Re: [LegacyUG] Event Description
Rick Merrill wrote I am rather new to Legacy so I have a question about Event Descriptions. In the training video by Legacy, Geoff explains how to use Events, but in the two examples he enters the Event Definition and leaves the Description blank. And the help file gives no real clue or example of what kind of information you would put in that field. Could ya'll give me some examples of what you put in there? Like for a Census event it would seem redundent to but census, or the place or date beacuse they are listed in other fields. So what would you put there? I tend to take things very literally, so what I put in Event Description is usually exactly that, a description of the Event which took place. Don't forget that Events might also be Facts, so then I'd enter the actual fact. You mention Census, so here is an example from my file of an Event Description for a Census: John Nosworthy; head of household; married; aged 60; born in Llandulas, Denbighshire; Wine Spirit Merchant. In the case of a Census, in the Notes I list the other members of the household. One other example of an Event Description, this one for a Witness event: the Marriage of her sister Eliza Courtney Russ to Charles Malcolm Magill. The full sentence would read Witness: On 05 October 1880 he was a witness to the marriage of his sister Eliza Courtney Russ to Charles Malcolm Magill at Holy Trinity Church, Clapham, Surrey, England. For a fact-type Event such as Occupation, the Description would be the person's Trade or Profession. For Physical Description it would be something like 5'9 tall, with a very fresh complexion, brown hair and grey eyes. -- Jenny M Benson 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] Event Description
There is one other option you can consider: do away with the Description field...you can edit any event by clicking on it from the event list. You will then see the various fields available and decide which you want to include for any event category... Try some different ways...run a report or two and see which one SUITS your fancy. Virginia 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] Event Description
Diane - I tend (because I haven't been consistent and haven't gone back - yet) to use Property as the event. I do this because it may not be a residence (often in the case of some ancestors). For description I enter info (acres, price, property name, etc) that is easy to identify when it is sold; or if the first instance is a sale of the property, then when I find it was purchased. Again, just the way I do it. This is one reason I'm a strong supporter of Legacy - I have a strong distaste for the cookie cutter approach! Regards, John On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 9:18 PM, Diane Murach dmur...@starstream.netwrote: Liked John's idea for events, but interested in what John might do with a grantee deed. Thanks,Diane -- Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood! 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] Event Description
Well, here's what I use for a Census event and I don't see placing the census info in the Description field as being redundant. Instead, I think it clarifies things. Event: Census Description: 1900 Federal Date: 1 June 1900 Place:Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ The first sentence would then read as follows: He appeared on the 1900 Federal census in 1 Jun 1900 in Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ. Cathy-0 -Original Message- From: Rick Merrill [mailto:1eagle...@bellsouth.net] Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 7:08 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Event Description I am rather new to Legacy so I have a question about Event Descriptions. In the training video by Legacy, Geoff explains how to use Events, but in the two examples he enters the Event Definition and leaves the Description blank. And the help file gives no real clue or example of what kind of information you would put in that field. Could ya'll give me some examples of what you put in there? Like for a Census event it would seem redundent to but census, or the place or date beacuse they are listed in other fields. So what would you put there? Rick Merrill 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] Event Description
Cathy-0, one way of looking at things is by asking yourself What did we do for censuses before computers? or If I print a book of descendants for old Aunt Ida who doesn't have a computer, what would she want to see? If I wanted to go to a lot of trouble, I could list Events like Religion and enter the person's religion from each census, noting the year. Same for Occupation, Residence, Marital Status, and any other categories you can think of. Too much like work. Let old Aunt Ida read for herself. I simply type out or Control-C when I can, everything the census shows, eg. 1891 Census of Canada Name: Joshua Adams Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Age:57 Birth Year: abt 1834 Birthplace: Ontario Relation to Head of House: Head Religion: Church of England French Canadian:No Father's Birth Place: Ontario Mother's Birth Place: England Province: Ontario District Number:127 District: Wellington South Subdistrict:Guelph City Archive Roll #: T-6377 Household Members: NameAge Joshua Adams57 Maria Adams 48 Harriet Adams 27 Annie Adams 23 Edith Adams 15 Helen Adams 13 Source Citation: 1891 Census Place: Guelph City, Wellington South, Ontario. Roll: T-6377, Family No: 141. I copy the image and attach it to the Event so it's there to check when i want, especially if something in the transcription seems out of kilter. Then when printing a book, Aunt Ida sees everything I do, without having to print each image too. But, as it's been said many times here, everyone has their own way of doing things, so whatever works for you.. One caution though - think about it from every aspect - who is going to see your work, will they have a computer, will they be able to see the images, etc. It's a lot more work to change everything midstream than to start off doing a thorough job. Helen 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] Event Description
