Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy on a website

2024-05-19 Thread Ben Thayer
Date: 5/13/24 11:46 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Legacy User Group Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy on a website I would like to know what is necessary to run Legacy on a website. I belong to a non-profit family project. The group is the Ferree Family and our tree is the  Ferree Family Association tree

Re: [LegacyUG] Kemp family history

2024-05-15 Thread Keith Elmo Eldridge
There used to be a RootsWeb mailing list for Frome, Somerset, England as well as one for the county of Somerset, England. With the demise of all the a RootsWeb mailing lists there is now a Groups.Io group for the county at https://groups.io/g/Somerset-England-Genealogy There was a Yahoo

Re: [LegacyUG] Kemp family history

2024-05-15 Thread Brian Kelly
Your best bet is to learn how to do genealogical research of your own, concentrating on your own family. Firstly, do you have you own family recorded on genealogy software either on your computer or in the cloud? I am a great believer in personal storage of my research on my own computer using

Re: [LegacyUG] Kemp family history

2024-05-15 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 15/05/2024 07:42, Reginald kemp wrote: Hi: My name is Reginald Kemp and I live in Australia. Up until recently I was able to get in touch Frome society relating to Kemps. My family history is very much steeped around Frome as it is the family seat. I was in touch with a Davis Kemp who

[LegacyUG] Kemp family history

2024-05-15 Thread Reginald kemp
Hi: My name is Reginald Kemp and I live in Australia. Up until recently I was able to get in touch Frome society relating to Kemps. My family history is very much steeped around Frome as it is the family seat. I was in touch with a Davis Kemp who was doing a one name study of Kemps world

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy on a website

2024-05-13 Thread Crystal Emory
enry > > My website: https://hpeterjr.us > > > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup *On > Behalf Of *Crystal Emory > *Sent:* Monday, May 13, 2024 11:44 PM > *To:* Legacy User Group > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Legacy on a website > > > > I would like to know what

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy on a website

2024-05-13 Thread hpeterjr
regards Henry My website: https://hpeterjr.us From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Crystal Emory Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 11:44 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy on a website I would like to know what is necessary to run Legacy on a website. I belong to a non

[LegacyUG] Legacy on a website

2024-05-13 Thread Crystal Emory
I would like to know what is necessary to run Legacy on a website. I belong to a non-profit family project. The group is the Ferree Family and our tree is the Ferree Family Association tree currently hosted on a private account on Ancestry. We have over 39 thousand names in the tree. Our current

Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant Report

2024-05-10 Thread Fran Markle
Thanks Brian, I finally had time today to research the information you gave me & I appreciate it. I do have another question if you have time to answer. I just found out a relative was married prior to what I have added in Legacy. Before she died they had one child. He then remarried his 2nd

Re: [LegacyUG] opening Legacy pages on one screen

2024-04-29 Thread Kim Jones
excellent thank you. it may have been a tiny thing but it was so annoying. cheers Kim On Tue, 30 Apr 2024 at 02:14, Dave Naylor wrote: > Hello Kim, > > I believe this only happens when Legacy is maximised. > > Try this... with Legacy on your number-3 screen, un-maximise it then drag > Legacy's

Re: [LegacyUG] opening Legacy pages on one screen

2024-04-29 Thread Göran Wennerström
This works for me too, thanks Dave  Bh. gw@ Fra: LegacyUserGroup På vegne af Dave Naylor Sendt: 29. april 2024 17:43 Til: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Emne: Re: [LegacyUG] opening Legacy pages on one screen Hello Kim, I believe this only happens when Legacy is maximised. Try

Re: [LegacyUG] opening Legacy pages on one screen

2024-04-29 Thread Dave Naylor
Hello Kim, I believe this only happens when Legacy is maximised. Try this...  with Legacy on your number-3 screen, un-maximise it then drag Legacy's window borders out to fill the screen.  Now close Legacy and reopen it to see where it goes. Works for me. Cheers! -- Dave N On 2024-04-29

