[LegacyUG] Deleting Families

2005-11-08 Thread norris . ed
I'm using a fully patched v5 edition of Legacy. I imported a GEDCOM file and didn't notice one of my great-grand aunt's husband's family was included. I really don't care about his ancestors. Is there an easy way to remove all of his ancestors and their family tree lines (other than the

RE: NG Re: [LegacyUG] Article on Family Tree

2006-02-07 Thread norris . ed
Boo hoo hoo. I wanted an all expense paid trip to Hancock, Maine to find some cemeteries. But those bastards at Legacy aren't meeting my needs. Boo hoo hoo. Can we start a LegacyWhinerGroup? Maybe this group can get back to helpful information. Ed -- Original message

Re: [LegacyUG] In the spirit of sharing.....

2006-02-14 Thread norris . ed
For backups. you can get a 256MB flash drive for under $25. Well worth the investment for the privacy of your information. Ed -- Original message -- From: Susan Daily [EMAIL PROTECTED] For those of you using GMAIL to back up your Legacy file (I have done it in

Re: [LegacyUG] flash drives for backup

2006-02-15 Thread norris . ed
USB 2.0 can be up to 40 times faster then USB 1.1 (480Mps vs. 12 Mps). Ed -- Original message -- From: George/Kathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think the Install new hardware only happens when you plug the device into a computer for the first time. It installs a

Re: [LegacyUG] A fatherless child an unmarried mother

2006-02-21 Thread norris . ed
BTW, the obvious solution of identifying the partner as Mr. Sperm Donor isn't really an option, as it this is more information than the mother is willing to divulge. It comes down to are you recording fact or fiction. Some male contributed to the child's genes, so Unknown and Mr. Sperm

Re: [LegacyUG] A fatherless child an unmarried mother

2006-02-21 Thread norris . ed
Food for thought: Exactly who are the parents of a clone? I would think the person donating the cell and the doctor who kick starts the cloning process. Ed Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of

Re: [LegacyUG] DthCau

2006-03-21 Thread norris . ed
Notes - Medical -- Original message -- From: Chy Maen [EMAIL PROTECTED] This will likely sound like a very dumb question to most of you who are far advanced in the use of Legacy than I am - just learning it - Question is: the main info page that comes up

Re: [LegacyUG] DthCau

2006-03-21 Thread norris . ed
Aren't there 3 Ds in dumdd? Ed -- Original message -- From: Elsie Saar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kate, no question is a dumb question, just an unknown answer. Ask away. Elsie Scharpf Saar Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to

Re: [LegacyUG] DthCau

2006-03-22 Thread norris . ed
All, First, my comment about dummb (see, I do know how to spell it correctly) questions was not directed at Kate. If you look back you'll see I was the first one to answer her question. I remember it took me a little while to find it the first time I tried to use that field. For Kate and

Re: [LegacyUG] Use ENGLISH

2006-03-23 Thread norris . ed
But Tom, you could have just written: IBTCCWDTUOAITM TOMSGTAWTTAMIIOO IAASAMLANA2YOUAHDTCWMB ITMCAISDWRACO. Think of all the typing it would save you! Ed -- Original message -- From: Tom Montgomery [EMAIL PROTECTED] I believe that common courtesy would

Re: [LegacyUG] Somewhat off topic: Nad83 format vs. GPS format ? How to convert?

2006-04-12 Thread norris . ed
http://www.geology.enr.state.nc.us/gis/latlon.html Ed -- Original message -- From: Robert Carneal [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is off topic, sort of. I have acquired some data I erroneously believed contained GPS formatted longitude and latitude. It uses Nad83

Re: [LegacyUG] AKAs and brackets with error 5 reports

2006-04-25 Thread norris . ed
I record name errors in the source references. The person was never Also Known As. Examples for my grandfather whose name was Samuel. Sam - AKA Samul - Misspelled by census taker Sone - As recorded by Ancestry due to very poor census taker's handwriting The only time I need the last two, is