I put whatever the census gives as information in the description. One entry for 1900 looks like this: The household headed by Alfred C Fry, age 30, a brakeman on the RailRoad and his wife of 10 years Minnie, age 30 with children Jennie, age 10; Alfred F, age 9; Charles L, age 5 and Emily E, age 1. Keith -- Find-A-Grave County Keeper for Schuylkill County, PA Keith A. McKain McCain-McKane-O'Kane DNA Group 1 - # Mc17936 Website: http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 Email: geosc...@comcast.net On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:50 PM, ci...@treadles.ca wrote: Cathy-0, one way of looking at things is by asking yourself What did we do for censuses before computers? or If I print a book of descendants for old Aunt Ida who doesn't have a computer, what would she want to see? If I wanted to go to a lot of trouble, I could list Events like Religion and enter the person's religion from each census, noting the year. Same for Occupation, Residence, Marital Status, and any other categories you can think of. Too much like work. Let old Aunt Ida read for herself. I simply type out or Control-C when I can, everything the census shows, eg. 1891 Census of Canada Name: Joshua Adams Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 57 Birth Year: abt 1834 Birthplace: Ontario Relation to Head of House: Head Religion: Church of England French Canadian: No Father's Birth Place: Ontario Mother's Birth Place: England Province: Ontario District Number: 127 District: Wellington South Subdistrict: Guelph City Archive Roll #: T-6377 Household Members: Name Age Joshua Adams 57 Maria Adams 48 Harriet Adams 27 Annie Adams 23 Edith Adams 15 Helen Adams 13 Source Citation: 1891 Census Place: Guelph City, Wellington South, Ontario. Roll: T-6377, Family No: 141. I copy the image and attach it to the Event so it's there to check when i want, especially if something in the transcription seems out of kilter. Then when printing a book, Aunt Ida sees everything I do, without having to print each image too. But, as it's been said many times here, everyone has their own way of doing things, so whatever works for you.. One caution though - think about it from every aspect - who is going to see your work, will they have a computer, will they be able to see the images, etc. It's a lot more work to change everything midstream than to start off doing a thorough job. Helen 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] Event Description
I'm with you, Helen. I name master sources at the highest level possible, e.g. 1870 US Federal Census, then I use the source detail fields to differentiate subcategories, like state, district, etc. That way the same master source captures any number of entries. -Original Message- From: ci...@treadles.ca Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 7:50 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Event Description Cathy-0, one way of looking at things is by asking yourself What did we do for censuses before computers? or If I print a book of descendants for old Aunt Ida who doesn't have a computer, what would she want to see? If I wanted to go to a lot of trouble, I could list Events like Religion and enter the person's religion from each census, noting the year. Same for Occupation, Residence, Marital Status, and any other categories you can think of. Too much like work. Let old Aunt Ida read for herself. I simply type out or Control-C when I can, everything the census shows, eg. 1891 Census of Canada Name: Joshua Adams Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Age:57 Birth Year: abt 1834 Birthplace: Ontario Relation to Head of House: Head Religion: Church of England French Canadian:No Father's Birth Place: Ontario Mother's Birth Place: England Province: Ontario District Number:127 District: Wellington South Subdistrict:Guelph City Archive Roll #: T-6377 Household Members: NameAge Joshua Adams57 Maria Adams 48 Harriet Adams 27 Annie Adams 23 Edith Adams 15 Helen Adams 13 Source Citation: 1891 Census Place: Guelph City, Wellington South, Ontario. Roll: T-6377, Family No: 141. I copy the image and attach it to the Event so it's there to check when i want, especially if something in the transcription seems out of kilter. Then when printing a book, Aunt Ida sees everything I do, without having to print each image too. But, as it's been said many times here, everyone has their own way of doing things, so whatever works for you.. One caution though - think about it from every aspect - who is going to see your work, will they have a computer, will they be able to see the images, etc. It's a lot more work to change everything midstream than to start off doing a thorough job. Helen 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] Event Description
Rick - I've been using Legacy since before training videos. Some of my old ways I've changed because of the videos, LUG, the instruction book and the Help files. However, I continue to do one thing that works for me: I do not use a census event. Nor do I use a Tax list event; nor a City Directory event. I use a Residence event - it's important to me to know who lived where, when. Thus, I use the description field to enter Census, tax list, city directory, etc. Just my way. Regards, John On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Rick Merrill 1eagle...@bellsouth.netwrote: I am rather new to Legacy so I have a question about Event Descriptions. In the training video by Legacy, Geoff explains how to use Events, but in the two examples he enters the Event Definition and leaves the Description blank. And the help file gives no real clue or example of what kind of information you would put in that field. Could ya'll give me some examples of what you put in there? Like for a Census event it would seem redundent to but census, or the place or date beacuse they are listed in other fields. So what would you put there? Rick Merrill -- Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood! 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] Event Description
