My condolences on your loss.
To address your questions about preserving his work in Legacy. The
easiest way to do this would be to create a backup of his data and media
files and write those to a CD/DVD or save them on a memory stick. You
could include those with his hard copy paper files.
The beauty of Legacy is that anyone who wishes can download a free copy
of the software and use it. The free version has no restrictions on size
of file nor on how long it can be used. What the paid version adds are
bells and whistles that make the software more useful like the ability
to create PDF copies of reports, additional views of the families like
descendant view. The legacyfamilytree.com website has a comparison
between the free and paid deluxe version here:
https://legacyfamilytree.com/DownloadLegacy.asp
Speak to the Historical Society, they may have the ability to open
Legacy files if they have a library/reading room with computers which
already have Legacy installed. If so they can restore your father's
files on their computers for access by patrons.
The legacy software has no passwords or other security features that
would interfere with access to the data in his Legacy files.
Brian Kelly
On 14-May-21 12:05 p.m., Paul Loftus wrote:
My father was a member of this group, obviously a Legacy user. I am
using his email to send this but have included my address below.
Dad passed yesterday and to fulfil one of his wishes I need some
guidance. He wanted all of his genealogy work to be turned over to the
Holmes County Historical Society, in Jackson, Mississippi. The physical
items are no issue, the question I have is about the work on Legacy. Is
this exportable? Would it be usable by someone else or would password
securities make it impossible? What is the procedure so that it is usable?
Paul Loftus
pllof...@yahoo.com <mailto:pllof...@yahoo.com>
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