[LegacyUG] Media

2014-09-28 Thread Barton Lewis
Hi, I am a new user to this group. I have been using Legacy for several months and like it very much. However, I have the following question: I tried to attach an existing PDF to my Media file. It did not appear that that is an option. I selected Document as the option and tried to attach the

Re: [LegacyUG] Media

2014-09-29 Thread BARTON LEWIS
copy onto my computer as a PDF.  Barton On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 06:41 AM, Jenny M Benson wrote: On 29/09/2014 04:36, Barton Lewis wrote: Hi, I am a new user to this group. I have been using Legacy for several months and like it very much. However, I have the following question: I tried

Re: [LegacyUG] Media

2014-09-29 Thread BARTON LEWIS
and then are opened by your default PDF reader. Only attached images can be included in reports. To find out more click the Help button in the Media Gallery. Cathy Barton Lewis wrote: Hi, I am a new user to this group. I have been using Legacy for several months and like it very much

[LegacyUG] Source question - obits

2014-10-02 Thread BARTON LEWIS
I posted a query about obituaries on Tuesday night but it never posted.  I don't know why not, but here goes again: I was entering an obituary as a source, and using the Source Writer.  The obit was at a local library in Arkansas.  I selected Newspapers - print editions - (microfilm or original). 

Re: [LegacyUG] Source question - obits

2014-10-02 Thread BARTON LEWIS
oops, right in front of my nose.  Thank you. Barton On Thu, Oct 02, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Sherry/Support wrote: Barton, The repository is added on a separate tab. Third from the left Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 7:18 AM, BARTON LEWIS

RE: [LegacyUG] Source question - obits

2014-10-02 Thread BARTON LEWIS
the repository. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: BARTON LEWIS [mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net] Sent: Thursday, October 2, 2014 10:19 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Source question - obits

Re: [LegacyUG] Source question - obits

2014-10-03 Thread BARTON LEWIS
in one place you would have to cite the repository. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: BARTON LEWIS [mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net] Sent: Thursday, October 2, 2014 10:19 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com

Re: [LegacyUG] Source question - obits

2014-10-03 Thread BARTON LEWIS
oh, good to know, thank you very much. Barton On Fri, Oct 03, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Jenny M Benson wrote: On 03/10/2014 15:13, BARTON LEWIS wrote: I checked Shown Mills and at Section 2.19, as indicated by Michelle. She says When citing books, film and other published film materials

[LegacyUG] FW: Merge issue

2014-10-13 Thread Barton Lewis
This is the second time I have posted to the list and my post has not shown up. Please let me know the issue with my posts not showing. I am forwarding my original post from last night. Thank you. Barton Lewis From: Barton Lewis [mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net] Sent: Monday, October

Re: [LegacyUG] FW: Merge issue

2014-10-14 Thread BARTON LEWIS
and it affected a few hundred marriages. The group here helped me figure out the best way to go about getting rid of the duplicates and making sure they were all gone. Very annoying bug but relatively simple to fix. Kathy On Monday, October 13, 2014, Barton Lewis ] *Sent:* Monday, October 13

Re: [LegacyUG] FW: Merge issue

2014-10-14 Thread BARTON LEWIS
and it affected a few hundred marriages.  The group here helped me figure out the best way to go about getting rid of the duplicates and making sure they were all gone.  Very annoying bug but relatively simple to fix.  Kathy On Monday, October 13, 2014, Barton Lewis bartonle...@optonline.net

Re: [LegacyUG] FW: Merge issue

2014-10-14 Thread BARTON LEWIS
I only have one email address. On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 10:56 AM, MikeFry wrote: On 14 Oct 2014 16:43, BARTON LEWIS wrote: Dear Wendy, I don't know why my messages won't post. But obviously this one did, eventually, since you and Kathy Meyer replied. What's odd is that yours and Kathy's

Re: [LegacyUG] FW: Merge issue

2014-10-14 Thread BARTON LEWIS
is only for reporting problems with using Legacy and not for queries to the user community. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 14/10/2014 1043, BARTON LEWIS wrote: Dear Wendy, I don't know why my messages won't post

