Glenn,
Don't delete it as it may be in use. Just edit it and fix it the way you
want it...
Clancy
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ferguson
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 10:56 PM
To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: RE:
Thank you.
Jeff
Jay S. Van Zeeland wrote:
When using source writer, Artifact is one of the choices that you may
use to source an actual artifact or privately held document. I find
that this works well to document information that I have on hand
(i.e. letters written by grandparents, etc. or
Jane,
Thanks for all of your suggestions. I did stumble upone the
solution, with Elizabeths help. It is very similar as what you
suggested about the search feature. I do like your other ideas too,
as they would get you the same answer but just in a different way.
That's what I like about
ronald ferguson wrote
I do not really have a way of checking this so please could you advise.
I do not have a comma between the house number/name and the street ie.
they are in the same field, and I wondered if separating the two makes
any difference when it somes to using VE mapping.
At
HI, Ron
Sorry I haven't yet upgraded to v.7 so can't check through Legacy.
A direct search of VE (with comma) finds the road and approx. street
number. I tried my own street - exact for No.1 i.e. at the correct
end; thereafter rough location, which VE admits is not an exact
match..
On the other
Clancy,
I didn't delete it, and couldn't anyway. Your and Ron Ferguson's
suggestions sent me in the right direction to figuring out how to do
it. See my answer to Ron a few minutes earlier.
Thanks for your help,
Glenn
On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 11:06 PM, Clancy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Glenn,
Karima,
I'm sorry that the artifact source type wasn't the correct option. However,
you question still hasn't been answered.
I spent some time looking for the proper suggestion for you. While realizing
that the copies are not the proper artifact, I guess that I would recording
the documents as
Glenn,
I have many situations where the same has occurred within my data, I have
redone them with the name as the new capitalization and place a space at the
end. In the printouts I have seen any double spacing, but when I hit the
space at the end it allows me to save it the new way.
Give it a
Jenny,
Thanks for your informative reply. That makes perfect sense.
In general I understand the concept of an Apply button when
selecting options in other programs. I should have been able to
figure it out here as well. But it was very late at night and my
brain obviously was not fully
Thank you Jay. There are about 50 pages in all and it certainly makes for
interesting reading.
All the best, and again thank you for your response.
Karima
--
From: Jay S. Van Zeeland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 7:49 AM
To:
Glenn,
Glad you got it sorted. It is usual for Legacy to refuse to delete a list entry
when it contains data, however. I should have realised that there was the
possibility of you already having some content under that spelling.
Ron Ferguson
I switched about 2 years ago? It is when FTM went to a new version where
the whole look of the program changed. I switched to the free version of
Legacy first just to get my file set up and get used to the program and them
I switched to the paid version. Legacy has so many more feature than
I wanted to enter a cash entry land file that I got from the National
Archives but I think are considered GLO records. When I look at the
drop-down menu for options to choose from for GLOLand Property
recordscash entry files, I see only options for CD/DVD databases or
FHL. Then under
Is anyone else having problems with the map not showing up when you try to map
locations? I tried to create a map and all I get is a blank window.
Alanna
- Original Message
From: ronald ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008
There is no magical merge on import. You must first import the data into
Legacy. During the import some things can be cleaned. After the import,
you should clean all the data as much as possible. Once the data is in one
database and cleaned, then perform a merge. Even after several merge
Alanna,
Difficult to answer as you do not say how to are accessing VE and whether you
Internet Explorer installed (you need not ever use it),
Assuming you have IE7 and have just clicked the icon - then instead go to
ViewMaster SourcesLocations and check that the Show Maps box is checked, if
Hello Patti,
In the book Evidence Explained page 583 it seems to use
Citation 11.23 land entry files: Manuscripts
Source List entry
Cash entry file
Land office name, cash entry files. Records of the bureau of lands
management, record group 49, nation archives, Washington dc
Is that a choice
It happened to me a number of times and then suddenly corrected itself.
I think the problem may have been when the internet connections was weak (I
have a home wireless network that connects to the internet). I have not
verified if that is the real cause of the problem but the last time it
Sorry to intrude Syble, but thought additional info can only be helpful.
