Re: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents

[Ron Ferguson]

It's in a separate file, Kirsten, but included in my website at
http://www.fergys.co.uk/Ferguson/ and now contains 3,000 Fergusons, so only
another 196,000 to go before I get close to finishing.

Ron Ferguson
_

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And the Fergusons of N.W. England



Kirsten Bowman wrote:
> Ron:
>
> Yours sounds like a good method too.  Is your one-name database
> included with your main database or is it a separate file?
>
> I'm prompted to look at my stray files regularly because there are
> several people working on the same line so I get frequent messages
> like, "Here's what I found on . . ." or "What do you have on . . ."
> That keeps the strays from getting stale.  Our research area is also
> limited to Ontario, Canada, 1783-1880, so that keeps the stray list
> down to a very manageable size--although we do have about 2,000
> individuals connected to the main tree.
>
> Kirsten
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk]
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:50 AM
> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents
>
>
> Kirsten,
>
> I tried that myself for a couple of years or so, but you must be a
> better
> person than I, as it became a massive parking lot for unsolved links!
> I
> found that I just never got round to looking in it. If it works for
> you,
> then great, as you know I am a great beliver in each to their own.
>
> My salvation arrived, at least for my primary surname when I started
> my
> One-Name database, which originally started with all the oddments
> which I
> had not looked at for years. I found it to be an operation which is
> excellent for forcing me to do something with them. Guess I must enjoy
> pressure!
>
> Ron Ferguson
> _
>
> *New* Tutorial: Add Location Pins to Google Earth
> http://www.fergys.co.uk
> Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw
> And the Fergusons of N.W. England
> 
>
>
>
>
>





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RE: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents

[Kirsten Bowman]

Ron:

Yours sounds like a good method too.  Is your one-name database included with 
your main database or is it a separate file?

I'm prompted to look at my stray files regularly because there are several 
people working on the same line so I get frequent messages like, "Here's what I 
found on . . ." or "What do you have on . . ."  That keeps the strays from 
getting stale.  Our research area is also limited to Ontario, Canada, 
1783-1880, so that keeps the stray list down to a very manageable 
size--although we do have about 2,000 individuals connected to the main tree.

Kirsten

-Original Message-
From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk]
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:50 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents


Kirsten,

I tried that myself for a couple of years or so, but you must be a better
person than I, as it became a massive parking lot for unsolved links! I
found that I just never got round to looking in it. If it works for you,
then great, as you know I am a great beliver in each to their own.

My salvation arrived, at least for my primary surname when I started my
One-Name database, which originally started with all the oddments which I
had not looked at for years. I found it to be an operation which is
excellent for forcing me to do something with them. Guess I must enjoy
pressure!

Ron Ferguson
_

*New* Tutorial: Add Location Pins to Google Earth
http://www.fergys.co.uk
Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw
And the Fergusons of N.W. England








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Re: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents

[Chris CG]

For me, it will be extremely valuable to run reports/queries, so a
database type of storage would seem to be more appropriate.  I have
been thinking about using a system similar to what Connie describes,
but am concerned about having perhaps one to two hundred "unlinked"
individuals, many small family trees, master sources not linked to
events (maybe not even linked to individuals), etc.  Like so many
other things in genealogy, it seems that there is no standardized
structure even within Legacy - of course the program's flexibility to
"do things your own way" is a good thing!  The problem is, when I
attempt to do/learn something by trial and error "until it works" I
usually end up with a system or method that isn't very good in the
long run.  Either I unintentionally overlook important details or I
fail to anticipate future needs or upcoming changes.