Re: [LegacyUG] FW: Merge issue

2014-10-14 Thread BARTON LEWIS
.  Or it might have been some quick with the email address for the users group.   Just save this one for future use just in case and be glad we got it right this time :-). It's a great group of helpers!! Kathy On Tuesday, October 14, 2014, BARTON LEWIS bartonle...@optonline.net mailto:bartonle

Re: [LegacyUG] FW: Merge issue

2014-10-14 Thread BARTON LEWIS
, BARTON LEWIS bartonle...@optonline.net mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net wrote: Dear Wendy, I don't know why my messages won't post.  But obviously this one did, eventually, since you and Kathy Meyer replied.  What's odd is that yours and Kathy's replies are the first evidence I had that my post went

Re: [LegacyUG] FW: Merge issue

2014-10-14 Thread BARTON LEWIS
://www.fergys.co.uk/ BARTON LEWIS wrote: Dear Wendy, I don't know why my messages won't post.  But obviously this one did, eventually, since you and Kathy Meyer replied.  What's odd is that yours and Kathy's replies are the first evidence I had that my post went through -- i.e., I never saw

[LegacyUG] citing website w/obit abstracts

2014-10-15 Thread Barton Lewis
I'd like advice on how to handle the following. A funeral director in Evansville, IN typed abstracts of thousands of obits over a 50 year period on index cards from local newspapers. Unfortunately, he did not specify the name of the paper or obit's date on the card. Using the Source Writer, I

Re: [LegacyUG] citing website w/obit abstracts

2014-10-15 Thread BARTON LEWIS
years. Cathy Barton Lewis wrote: I’d like advice on how to handle the following. A funeral director in Evansville, IN typed abstracts of thousands of obits over a 50 ye ar period on index cards from local newspapers. Unfortunately, he did not specify the name of the paper or obit’s date

Re: [LegacyUG] citing website w/obit abstracts

2014-10-16 Thread BARTON LEWIS
Barton Lewis wrote: I’d like advice on how to handle the following. A funeral director in Evansville, IN typed abstracts of thousands of obits over a 50 year period on index cards from local newspapers. Unfortunately, he did not specify the name of the paper or obit’s date on the card. Using

RE: [LegacyUG] citing website w/obit abstracts

2014-10-16 Thread Barton Lewis
you've made the Collection you're Master Source so the Collection field is irrelevant. You may do better to use an internet database generic template as you're not really looking at newspapers but a database created from newspapers. Cathy BARTON LEWIS wrote: Thanks, Cathy, I should have

RE: [LegacyUG] citing website w/obit abstracts

2014-10-16 Thread Barton Lewis
...@cedarbank.me.uk] Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 5:22 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] citing website w/obit abstracts On 16/10/2014 04:07, BARTON LEWIS wrote: Newspapers - online images (issued by unrelated content provider) The problem is that the Source Detail

RE: [LegacyUG] citing website w/obit abstracts

2014-10-16 Thread Barton Lewis
...@cedarbank.me.uk wrote: On 16/10/2014 04:07, BARTON LEWIS wrote: Newspapers - online images (issued by unrelated content provider) The problem is that the Source Detail for this template does not provide a place that I can see where I can indicate who the obit is for - other than the article

Re: [LegacyUG] Document Genetic Matches

2014-10-22 Thread BARTON LEWIS
Very useful, thanks for sharing.  I have been wondering how to reference/cite my DNA kits.  This sounds like a good method. Barton On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 09:19 PM, Ron Taylor wrote: I track DNA participants in my Legacy database.  What I have found useful is to create master sources for each

[LegacyUG] edit child-parent relationship

2014-10-28 Thread Barton Lewis
I had a child-parent relationship wrong and added the correct mother to the child. Now I want to add the father to the child, who is already listed as the mother's husband. But when I click add father, Legacy tells me the man is already married to the mother, and asks me if I want to add him as

Re: [LegacyUG] edit child-parent relationship

2014-10-29 Thread BARTON LEWIS
://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 28/10/2014 10:48 PM, Barton Lewis wrote: I had a child-parent relationship wrong and added the correct mother to the child. Now I want to add the father to the child, who is already listed as the mother's husband. But when I click add father, Legacy tells me the man

[LegacyUG] Oklahoma!