Re: [LegacyUG] opening Legacy pages on one screen

2024-04-29 Thread hpeterjr
Jones Sent: Monday, April 29, 2024 2:19 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: [LegacyUG] opening Legacy pages on one screen hopeing for and answer.I have 3 screens. when ever i open legacy it always opening on my middle screen and not the screen that my legacy opens. so when it open its

[LegacyUG] opening Legacy pages on one screen

2024-04-29 Thread Kim Jones
hopeing for and answer.I have 3 screens. when ever i open legacy it always opening on my middle screen and not the screen that my legacy opens. so when it open its painful to keep having to minimise screen and then move in to my number 3 screen which is on my right screens are 2, 1, 3. can you

Re: [LegacyUG] Is Legacy of capable?

2024-04-06 Thread TheyBrokeTheMold
answer is YES - Use Tribal Pages.  As a Web page, it will run on anything with Internet access.  I hope this helps.ThankU2 Original message From: Crystal Emory Date: 3/24/24 11:37 AM (GMT-05:00) To: Legacy User Group Subject: [LegacyUG] Is Legacy of capable? I hope I don't

Re: [LegacyUG] Is Legacy of capable?

2024-03-27 Thread jclinx
Thank you for this. Jane in Phoenix From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Rob G Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2024 10:10 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Is Legacy of capable? http://gedstarpro.com/ Op zo 24 mrt. 2024 16:50 schreef Wes Jester mailto:wes...@gmail.com

Re: [LegacyUG] Is Legacy of capable?

2024-03-27 Thread jclinx
I also checked the Google store and didn’t see any rootsmagic. Jane in Phoenix From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Wes Jester Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2024 2:04 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Is Legacy of capable? Look for rootsmagic. I get 4 listing. Select anyone

Re: [LegacyUG] Convert to source writer

2024-03-13 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 13/03/2024 23:37, Forest Smith wrote: Is there a way to convert old sources to SourceWriter? There isn't a way to do this automatically but this might be helpful: -- Jenny M Benson Wrexham, UK --

[LegacyUG] Convert to source writer

2024-03-13 Thread Forest Smith
Is there a way to convert old sources to SourceWriter? Would like the directions Sent from my iPhone -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at:

[LegacyUG] RootsMagic and Legacy - a comparison

2024-03-09 Thread Ian Thomas
Possibly of interest, but one person's view of course - https://evalogue.life/roots-magic-vs-legacy-pros-cons/ (the first I have seen of this website, not sure of its purpose. Not my choice for a re-visit) -- I.L. Thomas, Western Australia --

Re: [LegacyUG] correction - My file has Split into 3 trees

2024-03-01 Thread Brian Kelly
I would go to Betty Brown without the tag and check her family connections. You may have multiple parents for her. One is the tagged 3 Henry but where she is married to tag 2 John Smith her father may not be the tag 3 person. Brian Kelly On 29/02/2024 9:19 p.m., irons...@ihug.com.au wrote:

[LegacyUG] correction - My file has Split into 3 trees

2024-02-29 Thread ironside
Correction - Family tree C was tagged as 3, not 2 From: irons...@ihug.com.au Sent: Friday, 1 March 2024 12:52 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com Subject: My file has Split into 3 trees Looking at Tools - Trees I find my file has somehow split into three separate files. I have:

[LegacyUG] My file has Split into 3 trees

2024-02-29 Thread ironside
Looking at Tools - Trees I find my file has somehow split into three separate files. I have: Family A approx 5000 persons which I have tagged as Tag 1 Family B approx 800 persons which I have tagged as Tag 2 Family C approx 30 persons which I have tagged as Tag 2 The trees ramble over a

Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant Report

2024-02-29 Thread Brian Kelly
There are three variations for a "Descendant Report" A Descendant Chart Report, a Descendant Book Report and a Descendant Narrative Report. For the Descendant Book Report open the Report options and check the "other Spouses" on the include tab. Descendant narrative book has the same other

