Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Treatment for Obituaries
Kirsten, Yes, it probably is possible to overdo the lumping, and maybe I've done just that to a certain extent. But the thing is, at the moment I am happy to reduce the number of Master Sources to an absolute minimum. With the simple word, Census as Master Source for example, it suits me to just add in the Details simply as England 1951. If I need to go and check the actual census page, then I have them all stored in the relevantly labelled Country and Year folders, and individually named by head of household. As I say, it suits me at the moment, and I hope I can keep getting away with it this way. I'll see how I go in a few months time. Thank you, Graham - Original Message - From: Kirsten Bowman To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 9:35 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Treatment for Obituaries Graham: I think it's possible to overdo the lumping. A major benefit to Legacy's system of two levels in the source record is in saving repetitive typing and speeding the citation process. If your Master Source is simply Census, for example, then you must re-type all of the information (country, year, state/province, etc.) every time you cite a source. On the other hand, if you have several ancestors who lived in the same general area at the same time you can have a Master Source for the 1911 Census for Ontario, Canada (or even break it down by county). In that case you enter that information only once, then simply use the prepared Master Source and enter the details for the specific family via the Source Clipboard. My database of roughly 7,000 names contains over 500 sources but they're very easy to locate by using a system of grouping. Every census Master Source begins with the year. This causes them to sort first so I only have to type 1911 to go to the proper area of the Master Source List. Every book that I cite has book before the title in the Source List Name field so all of the book titles are grouped together and sorted alphabetically by title. I use similar grouping codes for birth, marriage, and death records although these could also be grouped under Vitals by using that term (or just a v) as the first letter in the Source List Name. Kirsten -Original Message- From: Graham [mailto:gra...@bigpond.net.au] Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 1:33 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Treatment for Obituaries I am trying to do the same as Doris. When I came to Legacy from FTM, I realised that I had over 500 different Master sources, so scrolling through them all to find the one I wanted for a new entry was very annoying. I am down to about 300 now and wont be happy until I have them down to about one page. My Master sources are simply, Newspaper, Certificate, Census, BDM index, External tree, etc, and then the Details explain which Census, who's External tree, what Newspaper, etc, etc. I like to keep things simple and yet explain where my information came from in an adequate manner for my needs and those that follow me. Graham Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Treatment for Obituaries
Graham, Prior to the introduction of SW I too just had one census source for each of the individual countries within the UK. However, SW includes templates for each census year for these countries. I have, since SW was introduced, used these, so, I have split my census sources a by year. This does work well and I'm quite happy with the output. Ron Ferguson _ Completely Revised and Rewritten: http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw And the Fergusons of N.W. England Graham wrote: Kirsten, Yes, it probably is possible to overdo the lumping, and maybe I've done just that to a certain extent. But the thing is, at the moment I am happy to reduce the number of Master Sources to an absolute minimum. With the simple word, Census as Master Source for example, it suits me to just add in the Details simply as England 1951. If I need to go and check the actual census page, then I have them all stored in the relevantly labelled Country and Year folders, and individually named by head of household. As I say, it suits me at the moment, and I hope I can keep getting away with it this way. I'll see how I go in a few months time. Thank you, Graham - Original Message - From: Kirsten Bowman To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 9:35 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Treatment for Obituaries Graham: I think it's possible to overdo the lumping. A major benefit to Legacy's system of two levels in the source record is in saving repetitive typing and speeding the citation process. If your Master Source is simply Census, for example, then you must re-type all of the information (country, year, state/province, etc.) every time you cite a source. On the other hand, if you have several ancestors who lived in the same general area at the same time you can have a Master Source for the 1911 Census for Ontario, Canada (or even break it down by county). In that case you enter that information only once, then simply use the prepared Master Source and enter the details for the specific family via the Source Clipboard. My database of roughly 7,000 names contains over 500 sources but they're very easy to locate by using a system of grouping. Every census Master Source begins with the year. This causes them to sort first so I only have to type 1911 to go to the proper area of the Master Source List. Every book that I cite has book before the title in the Source List Name field so all of the book titles are grouped together and sorted alphabetically by title. I use similar grouping codes for birth, marriage, and death records although these could also be grouped under Vitals by using that term (or just a v) as the first letter in the Source List Name. Kirsten -Original Message- From: Graham [mailto:gra...