2014-11-15 Thread Barton Lewis
I was entering the birth date of a distant cousin, born in Overbrook, Nowata County, Oklahoma in 1892, according to a descendant's tree on Ancestry. When inputting this into Legacy, it told me that Nowata County was not founded till 1907. So I googled Oklahoma counties and found that Nowata's

RE: [LegacyUG] Oklahoma!

2014-11-16 Thread Barton Lewis
for the link, John, to the OK genweb. Michele has given good guidance, I think, on how to treat these situations. Barton Lewis From: David Abernathy [mailto:da...@schmeckabernathy.com] Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 11:17 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Oklahoma

RE: [LegacyUG] Oklahoma!

2014-11-16 Thread Barton Lewis
wills save it as a model for similar scenarios. Barton Lewis -Original Message- From: Michele/Support [mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 12:02 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Oklahoma! Barton, One thing, Overbrook shows

[LegacyUG] Marriage Mess

2014-11-28 Thread Barton Lewis
I have an ancestor married twice to the same woman although they only married once. How do I duplicate the extra marriage? I thought I could merge the 2 women but there is only the one - it's the marriage that is duped, not the person. For this same ancestor, whose first wife is unknown

[LegacyUG] Marriage Mess -- Correction

2014-11-28 Thread Barton Lewis
What I meant to say in my prior post is How do I DELETE the duplicate marriage. Sorry for the confusion. Barton Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/

Re: [LegacyUG] Marriage Mess -- Correction

2014-11-28 Thread BARTON LEWIS
... in the Menu. Choose the relationship you want to get rid of. Cathy Barton Lewis wrote: What I meant to say in my prior post is How do I DELETE the duplicate marriage. Sorry for the confusion. Barton Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived

RE: [LegacyUG] Marriage Mess -- Correction

2014-11-28 Thread Barton Lewis
find Unlink ... in the Menu. Choose the relationship you want to get rid of. Cathy Barton Lewis wrote: What I meant to say in my prior post is How do I DELETE the duplicate marriage. Sorry for the confusion. Barton Legacy User Group guidelines: http

RE: [LegacyUG] Marriage Mess -- Correction

2014-11-28 Thread Barton Lewis
on our web site here: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00344/14/Tips-and-How-Tos/Tips-on-Fixing-Relationship-Problems.html Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 28/11/2014 7:40 AM, BARTON LEWIS wrote: Thanks

RE: [LegacyUG] Marriage Mess -- Correction

2014-11-28 Thread Barton Lewis
On 2014/11/28 02:40 PM, BARTON LEWIS wrote: Thanks. But, when I right clicked on John and unlinked to Elizabeth LNU, it removed their daughter Sarah as a child of John but left her as a daughter of Elizabeth LNU. John and Elizabeth's son John is correctly listed as their child. But Sarah

[LegacyUG] can't add repository

2014-11-28 Thread Barton Lewis
I am trying to create a source for a will. I am using the Source Writer and this is the template I have selected: Probate records (wills, estates, etc.) bound volumes created at state/province/colony level basic format, records removed to state archives When I get to the Repository field

Re: [LegacyUG] can't add repository

2014-11-29 Thread BARTON LEWIS
...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com http://www.legacyfamilytree.com   From: Barton Lewis [mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net ] Sent: Friday, November 28, 2014 12:53 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com mailto:legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject

RE: [LegacyUG] can't add repository

2014-11-29 Thread BARTON LEWIS
www.legacyfamilytree.com From: BARTON LEWIS [mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 5:55 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Cc: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] can't add repository I am not familiar with how updates work. It doesn't sound

