Re: [LegacyUG] New Master Source / North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

2016-11-28 Thread Cathy Pinner
Online Database Template if you only look at the index/only have the index available. In the Source Detail you'll find a Credit line to put the source of the index entry. If you actually look at the book, I'd source the online copy of the book. Cathy Arnold Sprague wrote: I came upon a

[LegacyUG] New Master Source / North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

2016-11-28 Thread Arnold Sprague
I came upon a useful source from Ancestry.com. I do NOT know how to source it. This is how Ancestry.com describes it: Source Information Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.,

Re: [LegacyUG] File problems

2016-11-28 Thread Eliz Hanebury
Pat try the little triangle on the left top corner to pop out reply and then you can delete old parts of the message (but you will have to click on the three dots at the bottom to get gmail to show the text. (a friend told me of this *G* and I thank her regularly). Eliz Not Today and Not

Re: [LegacyUG] patronymic names

2016-11-28 Thread Ken Doane
Sometimes you just have to go with the flow and decide there seems to be no reason at this time. I have a person who we think came from Sweden with the name of Hugeson,; From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Dale McIntyre Sent: Monday, November

Re: [LegacyUG] patronymic names

2016-11-28 Thread Ken Doane
Sometimes you just have to go with the flow and decide there seems to be no reason at this time. I have a person who we think came from Sweden with the name of Hugeson and went to Holland married, their son Jan took the last name of Thomaszen (this makes sense as son of Thomas) Jan’s son,

Re: [LegacyUG] patronymic names

2016-11-28 Thread Evelyn ..
This sounds like a perfect application for a tag. Assign one of the 9 available tag numbers to all persons who have patronymic names. On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 7:37 AM, Thomas Wildeboer wrote: > I will look the residence name, but i don't understand why a programm like > legacy

[LegacyUG] Register for Webinar Wednesday - Multi-Media Story Telling by FamilySearch's Devin Ashby

2016-11-28 Thread Geoff Rasmussen
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Re: [LegacyUG] patronymic names

2016-11-28 Thread Dale McIntyre
Just my humble opinion. A surname is a surname whether it was derived from the surname of the father, the given name of the father or the name of the farm upon which the person lived. From my experience, the most difficult surname problem is where a person acquires (de facto or de Jure) another

Re: [LegacyUG] patronymic names

2016-11-28 Thread Tessa Keough
For my Scandinavian ancestors I use their patronym as their surname because that is what it is. For those who changed their surname at any time, I use the AKA with the surname and explanation. You could also have a Surname Change event/fact and enter the data there to put it in chronological

Re: [LegacyUG] DNA and Genealogy

2016-11-28 Thread Carrie Pillow
Hi Even though I agree DNA is not an easy option, if I had not taken the leap after Geoff's webinar, I would not have proved who my great grandfather was, as no document trail would have helped Regards Carrie Pillow -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup

Re: [LegacyUG] File problems

2016-11-28 Thread Pat Hickin
Ahha!! Thanks!! Pat -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/

Re: [LegacyUG] patronymic names

2016-11-28 Thread Thomas Wildeboer
I will look the residence name, but i don't understand why a programm like legacy don't handle the patronym correct in person-data and reports.   Unfortunately it is not correct, that all names ending with "son, sen"... are a patronym. Some families are using surnames together with patronyms.