[LegacyUG] Descendant Report

2024-02-29 Thread Fran Markle
Is it possible when doing this report to see both wives & their children? When I do a report I just see the current wife & kids. The kids from the first wife don't show on the report nor does the first wife's name. I would like to see the first wife & kids in the report as well. Thanks, Fran --

Re: [LegacyUG] Notes section (3 tabs) - can we have 2 more editing tools

2024-02-15 Thread Cathy Pinner
Dolores, For a male lineage you can use Reports > Chart Reports > Lineage. For other lines and lines between any other two people who are related use Tools > Relationship Calculator and see the Print options there. Cathy Dolores Rocha wrote: How do I print out a direct line such as my dad’s

Re: [LegacyUG] Notes section (3 tabs) - can we have 2 more editing tools

2024-02-15 Thread Dolores Rocha
How do I print out a direct line such as my dad’s male lineage On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 8:12 AM Cathy Pinner wrote: > Ian, > > You can choose what you have on the quick character ribbon. If you want > the Euro or other symbols on it, add them. You'll lose others as there is a > limited number

Re: [LegacyUG] Notes section (3 tabs) - can we have 2 more editing tools

2024-02-15 Thread Cathy Pinner
Ian, You can choose what you have on the quick character ribbon. If you want the Euro or other symbols on it, add them. You'll lose others as there is a limited number that can show and you're limited to the Western Character Set. Just click the square and set it up for the characters you

Re: [LegacyUG] Notes section (3 tabs) - can we have 2 more editing tools

2024-02-15 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 15/02/2024 09:01, Ian Thomas wrote: I use the Notes (General, Research, Medical) a bit, and it has 4 editing tools on the left margin, as well as the ability to add special characters.  (I have added the English pound symbol £ - UK etc currency for many many years. The various European

[LegacyUG] Notes section (3 tabs) - can we have 2 more editing tools

2024-02-15 Thread Ian Thomas
I use the Notes (General, Research, Medical) a bit, and it has 4 editing tools on the left margin, as well as the ability to add special characters. (I have added the English pound symbol £ - UK etc currency for many many years. The various European currency symbols could be added easily,

Re: [LegacyUG] Ancestor Report - setting Private off

2024-02-10 Thread Ian Thomas
: [LegacyUG] Ancestor Report - setting Private off Ian, I suggest you Reset the Report options and then choose your particular options again and see if that fixes it. I'm not seeing it with someone with Privacy Setting as Private and an AKA when I override the Privacy options to include Private

Re: [LegacyUG] Ancestor Report - setting Private off

2024-02-10 Thread Cathy Pinner
Ian, I suggest you Reset the Report options and then choose your particular options again and see if that fixes it. I'm not seeing it with someone with Privacy Setting as Private and an AKA when I override the Privacy options to include Private individuals so I don't think it is a bug. I

[LegacyUG] Ancestor Report - setting Private off

2024-02-08 Thread Ian Thomas
For personal use, I want to set “Private” OFF in an Ancestor Report, but I have one which I can’t affect. This is what I have – (made-up names substituted) Children from this marriage were: 6 i. Frederick Surname1 ii. Frederica Alice Surname2 was born on (DOB) in Town, State, Australia. Another

Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers {user ID]

2024-02-07 Thread Ian Macaulay
t; > So I guess what I am saying is that I can see advantages to both sides of > the argument. > > > > Kind Regards > > Henry > > > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup *On > Behalf Of *Ian Macaulay > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 6, 2024 6:04 PM > *To:* Legacy User Group

Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers {user ID]

2024-02-06 Thread hpeterjr47
To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers {user ID] This is not the same as the FAG number as the Fag number is a direct link to Find a Grave whereas the user ID is connected to naught. Ian On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 1:50 PM Ms Mary K. Lund via

Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers {user ID]

2024-02-06 Thread Ian Macaulay
This is not the same as the FAG number as the Fag number is a direct link to Find a Grave whereas the user ID is connected to naught. Ian On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 1:50 PM Ms Mary K. Lund via LegacyUserGroup < legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> wrote: > To answer the question of "to RIN' or not to

Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers {user ID]

2024-02-06 Thread Ms Mary K. Lund via LegacyUserGroup
To answer the question of "to RIN' or not to "RIN": Copied from Legacy file Help User ID This field is for any reference number you want to record for this individual.  You can use any combination of letters, numbers and punctuation marks.  There is a tool on the Options > Customize > Other

Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-03 Thread Ian Macaulay
Check repair fails to run when the system has crashed. It first stops at the indexing and then second round at check 46. then the third time round it completes and pops out the error report. FAG numbers are unique in FAG, They do not repeat nor reuse the numbers. I can see no reason that Legacy

[LegacyUG] ***SPAM*** Re: ***SPAM*** Re: ***SPAM*** Re: ***SPAM*** Re: ***SPAM*** RE: A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-03 Thread sarah hughes
Sorry, but one last thing that I would like to add. Even though one of my g-grandmothers died in Sussex, Uk, and she was buried there, she is still mentioned on the grave-stone of her husband. My g-grandfather (her husband) died decades earlier, and was buried in a graveyard in Romsey, Hampshire,

[LegacyUG] ***SPAM*** Re: ***SPAM*** Re: ***SPAM*** Re: ***SPAM*** RE: A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-03 Thread Gene Young
This has been an interesting thread. Regarding the occasions where you may find a duplicate FAG entries for the same person, be aware there may very well be two legitimate entries for a single individual. Consider the instance where a person may have

[LegacyUG] ***SPAM*** Re: ***SPAM*** Re: ***SPAM*** RE: A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-03 Thread Helen Gillespie
Ive had someone add false family info- wrong parents and siblings etc - and i sent proof of error to the submitter and they removed it. Helen Gillespie. Ottawa Canada Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 3, 2024, at 6:11 AM, Jenny M Benson wrote: > > On 03/02/2024 03:03, Ian Thomas wrote: >> As

[LegacyUG] ***SPAM*** Re: ***SPAM*** RE: A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-03 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 03/02/2024 03:03, Ian Thomas wrote: As a side issue, I have found FAG memorials including photos, for individuals who died and were buried  elsewhere – with no mention that the Memorial is not in the burial or death place. In fact, for 3 instances, the birth and death places in the FAG

Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-02 Thread Cathy Pinner
Dave, Don't you use File > File Maintenance > Check/Repair regularly to keep your database healthy? All databases need maintenance just like cars need servicing. Isn't it picking up your 0's as duplicates? It's highly unlikely that Legacy will add code to check whether you are entering a

[LegacyUG] ***SPAM*** RE: A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-02 Thread Ian Thomas
I have found only a small number of individuals (people) where there are 2 FAG entries. While the Legacy spot for entering a number (like a FamilySearch, or the others – none of which use) is convenient, and allows a quick link to that FAG memorial, when there are “duplicates” so-called –

Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-02 Thread jclinx
: Friday, February 2, 2024 5:19 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers The FAG number actually can link to FAG. It is an important part of my research. The problem is when Ruth white who married Joe blow is registered as Ruth Blowin one set and Ruth

Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-02 Thread Ian Macaulay
--- > From: Jenny M Benson > Date: 2/2/24 6:24 AM (GMT-05:00) > To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers > > On 02/02/2024 01:12, Ian Macaulay wrote: > > Do any of you see why Find a grave numbers should not be made a unique > >

Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-02 Thread hpeterjr
Of TheyBrokeTheMold Sent: Friday, February 2, 2024 12:40 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers I design databases, and you can never satisfy everyone. So, in my designs, I usually provide a few "User Defined" fields for Text/Number/Date/Bina

Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-02 Thread Dave Naylor
Hello fellow Leggers, I have been placing a zero in the FAG field when I know there's a grave but don't know the cemetery.  So YES I have duplicates but they haven't been any problem to me or to running Legacy. If the FAG field is made unique I will come up with some other method to suit my

Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-02 Thread Ms Mary K. Lund via LegacyUserGroup
ers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers On 02/02/2024 01:12, Ian Macaulay wrote: > Do any of you see why Find a grave numbers should not be made a unique > field. > In order to not allow a duplicate entry.  I have for a second time > requ

Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-02 Thread TheyBrokeTheMold
- Original message From: Jenny M Benson Date: 2/2/24 6:24 AM (GMT-05:00) To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers On 02/02/2024 01:12, Ian Macaulay wrote:> Do any of you see why Find a grave numbers should not be made a unique >

Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-02 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 02/02/2024 01:12, Ian Macaulay wrote: Do any of you see why Find a grave numbers should not be made a unique field. In order to not allow a duplicate entry.  I have for a second time requested this feature and am hoping that there is not a problem somewhere else that I have not considered.

Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-01 Thread Robin McCarthy
Crystal, Ian is requesting that the Find-a-Grave number entered in the field you mention be unique, meaning that it cannot be used again in another person's Find-a-Grave ID field. Robin > On 02/01/2024 6:01 PM PST Crystal Emory wrote: > > > Hi Ian, I'm a little confused. There is a

Re: [LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-01 Thread Crystal Emory
Hi Ian, I'm a little confused. There is a Findagrave ID Field under the events at the bottom of the screen. I just recently found that you can go into the options/customize and turn the option to put the ID number after the name so it shows up on the main screen. Where would you like to see the

[LegacyUG] A question about FAG numbers

2024-02-01 Thread Ian Macaulay
Do any of you see why Find a grave numbers should not be made a unique field. In order to not allow a duplicate entry. I have for a second time requested this feature and am hoping that there is not a problem somewhere else that I have not considered. My program crashes often and always has a

Re: [LegacyUG] Event formatting

2024-01-31 Thread Tom Weiss
Brian: That did it. I had it on for people to fill in missing names and dates. Thanks Tom On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 5:05 AM Brian Kelly wrote: > Tom, > > Are those blanks there when you are editing the event itself? Your > examples look like they are from a report and inserting blanks for >

Re: [LegacyUG] Event formatting

2024-01-31 Thread Brian Kelly
Tom, Are those blanks there when you are editing the event itself? Your examples look like they are from a report and inserting blanks for missing information is a report option. When preparing the report look in the upper left of the report options. Do you see the settings for insert

Re: [LegacyUG] Event formatting

2024-01-30 Thread Crystal Emory
I'm anxious to see the ideas for your question as I too have thousands of these. Crystal On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 2:24 PM Tom Weiss wrote: > > Items I have found on the internet (especially in Ancestry.com) which do > not have a full date (like a census event) have a format like the following >

[LegacyUG] Event formatting

2024-01-30 Thread Tom Weiss
Items I have found on the internet (especially in Ancestry.com) which do not have a full date (like a census event) have a format like the following when I import them into Legacy: Noted events in his life were: • He had a residence in _-_-1910 in 896 Thomas Ave., Memphis Ward 27, Shelby,

Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcoms - asking for a miracle

2024-01-29 Thread jclinx
Oddly enough, that’s how I saw the computer room. The son of old family friends worked in Denver for IBM and was in Tucson on business. Jane in Phoenix From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Ian Macaulay Sent: Monday, January 29, 2024 4:38 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG

Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcoms - asking for a miracle

2024-01-29 Thread Ian Macaulay
ne L > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup *On > Behalf Of *Mary Young > *Sent:* Sunday, January 28, 2024 5:53 PM > *To:* Legacy User Group > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcoms - asking for a miracle > > > > I miss CCPM. LOL > > > > On Fri, 22 Dec 2023, 21:13 ,

[LegacyUG] No evidence of marriage

2024-01-29 Thread Jennifer Crockett
I would prefer to have a different expression for this leaving out the work "evidence". What happened to the simple "This couple did not marry." Can I tweak that anywhere? Jennifer Crockett -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and

Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcoms - asking for a miracle

2024-01-28 Thread jclinx
Oh, yes. Way back (1959) I got to look at the U of A’s computer building. Rooms of tape machines. Who knew then what I’d be typing on today. Jane L From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of Mary Young Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2024 5:53 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcoms

Re: [LegacyUG] Gedcoms - asking for a miracle

2024-01-28 Thread Mary Young
I miss CCPM. LOL On Fri, 22 Dec 2023, 21:13 , wrote: > What about PDP8 (Digital) and programming using wires  > > > > *De :* LegacyUserGroup *De la > part de* L S > *Envoyé :* 22 décembre 2023 15:53 > *À :* Legacy User Group > *Objet :* Re: [LegacyUG] Ged

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-25 Thread BMcL Robinson
The tool in Legacy for unique identifier is the User ID, not the RIN. The RIN is used by the machine (software) as an identifier and is rewritten at times, whereas the User ID is your own identifier and is fixed. There are tools to help create the User IDs - see Help: There is a tool on the

Re: [LegacyUG] No evidence of marriage

2024-01-24 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 24/01/2024 17:51, Gene Young wrote: I have occasionally found evidence indicating that the person never married. A death certificate, an accumulation of census entries, etc.  I use these as presumptive evidence and set the surety level accordingly. Ah yes, that makes sense! Thank you. --

Re: [LegacyUG] No evidence of marriage

2024-01-24 Thread Gene Young
I have occasionally found evidence indicating that the person never married. A death certificate, an accumulation of census entries, etc.  I use these as presumptive evidence and set the surety level accordingly. Gene Young egpo...@gmail.com

[LegacyUG] No evidence of marriage

2024-01-24 Thread Jenny M Benson
Whenever I enter the Source for a marriage I notice the place for sourcing "No evidence of marriage" and from time to time I wonder how one sources something(s) non-existant - other than saying "well, if there is any evidence I haven't found it"! Have other LUGgers sourced a lack of evidence

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-23 Thread jclinx
ame. Jane in Phoenix -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup On Behalf Of David Cripps Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 7:16 PM To: Legacy User Group ; Jenny M Benson Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier On 23/01/2024 11:11 pm, Jenny M Benson wrote: > Why on earth not use the uniq

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-23 Thread David Cripps
On 23/01/2024 11:11 pm, Jenny M Benson wrote: Why on earth not use the unique identifier provided by Legacy - the RIN. I'm with you Jenny and have done it this way for ages now, the only issue is you must be aware never to overwrite or alter the current RINs & heaps of backups too of

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-23 Thread Cathy Pinner
on behalf of Jenny M Benson *Date: *Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 7:12 AM *To: *Legacy User Group *Subject: *[LegacyUG] Unique identifier I have just watched a Legacy webinar on document filing and whereas there was a lot of good sense spoken, one thing stuck out to me as ridiculous. The present

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-23 Thread Ian Macaulay
other documents or photo file names I manage to collect over > the years. > > > > Bob Jones > > Winchester Canada > > > > *From: *LegacyUserGroup on > behalf of Jenny M Benson > *Date: *Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 7:12 AM > *To: *Legacy User Group &g

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-23 Thread Bob Austen
ny other documents or photo file names I manage to collect over > the years. > > > > Bob Jones > > Winchester Canada > > > > *From: *LegacyUserGroup on > behalf of Jenny M Benson > *Date: *Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 7:12 AM > *To: *Legacy User Group

Re: [LegacyUG] test

2024-01-23 Thread Kevin Ferguson
mussen Subject: [LegacyUG] test test Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen geoff.rasmus...@myheritage.com www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com<http://www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com> www.MyHeritage.com<http://www.MyHeritage.com> -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscripti

[LegacyUG] test

2024-01-23 Thread Geoff Rasmussen via LegacyUserGroup
test Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen geoff.rasmus...@myheritage.com www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com www.MyHeritage.com -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-23 Thread Kir Rich
Great point Jenny!!!  On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 4:12 AM Jenny M Benson wrote: > I have just watched a Legacy webinar on document filing and whereas > there was a lot of good sense spoken, one thing stuck out to me as > ridiculous. > > The present prefaced her document filenames with the