I do it that way, too, John. _ From: John Roose [mailto:jbro...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:37 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Event Description Rick - I've been using Legacy since before training videos. Some of my old ways I've changed because of the videos, LUG, the instruction book and the Help files. However, I continue to do one thing that works for me: I do not use a census event. Nor do I use a Tax list event; nor a City Directory event. I use a Residence event - it's important to me to know who lived where, when. Thus, I use the description field to enter Census, tax list, city directory, etc. Just my way. Regards, John On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Rick Merrill 1eagle...@bellsouth.net wrote: I am rather new to Legacy so I have a question about Event Descriptions. In the training video by Legacy, Geoff explains how to use Events, but in the two examples he enters the Event Definition and leaves the Description blank. And the help file gives no real clue or example of what kind of information you would put in that field. Could ya'll give me some examples of what you put in there? Like for a Census event it would seem redundent to but census, or the place or date beacuse they are listed in other fields. So what would you put there? Rick Merrill -- Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood! 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 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] Event Description
Liked John's idea for events, but interested in what John might do with a grantee deed. Thanks,Diane - Original Message - From: Robert Mann To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 5:48 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Event Description I do it that way, too, John. -- From: John Roose [mailto:jbro...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:37 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Event Description Rick - I've been using Legacy since before training videos. Some of my old ways I've changed because of the videos, LUG, the instruction book and the Help files. However, I continue to do one thing that works for me: I do not use a census event. Nor do I use a Tax list event; nor a City Directory event. I use a Residence event - it's important to me to know who lived where, when. Thus, I use the description field to enter Census, tax list, city directory, etc. Just my way. Regards, John On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Rick Merrill 1eagle...@bellsouth.net wrote: I am rather new to Legacy so I have a question about Event Descriptions. In the training video by Legacy, Geoff explains how to use Events, but in the two examples he enters the Event Definition and leaves the Description blank. And the help file gives no real clue or example of what kind of information you would put in that field. Could ya'll give me some examples of what you put in there? Like for a Census event it would seem redundent to but census, or the place or date beacuse they are listed in other fields. So what would you put there? Rick Merrill -- Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood! 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 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] Event Description
So what would you put in the Event Definition and Description for alt. Birth alt. Death Rick - Original Message - From: Diane Murach To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Event Description Liked John's idea for events, but interested in what John might do with a grantee deed. Thanks,Diane - Original Message - From: Robert Mann To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 5:48 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Event Description I do it that way, too, John. From: John Roose [mailto:jbro...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:37 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Event Description Rick - I've been using Legacy since before training videos. Some of my old ways I've changed because of the videos, LUG, the instruction book and the Help files. However, I continue to do one thing that works for me: I do not use a census event. Nor do I use a Tax list event; nor a City Directory event. I use a Residence event - it's important to me to know who lived where, when. Thus, I use the description field to enter Census, tax list, city directory, etc. Just my way. Regards, John On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Rick Merrill 1eagle...@bellsouth.net wrote: I am rather new to Legacy so I have a question about Event Descriptions. In the training video by Legacy, Geoff explains how to use Events, but in the two examples he enters the Event Definition and leaves the Description blank. And the help file gives no real clue or example of what kind of information you would put in that field. Could ya'll give me some examples of what you put in there? Like for a Census event it would seem redundent to but census, or the place or date beacuse they are listed in other fields. So what would you put there? Rick Merrill -- Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood! 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 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] Event Description
