[LegacyUG] Replace only within search list

Here's another data replacement question...Can you search and replace data ONLY IF either a) in the search list or b) with a certain tag? For example, "Find "COOK" within SURNAME field for everyone with Tag 1 and replace with "COOKE". Thanks -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list

Re: [LegacyUG] Change file ID on detail citation

> You can use Search > Search and Replace on Citation-File ID > Cathy > > Scott Hall wrote: > > > Is there a way to mass update the File ID on a source detail citation? > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers

[LegacyUG] Change file ID on detail citation

Is there a way to mass update the File ID on a source detail citation? -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at:

Re: [LegacyUG] Cemetery questions

g in a different location from subsequent family burials. > > A cremated person can be buried in multiple locations! > > Kathy > > On Sunday, January 10, 2021, 10:05:51 AM CST, Scott Hall < > seh0...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hey all... > > Need some

[LegacyUG] Cemetery questions

Hey all... Need some advice on how to handle some cemetery relocation issues. First, if a person was buried in Cemetery X, but relocated to Cemetery Y, I've been recording it as follows: Original burial information to Burial DatePlace Field Attach Cemetery Event Address to Burial Date/Place

[LegacyUG] Titles

Hi all.. I'm cleaning up my database and seeking to adhere to some standards when presenting my data. Right now I'm contemplating the use of titles. While generally I like to follow the guidance of well received guidance books, like Mary Slawson's "Getting it Right", I'm inclined to vary from

[LegacyUG] Sourcing question

I have recently begun replacing my extensive sourcing notes with direct sources attached to the record fields. This will allow the sources to be more easily transferred and understood when my tree is uploaded to genealogy sites, as well as enabling sources to appear on reports. But I have a few

Re: [LegacyUG] Pictures on family view

burial, events etc. > > On 07-Aug.-20 10:52 a.m., Scott Hall wrote: > > Hey all... are only pictures under "Individual" shown on family view? > > If, for example, I only have a grave photo (which I store under > > "Burial") will that show on Family V

[LegacyUG] Pictures on family view

Hey all... are only pictures under "Individual" shown on family view? If, for example, I only have a grave photo (which I store under "Burial") will that show on Family View if it is the only picture in the record? Scott -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage

[LegacyUG] Cemetery record search

I am trying to search any record where I have a Burial Place but no Burial Address attached (Burial Addresses are where the cemetery record is maintained). I can't seem to find a way to do this. Any thoughts? I don't want to search from the address itself. I generally find the recording of

Re: [LegacyUG] Location of Legacy Files

Sample file >> provided with Legacy) and web (for use when creating web pages). >> >> The first two folders you mention on the Windows side are created by the >> install program and contain the program and its support files. You >> should not attempt to make any cha

[LegacyUG] Location of Legacy Files

OK, help me out. I'm trying to streamline my files. Legacy seems to have files everywhere. Is there a map showing where Legacy's files are stored? I am running Legacy on a Mac using Parallels, so some of my confusion may relate to the emulator. I find them here: * In C:/Program Files (x86)

[LegacyUG] Editing the GeoDB

Is it possible to directly edit the Geo Database? I can't seem to convert the .gdb file into anything readable by a database program. -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe

Re: [LegacyUG] Clooz

not worth it. Thanks! Scott On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 10:46 AM Crystal Emory wrote: > I'm eager to see the responses on this one. > > Crystal > > On Sun, Apr 19, 2020, 10:37 AM Scott Hall wrote: > >> Is anyone using Clooz? If so, is there an easy way to import select >

[LegacyUG] Clooz

Is anyone using Clooz? If so, is there an easy way to import select people from my Legacy DB other than clicking them one-by-one in the Clooz transfer app? My file has over 135,000 people, and I want to import them into Clooz in batches ... the first batch is about 1600 names. I certainly don't

Re: [LegacyUG] What does "V" mean in the "L" column on the location list?

Yes, that's it. Thanks. On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 5:11 PM Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 14/04/2020 21:34, Scott Hall wrote: > > The help file only says that the field may be blank, have an "L", or a > > dash. But many of mine have a "V". An no, it's not veri

[LegacyUG] What does "V" mean in the "L" column on the location list?

