Sherry's response is great - and as with many things in Legacy I would suggest you just open it up and play with it.
Step 1 - See what is in the timelines already. Step 2 - Open up a rather simple timeline in Legacy to see how it was done - suggestion here is the federal census for USA. Step 3 - Try making a timeline of your own - Why and/or How? I have made timelines for states I am interested in and family lived in at some time (Missouri, Nebraska, Oregon, Washington), as well as countries (Ireland, Newfoundland/Canada, Sweden, Norway and Slovenia) because these places are where my people (to date) are from. Start simple (you can always add to your timeline). I suggest a three prong approach - (1) take a look at the timelines in FamilySearch.org country and state summaries, (2) take a look at Wikipedia, and (3) take a look at the Archives or Historical Society for any countries and states you are interested in. Put all the information you find (copy/paste and source it) in a word processing document and then go through it and highlight the sections you want to add to your timeline and perhaps write it up in a way that appeals to you. Remember that your "entry" is short - the date and the fact. The description and notes section can discuss in greater detail and provide the source. Create a timeline, add a few entries, save it, see how it looks and then add to it as time and interest permit. Remember to source each entry (so you know where you got it - do it right there in notes) and make sure your "entry" is short and sweet and put your discussion in the notes section. Then play around - run a chronology report with a timeline in it - for my family in Newfoundland - I have when the censuses took place, when women got the vote, when confederation occurred (reminds me to look to Canada after that and Great Britain before), when various political factions were in power, what the industries were and when they faltered (cod), emigration routes and time-frames. You get the idea. The timelines are also a really nice way to incorporate some of your location research. As with so many things - play around with it, see how it reads, tweak it, and then use it! On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Marg Strong <[email protected]> wrote: > Sherry, thank you so much. I should have known Legacy would have something > to help with this! > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Sherry/Support <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, April 23, 2012 1:31 PM > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Entering Canadian Locations - Changing > boundaries? > > Peggy, > > To create a timeline in Legacy, go to View > Timelines and click on > "New". Enter your description, then a name for the timeline and > proceed with entering your data in the form provided. > > If you need more details, you'll find it in the Help file in Legacy > under Timeline: Creating or by clicking on the Help button in the > Timelines window. > > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Marg Strong <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thank you for the responses. Someone mentined a timeline and that would > make > > it so much easier to find the location information rather than have to > look > > it up for each instance (reinventing the wheel). I know there is a > timeline > > feature on Legacy, but that is likely for the people and dates that I've > > already entered. > > > > How do you create a timeline? I have no idea how to use a spreadsheet. > I've > > created simple (immediate) family timelines with a word processor but > that > > wouldn't work for this since it much more complicated. Would you use > tables? > > Is there a program I could try? > > > > When I know how to create a timeline, I can collect the boundary changes > for > > different places at different times and they would be accessible at a > > glance. 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