Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-19 Thread Michele Lewis
Email me anytime :) cranberryf...@charter.net michele - Original Message - From: "tamieh" To: Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 11:35 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages Thank you so much Michele! This is how I have started doing it as well! I

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-19 Thread tamieh
nt: Monday, February 16, 2009 8:09 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages I used to be a die hard lumper. I only had one source for the 1900 census (for example). However, with the new Sourcewriter I have been forced to become a splitter :) :) :) Here is what my source list

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-16 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
But it didn't refuse to work if empty. Rich in LA CA --- On Mon, 2/16/09, Michele Lewis wrote: > From: Michele Lewis > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date: Monday, February 16, 2009, 5:03 PM > Because it

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-16 Thread John S. Adams
-- From: "Michele Lewis" Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 5:03 PM To: Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages Because it asks for the county and state? michele - Original Message - From: "John S. Adams" To: Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 1:51 PM Subj

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-16 Thread Michele Lewis
Because it asks for the county and state? michele - Original Message - From: "John S. Adams" To: Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages Why have you been "forced" to become a splitter? I'm a lumpe

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages - Tracking Individuals

2009-02-16 Thread Cathy
In adding a census event for a person, I mention in the notes section of a person that another unrelated person was living with them. I'll also add a "add new unlinked individual" with their information. Then I can always look under "View >> Tree Finder" and see what the unlinked trees are

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-16 Thread John S. Adams
Lewis" Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 7:09 AM To: Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages I used to be a die hard lumper. I only had one source for the 1900 census (for example). However, with the new Sourcewriter I have been forced to become a splitter :) :) :) Here is

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-16 Thread Janis L Gilmore
Mine is similar to Michele's, except I organize them geographically: Missouri, Howell - census 1900 (Ancestry) Missouri, Howell - census 1910 (Ancestry) Missouri, Howell - census 1920 (Ancestry) And so on. One could have several sources for the same census, in which case it would look like this:

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-16 Thread Michele Lewis
: "tamieh" To: Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 9:58 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages Michele --- I have a question for you. I know this has been addressed on this list before -- so sorry for asking again. But I too transcribe census records as you do.

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-15 Thread tamieh
under a 1900 census listing? Thanks for your input! Tamie - Original Message - From: "Michele Lewis" To: Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 6:25 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages I will tell you another advantage, as I am transcribing the census I re

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages - Tracking Individuals

2009-02-15 Thread Judy
Thanks, Jenny - your idea is a good way to keep track of these people!! I appreciate your response. Judy Judy wrote I, too, track individuals through census pages, and would appreciate knowing how others keep track of "other people", who at one time may not be recognized as related, but

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-15 Thread Michele Lewis
a look at one just to see what the difference are :) :) :) michele - Original Message - From: "ronald ferguson" To: Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 9:59 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages Michele, I do underestand what you are saying but I ju

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-15 Thread carogene
Many thanks JL, I think I can follow that! At the moment I have a folder for each family, for census, docs, emails etc. Then another folder within My Pics for the photos of each family. It look like I need to combine these and then link to Legacy not store within the programme. Thanks again. Carol

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-15 Thread JLB
I think this was answered after I went to bed, and I'm trying to refresh my memory 8 hours later. I keep a simple-as-possible folder structure for thousands of genealogy-related images and other files. I don't keep it all in the Legacy picture folder but I could. I have a 13 GB folder calle

RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-15 Thread ronald ferguson
.uk/fergys/ _________________________ > From: cranberryf...@charter.net > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages > Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:25:06 -050

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-15 Thread Michele Lewis
on" To: Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 8:07 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages Michele, I can see that, As I only publish on my web pages on which I do not wish to have census images, I just wondered why transcribe. Although I have no intention of publishing a boo

RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-15 Thread ronald ferguson
/ _ > From: cranberryf...@charter.net > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages > Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 07:40:31 -0500 > > What Kirsten said :) I too put it in the

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages - Tracking Individuals

2009-02-15 Thread Dede Holden
Jenny, Making a To-Do category for unconnected people is a great idea! There are several people I am "almost" sure belong to my family, but I'm not quite sure how they are related. Keeping their names in a To-Do list category will help me to find them all in one place quickly. Thanks for this gr