The help file only says that the field may be blank, have an "L", or a dash. But many of mine have a "V". An no, it's not verified. -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe

Re: [LegacyUG] Filtering Master Location List

. > > On 4/9/2020 3:36 PM, Scott Hall wrote: > > Goodness, this is frustrating and difficult. Both LibreOffice and > > Open Office want to open the files as text documents rather than > > databases. I'm not sure why. OpenOffice then delivers a fatal error > > a

Re: [LegacyUG] Filtering Master Location List

sis the answer is no. > > I did not explore the Search > Find > Detailed Search options because > that is only designed to select people from your file, it may have > ways to select people who have locations with tags though. > > Brian Kelly > > On 07-Apr.-20 9:05 p.m., S

[LegacyUG] Filtering Master Location List

Is this possible? Say, show only locations tagged, verified, with latitude/longitude, notes, etc.? -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at:

Re: [LegacyUG] Independent Cities

That's pretty much it Carolyn. For reference, there are only 3 other municipalities that are independent of counties outside Virginia -- Baltimore (since 13 May 1851), Saint Louis (since 1876) and Carson City, Nevada (have to look that one up, but it happened in the late 20th century).

[LegacyUG] Reset Green-Green Arrows in Legacy FamilySearch

I erroneously had Legacy FamilySearch update some individuals who were not in Sync (thus red-green, green-red, or red-red) to in Sync (green-green). Is there a way to have Legacy FamilySearch reset this? No actual data is changing in either LFT or LFS, I just need to either tell the program to

[LegacyUG] Advanced tagging for Marriages

Is there advanced tagging for marriages? I'm trying to tag all marriages where the Research Notes contain a particular note, but I can't seem to find a way to do it. This is easily accomplished for Individuals, but doesn't seem to be an option for Marriages. Thanks, Scott -- LegacyUserGroup

[LegacyUG] Cenotaph

Quick question -- how best to handle recording a cenotaph? Specifically, the ancestor I'm recording was taken captive in a Native American raid, marched to Canada, and died along the way. Where she was buried (if at all) is lost to history. But, she is memorialized on a family gravestone at the

Re: [LegacyUG] Location names for Pennsylvania

ncy Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States > > Muncy, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States > > > > I realize this doesn’t totally solve the issues we have with entry into > Legacy, but for me it does pretty much what I want it to. The suggestions > and ideas on thi

Re: [LegacyUG] Location names for Pennsylvania

I wanted to chime into this conversation because I find entering place names to be a challenge as well, and Pennsylvania is a perfect example. First, I concur with those who say enter the place name as it was at the time of the event. Those who enter the modern address and add the historic

Re: [LegacyUG] Whatever happened to Animap?

Animap is certainly useful, and perhaps worth it now that the price has been halved (it used to be $70), but I found the Newberry Library's Atlas of Historical County Boundaries to be sufficient and freely available. You can't plot specific points or do some of the other things Animap allows, but

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy and FindAGrave

Rita: I'd suggest using one of the 9 tags. You could also create hashtag, but it takes an extra click to see which hashtags apply to which individuals. Scott On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 4:41 PM Rita Lynn McKale wrote: > I have created hundreds of memorials on FindAGrave for family members in > my

Re: [LegacyUG] Report "Disclaimer" Statement

Do you mean the footer? You can find it under "Options > Page Setup" within any report. On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 9:27 AM Thomas Cox wrote: > Good morning, > > Some time ago I had a need to add a disclaimer statement to the bottom of > each page of a printed report that I prepared for a

Re: [LegacyUG] Is MyHeritage Worth It?

Such an interesting conversation! It would be very nice if there were a side-by-side comparison of each site's catalogs such that you could see where the sites overlap and where they are unique. Perhaps where they are unique interests you, perhaps it does not. I know no place that does this for

[LegacyUG] .kil file

Does anyone know what the .kil file is used for? I haven't seen this file until recently. -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at:

Re: [LegacyUG] Marriage wording "XX married someone XY"

this couple didn't marry" checked. > They invoke the unmarried wording. > Also check the wording tab and see if an override has been entered or > wrong wording not cleared. > > If it's a particular couple more information could help. If it's everyone, > check Options - Custom

[LegacyUG] Marriage wording "XX married someone XY"

This is an old issue for which I tried to find the solution on the user group archives, but couldn't find anything other than "Fixed in Legacy 7.5" BUT ... in Legacy 9, when running a Descendant Report, I am seeing " "Person A married someone Person B." The someone should not appear when the

Re: [LegacyUG] Shared event role

There may be an easier way, but the following will work: For an individual with a shared event, open the event, highlight the event and click "Share". Click the dropdown arrow in the Role, and select "Add/Edit Roles". The Role List will appear. Click Add, Edit, or Delete Role, depending on