I would use a Land or Property event, and then include the specific's in the source detail, with test on the Note tab, or on the Multimedia tab, if it's a document scan. _ From: Diane Murach [mailto:dmur...@starstream.net] Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 9:18 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Event Description Liked John's idea for events, but interested in what John might do with a grantee deed. Thanks,Diane - Original Message - From: Robert Mann mailto:roem...@bellsouth.net To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 5:48 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Event Description I do it that way, too, John. _ From: John Roose [mailto:jbro...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:37 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Event Description Rick - I've been using Legacy since before training videos. Some of my old ways I've changed because of the videos, LUG, the instruction book and the Help files. However, I continue to do one thing that works for me: I do not use a census event. Nor do I use a Tax list event; nor a City Directory event. I use a Residence event - it's important to me to know who lived where, when. Thus, I use the description field to enter Census, tax list, city directory, etc. Just my way. Regards, John On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Rick Merrill 1eagle...@bellsouth.net wrote: I am rather new to Legacy so I have a question about Event Descriptions. In the training video by Legacy, Geoff explains how to use Events, but in the two examples he enters the Event Definition and leaves the Description blank. And the help file gives no real clue or example of what kind of information you would put in that field. Could ya'll give me some examples of what you put in there? Like for a Census event it would seem redundent to but census, or the place or date beacuse they are listed in other fields. So what would you put there? Rick Merrill -- Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood! 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 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 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 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] Event Description search
Mike Fry wrote I agree that is what should happen, but I tried it with my file and it didn't work: brought up every record. I know there was at least one record with a blank Description because I created it just for this test. Mine works with build 109. File of 5500 individuals. Above selects 162 of them. What more can I say? :-) I stand corrected. It *does* work for me. My brain just works for me when I am not tired and give it time to think about things sensibly! -- Jenny M Benson 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] Event Description search
Hi all, Is there a way of searching for events with blank descriptions. Regards Mark. 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] Event Description search
Mark, Search Detailed Search Tab Look for Whom? Individual Where to Look? Event-Description How to Look? Equal to What to look for? [Leave it blank] should do it, I would think. (I almost always leave the event description blank, so for me, this brings up most of my database). Connie Mark Wilby wrote: Is there a way of searching for events with blank descriptions. Regards Mark. 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] Event Description search
Mark Wilby wrote I'm afraid that brings up every event. Blank or otherwise I rather think this might be a bug in the programme because I would expect it to work and indeed the Help topic specifically says: 4. What To Look For Type in the information you want to find, or, for some searches like Tags or Child Statuses, select the item from the drop-down list box. If you want to search for blank fields, don't enter anything in this field. (Note the last sentence.) -- Jenny M Benson 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] Event Description search
Mark, Search Detailed Search Tab Look for Whom? Individual Where to Look? Event-Description How to Look? Wildcard What to look for? [Leave it blank] :) Margaret On 07/01/2010, Mark Wilby mark.wil...@virgin.net wrote: Hi all, Is there a way of searching for events with blank descriptions. Regards Mark. 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] Event Description search
Mark Wilby said the following on 2010/01/07 18:31: I'm afraid that brings up every event. Blank or otherwise Search Detailed Search Tab Look for Whom? Individual Where to Look? Event-Description How to Look? Equal to What to look for? [Leave it blank] Try again Mark! Don't type exactly what Connie wrote. As she said, leave the last part of the condition empty: no spaces nothing. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg 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] Event Description search
Mike Fry wrote I'm afraid that brings up every event. Blank or otherwise Search Detailed Search Tab Look for Whom? Individual Where to Look? Event-Description How to Look? Equal to What to look for? [Leave it blank] Try again Mark! Don't type exactly what Connie wrote. As she said, leave the last part of the condition empty: no spaces nothing. I agree that is what should happen, but I tried it with my file and it didn't work: brought up every record. I know there was at least one record with a blank Description because I created it just for this test. -- Jenny M Benson 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] Event Description search
Jenny M Benson said the following on 2010/01/08 00:09: Mike Fry wrote I'm afraid that brings up every event. Blank or otherwise Search Detailed Search Tab Look for Whom? Individual Where to Look? Event-Description How to Look? Equal to What to look for? [Leave it blank] Try again Mark! Don't type exactly what Connie wrote. As she said, leave the last part of the condition empty: no spaces nothing. I agree that is what should happen, but I tried it with my file and it didn't work: brought up every record. I know there was at least one record with a blank Description because I created it just for this test. Mine works with build 109. File of 5500 individuals. Above selects 162 of them. What more can I say? :-) -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg 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