[LegacyUG] SC Dept of Archives History - Will Citation

2014-12-03 Thread Barton Lewis
I found the will of my ancestor, John Langston, at the SC Dept of Archives History. The SCDAH has a database entitled Will Transcripts 1782-1855; what I am not sure about is what information to cite from the SCDAH in my source. It's not clear to me that the SCDAH has the actual wills. They

RE: [LegacyUG] SC Dept of Archives History - Will Citation

2014-12-03 Thread Barton Lewis
That makes very good sense. Thank you, Cheryl! Barton -Original Message- From: singhals [mailto:singh...@erols.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 8:12 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] SC Dept of Archives History - Will Citation Barton Lewis wrote: I

RE: [LegacyUG] RE: My Legacy Test Message

2015-01-26 Thread BARTON LEWIS
For what it's worth, it took 2 weeks and several commmunications with Legacy staff before I was able to post to the LUG.  I initially thought I had offended someone and my posts were intentionally being ignored.  Barton      On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot wrote:     I think

Re: [LegacyUG] county formation question

2015-02-02 Thread BARTON LEWIS
at 11:02 PM, Barton Lewis bartonle...@optonline.net mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net wrote: Great!  Very helpful, thanks.   Barton   From: Marnie Oakes [mailto:marnie_oa...@comcast.net mailto:marnie_oa...@comcast.net ] Sent: Sunday, February 1, 2015 11:47 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com

Re: [LegacyUG] county formation question

2015-02-02 Thread BARTON LEWIS
, 2015 11:07 PM, Barton Lewis bartonle...@optonline.net mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net wrote: I have a relative who was born in Big Stone Gap, VA in 1849 which today is in Wise Co.  Legacy helpfully told me Wise County was not formed till 1856 (love this feature!).  Wikipedia tells me Wise Co

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Website

2015-02-03 Thread BARTON LEWIS
Mary, what a nice website.  Now for a dumb question -- is the Legacy you used to create the site the same as Legacy the genealogy software?  I wasn't aware you could create a website using the software.  Is that the case?  If so, are the instructions on how to go about doing that on the software

[LegacyUG] county formation question

2015-02-01 Thread Barton Lewis
I have a relative who was born in Big Stone Gap, VA in 1849 which today is in Wise Co. Legacy helpfully told me Wise County was not formed till 1856 (love this feature!). Wikipedia tells me Wise Co. was formed from Lee, Scott and Russell Counties. How does one handle this type of situation when

RE: [LegacyUG] county formation question

2015-02-01 Thread Barton Lewis
that as your ancestor's birthplace. I'd also put a description of the county changes in the location notes in Legacy so that you will know where to look for records.  Animap is a bit awkward to use, but the info is useful. Hope this helps. Marnie On 2/1/2015 11:06 PM, Barton Lewis wrote: I

RE: [LegacyUG] adding a parent without adding a spouse of the existing parent

2015-03-17 Thread Barton Lewis
and select Add parents, then select the pair from the list that comes up. There's often more than one way to do a task in Legacy. :-) Wendy Barton Lewis wrote on 18/03/2015 16:05: I need to add a different mother to someone in Legacy, so I unlinked him from his parents. I then added his father

RE: [LegacyUG] gedcoms

2015-03-22 Thread Barton Lewis
://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 21/03/2015 9:14 PM, Barton Lewis wrote: I have never tagged so I read about it in Help but it's still not working. Here are the steps I followed: I turned on Tagging. I went to my ancestor and right clicked on Tab 1 above his name. In the Advanced Tagging dialog box I

RE: [LegacyUG] web pages

2015-03-15 Thread Barton Lewis
Thanks, Jenny. I will follow your advice. Barton -Original Message- From: Jenny M Benson [mailto:ge...@cedarbank.me.uk] Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:51 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] web pages On 27/02/2015 02:13, Barton Lewis wrote: Can someone

RE: [LegacyUG] DNA testing

2015-03-16 Thread BARTON LEWIS
Very worthwhile.  I recommend Family Tree DNA.  It's the same price as Ancestry and they will probably have a sale on DNA Day - which I believe is April 14.   Barton       On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 10:19 AM, adam allan wrote:     Was wondering if this testing using DNA is a valuable tool.