On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Ron Ferguson  wrote:
> Kirsten,
>
> I tried that myself for a couple of years or so, but you must be a better
> person than I, as it became a massive parking lot for unsolved links! I
> found that I just never got round to looking in it. If it works for you,
> then great, as you know I am a great beliver in each to their own.
>
> My salvation arrived, at least for my primary surname when I started my
> One-Name database, which originally started with all the oddments which I
> had not looked at for years. I found it to be an operation which is
> excellent for forcing me to do something with them. Guess I must enjoy
> pressure!
>
> Ron Ferguson
> _
>
> *New* Tutorial: Add Location Pins to Google Earth
> http://www.fergys.co.uk
> Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw
> And the Fergusons of N.W. England
> 
>
>
> Kirsten Bowman wrote:
>> Chris:
>>
>> Presumably these are digital items you're talking about rather than
>> hardcopies.  If so, I have a totally low-tech way of handling them
>> that works very well for my database of roughly 10,000--including a
>> limited one-name study.  I dislike having unattached individuals in
>> my database, so their records go into Stray folders under
>> MyDocuments.  These are organized by surname and some are grouped
>> into subfolders by given name or geographical area.  Periodically I
>> go through the stray folders to see if anything "clicks" or if I can
>> find new information about an individual.  Most of my strays are in
>> their own designated folders, which also includes a Word document
>> where I copy/paste discussions with others about this person or add
>> notes about where (s)he might belong, where I've already checked,
>> etc.  When a connection is finally made it's easy to transfer the
>> pertinent information into Legacy.
>>
>> Kirsten
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Chris CG [mailto:914ch...@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:26 AM
>> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents
>>
>>
>> Maybe this will clarify my original question:
>>
>> When I have a "new" document, photo, newspaper obituary, or anything
>> else I find that might relate to my "family", I first enter and
>> transcribe it into ByGones and/or Clooz and then cut/paste relevant
>> information into Legacy to create a master source which will be
>> assigned to people in my Legacy database.
>>
>> My main purpose for using the additional programs is to record and
>> track things that point to people I can't identify - witnesses to
>> events, individuals or families with the same last name and in the
>> same geographical area as known ancestors, or other snippets of
>> information.  As I keep entering information from more and more
>> sources, some of those unidentified people start to appear more than
>> once and previously unknown relationships and patterns emerge.  This
>> in turn leads to some "Voila!" moments including brick-wall
>> breakthroughs.  Things like "so that's who grandpa used to talk about"
>> or "Gerry and Jeremiah are actually the same person" or "I need to
>> find out more about so-and-so who has been present at these four
>> family weddings".
>>
>> What I want to do now is move all of this research and analysis into
>> Legacy to take advantage of all the additional information recorded
>> there, and discontinue the duplication of efforts required to maintain
>> the additional databases.  I am hoping to get so

Re: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents

[Ron Ferguson]

Kirsten,

I tried that myself for a couple of years or so, but you must be a better
person than I, as it became a massive parking lot for unsolved links! I
found that I just never got round to looking in it. If it works for you,
then great, as you know I am a great beliver in each to their own.

My salvation arrived, at least for my primary surname when I started my
One-Name database, which originally started with all the oddments which I
had not looked at for years. I found it to be an operation which is
excellent for forcing me to do something with them. Guess I must enjoy
pressure!

Ron Ferguson
_

*New* Tutorial: Add Location Pins to Google Earth
http://www.fergys.co.uk
Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw
And the Fergusons of N.W. England



Kirsten Bowman wrote:
> Chris:
>
> Presumably these are digital items you're talking about rather than
> hardcopies.  If so, I have a totally low-tech way of handling them
> that works very well for my database of roughly 10,000--including a
> limited one-name study.  I dislike having unattached individuals in
> my database, so their records go into Stray folders under
> MyDocuments.  These are organized by surname and some are grouped
> into subfolders by given name or geographical area.  Periodically I
> go through the stray folders to see if anything "clicks" or if I can
> find new information about an individual.  Most of my strays are in
> their own designated folders, which also includes a Word document
> where I copy/paste discussions with others about this person or add
> notes about where (s)he might belong, where I've already checked,
> etc.  When a connection is finally made it's easy to transfer the
> pertinent information into Legacy.
>
> Kirsten
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Chris CG [mailto:914ch...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:26 AM
> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents
>
>
> Maybe this will clarify my original question:
>
> When I have a "new" document, photo, newspaper obituary, or anything
> else I find that might relate to my "family", I first enter and
> transcribe it into ByGones and/or Clooz and then cut/paste relevant
> information into Legacy to create a master source which will be
> assigned to people in my Legacy database.
>
> My main purpose for using the additional programs is to record and
> track things that point to people I can't identify - witnesses to
> events, individuals or families with the same last name and in the
> same geographical area as known ancestors, or other snippets of
> information.  As I keep entering information from more and more
> sources, some of those unidentified people start to appear more than
> once and previously unknown relationships and patterns emerge.  This
> in turn leads to some "Voila!" moments including brick-wall
> breakthroughs.  Things like "so that's who grandpa used to talk about"
> or "Gerry and Jeremiah are actually the same person" or "I need to
> find out more about so-and-so who has been present at these four
> family weddings".
>
> What I want to do now is move all of this research and analysis into
> Legacy to take advantage of all the additional information recorded
> there, and discontinue the duplication of efforts required to maintain
> the additional databases.  I am hoping to get some guidance, ideas and
> practical advice from others who are already better at this than I am.
>  Since everyone using Legacy has to manage this same kind of
> information and documentation, I am frustrated that the Legacy help
> resources I have searched through don't address this aspect of using
> Legacy.
>
> Chris
>




