Legacy 7.0 is coming out soon. Probably. In which case, we’re a month closer to it than we were, say, a month ago.
For those less experienced with Legacy Family Tree, this is a brief overview of some file maintenance options. If you use these regularly, your database will stay happier over the long-term, your work will be in better order and you’ll be able to print reports that look professional rather than hashed together. There’s more but this is a start. … [continued]
If you use Legacy Family Tree and you look in your C-drive you’ll see a folder under ‘Legacy’ called Pictures. If you used the default installation location. If not, you’ll know where else you put it.
Methodology for organizing your genealogy database is not set in cement. Far from it.
Adding Source Detail Text to your Sources can make it easier to see what you’re working with on the fly instead of scrounging around looking for the original document to review.
If you’re using the digital component of the MRIN Filing System, or even if you’re not, you may have realized by now that it’s easy to link your digital images if you want to. It’s not necessary, but Legacy does make that possible.
Just browse to your source image and link it up. Make sure you distinguish between Master Source and Source Detail images. In other words, if you have a Death Certificate for an individual, that’s a Source Detail image, not a Master Source image. … [continued]
I used to think source citations were optional. What an idiot. … [continued]
Can you find anything in your Master Sources List in Legacy Family Tree?
When I had 200 sources I could. Now I’ve got 1,100 and if I hadn’t categorized everything I’d be lost.
Sure as the sun comes up tomorrow, someone will come up with another way to file photographs.
Having a photo collection is one thing. Trying to tell a story with pictures is something else. The choices for how to go about this are endless. To me, all this genealogy collecting comes down to presentation. So I try to look at this from the end point backwards. What and how am I going to share it? So, it helps to have a broad overview of a plan. And a photo filing system that allows me to change my mind.
On the subject of further straightening: Merging Duplicates. I admit I had not spent a lot of time in the Merge function of Legacy as I assumed I didn’t have any duplicates. The last time I remember thinking that was about 4,000 cousins ago, and since the import of this recent file referred to in my last post, I decided to get deadly serious about doing this right, and spent two days in there.
First thing was emptying out the Duplicates list. I had about 1,000 pairs marked as “Not Duplicates”. That was from eons ago so I started from scratch. While I was at it, I deleted everyone going by the un-name of “Living”. Is it important to know that someone has 3 living children? It might be. And when they have names they can come back.
Merging duplicates is one of those things that can seem intimidating. In Legacy though, nothing is intimidating. There’s just things that haven’t been discovered yet. Again, other software should have similar options.
Note to non-Legacy users: I know you’re there. Although the details may differ, the principles are the same, and you might find something worthwhile in reading through any comments I make on Legacy use. If not, there will be something generic the next time around.
Merge is a fantastic module. You can send alternate information into the Events list with the click of a button. If you want to keep both options, you pick one and then right-click the little black box to put the other in the notes or events field as an alternative, source included. Genius.
Merge Function, Legacy Family Tree
Any pair you suspect might be a duplicate just Tag them. Do this with abandon, do not hold back. If anything, err on the side of not-merging until you’re very sure. Otherwise you’ll twist your people in a knot and this would not be a good thing. This is the magic box right here. Options:
Going through the tagged list later is simple as the pairs will be right next to each other. If you don’t have the “Previous” and “Next” search buttons on your toolbar, consider putting them there from the stash of extra toolbar buttons. Right-click on the toolbar and drag them there.
These are essential items to keep on top. When you’re going through your tagged list you can toggle back and forth on each pair to be able to see who stays and who gets merged. These two buttons are useful for many things, not only this.
This is only a quickie intro for inspiration. Just take your time. Legacy does this very well.
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