[LegacyUG] Marriage tags

I am reworking how I use tags and would like to do two things: Move all marriages tagged "7" to tag "9" and clear all marriage tag "4"s. I did something similar with individual tags, but cannot seem to figure out how to do it with marriage tags. Help appreciated! Scott -- LegacyUserGroup

Re: [LegacyUG] Backups

ackup and media files backup. > > Brian Kelly > > On 29-Jul-17 12:22 PM, Scott Hall wrote: > > How to do you direct Legacy where to put backup files? They are not > > being placed in the default location for family files and I cannot > > locate where e

[LegacyUG] Backups

How to do you direct Legacy where to put backup files? They are not being placed in the default location for family files and I cannot locate where else to specify a location thanks, Scott -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and

[LegacyUG] Search function with shared events

Ugh. I hoped Shared Events would make my life easier ... now I'm not so sure. Here's what I want to do. I want a list of all users with a particular event but do not want to include them if the event is only there because it is shared. In other words, a list of individuals where they are the

Re: [LegacyUG] Share vs event

I have just started using shared events. Right now I use them for obituaries to reference the relatives mentioned in the obituary. I intend to also use them for census records similar to what Dennis is doing. On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 5:03 PM, Dennis Birke wrote: > I use the

Re: [LegacyUG] Query help

rrie > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On > Behalf Of *Scott Hall > *Sent:* 19 July 2017 17:27 > *To:* Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Query help > > > > Donald: > > T

Re: [LegacyUG] Query help

into MS Access and write a > suitable query. Easy to say, but not if you don’t know Access. > > > > Donald Quigley > > Escondido, CA > > Quigley Doyle Family Tree <https://donquigley.net/> > > > > > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup [ma

[LegacyUG] Query help

I want to build a search query to identify all users with data in the burial place field but no attached burial address. Can anyone assist? I cannot figure out how to get attached addresses into the search string. Thanks, Scott -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com

[LegacyUG] Integrity check with external websites?

I think I know the answer to this, but is there anyway within LFT to check that the reference IDs in the connected fields (FSID and FG#) are valid? Its easy to mistype a reference and have it link to the wrong individual (or no one at all). There are plenty of other "your data may be incorrect"

[LegacyUG] New features suggestion

I submitted this through Milennia's suggest feature on their website, but also thought I'd post it here. It's great that Milennia keeps adding feature to LFT, but it would be really useful if you also added a way to convert existing data to take advantage of new features. For example,

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy9 & SugarSync

I assume you are only saving your data file (and related) on SugarSync. The PROGRAM files are on your local machines (as they should be). That means you'll have to set your configuration/set-up for each instance of Legacy you have (each computer). If there is a common configuration/set-up file

[LegacyUG] Event sharing and media

I'm contemplating how to best use events in my file and curious how others do it. 1. I'm starting to add the images of obituaries into my database. I'm trying to decide if its better to add them as media under the individual or under the event. Which is more common? Pros / cons? 2. I've

[LegacyUG] Leon Chapman

A message for Leon Chapman ... A few months ago I placed a message on this list about having to relink media files when running Legacy via a Parallels VM on an MacBook with the files on Dropbox. Another posted a similar question -- for both of us you recommended isolating Windows from Mac. Can

[LegacyUG] New Find-a-Grave feature

Hello ... I am happy that v9 has a FAG data field and direct link to this well accepted and important genealogical tool. For years I have been capturing FAG memorials in my Legacy file by copying the FAG memorial number into the UserID field. Now that there is a dedicated FAG memorial ID field,

[LegacyUG] Cannot relink media files?

I don't know why Legacy lost the link to over 500+ media files. I didn't change the file location (it's on Dropbox). All files are still in Legacy/Media folder. However, I get prompted to relink my media, and when I run the relink program, I get told "Legacy cannot find your media files." I've

Re: [LegacyUG] Autocapitalizing location?

Hey all thanks for confirming this. Is there a Legacy Support staff on the thread who can log this issue? Selecting "don't change what I enter" is an option, however it is a workaround fix, not a solution to the root cause. Somethings amiss with Legacy's autocapitalization that should be logged

[LegacyUG] Autocapitalizing location?

