"Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most"? :) Know that feeling well!
I didn't think of it as an aide-memoir; I was thinking there was some analytical purpose and couldn't come up with one. Good luck! Cheryl Robert57P_gmail wrote: > I print it out each year and tape it to my desk so I can easily glance at it > to remember > "who is who" and how old they are that year. And by showing the family > structure, I can easily remember "which parent does this grand kid belong to > again?" (hey- the mind does start to go in old age, plus the more > grand-kids& cousins there are, the harder it is to remember.) > > Bob > > On 06/13/2014 11:46, singhals wrote: >> The statistics report will give you some of it. >> >> What purpose would such a list serve or what role would it >> fill? (Just curious). >> >> Cheryl >> >> >> Robert57P_gmail wrote: >>> Hopefully this will come across readable in e-mail. I've added periods >>> in place of spaces - if the report sample looks like garbage, try >>> copy/paste it into notepad or into a word-processor but use Courier font >>> (fixed size font). >>> >>> Is there anything in Legacy that will create a birthday/anniversary >>> report similar to this for select individuals? >>> >>> Name...........................Month...date.....year....age >>> ==========================.....=====...====.....====....=== >>> Grandma& Grandpa Anniversary...1.......31......1987....27 >>> Grandma BD......................2........6......1960....54 >>> Grandpa BD (12/16/1960-1/14/2013 - died at 52) >>> ..Child 1 and spouse anniv......9........9......2000....14 >>> ..child 1 BD....................7........7......1978....36 >>> ..Child 1 spouse BD.............4.......30......1979....35 >>> ....Grandchild 1 BD.............4.......21......1999....15 >>> ....Grandchild 2 BD.............8.......30......2004....10 >>> ....Grandchild 3 BD.............4.......16......2006.....8 >>> ..Child 2 and spouse anniv......9.......26......2009.....5 >>> ..Child 2 BD....................9........1......1982....32 >>> ..Child 2 spouse BD.............7.......16......1979....35 >>> ..Child 3 and spouse anniv......1.......10......2004....10 >>> ..Child 3 BD....................2.......22......1990....24 >>> ..Child 3 spouse BD.............8.......29......1983....31 >>> ....Child 3 kid 1...............8........3......2005.....9 >>> ....Child 3 kid 2..............10.......10......2012.....2 >>> ..Child 4......................11.......12......1992....22 >>> >>> (Obviously the real report would include actual people's names!) >>> What's important to me: >>> One date per line >>> Only tagged individuals/marriages >>> Each generation is indented in 2 or 3 spaces so the "family" structure >>> is obvious >>> Current age (or death age) is shown >>> >>> It is basically like the "Descendant" tab EXCEPT it also includes >>> CURRENT AGE (or age at death) and it includes marriage dates and people >>> would only be displayed if tagged. I can get age at death age to show >>> up on the Descentant tab, but I can't get current age to show up. And, >>> if I click PRINT on that tab, the resulting report is VERY different >>> from what's on the screen. >>> >>> Right now I keep a spreadsheet with this info for my close relatives. >>> And I print it out each year so I can easily glance at it to remember >>> "who is who" and how old they are that year. But if Legacy can create >>> this report for me . . . that would be great! >>> >>> Of course the advantage of the spreadsheet method - I can copy the above >>> columns to another area, then sort area 2 by the dates and have a list >>> in sequential date order for BD/anniversary dates for the year so I can >>> easily see who's event is coming up next. >>> >>> I've tried the Calendar List report, but it puts each month on its own >>> page, and it doesn't show indents for generations. >>> >>> I've also tried Calendar Creator, but it also puts each month on its own >>> page, and the format isn't anything like I want. (But it does show ages!) >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Bob 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
