Rich, Thanks so much. Your explanation worked. I got a list of all people buried in Mewhinney Cemetery by using your suggestion. Carolyn
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 1:13 AM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES <[email protected]>wrote: > The one question you asked I understand. When you search for a place using > 'contains' it finds the word whereever in the field, When you use 'equal to' > all the periods and spaces must match also. > Rich in LA CA > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, March 20, 2010 4:24:48 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] how to search for info > > Carolyn, > > I am having dfficulty in understanding exactly where you have entered the > details, and in particular the name of the Cemetery. It reads as though you > have probably put them in the Address Book. To do this you would have had > to > have clicked on the grey plus sign (coloured blue if there is an entry) at > the end of the buried fields. > > The other would be in the Location field which follows the word "in" in the > buried fields. > > If it is the former then you can Search, as you were in Detailed Search, > and > searching the appropriate field in the Address Book. Look down the > drop-list > for "Where to look" and you will see them. In the "how to Look" select > "contains" and put the cemetery name in the last box. You may need to first > check which line in the Address Book contains the name. > > In the second case choose "Burial Place" and again use "contains" rather > than "equals." > > If you have entered the data in a different way, or hit a problem, please > come back to us, giving very precise details. > > Ron Ferguson > _____________________________________________________ > > Create your Website with Legacy, see Tutorials at: > http://www.fergys.co.uk > Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw > http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ > For The Fergusons of N.W. England > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ > ____________________________________________________ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Carolyn Simonton > To: [email protected] > Sent: 20 March 2010 20:29 > Subject: [LegacyUG] how to search for info > > > I am trying to find an easier way to find any of my ancestors, especially > Wyeths buried in Mewhinney Cemetery in Vigo County, Indiana. I have the > cemetery listed under burial rather than the date and the town, county and > state listed in the next field. Would someone be kind enough to explain to > me how to do that. I have been trying to do it under the detailed search > but > am not having any luck. I know there are some buried there but not sure who > and I have someone that will take pictures of the tombstone if I can give > him names. > Thanks for any help someone will give me. > Carolyn > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