[LegacyUG] citing DNA

2015-03-15 Thread Barton Lewis
Can anyone who has cited a DNA test as a source for a relationship please share how they've done that? I.e. how you created your source - what template you used and how you filled it in, etc. And what information you provided and what you did not provide. I assume if you did not ask for or did

RE: [LegacyUG] adding a parent without adding a spouse of the existing parent

2015-03-17 Thread BARTON LEWIS
I found the obvious solution - add the person in question to the existing marriage as a child.  Sorry about that! Barton On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 11:05 PM, Barton Lewis wrote: I need to add a different mother to someone in Legacy, so I unlinked him from his parents.  I then added his father

[LegacyUG] adding a parent without adding a spouse of the existing parent

2015-03-17 Thread Barton Lewis
I need to add a different mother to someone in Legacy, so I unlinked him from his parents. I then added his father and thought I could then add the mother, but Legacy won't let me do it without adding the mother as a spouse to the father, though she is already the father's spouse. This has

[LegacyUG] gedcoms

2015-03-20 Thread Barton Lewis
I want to generate a gedcom for a specific ancestor and all his descendants. I created him as a focus group including all descendants. I saved the focus group to line 1 and gave it a name. When I have him selected in Family view and then click File, Expert Gedcom File, then click Select File

RE: [LegacyUG] gedcoms

2015-03-20 Thread Barton Lewis
here if you need to. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com http://www.legacyfamilytree.com From: Barton Lewis [mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 7:33 AM To: legacyusergroup

RE: [LegacyUG] gedcoms

2015-03-21 Thread Barton Lewis
Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: Barton Lewis [mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 3:45 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] gedcoms Thanks, Michele. You're right - my C drive

RE: [LegacyUG] gedcoms

2015-03-21 Thread BARTON LEWIS
figure out what is going on I will delete it off of my computer permanently. In the email tell me that your starting person is George D. Lane (I'll forget if you don't). Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -Original Message- From: Barton

RE: [LegacyUG] gedcoms

2015-03-21 Thread Barton Lewis
. Export of a group of tagged records will include the spouses. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 21/03/2015 1:57 PM, Barton Lewis wrote: This is not working. Here are the options I am choosing: 1. Export Gedcom file. 2

RE: [LegacyUG] gedcoms

2015-03-20 Thread Barton Lewis
bottom click Drives to Search and make sure it isn’t on the wrong drive. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com http://www.legacyfamilytree.com From: Barton Lewis [mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net] Sent: Friday

RE: [LegacyUG] gedcoms

2015-03-20 Thread Barton Lewis
and switch back and forth between them. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com From: Barton Lewis [mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 12:59 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] gedcoms This is so

RE: [LegacyUG] No Mail?

2015-03-08 Thread Barton Lewis
This is a bug in the system that apparently is attributed to Millenia Corporation, based on my memory of prior exchanges on this subject. It’s ridiculous that Legacy can’t or won’t resolve this issue, which involves no one receiving emails once they join the user group until they send messages

RE: [LegacyUG] one source entry - many entries

2015-03-28 Thread Barton Lewis
Benson [mailto:ge...@cedarbank.me.uk] Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 3:37 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] one source entry - many entries On 28/03/2015 17:55, Barton Lewis wrote: I have 2 questions about sources: first, where do I enter land records? I looked (also

RE: [LegacyUG] Unknown Persons

2015-03-28 Thread Barton Lewis
Wow, who knew … Thank you Jay for sharing these wonderful sites. Barton From: Jay Wilpolt [mailto:jaywilp...@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 7:24 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Unknown Persons John, For Gedcom validation I recommed Genealogica

