TUESDAY’S TIP–Using the Master Location List in Legacy 8

I use this feature in Legacy 8 a lot.  Today I was specifically looking for a list of all the people in my database who are buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan.

There are differing viewpoints on how we should list our locations in the database.  I’m not going to talk about those options here today.  I will show you how I do my own locations and what works for me.

When I locate a burial place for an ancestor, I enter the information in that portion of the Individual’s Information screen.  Additionally, I will enter the address of the cemetery, if I have it, in the address field for “burial.”  This field is located when you click on the + sign to the right of the burial field.



I like to see the name of the cemetery in the actual burial field and not have to click on the address to find it, or look in Events, if it’s entered there.  Again, not everyone does it this way, but it works for me.
 
Therefore, when I want to locate everyone who is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan, this is how I would go about it.

Locate the Master Location list in your Legacy program.  There are a couple of ways to do this. 

• You can go to the “View” tab and use the drop down list under “Master Lists”

• I have the Master Lists saved to My Toolbar, so I always have quick access to it.

Once you’ve opened your list you will be able to search for the location you are trying to find.  In this case I just typed in Elmwood.
 


If you want to see a map, in addition to the list you can select “show map” which is located on the right side of the list of names.  Here is the view with the map.  Note that you have a red balloon at the location and also the longitude and latitude.



Something else to note when you bring up the various lists are your List Options – located under the names and your Options – located on the right hand side of the names.

LIST OPTIONS
 
 OPTIONS


These location lists can be used whether your looking to write a blog post, like I am, or preparing to visit a particular location.  When I traveled back to Detroit I created lists of every person buried in each cemetery in Michigan.  Whether I save those lists digitally or print them out, they are of great value and save you a lot of time and effort in your genealogy trip.

Have you used these lists?

If so, how have they helped you?

To see ALL of my Legacy 8 tips please click on the tab of the same name at the top of my blog or click HERE

Happy hunting,

Michigan Girl

Copyright ©  2010-2017   Diane Gould Hall

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.  NO USE WITHOUT PERMISSION

IT’S INAUGURATION DAY ~ How many Presidents were in office during my father’s lifetime? Let's use Legacy 8 to find out

It’s an amazing day in history. Every four years our country peacefully transfers power from one person to another (unless a President is chosen for a second term).  This process has been taking place since the election of George Washington, our first President.  It makes me very proud to be an American.

Today I asked myself – how many Presidents were elected/in office during the lifetime of my parents?  How about my grandparents?  Or me?  I’ll use my Dad as an example.

To find out, I used my Legacy 8 database.

Select the Chronology tab, then click on “Options” in the lower right corner.  You can customize your Chronology in many ways.  I will concentrate on the “Include” tab and choose “Select” under Other Options, as shown here.

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Note, that you can even change the color of this display, by clicking on the “color” box above my red arrow.  This determines what color the item will show up as, in your timeline.  You can change all the colors in your timeline.

When you hit the “select” icon another screen comes up.  Note all your options on this screen.



Now let’s click on the “Add a Timeline File.”

There are 51 different historical items for you to choose from on this list.  When you highlight one of them, the description field at the bottom tells you about that event.



Here is a screen shot of my Dad’s timeline without any historical events.

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Here is a screen shot of my Dad’s timeline with the historical event “U.S. Presidents” added.  I’ve marked the first 3.



You can see how valuable this display option can be for putting your ancestor in a place and time.  Want to know which wars went on during their lifetime, which amendments to the constitution were passed, which items were invented or any other of the 51 timeline options.

My Dad was born during the Presidency of William Howard Taft, the 27th President.  He died during the term of our 41st President, George H. W. Bush.

Which Presidents were in office during your lifetime or your parents?

Have you ever used the historical timeline in you genealogy software program?  If so, what did you discover?

Happy hunting,

Michigan Girl

Copyright ©  2010-2017   Diane Gould Hall

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.  NO USE WITHOUT PERMISSION

NEVER MARRIED ~ How many people do I have in my database who never married?

Let’s take a look and see who in our family is listed as never having been married?

The first thing I did was go to the “Search” tab in Legacy and select “Find.”  This allows me to enter the criteria for my search.



This search created a list.  The first time I did it, I had 17 people.  I noticed right away that two of my ancestors, whom I know did not marry, were not on the list.  This means I had not checked the appropriate box in Legacy, to indicate this condition.  I went back into Legacy and checked the box and then created a new list.
 