Hi. Legacy seems to be autocapitalizing Ira, NY to IRA, NY. I can't figure out why. Only the town, not the county (Cayuga County). Can someone else test this: Ira, Cayuga County, New York, USA and see if it changes the R and A to caps? -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list

Re: [LegacyUG] How to Add Unknown Children

I simply enter them in with the first name blank, their father's surname, and gender unknown. You could add bef 1910 for the death date. Scott On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Mary Fowler Leek ml...@comcast.net wrote: I don’t know about best way but if I wanted to add them to the family, I’d

[LegacyUG] Attendees of Voice Recognition Webinar

Could anyone attending the Voice Recognition Seminar who is using Dragon to control Legacy (beyond input into the notes field) contact me please? I'd like to better learn how. There were a few people out there who said they could add new people, enter key data (birthdate/place) etc. with Dragon.

Re: [LegacyUG] Using GoogleDrive -- Conflict errors

database on GoogleDrive and see if I have any problems. Richard On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Scott Hall seh0...@gmail.com wrote: I've started to have conflict errors with my file stored on GoogleDrive. I just started noticing this today. Does anyone else use GoogleDrive to store their data

Re: [LegacyUG] Using GoogleDrive -- Conflict errors

the website. I don't have a Google Drive folder on my computer. It's pretty slow and I'm not particularly thrilled with it! Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Scott Hall seh0...@gmail.com wrote: GoogleDrive works the same way as Dropbox

[LegacyUG] Using GoogleDrive -- Conflict errors

I've started to have conflict errors with my file stored on GoogleDrive. I just started noticing this today. Does anyone else use GoogleDrive to store their data files?I had used Dropbox with no problems, but needed more space, which is cheaper on GoogleDrive. It seems that whenever

Re: [LegacyUG] Geo-Locator Not Always Correct

The county list isn't currently savvy enough to recognize the change in state borders such as the one you stated. You just have to override it. Consider it as nothing more than a suggestion anyway. For a *very* accurate record of county border updates use the Atlas of Historical County Boundary

Re: [LegacyUG] Using Dragon with Legacy

Dragon another try. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 15/07/2014 6:12 PM, Scott Hall wrote: I'm assuming no response means

Re: [LegacyUG] Using Dragon with Legacy

I'm assuming no response means no one on this group is using Dragon? sigh Hate to wait until December. Sherry/Brian et al. ... any other resources I can tap into on this topic? On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 1:10 PM, Scott Hall seh0...@gmail.com wrote: I'm looking forward to the webinar

[LegacyUG] Using Dragon with Legacy

I'm looking forward to the webinar on this very subject, but as it is not until December, I was hoping someone might be willing to converse with me about how they've successfully used Dragon to input data into Legacy. Thanks! Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] Replace surname for a family

Yea, thanks. I don't want to globally change the surnames, I want to change it for a select group of people. The name is valid for plenty of other folks. Clearly no option in Legacy itself, I haven't had a chance to see if an existing LTools does it yet. On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 1:06 PM,

[LegacyUG] Replace surname for a family

I'm stuck on how to do a mass replace for a family name at one point a son changed the spelling of his surname from that of his parents. I've isolated all of his descendants with tagging, but can't figure out how to replace the surname for all of the tagged records at once ... there are 421

[LegacyUG] Question about importing GEDCOMs

I've begun the process of importing some GEDCOM files to reduce the effort of loading people in my file. I have one small issue I cannot figure out. I record surnames in Title Case (that is, only the first letter capitalized), however when importing these GEDCOMs, the surnames come over in all

Re: [LegacyUG] Question about importing GEDCOMs

the names without changing them in the database. Ron Taylor On Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:14 PM, Scott Hall seh0...@gmail.com wrote: I've begun the process of importing some GEDCOM files to reduce the effort of loading people in my file. I have one small issue I cannot figure out. I

[LegacyUG] Just updated to 7.5.0.270 pictures are now gone!

Its been many months since I've done anything with genealogy, so I don't know how old the update is ... but I just updated to build 270 and allowed it to modify the file. All the media is gone. Is there a quick way to restore it? Thanks Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] Just updated to 7.5.0.270 pictures are now gone!

Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. On 25/10/2013 12:30 PM, Scott Hall wrote: Its been many months since I've done anything

[LegacyUG] Connection to Family Tree?