RE: [LegacyUG] one source entry - many entries

2015-03-29 Thread Barton Lewis
This all works properly now, thank you, Jenny. Barton -Original Message- From: Jenny M Benson [mailto:ge...@cedarbank.me.uk] Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 6:08 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] one source entry - many entries On 29/03/2015 02:18, Barton Lewis

RE: [LegacyUG] one source entry - many entries

2015-03-29 Thread Barton Lewis
will be in different books on different page numbers. I would be pretty messy to try and record a single citation for 20 different deeds. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com http://www.legacyfamilytree.com From: Barton

RE: [LegacyUG] one source entry - many entries

2015-03-30 Thread BARTON LEWIS
prefer to use the actual deeds, not abstracts. Indexes and abstracts tend to be riddled with errors. Indexes and abstracts will give you the information you need to find the original. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com From: Barton Lewis

Re: [LegacyUG] one source entry - many entries

2015-03-30 Thread BARTON LEWIS
Thanks, Brian.  My practice has been to enter censuses as a source within the birth' field, but it occured to me it could also fall under residence.  Barton      On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 01:15 PM, Brian/Support wrote:     Jumping in here, here are some thoughts on why you would record each deed

RE: [LegacyUG] one source entry - many entries

2015-03-30 Thread BARTON LEWIS
-Original Message- From: BARTON LEWIS [mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net] Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 10:26 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Cc: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] one source entry - many entries Thanks, Michele. I try to get copies

Re: [LegacyUG] one source entry - many entries

2015-04-01 Thread BARTON LEWIS
parcel of land on Black Creek or something that helps the reader of your report get the feel for what the deed really means?  (I am not a land documents expert, though.)  --Paula From: Barton Lewis bartonle...@optonline.net To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015

RE: [LegacyUG] Obituaries

2015-03-27 Thread BARTON LEWIS
Thank you, Michele! Barton      On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 08:54 AM, Michele/Support wrote:     Barton and Nancy, I have tested this template against EE and found a couple of different issues. I have entered this into our bug tracking system (issue #5688). The fix will appear in a future update

[LegacyUG] one source entry - many entries

2015-03-28 Thread Barton Lewis
I have 2 questions about sources: first, where do I enter land records? I looked (also on Help) and did not see an obvious answer. On the Individual's Information page, for example, I guess I could click inside the surname field and add it there but I'm not sure that's right. PAF had fields

[LegacyUG] moving sources

2015-02-27 Thread Barton Lewis
Can you move the order that sources appear? For example, if I have listed the censuses from 1850-1900 for a person but only later discovered them in 1870 and then enter it, can I make 1870 appear between 1860 and 1880 as opposed to at the end? You could do this in PAF but I don't see a way to do

Re: [LegacyUG] moving sources

2015-02-28 Thread BARTON LEWIS
the Events, you can either sort by date or find the arrows labelled Set Order on the Individual Edit Screen. Cathy Barton Lewis Saturday, 28 February 2015 12:06 PM Can you move the order that sources appear? For example, if I have listed the censuses from 1850-1900 for a person but only later

Re: [LegacyUG] web pages

2015-02-27 Thread BARTON LEWIS
at 11:23 AM, Pat Ogier wrote:     I'm sorry to be so dumb, but what is NPE? Thanks. Pat On Friday, February 27, 2015 10:05 AM, Nancy wheat...@hotmail.com wrote: Thank you. I am starting to use DNA but need to read what works. Sent from my iPad On Feb 27, 2015, at 9:55 AM, BARTON LEWIS

Re: [LegacyUG] web pages

2015-02-27 Thread BARTON LEWIS
other options. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 27/02/2015 5:07 AM, Charani wrote: On 27/02/2015 02:13, Barton Lewis wrote: Can someone please explain how web pages work. I wanted to publish an account of how I solved

Re: [LegacyUG] web pages

2015-02-27 Thread BARTON LEWIS
: On 27/02/2015 02:13, Barton Lewis wrote: Can someone please explain how web pages work. I wanted to publish an account of how I solved my great-grandmother's NPE using DNA. I have written it up in a Word document where I've inserted pictures and screenshots of the DNA chromosome browser