Re: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-23 Thread bob jones
User Group Subject: [LegacyUG] Unique identifier I have just watched a Legacy webinar on document filing and whereas there was a lot of good sense spoken, one thing stuck out to me as ridiculous. The present prefaced her document filenames with the surname, forename and year of birth of the person

[LegacyUG] Unique identifier

2024-01-23 Thread Jenny M Benson
I have just watched a Legacy webinar on document filing and whereas there was a lot of good sense spoken, one thing stuck out to me as ridiculous. The present prefaced her document filenames with the surname, forename and year of birth of the person concerned. he went on to say that if

Re: [LegacyUG] Master List Cleanup

2024-01-18 Thread Linda G
Thank you Brian. Linda G On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 5:38 AM Brian Kelly wrote: > Any additions you make are confined to the Family File in which they are > made. That includes added Event Definitions and custom sentences for any > event. Legacy does have a way to import Master lists between files

Re: [LegacyUG] Canadian 1931 census

2024-01-18 Thread Brian Kelly
Have you seen the new Canadian Archives search page? https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index It lets you search all their census records at one go. This new page replaces all the old individual census year search pages and the results pages from the search are very

Re: [LegacyUG] Master List Cleanup

2024-01-18 Thread Brian Kelly
Any additions you make are confined to the Family File in which they are made. That includes added Event Definitions and custom sentences for any event. Legacy does have a way to import Master lists between files if you need to move custom event definitions from one file to another. Brian

Re: [LegacyUG] Multiple Lines of Descent Book - Title page error?

2024-01-17 Thread Ian Thomas
For the manner in which I selected the 4 separate descendents, I used this – The MRINs were for those children of a couple Thomas Lewin and Peggy Stephens, so my Title page was set up as follows – Descendants of the children of

[LegacyUG] Multiple Lines of Descent Book - Title page error?

2024-01-17 Thread Ian Thomas
I have never tried this report until today, but I think this is an error that needs to be fixed. I selected MRINs 502,114,503,5949 which I did by displaying the Family View of the parents of those who had married, which had a + beside the names in the Children panel below the parents marriage.

[LegacyUG] Master List Cleanup

2024-01-16 Thread Linda G
Are added new sentence definitions of edited Legacy created default events global or family file only? Linda -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com

Re: [LegacyUG] Duplicate Marriage

2024-01-15 Thread Cathy Pinner
Wes, You unlink the marriage you don't want. You do this from the Spouse List opened with the icon under her in Family View. You can't do that if there are children linked to that marriage so you have to make sure all children are linked to the marriage you want to keep. One way to sort this

[LegacyUG] Duplicate Marriage

2024-01-15 Thread Wes Jester
I accidentally added a marriage twice.  Once when all I had was an approximate and then, later, when I got documentation.  Now I have a female with 2 marriages to the same person.  How can I delete the marriage with the wrong date and keep averything else. Thanks Wes -- LegacyUserGroup

Re: [LegacyUG] Finding Sources without attached media

2024-01-12 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 12/01/2024 00:47, Cathy Pinner wrote: Were you able to use the Scrapbook to get the lists? I know it's not as easy to work with but it's the best available. It's something I don't think I've ever looked at before so it needs more investigation that I have time for right now, but I don't

Re: [LegacyUG] Finding Sources without attached media

2024-01-11 Thread Cathy Pinner
Thanks Jenny. that's interesting findings. I hadn't checked that. Were you able to use the Scrapbook to get the lists? I know it's not as easy to work with but it's the best available. Cathy Jenny M Benson wrote: On 11/01/2024 01:01, Cathy Pinner wrote: I don't think the Picture Centre

[LegacyUG] Canadian 1931 census

2024-01-11 Thread Kathryn Wallace
I did see a thread about the Census back in December. The Census was released in June 2023 and I've been waiting for a Legacy update that would include a Master Source using Sourcewriter. Does anyone know if that is in the works? I know that I could create a Master Source but I would be