In my case (same problem intermittently):
- Windows Version: XP SP3
- RAM available: 2 Gig
- What methods of getting to VE have you tried: Just through Legacy. Works
fine when I access VE directly (
I too wondered about this. I have all the videos for version 6. I wonder if
there is much difference between them and those for version 7.
There really ought to be a low upgrade cost for those who already own an
earlier version and want the latest ones. After all, the cost of producing CDs
Patti: I think the reference is okay but perhaps the label is a bit
misleading. I worked off and on with these BLM people.
It was common (even though we were the Federal Government) to identify the
Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management office that managed a group
of state
Rich,
Thanks for the answers. I was afraid it might be part of the Gedcom
standard, rather than optional. Unfortunately the place where I want the
date format changed (a website) doesn't allow for changing the date output.
Regarding the source ordering, your answer doesn't quite match my
Ron,
I have found it works better to import a gedcom into a temporary Legacy
file, tag only the ones that I want to import and export to a new temp
Legacy and then clean it up there such as location list, especially getting
rid of the entries where location has been used insted of notes and
Hi, Wendy --
Thanks very much for pointing me to the wish list suggestion feature. I've
seen it before, but I'd forgotten where it was. Funny how your eyes get
used to looking only at certain information on a screen and they glaze right
over features you don't typically use!
Thanks also for
I can not get the merge thing right. I have a complete family in two places
and I need to merge them into one. Everytime I do, info gets lost. It
won't let me keep events for both people.
Here is what I have
Husband, wife and 10 kids. They are two places. In the first place the
husband
Thank you, Debbie and Yvonee, for your responses. Debbie, the
manuscript option is very general in SourceWriter. Yvonne, that is
helpful to know that they were referred to as the BLM state office
even though it couldn't have been BLM back then since it didn't
exist. But I suppose they
Yesterday I purchased Legacy V2 7 Deluxe. I have tried to unlock the deluxe
part and have been unable to. I go to helpunlock Deluxe. I get the page to
start the process. I click I have bought Deluxe, put in my name, address, and
customer ID #. I then click continue and the unlock window
Patti,
It appears you put GLO in the search field at the top of the Add a New
Master Source screen in response to the question, What kind of source do you
want to cite? If instead, you use the menu below that and go to Land
Property records, you can then select (1) Cash entry filesBasic
Donna,
I suggest that you contact Legacy direct and ask them to verify your number but
are you certain it isn't unlocked - nothing actually happens except that the
option to put in your number disappears and you can also use the Delux Options.
Ron Ferguson
Go to HelpGeneral Information
It should say Legacy Deluxe Edition in Large Font at the top
See if your customer number is there.
If not there, then call Legacy.
Fred
San Jose, California
Donna Felina Roach wrote:
Yesterday I purchased Legacy V2 7 Deluxe. I have tried to unlock the
deluxe part
Yes, John. That's perfect. Mine are the photocopies from NARA.
Thanks. I only recently discovered the top section, and thought that
if some cash entry options were available, they all would be from the
search field.
Patti
On Jun 29, 2008, at 2:27 PM, John S. Adams wrote:
Patti,
It
Ron,
Thank you for the quick response.
I am sure that it is not unlocked. I cannot use the Deluxe Options and when
I go to about Legacy, it is still listed as standard.
Donna
- Original Message -
From: ronald ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
I see a lot of questions to this group which indicate to me that many users are
hung up on the literal titles of the various source templates. After
experimenting with SourceWriter for a while, it seems to me that it is quite
flexible and that many templates can be adapted for sources other
Legacy 7 Deluxe
I noticed that one can set nine fields for locations
I'd like to be able to set
Loc1, Loc2, Loc3, Loc4, Loc5, Loc6, Loc7, Loc8, Loc9
with Country, State, County, City, Street, Address#, Apt#, Room, Bed #
1) How would I set the above parameters in the proper order??
A)
The top says Standard Edition, no customer number. I rechecked to make sure I
had the number correct, and also tried it with all protection turned off.
I guess I will have to contact Legacy. Thank you
Donna
- Original Message -
From: Alfred F. Schwilk
To:
John,
I think I realized that I probably could make other things work, but I
also figured that if there was a template specifically designed for
the particular information and format, I'd rather use that. Also, it
usually helps to understand the thinking behind how certain options
are
One more thing Donna... Copy and Paste your customer number -
sometimes you can't tell the the 1 (one) from the l (L) etc...
