Re: [LegacyUG] Date question --

2012-08-26 Thread Richard Van Wasshnova
This message and one other from Mike (both sent 5 hours ago) went to my Gmail s+p+a+m folder. With Be careful with this message. Many people marked similar messages as phishing scams, so this might contain unsafe content Anyone else with gmail see it there? Know how to tell gmail they're wrong.

Re: [LegacyUG] Date question --

2012-08-26 Thread Larry Lee
I found this msg there as well. Don't know why this one in particular. Others always go in my regular inbox. Using Gmail. Larry Lee On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Richard Van Wasshnova rfvanwasshn...@gmail.com wrote: This message and one other from Mike (both sent 5 hours ago) went to my

Re: [LegacyUG] Date question --

2012-08-26 Thread Jacob Psutka
Richard, Go to your spam folder in Gmail. Open up the Legacy email considered by Gmail as spam. Push the not spam button near the top of page. Jacob On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 12:29 PM, Richard Van Wasshnova rfvanwasshn...@gmail.com wrote: This message and one other from Mike (both sent 5 hours

Re: [LegacyUG] Date question --

2012-08-26 Thread Ron Ferguson
a person posts 2 or 3 times in succession; checking the not spam button makes no difference. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -Original Message- From: Virginia Dunham Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 7:28 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Date question -- I

Re: [LegacyUG] Date question --

2012-08-26 Thread mbstx
: [LegacyUG] Date question -- On 2012/08/26 20:28, Virginia Dunham wrote: Mike...this may be why you find yourself being Un-registered every once in awhile...have you had any problems with your gmail account? Nope! I've only been using the gmail account with this group since 23rd August. In any event

Re: [LegacyUG] Date question --

2012-08-25 Thread Mike Fry
On 2012/08/25 02:01, runolf...@aol.com wrote: Legacy accommodates different date formats and I am not sure when to use About and Circa. What is the difference and when do I use which one. My usage:- Abt - when there is some, perhaps circumstantial evidence supporting the date Circa -

Re: [LegacyUG] Date question --

2012-08-25 Thread Mike Fry
On 2012/08/25 03:05, Ron Ferguson wrote: As you may know, the English BMD Government Record Office (GRO) indexes are grouped into quarters, and Legacy does allow these to be recorded as Q1, Q2 etc.. I do not like this method, and prefer to use the GRO practice of using the last month of the

Re: [LegacyUG] Date question --

2012-08-25 Thread Ron Ferguson
- From: Mike Fry Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 9:13 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Date question -- On 2012/08/25 03:05, Ron Ferguson wrote: As you may know, the English BMD Government Record Office (GRO) indexes are grouped into quarters, and Legacy does allow

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2012-08-24 Thread Michele Lewis
Circa is an older term that most genealogists don't use anymore. Abt. is much more common but whatever you like better is just fine. Michele -Original Message- From: runolf...@aol.com [mailto:runolf...@aol.com] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 8:02 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com

Re: [LegacyUG] Date question --

2012-08-24 Thread Ron Ferguson
Bill, They mean exactly the same thing, just different languages. However, I find it quite useful to have two abbreviations meaning exactly the same thing. As you may know, the English BMD Government Record Office (GRO) indexes are grouped into quarters, and Legacy does allow these to be recorded

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2012-08-24 Thread RHS Consulting
other than at the beginning of a sentence. Richard - Original Message - From: Michele Lewis ancestor...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 5:44 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Date question -- Circa is an older term that most genealogists don't use

Re: [LegacyUG] Date question --

2012-08-24 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
I use abt when it is my guess and circa when a third party guesses (IGI, Familysearch etc.). No real rule, but my idea. From: runolf...@aol.com runolf...@aol.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 5:01 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Date

RE: [LegacyUG] Date question

2010-08-17 Thread Richard and Evita Piepho
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Date question Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:48:54 -0700 The problem is that Legacy does not recognize the word Present as a valid date. I believe that the only word the Legacy recognizes (accepts) is the word unknown (excluding all prefixes

Re: [LegacyUG] Date question

2010-08-17 Thread BMcL Robinson
HI Ron What about after 21 Feb 1942 if you can't commit to an end date? Cheers, Brett BMcL Robinson, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand - Original Message - From: Ronald E Howell rehowell0...@earthlink.net To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 1:34 AM Subject:

RE: [LegacyUG] Date question

2010-08-17 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
--- (Post converted from HTML to Plain Text) From: Richard and Evita Piepho [mailto:erpie...@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 11:40 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Date question Wen .. The acceptable

RE: [LegacyUG] Date question

2010-08-17 Thread Ronald E Howell
@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Date question Maybe a little more explanation would be in order of why I said that 02/21/1942 has nothing wrong with it. Taken in context, the OP stated Legacy was marking 02/21/1942 - Present as BAD. I stated that it was the word Present that caused Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] Date question

2010-08-17 Thread Eliz Hanebury
I have tons of those, and Legacy lets me do after (date) and before (date) when all the dates are from a Will, being written and dated and being probated. Eliz On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 5:53 AM, BMcL Robinson b...@vodafone.co.nz wrote: HI Ron What about after 21 Feb 1942 if you can't commit

RE: [LegacyUG] Date question

2010-08-17 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
More about Dates.. I thought that the only permissible word in a Legacy date field was the word unknown. Until I found this little gem in the Legacy Help File: You can also enter the following words into any date field: dead, deceased, child, infant, stillborn and young. Huh?

Re: [LegacyUG] Date question

2010-08-17 Thread Kathy Meyer
that is helpful, thank you. On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot br...@the-lightfoots.com wrote: More about Dates.. I thought that the only permissible word in a Legacy date field was the word unknown. Until I found this little gem in the Legacy Help File: You

Re: [LegacyUG] Date question

2010-08-17 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
Meyer kmeyer2...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Date question To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 1:33 PM that is helpful, thank you. On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot br...@the-lightfoots.com wrote: More about Dates.. I thought

Re: [LegacyUG] Date question

2010-08-16 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 16/08/2010 14:34, Ronald E Howell wrote: I have several events (i.e. Occupation and Residence) in which I use the date as follows: '02/21/1942 - Present'. The Potential Problems Report shows that the date is 'bad'. Is there a way to change the date (not 'Mark as Not problem' on the

RE: [LegacyUG] Date question

2010-08-16 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
The problem is that Legacy does not recognize the word Present as a valid date. I believe that the only word the Legacy recognizes (accepts) is the word unknown (excluding all prefixes). When you stop and think about, you'll realize why the word PRESENT is not valid. What if you create the