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RE: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents

[Kirsten Bowman]

Chris:

Presumably these are digital items you're talking about rather than hardcopies. 
 If so, I have a totally low-tech way of handling them that works very well for 
my database of roughly 10,000--including a limited one-name study.  I dislike 
having unattached individuals in my database, so their records go into Stray 
folders under MyDocuments.  These are organized by surname and some are grouped 
into subfolders by given name or geographical area.  Periodically I go through 
the stray folders to see if anything "clicks" or if I can find new information 
about an individual.  Most of my strays are in their own designated folders, 
which also includes a Word document where I copy/paste discussions with others 
about this person or add notes about where (s)he might belong, where I've 
already checked, etc.  When a connection is finally made it's easy to transfer 
the pertinent information into Legacy.

Kirsten

-Original Message-
From: Chris CG [mailto:914ch...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:26 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents


Maybe this will clarify my original question:

When I have a "new" document, photo, newspaper obituary, or anything
else I find that might relate to my "family", I first enter and
transcribe it into ByGones and/or Clooz and then cut/paste relevant
information into Legacy to create a master source which will be
assigned to people in my Legacy database.

My main purpose for using the additional programs is to record and
track things that point to people I can't identify - witnesses to
events, individuals or families with the same last name and in the
same geographical area as known ancestors, or other snippets of
information.  As I keep entering information from more and more
sources, some of those unidentified people start to appear more than
once and previously unknown relationships and patterns emerge.  This
in turn leads to some "Voila!" moments including brick-wall
breakthroughs.  Things like "so that's who grandpa used to talk about"
or "Gerry and Jeremiah are actually the same person" or "I need to
find out more about so-and-so who has been present at these four
family weddings".

What I want to do now is move all of this research and analysis into
Legacy to take advantage of all the additional information recorded
there, and discontinue the duplication of efforts required to maintain
the additional databases.  I am hoping to get some guidance, ideas and
practical advice from others who are already better at this than I am.
 Since everyone using Legacy has to manage this same kind of
information and documentation, I am frustrated that the Legacy help
resources I have searched through don't address this aspect of using
Legacy.

Chris





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RE: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents

[Geoff Rasmussen]

In our Legacy News, we have published 5 articles about different organizational 
systems that work well with Legacy. See 
http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/organization/. Hope this helps some.

Thanks,

Geoff Rasmussen
Millennia Corporation
ge...@legacyfamilytree.com
www.LegacyFamilyTree.com


-Original Message-
From: Chris CG [mailto:914ch...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 5:08 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents

I have been procrastinating for as long as possible, but it's time to
get started with my fall/winter project - reviewing and (re)organizing
several years' accumulation of various source documents, vital
records, etc.  I know that there are many details that I originally
overlooked - clues or connections that I didn't recognize the first
time around.  I have been using ByGones and Clooz in addition to
Legacy, but the PITA factor is too great and I want to consolidate and
convert everything into Legacy.  Having bits and pieces in different
places just doesn't work anymore.

I've looked through the Legacy "mini-tutorials", legacyusergroup (this
list) archives and the LegacyFamilyTree website but can't find
tutorials or "best practices" for managing all of the documentation
that goes along with family history research.  Since this is such a
big part "doing genealogy", I'm sure that there is a lot of
information about it but I guess I am not looking in the right places.
 Where does one go for guidelines and help?





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Re: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents

[Connie Sheets]

Chris,

I briefly played with Clooz and Bygones many years ago, and wrote them off as 
clunky and unnecessary duplication of effort.  But I didn't use them long 
enough to know their full capability, so it may be you are used to some 
functions that just can't be duplicated in Legacy.  If so, be sure to check out 
some of the Legacy add-on programs that are available.  [I also still rely on 
paper files and my memory for many of those a-ha moments].

That disclaimer stated, here are some things I do that may be somewhat 
responsive to your question:

Legacy allows you to enter unconnected individuals and families in your 
database.  So, for my Hancock mystery in Southern Illinois, I have all kinds of 
Hancock individuals and family groups in my database that are not linked to my 
Hancock ancestor.  If I ever find proof they are related, all I need to do is 
link them to my ancestor.