Re: [LegacyUG] Finding Sources without attached media

2024-01-11 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 11/01/2024 01:01, Cathy Pinner wrote: I don't think the Picture Centre lets you know if an image is linked to a Source Citation. Only if it is linked to an individual or marriage. It certainly seems to! I have just created a new file with 2 individuals and a couple of phoney Sources and

Re: [LegacyUG] Finding Sources without attached media

2024-01-10 Thread Cathy Pinner
Jenny I don't think the Picture Centre lets you know if an image is linked to a Source Citation. Only if it is linked to an individual or marriage. You can't link images to Sources from the Picture Centre. If you go instead to the Scrapbook (View > Scrapbook or Reports > Other Reports >

[LegacyUG] Finding Sources without attached media

2024-01-10 Thread Jenny M Benson
As I have been researching for over 20 years and have nearly 8,000 individuals in my file, there have been many changes made, including deleting individuals for various reasons. From time to time I have gone to the Picture Centre, selected a folder containing images attached to Source

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy icon

2024-01-10 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 10/01/2024 01:29, Ian Macaulay wrote: If you go to properties and Change Icons then apply then again if necessary,  Icon should restore. You will need to point to the icon you want, Thank you, Ian, that worked! -- Jenny M Benson Wrexham, UK -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy icon

2024-01-09 Thread Ian Macaulay
If you go to properties and Change Icons then apply then again if necessary, Icon should restore. You will need to point to the icon you want, On Tue, Jan 9, 2024 at 8:46 AM Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 07/01/2024 17:46, Leon Chapman wrote: > > Try deleting icon in task bar and then repin it. >

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy icon

2024-01-09 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 07/01/2024 17:46, Leon Chapman wrote: Try deleting icon in task bar and then repin it. After that, try rebooting computer. Thanks for the suggestion but no good. I unpinned it from the menu and the taskbar. Closed down computer. Next day opened Legacy from the "All apps" menu, but

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy icon

2024-01-07 Thread Leon Chapman
: [LegacyUG] Legacy icon Apologies if this is not so much a Legacy matter as a Windows one. A little while ago when genealogy was taking a brief respite, I unpinned the Legacy icon from my Windows 11 taskbar but pinned it to what is probably called the Windows Start menu. Ever since, when I open

[LegacyUG] Legacy icon

2024-01-07 Thread Jenny M Benson
Apologies if this is not so much a Legacy matter as a Windows one. A little while ago when genealogy was taking a brief respite, I unpinned the Legacy icon from my Windows 11 taskbar but pinned it to what is probably called the Windows Start menu. Ever since, when I open Legacy the icon

Re: [LegacyUG] 2024 webinar schedule

2024-01-02 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 02/01/2024 20:31, Robin McCarthy wrote: I think the point being made is that the Legacy Webinars Google calendar has not been updated to reflect the 2024 presentations. There's only 3 currently listed for all of January. I suspect Geoff or Marian are the people that update this calendar.

Re: [LegacyUG] 2024 webinar schedule

2024-01-02 Thread Robin McCarthy
Hi Jenny, I think the point being made is that the Legacy Webinars Google calendar has not been updated to reflect the 2024 presentations. There's only 3 currently listed for all of January. I suspect Geoff or Marian are the people that update this calendar. It's very handy to just copy

Re: [LegacyUG] 2024 webinar schedule

2024-01-02 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 01/01/2024 23:16, TheyBrokeTheMold wrote: I have had the schedule of webinars in my Google calendar for years.  I just did registration for 2024 webinars, but don't see any of the upcoming sessions.  I can't seem to find the link to add to my calendar. Have they changed policy, no longer

[LegacyUG] 2024 webinar schedule

2024-01-01 Thread TheyBrokeTheMold
I have had the schedule of webinars in my Google calendar for years.  I just did registration for 2024 webinars, but don't see any of the upcoming sessions.  I can't seem to find the link to add to my calendar.Have they changed policy, no longer available?  Does anyone have the link, please?  

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