never manage to do

RE: [LegacyUG] Source Detail (using Legacy 7)

Hi Cathy, Thanks for your response. but I still need help. Using a census record for example. In the past (Legacy 6) in the Master source list-- For the source list name I recorded it as 1860 US Census: Washington DC. FRASER, James (I could easily find my sources because they are sorted

[LegacyUG] Source Detail (using Legacy 7)

Hi, I am a SPLITTER with my sources having a master source for each family in each census. I have NEVER used the source detail. With the new SourceWriter I am experimenting with LUMPING having just one master source for each census year. My problem. in the source detail I added the

[LegacyUG] Settings for report options to sort data

I need help generating a report and have it sort by date of birth. I have tagged all of my individuals and gone to list report options and set all of my columns. ( I have the individual's name, father , mother and date of birth) At this point I am stuck. the report is alphabetically per

RE: [LegacyUG] Settings for report options to sort data

I just wanted to say thanks for all the suggestions. I do have GenViewer but never did much with it. It worked great. It took me a bit to figure out how to generate my list but then you can click on the index headings - in my case date of birth and it sorts it oldest first (or I could

RE: [LegacyUG] Locations--(W)VA

Pat -- Are you sure you are using ( ) and not [ ] which would mark the item as private? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pat Hickin Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 2:33 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG]

RE: [LegacyUG] Search list results sorted

Thanks Cathy. Worked great! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cathy Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 9:29 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Search list results sorted Hi Angela, In this Print dialogue, you

[LegacyUG] Search list results sorted

Hi, I did the following Search Misc. Search direct line ancestors with no parents create list I now have a list of 445 individuals. I then went to PRINT and under list report options I have customized the optional fields to show a)relationship b) Last name, First name What I