Re: [LegacyUG] web pages

2015-02-27 Thread BARTON LEWIS
Thank you!      On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 05:07 AM, Charani wrote:     On 27/02/2015 02:13, Barton Lewis wrote: Can someone please explain how web pages work. I wanted to publish an account of how I solved my great-grandmother's NPE using DNA. I have written it up in a Word document where I've

[LegacyUG] web pages

2015-02-26 Thread Barton Lewis
Can someone please explain how web pages work. I wanted to publish an account of how I solved my great-grandmother's NPE using DNA. I have written it up in a Word document where I've inserted pictures and screenshots of the DNA chromosome browser data. Can I just create a single web page? I

Re: [LegacyUG] web pages

2015-02-26 Thread BARTON LEWIS
to upload. Cathy Barton Lewis wrote: Can someone please explain how web pages work. I wanted to publish an account of how I solved my great-grandmother’s NPE using DNA. I have written it up in a Word document where I’ve inserted pictures and screenshots of the DNA chromosome browser

RE: [LegacyUG] Unknown Persons

2015-03-27 Thread BARTON LEWIS
I use the old LNU (last name unknown), which groups them all in the index in alphabetical order by last name/first name.    Barton       On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 01:23 PM, Don Quigley wrote:     Some of the recent messages have prompted this more general question I have about how to enter “names”

RE: [LegacyUG] Obituaries

2015-03-26 Thread BARTON LEWIS
: Barton Lewis [mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 10:31 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Obituaries   I’m having problems finding a suitable format for citing obituaries.  I tried “newspapers print editions (microfilm or original)” from

RE: [LegacyUG] Obituaries

2015-03-26 Thread Barton Lewis
Michele, the template I used (obituaries newspapers print editions (microfilm or original) has a field for state but it doesn’t seem to work. Maybe it’s just better to do what Nancy pointed out Shown Mills does, and list the state when it’s not part of the newspaper name (as in Burlingame

RE: [LegacyUG] Obituaries

2015-03-26 Thread Barton Lewis
...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com From: BARTON LEWIS [ mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:39 AM To: mailto:legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Cc

RE: [LegacyUG] Obituaries

2015-03-26 Thread Barton Lewis
,” Troy Daily News, 3 Nov 1987, p. 5; Miami Country Public Library, microfilm no. 560291, Troy, Ohio. Michele Technical Support mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com mich...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com From: BARTON LEWIS [mailto:bartonle

[LegacyUG] Obituaries

2015-03-25 Thread Barton Lewis
I'm having problems finding a suitable format for citing obituaries. I tried newspapers print editions (microfilm or original) from the SourceWriter for an obit I got from a public library. Filling in all fields, it came out like this in the output: Donna P. Kennedy, (Troy) Troy Daily News,

RE: [LegacyUG] Testing

2015-04-11 Thread Barton Lewis
This is a longstanding problem for new subscribers that Legacy refuses to fix. Write the technical support folks at the email address below and ask them to help you. Barton -Original Message- From: Don Cook [mailto:docoo...@msn.com] Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2015 3:20 PM To:

RE: [LegacyUG] Issue with Gedcom Export of Child Status

2015-04-13 Thread Barton Lewis
My cable provider for a nominal fee provides web hosting so I upgraded. I started using Kompozer to build a website. I don’t think it’s going to be adequate to what I want to do and also I've had problems with it -- the cable provider says it's creating problems and they recommend using their

Re: [LegacyUG] alternative versions of surname

2015-05-14 Thread BARTON LEWIS
, Florida     -- Original Message -- From: Barton Lewis bartonle...@optonline.net mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Sent: 5/13/2015 11:43:13 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] alternative versions of surname