- Original Message -
From: Donna Felina Roach [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 3:11 PM
Subject:
Barrie,
Start by selecting one of the 3 Legacy databases that you have. Then under
File use Save Family File as... to make a copy of that first file with a new
name which will be the consolidated database when we're done.
Next open the new database which contains file 1. Then under File use
You cause it to show in the reverse order by using the Sort button and
selecting to read right to left and then click the check box next to the Sort
button.
Reports to the list have already indicated that using street number and
street, number will work with VE. Without trying the other three
On 29 Jun 2008 John Magyari wrote:
I noticed that one can set nine fields for locations
I'd like to be able to set
Loc1, Loc2, Loc3, Loc4, Loc5, Loc6, Loc7, Loc8, Loc9
with Country, State, County, City, Street, Address#, Apt#, Room, Bed
#
1) How would I set the above parameters in the
Hi Donna,
Did you get your Deluxe edition unlocked? Make sure that you enter your
customer name as you were addressed in the email you received with your
new customer number. You were issued a new number for version 7. Enter
the number as written in the email with the dashes. I don't remember
Patti,
I certainly agree that it is much easier to use a template designed for the
particular source at hand. But my point is, if the available templates don't
seem to match, a little exploring and tweaking may produce acceptable results
without adding interminably to the Legacy wish list.
John S. Adams wrote
My point is that SourceWriter is flexible. If you experiment, you can
probably find a template that will work for that unique or unusual
source you want to cite. The title of the template usually doesn't
show up in the printed citation.
I'd like to hear others'
The customer number starts with a 7 and is in pattern of 7x-xxx-xxx-xx.
It's sent out by the end of the next business day after purchasing.
If you don't get the customer number by tomorrow afternoon, contact Sales
directly. You can contact them by sending an email to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or by
Oh, John, I wasn't trying to do that. I figured there was something I
didn't understand or I was missing.
Patti
On Jun 29, 2008, at 5:16 PM, John S. Adams wrote:
Patti,
I certainly agree that it is much easier to use a template designed
for the particular source at hand. But my point is,
On 6/29/08, John Magyari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When I go to the Master Location and try to do sort
it appears it wants
LOC4 to be Country
LOC3 to be State
LOC2 to be County
LOC1 to be City
Actually, in reverse sort those are
LOC9, 8, 7, and 6. In other words, you could have 5 more
I'm glad you said that, John. I'm one who is apt to get a little hung up on
literal titles. :) It's good to encourage folks like me to experiment and to
not dither about too much over which template was intended to be used - so long
as the template I do use works well.
Thanks for the
Thanks very much, Mary, but I really didn't expect anyone to go to all that
trouble. It does seem that VE leans much more to America than GE and I cannot
see why since they are both American Companies.
Having said that, some time ago I mentioned that I had tried just putting my
Post Code in
Thanks very much, Jenny. It's good to know that it doesn't seem to make a
difference. I must take a closer look at the actual positioning on the street
though, as so far it has seemed to me that if it was found the pin always went
at the beginning of it.
Your point about birth and death
Is there a digest version of this list?
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OK, now that I have v7. What is the most common way to cite newspapers.. One
Master Source for each newspaper or a master source for each article cited?
Carl
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From: ym
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 7:13 PM
Subject: [LegacyUG] digest
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Carl,
Haven't a clue - I'm a lumper!
Ron Ferguson
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New Blog: Free Contacts Database for use with Open Office
http://www.fergys.co.uk
View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/
For The Fergusons of
On 30/06/2008 12:13:22 p.m., ym ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
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No
Set up filters on your email to sort the incoming legacy posts
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So what is the verdict? Is it a bug or not?
Seems to me that even if my uncle is calculated as the husband of my
aunt, he is still my uncle and should be listed as such. And I should
be calculated as his nephew as well as my aunt's nephew or at least as
the nephew of my aunt's husband.
My wife's
Betty,
When I enter my name and number there is no unlock button, only continue.
Is that strange?
Donna Roach
Forest City, NC
- Original Message -
From: Beth Gay [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG]
Sherry,
The customer number I was sent yesterday started with a 6. Does that mean
my number was wrong? I used copy and paste which didn't solve anything.
