I have used Legacy through many versions and have tried to use the to do list many times, and I must be missing something. I have not been able to get it to function as I would like it to. Fortunately, Legacy does allow me to do something that works for me and maybe it would work for others. I have created an event labeled "1 To Do" (because I wanted it at the top of the list). In the description, I put what it is I'm looking for, ie 1930 census. I have the area in the notes for keeping track of things that I want to remember. I can use the date and the location if there is something that fits easily into those spots.
For my Dad, I have the 1930 census as the to do, and because he was only 6 years old at the time, and his father had left his mother, he has been difficult to find. I know from him that he was staying with his paternal grandparents - found their census and he's not listed. Checked his maternal grandparents and his Mom and brother were there, but not him. I've looked into the siblings of both grandparents in case he was there - nope... I've looked through the 1930 census for the area that he could be because he was also hospitalized around that time so thought maybe he would be listed there... nope... All this to say, I can look at that to do and I see the places that I've looked already and giving myself a tracking device. Because it is an event, I can look for that as the event name and then add 1930 census in the description to my search. Or I can search for all things that might be listed at Ancestry.com. I haven't been able to figure out a way to do all that using the "To Do" list and I'm not saying that it isn't there. I have the "1 to do" event listed as private so it does not print on anything unless I want it to. This is one of the things I appreciate about the user group - I learn something new fairly often and maybe, one day the To Do List will be something I will use too. Gail On 1/27/2012 7:56 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I have now discovered just how valuable the to-do list is while I have > been going through the BCG Certification process. I wonder now how I > managed without it before. At a glance I can see what all I am still > needing and what I am waiting for. I have 3 libraries in the Augusta > area that have genealogical holdings. World Cat is my friend and I > can add items from World Cat into the to-do list and then sort by > library. I make ONE trip to the library and I don’t accidentally > forget to look at something I need. I can also sort by the Family > History Center and I get a list of all of the microfilms I need all > neat and tidy. Again, I won’t accidentally forget one that I need. > michele 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