I don't think I saw this announced or discussed anywhere ... is there a timeline to update Legacy Family Search to the new Family Tree? As I think most know, New Family Search is being taken off line, and already combine and separate functions have been disabled. Scott Legacy User Group

[LegacyUG] Colonial Place Names

A little OT, but can anyone here point me to a message board or other place to ask questions about how to record colonial U.S. place names? Prior to the common date of 4 Jul 1776, I use colony name, British America as in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, British America. But two states in

Re: [LegacyUG] Using color

To the best of my knowledge, you cannot color code a single individual. If I'm wrong, others will correct me and I'll learn something too. The Surety field is generally used for this kind of stuff, but that's connected to sources (Source Detail). You could, however, use sources to document

Re: [LegacyUG] Using color

From my suggestions, perhaps the Child Status is the easiest way to go. On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Jane Sarles sarlesinsi...@gmail.comwrote: Sigh.I'm trying for something very simple that shows, at a glance of the family view or a report, the uncertain status of the

Re: [LegacyUG] Burial plot number

I use Burial Notes On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 2:14 PM, Michele Lewis ancestor...@gmail.comwrote: I put it in the event notes. I have cemetery as an event. I put a transcription of the marker and plot location if there is one. Michele From: Rita Lynn McKale [mailto:cagr...@comporium.net]

Re: [LegacyUG] Do you limit your # of sources for one fact?

those notes to proper sources was a major project. When the tools are there to allow doing it right, it's *so* much better to use them. Kirsten From: Scott Hall Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 9:09 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Do you limit your # of sources

Re: [LegacyUG] Examples of marriage events?

I'll add that, like some others, I use the Marriage Events to record anything that related to the couple, rather than the individual. For example, I record the census under marriage when a couple appear together. Scott On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Jan Roberts poo...@ozemail.com.au wrote:

Re: [LegacyUG] Centennia - is there anything similar for the UK

. That provides important insights into the why they emigrated question. Worth the price to me. John On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Scott Hall seh0...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone have an opinion on Centennia, the mapping software for Europe? I currently have AniMap and find it very useful for figuring

[LegacyUG] Mass edit to Child-Parent Relationships

Hi... I have been using the Family Search add-on to bring additional data into my family file. Sometimes when doing this, the Child-Parent Relationship field is being updated. I would like an easy way to clear these records -- other than one-by-one. I can't figure out how to do a Search and

Re: [LegacyUG] RINs

Fill all missing RINs will take all higher number RINS and reassign them to lower numbers. So, if your first RIN is 104524521, it will renumber it 1. Scott On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Charlotte Box charlotte.e@googlemail.com wrote: The options are: Renumber current RIN.. Fill

Re: [LegacyUG] New Mac

iMac user here ... the rest of the responses are spot on. Legacy only runs on Windows, but you can run Windows on a Mac. I use Fusion, which allows Windows to run virtually, meaning I can switch back and forth between the Windows and Mac OS sides easily. Also, as stated, though, you don't need

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy's Association with World Vital Records

About a month ago, I also got a solicitation call from GenealogyBank -- on my cell phone. I don't recall giving that info. to Legacy either. My guess is Millennia gave or sold its user list -- perhaps just with name and e-mail -- to Genealogy Bank, who used public records searches to obtain the

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy family tree - access

Given that the OP said she wasn't a computer expert makes me wonder why she'd want to do this also, but if the reason is solely to perform queries or create custom reports beyond the interface's capability, then it would be best to open the file and then make a copy from which to work. Certainly

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy capacity

First, WOW! This page (http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Features.asp) on Legacy's home site says: General Capacities * Individuals and Families File size to 1 billion characters (1 gigabyte) As you have 2 GB already, I can assume that means you don't have 1 billion characters yet -- but it

Re: [LegacyUG] Norfolk County Massachusetts

You can just ignore it, can't you?  When the verifier comes up, click OK and move on.  A little annoying that you'll get the pop-up every time you enter Norfolk County, but it doesn't stop you from entering the county in your file.  Tell me if I'm misunderstanding your concern. BTW, you should

Re: [LegacyUG] Unknown spouse

There are a few ways. One, if you have a mother with no father attached, and simply create a child, no RIN will be assigned to the unknown father.  An MRIN will be, which is unavoidable. Two, if you create a unlinked child and then link it to a mother only, the child will attach to the mother

Re: [LegacyUG] Unknown spouse

After I hit send, I thought of something else you might want to know. Because the children were from different fathers, you may wish to show them as half siblings. To do this you'll have to temporarily create fathers, then delete them. Create father #1 (call him anything) and create child #1.