Thank you,
Donna Felina Roach
Forest City, NC
- Original Message -
From: Sherry/Support [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Donna:
I had a similar problem and contacted sales at Legacy. It seems the
first number I received was in error. Sales very quickly sent me a
bone Fide number and I have been happily playing in my new sandbox
ever since then. Contact Sales...I am sure they will get you sorted in no time.
Your uncle is the brother of your father or mother. The husband of your aunt
(your father's or mother's sister) is yoru uncle-in-law.
You are the nephew-in-law, not the nephew, of the husband of your aunt.
Imho, it is not a bug.
- Original Message
From: Chick Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jeff,
May sound like a silly question, but when the maps did not come up were you
connected to the internet?
Ron Ferguson
_
New Blog: Free Contacts Database for use with Open Office
http://www.fergys.co.uk
View the Grimshaw
It is a bug, then, because v7 will not return the nephew-in-law
relationship. It returns that there is no relationship.
Elizabeth
researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson
- Original Message -
From: Wynthner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
There is a cousin in my file who, as a single person, adopted two
children. Certain Legacy views and reports list her with
Husband...Unknown. How do I alter this to reflect that she is single
by choice. The Unknown wording seems to imply that there was a
possible spouse/partner involved when
OK, then Legacy should return the relationship as nephew-in-law.
but it returns no relationship which is wrong.
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 6:32 PM, Wynthner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Your uncle is the brother of your father or mother. The husband of your aunt
(your father's or mother's sister) is
Carl:
I do a master source for each newspaper.
Kirsten
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Carl Hilton
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 5:12 PM
To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Sourcing
OK, now that I have v7. What is
So, IMHO, when adding the now DB, choose to add them
with a 'higher than next' RIN, like 2 or 20,
so you can see which ones are new.
Rich in LA CA
--- Ron Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There is no magical merge on import. You must first
import the data into
Legacy. During the
I'm always connected to the internet broadband via a home wireless LAN.
Depending where I am at home the connection may be stronger or weaker.
Retrospectively, I believe the last time the map window was blank, I may
have had a weak connection. But that was me thinking back and trying to
Carl Hilton wrote:
OK, now that I have v7. What is the most common way to cite
newspapers.. One Master Source for each newspaper or a master source
for each article cited?
Carl
I find that the template will do a master source for the newspaper and
type of article (obit, article, etc)
All you need to do is highlight the one to move, and
use arrow up or down, within the group of assigned
sources to whichever event is involved. , but only in
the Individual Information Screen, and not in Edit
Event for x, version of Source List. That may be your
problem.
Rich in LA CA
--- Kirsty
the password is 'legacy7' As long as you have put in
the Customer Code, it should work. If not, send to
Legacy directly to check if you have the 'wrong'
number, but I suspect the above information should
clear up.
Rich in LA CA
--- Donna Felina Roach [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Yesterday I
Do not put extra spaces, and include the dashes in the
customer number
Rich in LA CA
--- Beth Gay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Donna,
Did you get your Deluxe edition unlocked? Make sure
that you enter your
customer name as you were addressed in the email you
received with your
new
The present setup is to reccommend to enter the
country in loc4, state in loc3, county in loc2 and
city in loc1. Those who have bascally European
locations, put the country in loc3, the
province/county in loc2, and city in loc1. There are
no ROCK HARD rules at this time. The most important
thing
On 29 Jun 2008 at 21:17, RICHARD SCHULTHIES
LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com wrote:
The present setup is to reccommend to enter the
country in loc4, state in loc3, county in loc2 and
city in loc1. Those who have bascally European
locations, put the country in loc3, the
province/county
Donna,
Are you sure you got it yesterday? They're not sending out customer numbers
for v6 anymore.
Call Sales in the morning and check with them.
Thanks for using Legacy.
Sherry
Customer Support
Millennia Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com
We are changing the
If you enter your name and customer number in the Guided Setup Wizard, then
there will not be an Unlock Legacy Deluxe under the Help menu. That's
only there if you haven't unlocked the Deluxe features.
Thanks for using Legacy.
Sherry
Customer Support
Millennia Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Finally found time to go back to FamilySearchIndexing and - while
reviewing the guidelines - I found this:
Punctuation
In order to create consistency and to help with arbitration, please
follow these guidelines for indexing punctuation:
Do not type periods, commas, or semicolons after initials
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