TIP:  The box that is checked in Legacy to indicate that a person wasn’t married and had no children is located on the Individual’s Information screen.  However, I would like to see the wording changed.  Right now it says “This individual has no relationships and no children.”   It would be nice to have two boxes – one that says “never married” and the other “no children.”  We may not know the name of another party involved with our ancestor and the ancestor may well have had children and not named the other parent.

Please note that there are two boxes to check in the Marriage/Relationship screen – one for “This couple did not marry” and the other “This couple had no children”




Here is the list created by Legacy showing the names of those 19 individuals in my database for whom that box is checked.



There are 5070 people in my Legacy database.  So, this cannot be a complete list of those individuals who never married.
 
We can perhaps, assume anyone who died young (under 15) would never have married.  However, I obviously didn’t check the box for those individuals, or they would be on this list.  Yes, some people may have married prior to that, but that number would be quite small, if any. 

What other type of list can I create that would help me with this statistic?  What I’m trying to find is a search by age.  I am unable to locate this particular criteria in the search conditions listed in Legacy.

Therefore, I am unable to create a list of those who are under 15 and go back and check the “never married” box.
 
Can any of you think of another way to check this statistic?

This little exercise today has made me aware that I need to make sure I mark all appropriate boxes in each person’s information screen.

OTHER POSTS THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST

HERE IS A LINK TO ALL MY LEGACY TIPS 8 TIPS

Happy hunting,
Michigan Girl

Copyright ©  2010-2017   Diane Gould Hall

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TUESDAY’S TIP ~ The Surname Summary Report in Legacy 8–Creating a sortable and searchable file from this report

This is a report I had never used before.  There are a LOT of report options in Legacy 8 and I don’t know if I’ll ever learn them all.
 
I heard about this report in a post on the Legacy User Group on Facebook.  It’s an excellent group where we all help one another and share tips and tricks for using Legacy.  Thanks to Cathy Pinner for reminding us about this feature.

To create this report go to Reports > Other Reports > Surname Summary

You then have several options as seen below:

Screenshot of Options

I always want to see what the report looks like first, so I chose “Preview.”

My report is 20 pages long in PDF format.

Here is what the first page looks like:



These are the things this one page tells me.

• I have 33 individuals that have No Surname
• I have one surname that I apparently put parenthesis around (MEIER).  Why?
• For this first page of the report ARMSTRONG has the most entries – 26
• On entry #36 is just the letter “B”  Again, my question is Why?

I’ll be going through the report one page at a time and finding anything that appears to be something that needs correcting.

How can I make better use of this list?

Legacy gives several options to you when you are preparing to view the report (see screenshot above)

• You can just view the report by using Preview
• You can create a PDF file (this option is also available to you from the preview screen)
• You can create a CSV file

I like the idea of creating a CSV file, which is a spreadsheet file.  CSV stands for “comma separated values.”
 
WHY WOULD A SPREADSHEET FILE BE VALUABLE?

• You can sort the names in different order
• You can sort the columns in a different order
• You could add more information in other columns
• You can add notes
• You could separate the names by alphabet and put them on a different sheet
• You could color code names or any other item

What other ways can you think of to use a surname spreadsheet?

Have you used this report before?  If so, how?  I’d love to hear about it.

PLEASE SEE THE LEGACY 8 TIPS TAB UNDER THE BLOG HEADER.  YOU WILL FIND 12 DIFFERENT POSTS ABOUT MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR LEGACY DATABASE – FROM CHANGING COLORS TO STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADDING A RECORD.

Happy hunting,

Michigan Girl

Copyright ©  2010-2016   Diane Gould Hall

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.  NO USE WITHOUT PERMISSION

LEGACY 8–Adding a hyperlink to your media file

Image used with permission

 

            

This is the coolest new trick and I just learned it today.
  
Did you know that you can add a hyperlink to your media in Legacy 8?  I didn’t.

Of course, we’ve all added images and documents.  Maybe some of us have added a video or audio.  But, a hyperlink that opens to a website.  No.  I’ve never done that.

First let me give props to Michele Simmons Lewis, who is a Tech for Legacy.  She also monitors the Legacy User Group on Facebook.  Her help to everyone on that site has been incredible.  When she told me about this, I was excited
. 
Why?  Because I wanted to add my blog posts as links, to the people in my family that I am writing about.
 
Here is how easy it was.

• First, I added an event named “Blog Post.”

• Then in the “Media” for that event, I used the dropdown list under “Add Media” and clicked on “Internet Website.”