The Events function in Legacy is powerful.  What I do, instead of entering 
those documents, obituaries, etc. into ByGones/Clooz, is enter the data from 
them directly into Legacy, usually as an event, transcribe them if necessary, 
construct the Source Citation, and attach a scan of the document itself.  If 
the document mentions multiple individuals, I copy the Event using the Event 
Clipboard, and with a couple of clicks can add the same info to the other 
individuals in the database. 

Once the data is entered, the Legacy search functions are also powerful:  play 
around with that function, and the Help files and Tutorials for it, and see if 
it won't meet many of your needs.  For example, you could create a report for 
all individuals in XYZ County with the first name Gerry, and another for the 
first name Jeremiah, and then be able to see if you have duplicate 
individuals.  Or, you could search for all people born in Illinois between 1850 
and 1890 with the surname Hancock.

If Events doesn't quite fit the info I have, I will use the General Notes or 
Research Notes screens to jot down information that might be relevant.  For 
example, if I have a Gerry Brown and a Jeremiah Brown and I'm not sure yet if 
they are the same person, I'll make a notation to that effect in the Research 
Notes for each individual, i.e. "Is this the same person as Jeremiah Brown, RIN 
7644?" and "Is this the same person as Gerry Brown, RIN 2455?"

Am I getting closer to being responsive to your question?

Connie


--- On Thu, 9/2/10, Chris CG <914ch...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Maybe this will clarify my original
> question:
>
> When I have a "new" document, photo, newspaper obituary, or
> anything
> else I find that might relate to my "family", I first enter
> and
> transcribe it into ByGones and/or Clooz and then cut/paste
> relevant
> information into Legacy to create a master source which
> will be
> assigned to people in my Legacy database.
>
> My main purpose for using the additional programs is to
> record and
> track things that point to people I can't identify -
> witnesses to
> events, individuals or families with the same last name and
> in the
> same geographical area as known ancestors, or other
> snippets of
> information.  As I keep entering information from more
> and more
> sources, some of those unidentified people start to appear
> more than
> once and previously unknown relationships and patterns
> emerge.  This
> in turn leads to some "Voila!" moments including
> brick-wall
> breakthroughs.  Things like "so that's who grandpa
> used to talk about"
> or "Gerry and Jeremiah are actually the same person" or "I
> need to
> find out more about so-and-so who has been present at these
> four
> family weddings".
>
> What I want to do now is move all of this research and
> analysis into
> Legacy to take advantage of all the additional information
> recorded
> there, and discontinue the duplication of efforts required
> to maintain
> the additional databases.  I am hoping to get some
> guidance, ideas and
> practical advice from others who are already better at this
> than I am.
>  Since everyone using Legacy has to manage this same kind
> of
> information and documentation, I am frustrated that the
> Legacy help
> resources I have searched through don't address this aspect
> of using
> Legacy.









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Re: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents

[Chris CG]

Maybe this will clarify my original question:

When I have a "new" document, photo, newspaper obituary, or anything
else I find that might relate to my "family", I first enter and
transcribe it into ByGones and/or Clooz and then cut/paste relevant
information into Legacy to create a master source which will be
assigned to people in my Legacy database.

My main purpose for using the additional programs is to record and
track things that point to people I can't identify - witnesses to
events, individuals or families with the same last name and in the
same geographical area as known ancestors, or other snippets of
information.  As I keep entering information from more and more
sources, some of those unidentified people start to appear more than
once and previously unknown relationships and patterns emerge.  This
in turn leads to some "Voila!" moments including brick-wall
breakthroughs.  Things like "so that's who grandpa used to talk about"
or "Gerry and Jeremiah are actually the same person" or "I need to
find out more about so-and-so who has been present at these four
family weddings".

What I want to do now is move all of this research and analysis into
Legacy to take advantage of all the additional information recorded
there, and discontinue the duplication of efforts required to maintain
the additional databases.  I am hoping to get some guidance, ideas and
practical advice from others who are already better at this than I am.
 Since everyone using Legacy has to manage this same kind of
information and documentation, I am frustrated that the Legacy help
resources I have searched through don't address this aspect of using
Legacy.

