Thanks for the out of the way suggestion Mike.
I have tried Z-NOTES and it works fine and the NOTES reflects better on
what I am doing I think ???
Anne
On 22/06/2011 2:49 AM, Mike Fry wrote:
On 2011/06/21 18:15, Connie Sheets wrote:
My impression is Anne is not talking about unlinked
I attach them to the source detail because if I'm wondering where I got
certain information it is simple and intuitive to see the original document
or image. Kathy
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 7:12 AM, cranberryf...@cobridge.tv wrote:
I want to attach them to my Legacy file not because I want them
I've seen this debated a lot on this list; you may be able to find some good
comments in the archives. I don't remember there ever being a clear
consensus; everyone seems to like one way or the other for different
reasons. I personally use 'unknown' because it indicates to me that I have
looked
For any surname of first name that I do not know, I use a ?. It works for me,
even if some programs do not like the use of it. Everyone that reads my data
knows what is meant by it.
Do a name search at any website that you can search on families, and find out
how many people have the Unknown
I recommend leaving the fields blank when you don't have the information. Why?
1. Search has a Missing Information tab which will search fields for
blank information so you can find what you need to fill in. If you
have *anything* in that field, it won't show up in the search.
2. Book reports
Hi,
Just writing to let you know our trip to London, England has been a
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Wondering about how to dealing with compound sources in Source Writer?
I'm working with several newspapers currently, and they are falling
into this compound area for me. Of course there is the newspaper's
information itself - place, title, page and column stuff. But then
there is the place
There are lots of ways to do this. I use an actual blank _. It works for
me, although I'm sure there are reasonable arguments against it.
The only thing I would absolutely avoid is using an abbreviation like LNU (last
name unknown). I've seen many people later confuse such abbreviations
I have been wrestling with that. I think Genealogy Bank
www.genealogybank.com should be in the SOURCE information so that you only
have to enter it once. They way it is set up, I have to put that
information in the detail section every single time which is a bit tedious.
michele
-Original
I leave the field blank.
michele
-Original Message-
From: Connie Sheets
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 11:52 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] When Surname isn't known
There are lots of ways to do this. I use an actual blank _. It works
for me,
Forgot to add - when you leave the surname blank, you can go to
Options Customize Data Format and have Legacy add unknown for
you.
The field will still be blank as far as the program is concerned and
you'll be able to do the searches and include underlines for
missing...
Sincerely,
Sherry
Based on some comments recently on a related thread, I would primarily
source the newspaper and note that it was accessed via the online source
(for all the reasons you stated and more) I was glad to have had this
discussion because I have previously always sourced primarily the website
which I
Great hint, Sherry. Thank you.
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Sherry/Support
she...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote:
Forgot to add - when you leave the surname blank, you can go to
Options Customize Data Format and have Legacy add unknown for
you.
The field will still be blank as far as
You know how when you have info in a certain section it will make the icon turn
in color? (notes, sources, photo album, parents, siblings, spouses etc). On
the marriage part the note section is always in color. If you click it on it
says, Reference:If you use the notes section for the
I don’t see that happening in my file. Perhaps some file maintenance will help.
Kevin Long
From: cranberryf...@cobridge.tv [mailto:cranberryf...@cobridge.tv]
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 10:13 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Marriage screen question
You know
It has always been like that. It isn’t something new. If you are looking at
the family screen with the husband on the left and wife on the right, look at
the line where the marriage date/place is. Look all the way to the right. You
will see the source icon, the events icon, the notes icon
I agree, that's why I've gone with my second option. In that case I'd
enter www.genealogybank.com in the URL field, and in the field that
defaults to online database or online archives, I'd edit it to say
GenealogyBank online archives. You only enter it once **per**
newspaper in this case.
One
What you're referring to is the colored field names which indicate
which fields are sourced
You can turn it on by going to Options Customize Color and
selecting a color for the Contents button (left click on the button)
Sincerely,
Sherry
Technical Support
Legacy Family Tree
On Wed, Jun 22,
On 6/22/2011 10:00 AM, Sherry/Support wrote:
Forgot to add - when you leave the surname blank, you can go to
Options Customize Data Format and have Legacy add unknown for
you.
Or just select to leave them blank from the above customize location
However, what ever you select, it will be
For what it is worth, or anyone that cares how I do it, the below is the
way I do it.
Tim
On 6/22/2011 9:17 AM, Sherry/Support wrote:
I recommend leaving the fields blank when you don't have the information.
Why?
1. Search has a Missing Information tab which will search fields for
blank
It is Only colored if there is a text entry where you describe. There is
Not anything there by default ! If there is, you put it there or
Possibly you imported it from a gedcom ?
Tim
V2 Version
On 6/22/2011 11:13 AM, cranberryf...@cobridge.tv wrote:
You know how when you have info in a certain
Sherry, If Tim's comment is true this should be fixed so that we can have it go
back and make the changes. Otherwise the option seems to just cause further
confusion with some marked unknown and some blank.
