Re: [LegacyUG] Volunteer?

2017-10-13 Thread Dennis Birke
As John indicated in his original post, email him directly (at jfcardi...@gmail.com ) if you’re interested. Please don’t respond to the whole group. From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of William E. Hippe Sent:

Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting Part of Family Data

2017-10-10 Thread Dennis Birke
When you have the new file, do a Data and Media Backup. The Media backup will be only the Media associated with the people you've included. If they don't have Legacy, then also export this file to Gedcom - again check all the settings includi ng Privacy. Cathy Dennis Birke wrote: My Legacy da

[LegacyUG] Exporting Part of Family Data

2017-10-10 Thread Dennis Birke
My Legacy database includes data for both my family (paternal and maternal lines) and my wife's family. I would like to send a relative a subset of this data. Specifically, I'd like to send the data and media files (and probably a GEDCOM file too) for the people (and their spouses) who are the

[LegacyUG] Certain Geographic Names

2017-09-17 Thread Dennis Birke
Many of my relatives were born and died in the St. Louis area. In Missouri, the City of St. Louis is not within any county - it is a separate independent entity. But, the City of St. Louis is adjacent to St. Louis County. While St. Louis County is made up of dozens of cities, the names of these

Re: [LegacyUG] Is MyHeritage Worth It?

2017-09-05 Thread Dennis Birke
I agree – this is an interesting conversation! Subscriptions to Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com strike me as a good combination. Newspapers.com seems to offer a lot that Ancestry.com does not have. You get a lot of “bang for the buck”. Do others have recommended combinations of

Re: [LegacyUG] MyHeritage 50% off offer question

2017-09-04 Thread Dennis Birke
Rather than continuing to fret over the terms, why don't you do what Mike did and call My Heritage customer service and talk to them? If this issue is so important that it warrants all these postings, why don't you try to resolve the issue, rather than fret over some perceived lack of

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Detail

2017-08-10 Thread Dennis Birke
ations. Just make sure you give them a name that makes sense to you when you save. To switch between saved Source Clipboards, you can right click on the Source Clipboard arrow button and choose from the list of saved source clipboards. Cathy > Dennis Birke <mailto:dpbi...@gmail.com> Thur

[LegacyUG] Source Detail

2017-08-09 Thread Dennis Birke
I want to cite to an obituary a particular person for various items of information. I created a master source for the obituary, including the source details. When I try to use the clipboard for subsequent citations (for other items of information), I select the correct master source, but then it

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Blog Entry re: My Heritage

2017-08-08 Thread Dennis Birke
Thanks for posting, Paul. From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Paul Gray Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 10:38 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy Blog Entry re: My Heritage Good posting from Geoff regarding Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] Fake news and vitriol

2017-08-07 Thread Dennis Birke
Thanks, Susie. You expressed what I have been thinking over the past few days as a read all of the alarmist postings. The world is not ending because of this corporate transaction. We all have far more important things to worry about. On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 8:35 PM, Susie Zada

Re: [LegacyUG] Citing a Source

2017-07-27 Thread Dennis Birke
t;mailto:chap...@gmail.com> On Jul 26, 2017, at 7:36 AM, Dennis Birke <dpbi...@gmail.com <mailto:dpbi...@gmail.com> > wrote: I’ve been using Legacy for several years, but I’m only beginning to cite sources. So, I’m still trying to figure out the best way to handle citations.

Re: [LegacyUG] Citing a Source

2017-07-26 Thread Dennis Birke
20 people, then option 2 or 3 will be much easier to accomplish the sourcing of everyone’s information. Good luck. Leon Chapman chap...@gmail.com <mailto:chap...@gmail.com> On Jul 26, 2017, at 7:36 AM, Dennis Birke <dpbi...@gmail.com <mailto:dpbi...@gmail.com> > wrote

[LegacyUG] Citing a Source

2017-07-26 Thread Dennis Birke
I've been using Legacy for several years, but I'm only beginning to cite sources. So, I'm still trying to figure out the best way to handle citations. Here is the situation I'm currently grappling with: Until recently, my family database did not include information about the descendants of

Re: [LegacyUG] Share vs event

2017-07-25 Thread Dennis Birke
I use the shared event function primarily when recording census listings. I track census listings primarily to identify who was then in the household. The shared event function allows you to mark all household members at one time, rather than creating an individual event for each household

Re: [LegacyUG] Help With Citing Sources

2017-07-13 Thread Dennis Birke
alogist is a registered trademark and the designation CG > is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, > used under license by Board certificants who meet competency standards. > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup > [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *

[LegacyUG] Help With Citing Sources

2017-07-12 Thread Dennis Birke
I've been using Legacy for a number of years, but never bothered to record sources. I'd like to start citing sources, but I'm finding using Source Writer very cumbersome and time-consuming to use. I'm not a professional, and don't need professional-quality citations. I'd just like to record