I would ignore that librarian and use Legacy.
Jon Raymond
St Paul Park, MN
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~raymond/
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Robert
I will tell you this that librarian should check and read about Legacy
and use Legacy as will as PAF Family file I have for a very long time I
started useing PAF in 1977 and have used Legacy 4 and now v7 .I always copy
and pace all info
to word pad and then sent it to my mail for copy to
You have to export to a gedcom file from PAF and import from a gedcom
file. A bit of information: the PAF program does not work with the new
familysearch; the church recommends you find another program like Legacy,
etc., to use instead of PAF.
You're welcome.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 5:43 AM,
I don't know where you live, but here, Sacramento, CA, the FHC has Legacy
installed on all their computers. It seems that who ever tried to get you
to use PAF, is probably not a real Librarian? I would ignore any advice you
get from this person on any subject.
Carol
-Original Message-
Robert,
Since all Family History Centers (FHC) are staffed by either
volunteers or church members who have been assigned to the work, the
responses you would receive if you visited other FHCs would differ
from one to the other.
I volunteer at a FHC and always promote Legacy because the
Robert:
Find a different FHC volunteer to work with; this one is obviously
uninformed about software (and possibly about genealogy in general).
There's no reason for you to jump through hoops and use an outmoded program
to satisfy a person who is just trying to channel you into his own comfort
- Original Message -
From: Cathy chorn0...@verizon.net
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family History Center
Robert,
Since all Family History Centers (FHC) are staffed by either volunteers or
church members
only import
selective, new individuals into your master database when you get home.
Ward
- Original Message -
From: Sharon Johnson
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family History Center
You have
I am a family history volunteer, consultant, LDS member. each of us has a
specific time that we work, mine was always 10:00 a.m. till noon every friday
and usually there are 2 to 4 volunteers there. One of our dear sweet elderly
volunteers was very much against using any program but PAF and
To the List:
Some family history centers have Legacy, thank Heavens
Ed Maurer
- Original Message -
From: jraymond...@aol.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 6:01 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family History Center
I would ignore that librarian
Has anyone converted from a Legacy family file to a PAF
family file, used that file at a FHC, and when you get home, import
back into Legacy all right? How do you convert safely? That is, not
lose any events that are not standard to PAF but are all right with
Legacy?
Legacy will read PAF
: [LegacyUG] Family History Center
Has anyone converted from a Legacy family file to a PAF
family file, used that file at a FHC, and when you get home, import
back into Legacy all right? How do you convert safely? That is, not
lose any events that are not standard to PAF but are all right
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