Kevin Long
-Original Message-
From: Tim Rosenlof [mailto:spa...@xmission.com]
On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:00:20 -0700, Sherry/Support
she...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote:
Forgot to add - when you leave the surname blank, you can go to
Options Customize Data Format and have Legacy add unknown for
you.
Are you referring to the Word for Blank Records choice?
--
Dennis Kowallek
Yes, when left in the “My Documents” you do not know which are linked to your
Legacy files. It is so much easier that have your Legacy data and linked files
in a folder by themselves, so you can copy ALL that is in that folder. You will
have everything when moving or copying to take with you to
Yes. Thanks for the additional pinpointing of the option.
Sincerely,
Sherry
Technical Support
Legacy Family Tree
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Dennis M. Kowallek kowal...@iglou.com wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:00:20 -0700, Sherry/Support
she...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote:
Forgot to
I'm not sure which comment you're referring to? Tim was apparently
agreeing with what I wrote
Sincerely,
Sherry
Technical Support
Legacy Family Tree
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Kevin Long kalon...@gmail.com wrote:
Sherry, If Tim's comment is true this should be fixed so that we can
I imported from FTM 8 years ago. EVERY one of my marriage notes has
Reference: very strange! Do you think that is it? I will try the
Search and Replace to get rid of it. I assumed it came that way!
michele
-Original Message-
From: Tim Rosenlof
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 2:24
I did the search and replace and there were 711 of them. I have a total of
2783 families so 711 must have been how many I had 8 years ago when I
imported from FTM. I did a little experiment and added a new individual and
then gave that individual a spouse. The marriage notes remained blank so
This comment: However, whatever you select, it will be for current entries and
from then on. It will not go back and mark the unknowns to blank and the
same for the alternative.
It would seem that most would like all their records to show one or the other,
not some unknown and some blank.
It's probably something from the gedcom... Happens all the time when
data from unrecognized tags is placed in Notes because the importing
program doesn't know where to put it.
You can do a Search and Replace in Legacy to remove it -
Find where - Notes-Marriage
Find what - Reference (or
On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:02:45 -0700, Sherry/Support
she...@legacyfamilytree.com wrote:
Yes. Thanks for the additional pinpointing of the option.
According to the Help, that only affects marriage records that get
created WITHOUT first creating the spouse record. I am not clear from
the OP if this
Michele,
Just for fun, click on the date in the lower right hand corner. Gives a
bit of info. Would tell you when it was imported
Tim
v2
On 6/22/2011 2:08 PM, cranberryf...@cobridge.tv wrote:
I imported from FTM 8 years ago. EVERY one of my marriage notes has
Reference: very strange!
Sorry for the confusion - the option is for the unknown spouse in a
marriage and it changes all records, not just current ones.
Word for Blank Records
Blank records are often attached to a marriage to take the place of a
missing spouse. By default, these records show with Unknown in the
Name
22 Oct 2003 :) :) :) I never thought of doing that!
-Original Message-
From: Tim Rosenlof
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 4:22 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Marriage screen question
Michele,
Just for fun, click on the date in the lower right hand
James:
I would argue that the *newspaper* is the source, regardless of where you found
it reproduced. The name of the newspaper would then be the lead element in
your citation and other researchers, as you say, could find it in whatever
repository they choose. Actually, with published
Is there a quick way to remove all of the Lats and Longs from the locations? I
want to re-geocode the locations and hopefully the locations in the wrong
places will code correctly this time.
michele
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To add yet another opinion: I use GenealogyBank and the specific collection
(ie: Historical Newspapers) as the master source, then the specific
newspaper, date, page, etc. for the details. The reasoning being that the
actual source which I am accessing is GenealogyBank, which in turn is
What happens if you add a new marriage now? Do you still get the coloured icon
and the word Reference:?
Cheers
Jan
-Original Message-
From: cranberryf...@cobridge.tv [mailto:cranberryf...@cobridge.tv]
Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2011 6:08
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re:
Oops! If I'd reads your next message I would have seen that you had done
exactly this!
Cheers
Jan
-Original Message-
From: Jan Roberts [mailto:poo...@ozemail.com.au]
Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2011 9:21
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Marriage screen question
No, I tried that and I didn't so I think Tim was right, it happened 8 years
ago when I imported from FTM. It is fixed now thanks to search and replace
:) :)
michele
-Original Message-
From: Jan Roberts
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 7:20 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject:
An important consideration should be what you want as the lead element in the
citation. Fortunately Legacy provides the flexibility to choose the method
that produces the result you want.
Kirsten
-Original Message-
From: waltsro...@gmail.com [mailto:waltsro...@gmail.com]
Sent:
There is one big advantage to having your Legacy related pictures
outside your My Documents Picture folder. The true path to the My
Documents and Pictures folders have changed with different versions of
Windows and can change if you purchase a new computer since the user
name on the new computer
I leave the Surname blank and enter in Title Suffix field the following:
(Wife of Given Surname).
including the parenthesis.
Chuck
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