@bigpond.net.au] Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 1:33 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Treatment for Obituaries I am trying to do the same as Doris. When I came to Legacy from FTM, I realised that I had over 500 different Master sources, so scrolling through them all to find the one I wanted for a new entry was very annoying. I am down to about 300 now and wont be happy until I have them down to about one page. My Master sources are simply, Newspaper, Certificate, Census, BDM index, External tree, etc, and then the Details explain which Census, who's External tree, what Newspaper, etc, etc. I like to keep things simple and yet explain where my information came from in an adequate manner for my needs and those that follow me. Graham Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Treatment for Obituaries
Ron, I never like to have a closed mind to anything, so I will have a closer look at SW and the way you suggest. Thanks all for your input. Graham - Original Message - From: Ron Ferguson To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 7:19 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Treatment for Obituaries Graham, Prior to the introduction of SW I too just had one census source for each of the individual countries within the UK. However, SW includes templates for each census year for these countries. I have, since SW was introduced, used these, so, I have split my census sources a by year. This does work well and I'm quite happy with the output. Ron Ferguson _ Completely Revised and Rewritten: http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw And the Fergusons of N.W. England Graham wrote: Kirsten, Yes, it probably is possible to overdo the lumping, and maybe I've done just that to a certain extent. But the thing is, at the moment I am happy to reduce the number of Master Sources to an absolute minimum. With the simple word, Census as Master Source for example, it suits me to just add in the Details simply as England 1951. If I need to go and check the actual census page, then I have them all stored in the relevantly labelled Country and Year folders, and individually named by head of household. As I say, it suits me at the moment, and I hope I can keep getting away with it this way. I'll see how I go in a few months time. Thank you, Graham - Original Message - From: Kirsten Bowman To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 9:35 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Treatment for Obituaries Graham: I think it's possible to overdo the lumping. A major benefit to Legacy's system of two levels in the source record is in saving repetitive typing and speeding the citation process. If your Master Source is simply Census, for example, then you must re-type all of the information (country, year, state/province, etc.) every time you cite a source. On the other hand, if you have several ancestors who lived in the same general area at the same time you can have a Master Source for the 1911 Census for Ontario, Canada (or even break it down by county). In that case you enter that information only once, then simply use the prepared Master Source and enter the details for the specific family via the Source Clipboard. My database of roughly 7,000 names contains over 500 sources but they're very easy to locate by using a system of grouping. Every census Master Source begins with the year. This causes them to sort first so I only have to type 1911 to go to the proper area of the Master Source List. Every book that I cite has book before the title in the Source List Name field so all of the book titles are grouped together and sorted alphabetically by title. I use similar grouping codes for birth, marriage, and death records although these could also be grouped under Vitals by using that term (or just a v) as the first letter in the Source List Name. Kirsten -Original Message- From: Graham [mailto:gra...@bigpond.net.au] Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 1:33 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Treatment for Obituaries I am trying to do the same as Doris. When I came to Legacy from FTM, I realised that I had over 500 different Master sources, so scrolling through them all to find the one I wanted for a new entry was very annoying. I am down to about 300 now and wont be happy until I have them down to about one page. My Master sources are simply, Newspaper, Certificate, Census, BDM index, External tree, etc, and then the Details explain which Census, who's External tree, what Newspaper, etc, etc. I like to keep things simple and yet explain where my information came from in an adequate manner for my needs and those that follow me. Graham Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Treatment for Obituaries
