<< you can't actually delete an ancestry.com tree once it is created. >>
I do not believe that is true. Just go to your tree, click on Tree Pages -> Tree Settings, and choose the "Delete your tree" link on the bottom right. On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 4:17 PM, Elizabeth Verchio < [email protected]> wrote: > Dito Eliz Hanebury - personal experience on my part, no an uploaded > GEDCOM with photo, Census citations etc will not be linked on > Ancestry.com Often you will even get a Source labeled: Unsourced > Citation. Depending what information you include in what fields in > Legacy, Ancestry.com handles events, citations, jpgs differently. For > example, when I add a Census to an Individual in Legacy I transcribe the > entire family information into the Legacy Assigned Sources "Text > Comments". When I uploaded the GEDCOM to ancestry.com all those > transcriptions were listed in the ancestry.com Citation Information with > the proper Census but the link to the actual Census and image is not.  I > don't believe you would be pleased with that result according to your > comment. If you want a jpg on ancestry.com it has to be uploaded after > your tree is created. Having your Legacy Tree will make linking jpg and > other files easier. > I agree with Eliz about uploading a very small tree to practice on to see > if you get the results you want, make sure your sample has lots of > different types of Sources so you can see how they are handled. It is > VERY laborious to have to do 'housekeeping' on ancestry.com. After I > obtained Legacy Family Tree (v6 was my first) I began keeping duplicate > trees as I my original trees were with Family Tree Maker and ancestry.com > which I inherited from now deceased family members who started our big > family tree. Just as a note, the newer versions of Family Tree Maker has > a sync feature that is nice but it creates LOTS of duplictes - both > individuals and Events if one is not very careful when running the sync > process. > Also, you can't actually delete an ancestry.com tree once it is > created. Nor can you merge a GEDCOM to an existing Ancestry.com tree. > Honestly, given my experience over the last 10+ years follow Eliz's advice, > see how it works and if you still want your tree on ancestry.com start > with a new tree created one individual at a time so you will have the > results you want. > Hope something here helps you and maybe other LUG members who are looking > into uploading the Legacy tree to Ancestry.com. > Elizabeth Verchio > Born in Alabama - living in Illinois - wishing I was in Texas > *Nescire** autem quid antequam natus sis acciderit, id est semper esse > puerum**. * (To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to > remain always a child.) ― Marcus Tullius Cicero > <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13755.Marcus_Tullius_Cicero> > > > On 3/26/2015 10:58 AM, Eliz Hanebury wrote: > > I suggest you do your *ged upload now - using a very small tree for > practice - and use see if you can leave a link live. I am not sure you > can. What you can do is "save" to your ancestry tree and people can > view the census from there. When you figure out if you can leave the > link then delete your practice and do it for real > Eliz > Not Today and Not without a Fight > (Anon) > > For all that has been, thanks. > For all that will be, yes. > (Dag Hammarskjold) > > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 11:38 AM, <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good morning everyone. > My question concerns the correct way to enter the location of a specific > Census page into Legacy 8 > as it is displayed on Ancestry. When I am at Ancestry the Public Member > listings have LINKS to some > of the Census information. > > I eventually want to GEDCOM my files up to Ancestry and would like to > provide this link to other people. > > Should I COPY and PASTE the data in the Ancestry address bar into Legacy > Media Gallery / Internet Website? > > Does this address info upload via a GEDCOM? > > Thank you all for your help and suggestions. > > John Christenson > > CHRISTENSON, CLOW, KRAY, LYON all of Minnesota > > > > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com > 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 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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