RE: [LegacyUG] citing land entry files

2015-05-16 Thread Barton Lewis
: [LegacyUG] citing land entry files Hi Barton, There's a virtually hidden feature for finding the template corresponding to EE. You can type the section number into the What kind of source do you want to cite field. Cathy Barton Lewis wrote: I would like to record my homestead land entry

Re: [LegacyUG] citing land entry files

2015-05-17 Thread BARTON LEWIS
not only to Legacy settings but also to computer settings. Re Legacy, for a start I use Legacy with Australian English. Even that sometimes makes a difference. Cathy BARTON LEWIS wrote: Hi Cathy, so are you choosing the same template I did (Section 11.23 ... Land and Property records Homestead

Re: [LegacyUG] citing land entry files

2015-05-17 Thread BARTON LEWIS
are more general and can be used for sources from different repositories - eg Land Sources from another country. Cathy Barton Lewis wrote: Hi Cathy, okay, thanks.  There is a problem with the template (Section 11.23, homestead files, basic format).  When I click on repository

[LegacyUG] alternative versions of surname

2015-05-13 Thread Barton Lewis
I'd like feedback on how people handle alternative spellings of a surname. My ancestor, Jacob's will spells his surname BACHTEL. In the censuses, he spells it: BECHTOL (1830); BACHTEL (1840); BECHTEL (1850); and BECHTAL (1860). His grave marker spells it BECHTELL which is the way his father

RE: [LegacyUG] citing land entry files

2015-05-18 Thread Barton Lewis
quite a good idea to practice with the Sample database rather than with your own file. That can avoid errors that may have crept into your file because you haven't run File Maintenance - Check/Repair which is needed to keep a database healthy. Cathy Barton Lewis wrote: Various different

RE: [LegacyUG] citing land entry files

2015-05-18 Thread Barton Lewis
as adding from the source input. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 17/05/2015 11:17 AM, Barton Lewis wrote: Hi Cathy, okay, thanks. There is a problem with the template (Section 11.23, homestead files, basic format). When

RE: [LegacyUG] citing land entry files

2015-05-17 Thread Barton Lewis
: [LegacyUG] citing land entry files Hi Barton, Yes - the EE section number. The field is on the screen where you choose a Source Template - the top field which can be used to search the templates. C Barton Lewis wrote: Cathy, sorry, I’m lost. What do you mean by “section number?â

RE: [LegacyUG] Testing Legacy Web Pages

2015-04-14 Thread BARTON LEWIS
Stuart, is it possible to see a tree generated by wbtrees - yours, perhaps? Thanks, Barton      On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 06:16 AM, Stuart Gregory wrote:     For Barton, John and others interested, The open source PHPGedview has not been actively supported for a number of years since the main

[LegacyUG] RE: Testing Legacy Web Pages

2015-04-14 Thread BARTON LEWIS
great - I will try that from home tonight.  Thanks, Cathy. Barton      On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 12:01 AM, Cathy Pinner wrote:     Hi Barton, Thought I'd get your email out of an irrelevant thread. I can't help with your hosting and compatibility issues. However, Legacy Web Pages are generated

Re: [LegacyUG] Testing Legacy Web Pages

2015-04-14 Thread BARTON LEWIS
John, thank you for the informative background.  I think I would not want to go with WorldConnect or FamilySearch as I want to be able to display media.  So I have been viewing the web page links at TNG and think that's the way I want to go.  My only concern is that by using my cable compnay as my

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet database

2015-04-18 Thread BARTON LEWIS
okay, thanks Brian and Michele. Barton On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 08:36 AM, Michele/Support wrote: I agree.  I only use the main URL for the website such as https://familysearch.org https://familysearch.org or http://www.ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com     Michele Technical Support

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet database

2015-04-18 Thread Barton Lewis
, Denise From: BARTON LEWIS [mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net] Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 6:53 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com mailto:legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Cc: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com mailto:legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet database

2015-04-18 Thread Barton Lewis
and Internet URLs. Brian in CA From: Barton Lewis [ mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net mailto:bartonle...@optonline.net ] Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 5:32 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com mailto:legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: internet database I am

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