[LegacyUG] Include this citation on reports

I noticed, for some reason, some of my detail citations are not appearing on reports ... and the culprit is that the Include this Citation on Reports checkbox was unchecked. I don't know how or why they became unchecked, but no matter. Is there a way to have Legacy mass check every citation? Or

Re: [LegacyUG] Include this citation on reports

Perfect. Thank you. On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 4:55 PM, s megraw smeg...@hotmail.com wrote: Options Customize Sources. Select Include master source text on reports Stan From: seh0...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG]

Re: [LegacyUG] How to search for unlinked persons?

Search Miscellaneous Unlinked Individuals Scott On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Lloyd Hite lhite3...@juno.com wrote: I have a lot of people in my data that is not linked to anyone and I would like to know if there is a way to run a search for them. Lloyd

Re: [LegacyUG] How to manage Research / TODOs / Sources ?

James: I can't directly answer your questions, because I haven't yet used To Dos in my file (although I plan to).  I wanted to reply to share what I do, as an alternative, in regards to your second question of ow to tell if I've looked at a source before, what I looked for, and what I found.

Re: [LegacyUG] How to manage Research / TODOs / Sources ?

James: If you want, I'd be happy to send you my files for your perusal. Let me know. On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 2:01 PM, James Cook jc1...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Ron Ferguson ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk wrote: BTW I also publish these spread sheets on my website (I

Re: [LegacyUG] How to manage Research / TODOs / Sources ?

over. Thanks On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Scott Hall seh0...@gmail.com wrote: James: If you want, I'd be happy to send you my files for your perusal.  Let me know. Legacy User Group guidelines:   http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009

Re: [LegacyUG] RE: township and cemeteries

Others have answered similar to me, but I'll through my 2 cents in anyway. I follow the principle that locations should be recorded with their official names at the time of the event. So, for locations pre-1776, I use British North America instead of USA. You could get more precise and use the

Re: [LegacyUG] RE: township and cemeteries

America. Where do you get the 1760s (presumably the Treaty of Paris (1763)) was the change in terminology? -Original Message- From: Scott Hall seh0...@gmail.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Fri, Jan 21, 2011 5:15 pm Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] RE: township and cemeteries

[LegacyUG] 7.5

Is there / when will there be a list of changes 7.5 offers? I'd like to review it before updating. I know the Family Search thing is the big one, but as a non-LDS member, its the bug fix. list that I'm more interested in. Scott Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] 7.5

18, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Scott Hall seh0...@gmail.com wrote: Is there / when will there be a list of changes 7.5 offers?  I'd like to review it before updating.  I know the Family Search thing is the big one, but as a non-LDS member, its the bug fix. list that I'm more interested in. Scott

Re: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com

Many public libraries have access to the library edition of Ancestry, as well as other genealogy databases such as those published by ProQuest. I've particularly found HeritageQuest to be of great value as I can access it with my library card from home for free. My local library also provides

[LegacyUG] Printing Burial Addresses

I would like to print a report with burial addresses for anyone in my file who has one. I can't figure out how to do it. I did a search for anyone who has a location in the Burial field, but if I try to print, there seems to be no field option for burial address. Thanks Scott Legacy User

Re: [LegacyUG] Printing Burial Addresses

That's a good suggestion Sherry. I'd like to say that it would be better if we could select the address fields within the + areas to include on List Reports, rather than having to use this workaround, but in the meantime, its a good option. Scott On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Sherry/Support

Re: [LegacyUG] Questionable Locations

I track all of that information in the Research notes.  If a place is uncertain, I usually will not include it in the Location field, or will include the higher level jurisdiction (e.g. a source says Philadelphia?, PA -- I would put Pennsylvania in the field, and record that the source said

Re: [LegacyUG] Editing multiple individuals

Hi Wendy. Thanks. I don't need to make changes to the information, I need to add the information to the indivudals. The cemtery is in the address master -- correctly. I have about 30 individuals who are buried there, but do not have the event (cemetery) address linked to any of them. I would

Re: [LegacyUG] Using Legacy on Mac

It can be done.  The challenge is I'm not sure how. I also run Legacy on Windows (XP) via VMWare Fusion.  My files are all on the Mac side -- even the data file. I have a network drive that I can see on the Windows side called Shared Folders that takes me to the Mac side.  I note that when I

Re: [LegacyUG] REMINDER!

I've looked through Gmail's help to try and see how I could universally set up messages to a particular address to always be plain text, but cannot find anything. Can someone who knows how e-mail me off list? The hassle is that my default is Rich Text (which I want it to be), and all e-mails I

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