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-15 Thread Michele Lewis
- Original Message - From: "Kirsten Bowman" To: Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:39 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages Ron: I transcribe the census listings in source notes because the two main uses for my database are for posting at RootsWeb (where attachment

RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-15 Thread ronald ferguson
[LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages > Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:54:40 -0500 > > Because I would have THOUSANDS of images attached to my file. > > michele > > - Original Message - > From: "ronald ferguson" > To: > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-15 Thread Randolph Clark
I like to save them as "File" not "Picture" since some are PDFs. On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 5:45 AM, Jenny M Benson wrote: > carogene wrote > > This sounds good to me, how about providing a simple step by step guide >> for us to follow please. >> Using "nana' steps for me please! >> I have managed

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-15 Thread Jenny M Benson
carogene wrote This sounds good to me, how about providing a simple step by step guide for us to follow please. Using "nana' steps for me please! I have managed to link pictures using the picture centre process, and have them stored in the Legacy pictures folder within my C drive. So maybe its

RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-14 Thread Kirsten Bowman
group@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages Kirsten, Just out of interest, why do you transcribe the census details rather than attach the image to your Source Detail? This is what I do, not only for the reason you give but also because I have immediate access t

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-14 Thread carogene
JL, This sounds good to me, how about providing a simple step by step guide for us to follow please. Using "nana' steps for me please! I have managed to link pictures using the picture centre process, and have them stored in the Legacy pictures folder within my C drive. So maybe its a similar proc

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-14 Thread JLB
ched to my file. michele - Original Message - From: "ronald ferguson" To: Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:57 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages Kirsten, Just out of interest, why do you transcribe the census details rather than attach the image to your Sour

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-14 Thread debbiebyers62
[LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages Because I would have THOUSANDS of images attached to my file. michele - Original Message - From: "ronald ferguson" To: Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:57 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages Kirsten,

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-14 Thread Michele Lewis
Because I would have THOUSANDS of images attached to my file. michele - Original Message - From: "ronald ferguson" To: Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:57 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages Kirsten, Just out of interest, why do you transcribe

RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-14 Thread ronald ferguson
: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _ > From: vik...@rvi.net > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages > Date: Sat,

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-14 Thread Michele Lewis
I agree with Kirsten. I do not make copies of readily available images that are online. michele - Original Message - From: "Kirsten Bowman" To: Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:41 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages Dave: In the i

RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-14 Thread Kirsten Bowman
Dave: In the interest of streamlining, I've stopped saving paper and/or digital images of things that are readily available online. This could be dangerous with data found on obscure sites, but I can't imagine that census records will someday *not* be available in some form. I do, however, put a

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages - Tracking Individuals

2009-02-14 Thread Jenny M Benson
Judy wrote I, too, track individuals through census pages, and would appreciate knowing how others keep track of "other people", who at one time may not be recognized as related, but after further work, end up being so. When I create a Census Event I put the details of each individual in the

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-14 Thread Jenny M Benson
Dave Johnson wrote Now I am wondering if it is worth the effort to make a digital copy of each census record to include with each reference to the census document in Resident, Occupation, Emigration, and Religion Events. How would you professionals answer this query? May a non-professional o

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages - Tracking Individuals

2009-02-14 Thread Judy
report. Any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated. Judy - Original Message - From: "Dede Holden" To: Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:33 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages I don't consider myself a professional either, but I like to

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-14 Thread Dede Holden
I don't consider myself a professional either, but I like to keep a copy on my computer as a PDF file because I can have several of them open at the same time. On Ancestry, loading and viewing digital images can be painfully slow. The PDF's pop up quickly. I have discovered other family connecti

Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages

2009-02-13 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
I don't consider myself a professional (never got paid), but I would say it is a personal choice, with factors being size of your equipment, the maintenance cost of same, and what you plan to do when finally finished. Rich in LA CA --- On Fri, 2/13/09, Dave Johnson wrote: > From: Dave Johnson