Graham: I think the important thing is to be aware of the methods, options, and features available in Legacy and then decide which work best for you. The saddest thing is when a long-time user says, I never thought of doing it that way! -- and then decides to go through a tedious process of database revision. If you've found your preferred method, then go with it. Kirsten -Original Message- From: Graham [mailto:gra...@bigpond.net.au] Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 10:45 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Treatment for Obituaries Kirsten, Yes, it probably is possible to overdo the lumping, and maybe I've done just that to a certain extent. But the thing is, at the moment I am happy to reduce the number of Master Sources to an absolute minimum. With the simple word, Census as Master Source for example, it suits me to just add in the Details simply as England 1951. If I need to go and check the actual census page, then I have them all stored in the relevantly labelled Country and Year folders, and individually named by head of household. As I say, it suits me at the moment, and I hope I can keep getting away with it this way. I'll see how I go in a few months time. Thank you, Graham - Original Message - From: Kirsten Bowman To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 9:35 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Treatment for Obituaries Graham: I think it's possible to overdo the lumping. A major benefit to Legacy's system of two levels in the source record is in saving repetitive typing and speeding the citation process. If your Master Source is simply Census, for example, then you must re-type all of the information (country, year, state/province, etc.) every time you cite a source. On the other hand, if you have several ancestors who lived in the same general area at the same time you can have a Master Source for the 1911 Census for Ontario, Canada (or even break it down by county). In that case you enter that information only once, then simply use the prepared Master Source and enter the details for the specific family via the Source Clipboard. My database of roughly 7,000 names contains over 500 sources but they're very easy to locate by using a system of grouping. Every census Master Source begins with the year. This causes them to sort first so I only have to type 1911 to go to the proper area of the Master Source List. Every book that I cite has book before the title in the Source List Name field so all of the book titles are grouped together and sorted alphabetically by title. I use similar grouping codes for birth, marriage, and death records although these could also be grouped under Vitals by using that term (or just a v) as the first letter in the Source List Name. Kirsten -Original Message- From: Graham [mailto:gra...@bigpond.net.au] Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 1:33 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Treatment for Obituaries I am trying to do the same as Doris. When I came to Legacy from FTM, I realised that I had over 500 different Master sources, so scrolling through them all to find the one I wanted for a new entry was very annoying. I am down to about 300 now and wont be happy until I have them down to about one page. My Master sources are simply, Newspaper, Certificate, Census, BDM index, External tree, etc, and then the Details explain which Census, who's External tree, what Newspaper, etc, etc. I like to keep things simple and yet explain where my information came from in an adequate manner for my needs and those that follow me. Graham Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Working between two computers-Thank you
I just wanted to thank everybody for the advise given .I am still working on figuring out which method would be best for me,and you all offered several ways.Thank You,Brian Lehman Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Google Searches from Legacy
After attending a continuing education course at the local Community College titled Googling Your Family Tree, I realized how powerful a tool Google is for doing genealogy. I also bought Daniel M. Lynch's book titled Google Your Family Tree and found many tips for using Google. This led me to attempt to marry Legacy's Internet Search and Google through the Customized Search button. I can now Google the following directly from Legacy: Surname Surname and Birth Year Surname and Death Year Surname and Birth and Death Year FullName FullName and Birth Year FullName and Death Year FullName and Birth and death Year However, I would like to be able to use other information such as SpouseName, BirhtPlace DeathPlace, etc., but I am limited by the available reserved words in Legacy. I have suggested that they add more but have gotten no response from the Legacy guru in charge of programming. Is it possible to add more reserved words? Bobby Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Delete an Event
Doe anyone know how do you delete an event? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
RE: [LegacyUG] Delete an Event
Options - Delete Event Jennifer -Original Message- From: Pam Richardson [mailto:pam7...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 8 April 2010 12:45 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Delete an Event Doe anyone know how do you delete an event? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Delete an Event
Highlight the event - select OPTIONS - Delete Event -- Keith A. McKain Website: http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 Email: mckainances...@gmail.com On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:45 PM, Pam Richardson pam7...@gmail.com wrote: Doe anyone know how do you delete an event? Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