Chris


On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Kathy Meyer  wrote:
> I think Dave thought you were talking about organizing your records in
> general; i.e., in your filing cabinets, on your hard drive, etc.  Perhaps
> you were really asking where these documents should be attached in your
> Legacy file?  i.e., should you attach a census doc as an event or as a
> source?  I'm just guessing but that's what I thought when I saw him send
> that link.
>
> I'm interested in all of the above; I need to get busy attaching docs etc.
> I have held off because I need to organize my hard drive before attaching
> everything in Legacy (due to the other recent discussion about what happens
> when you have to restore your legacy file including multimedia - the path
> has to be the same for the multimedia so I need to get my files organized on
> my HD and backed up specifically for that purpose before attaching)
>
> So maybe you can be a tad more specific about your question?  You will get
> your answer eventually :-) Kathy
>
> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Chris CG <914ch...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Dave,
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.
>>
>> I have searched through that list but haven't located ANY entries
>> making reference to Legacy Family Tree software.  Am I doing something
>> wrong in the search window?
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:47 PM, David Hook  wrote:
>> > Chris:
>> >
>> > For help on managing documentation, I recommend the
>> > Record-Keeping-Methodology mailing list.  Details on how to subscribe are
>> > here:
>> >
>> >
>> > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Genealogical_Computing/RECORD-KEEPING-METHODOLOGY.html
>> >
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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Re: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents

[Kathy Meyer]

I think Dave thought you were talking about organizing your records in
general; i.e., in your filing cabinets, on your hard drive, etc.  Perhaps
you were really asking where these documents should be attached in your
Legacy file?  i.e., should you attach a census doc as an event or as a
source?  I'm just guessing but that's what I thought when I saw him send
that link.

I'm interested in all of the above; I need to get busy attaching docs etc.
I have held off because I need to organize my hard drive before attaching
everything in Legacy (due to the other recent discussion about what happens
when you have to restore your legacy file including multimedia - the path
has to be the same for the multimedia so I need to get my files organized on
my HD and backed up specifically for that purpose before attaching)

So maybe you can be a tad more specific about your question?  You will get
your answer eventually :-) Kathy

On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Chris CG <914ch...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dave,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> I have searched through that list but haven't located ANY entries
> making reference to Legacy Family Tree software.  Am I doing something
> wrong in the search window?
>
> Chris
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:47 PM, David Hook  wrote:
> > Chris:
> >
> > For help on managing documentation, I recommend the
> Record-Keeping-Methodology mailing list.  Details on how to subscribe are
> here:
> >
> >
> http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Genealogical_Computing/RECORD-KEEPING-METHODOLOGY.html
> >
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
>
>
>
>


--
Kathy Meyer
"To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have
never before done."
--Richard G. Scott, "Finding the Way Back," Ensign, May 1990, 74

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different
results. ~ Albert Einstein



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Re: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents

[Chris CG]

Dave,

Thanks for the reply.

I have searched through that list but haven't located ANY entries
making reference to Legacy Family Tree software.  Am I doing something
wrong in the search window?

Chris


On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:47 PM, David Hook  wrote:
> Chris:
>
> For help on managing documentation, I recommend the 
> Record-Keeping-Methodology mailing list.  Details on how to subscribe are 
> here:
>
> http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Genealogical_Computing/RECORD-KEEPING-METHODOLOGY.html
>
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
>



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Re: [LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents

[David Hook]

Chris:

For help on managing documentation, I recommend the Record-Keeping-Methodology 
mailing list.  Details on how to subscribe are here:

http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Genealogical_Computing/RECORD-KEEPING-METHODOLOGY.html


Dave






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[LegacyUG] Documents, documents, documents

[Chris CG]

I have been procrastinating for as long as possible, but it's time to
get started with my fall/winter project - reviewing and (re)organizing
several years' accumulation of various source documents, vital
records, etc.  I know that there are many details that I originally
overlooked - clues or connections that I didn't recognize the first
time around.  I have been using ByGones and Clooz in addition to
Legacy, but the PITA factor is too great and I want to consolidate and
convert everything into Legacy.  Having bits and pieces in different
places just doesn't work anymore.

I've looked through the Legacy "mini-tutorials", legacyusergroup (this
list) archives and the LegacyFamilyTree website but can't find
tutorials or "best practices" for managing all of the documentation
that goes along with family history research.  Since this is such a
big part "doing genealogy", I'm sure that there is a lot of
information about it but I guess I am not looking in the right places.
 Where does one go for guidelines and help?



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