• Once you’ve selected “Internet Website” this is what you’ll see.

• As you can see, you can add the website, a caption, a date and a description.

Here’s what it looked like when I filled in the blanks.



This is what it looks like in your Media Gallery.

• All you have to do now, is click on that icon and it goes directly to the website.  WOW!

This can be used for any website you happen to want to link to.  A newspaper article, a census record, a book entry about your ancestor.

TIP:  If you do find something on a website, it’s always best to download that image to your computer.  If you then choose to add the image itself or a link to the website it’s your choice.  HOWEVER, remember that websites can disappear.  Why not do both?

I hope you’ve found this information as helpful as I did.  I love learning new things about Legacy and all the incredible functions and features it offers to us.  (No, I don’t work for them).

To locate other posts about Legacy 8 in this blog, please go to the “Search this blog” box in the right hand column.  Type in Legacy 8 and you will find the articles I have written.

Happy hunting,

Michigan Girl

Copyright ©  2015   Diane Gould Hall

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.  NO USE WITHOUT PERMISSION

TUESDAY’S TIP - DRAGGING & DROPPING PICTURES INTO LEGACY MEDIA GALLERY

They say we need to learn something new every day.  I don’t know who “they” are, but I know that learning new things is good for our brains.
 
Today I learned something new regarding the use of Legacy 8.  I’ve been a Legacy user since 2007 and this is one tip I didn’t know about.  Maybe it wasn’t available in the earlier versions?  I updated to Legacy 8 as soon as it came out, but I continue to learn new features.

DRAGGING & DROPPING IMAGES INTO THE MEDIA GALLERY

I add media to my Legacy database almost daily.  Most of the time I am adding JPG images.  I like to add them in JPG format because they show up as thumbnails in the gallery, instead of just showing a “link” as is true of PDF’s.  Adding images in TIF or PNG format also allows them to be shown as a thumbnail in the media gallery.

Previously I have always gone into the Media Gallery, clicked on “Add Media” and used one of the choices shown there.   In this case I would choose “Picture” then go to my computer files, open the correct folder, find the photo and click on it to add it.  Of course, you can also scan directly into the media gallery or paste from the clipboard.



What I didn’t know was that you can DRAG & DROP an image into the gallery.

NOTE:  I use a desktop computer with two monitors, as I know many of you do.  This allows me to have Legacy open on one screen and the internet or anything else open on the other screen.  I can’t even imagine not having two monitors any more.  When I am away from home I still have two monitors.  I use a laptop and my iPad to accomplish the same thing.  The only difference being that I can’t drag things from one screen to the other like I can at home.
 
All you need to do to add items to you Media Gallery in Legacy is to have the item you want to add to the gallery in front of you and the Gallery open.  That’s it.  Just drag the item into the Gallery.
 
I used this method today.  I have my folders open in Explorer and the Media Gallery open in Legacy and dragged the JPG images I wanted right into the Gallery.  I tested it with TIF and PNG files and found it worked just fine.

You don’t have to have two monitors to accomplish this.  You can always use the split screen view as shown below.



NOTE:  I tried this with PDF and Word files, but it doesn’t seem to work.
 
I enjoy learning new ways of accomplishing all the tasks that we do so often.  If you have any tips you want to share, please leave them in a comment.

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TUESDAY'S TIP - USING THE "INTERNET SEARCH" OPTION IN LEGACY 8
LEGACY 8 - THE CENSUS LIST - HOW TO USE IT 
ADDING A RECORD FROM ANCESTRY TO LEGACY 

Happy hunting,

Michigan Girl

Copyright ©  2010-2015   Diane Gould Hall

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.  NO USE WITHOUT PERMISSION

OCCUPATION FILES ON ANCESTRY–1600-1995–What are they? Have you seen these?

I was researching one of my husband’s ancestors the other day (his 7th great grandfather, Benjamin Clarke), when I came across a record I had never seen before.

This record actually showed up when I was checking the shaky leaf on Ancestry.  I do check those shaky leafs every day.  Why?  Because it seems to me that whoever you have been working on recently will be shown on those hints.  Sometimes I find they are hints I am already familiar with, but many times, I have come across new information.  I’m NOT talking about family trees, but actual document records.

In this case it was the DELAWARE, CRAFTPERSON FILES, 1600-1995

I was not familiar with this set of records.  AND, I have absolutely no one who is from or ever lived in Delaware.  At least not that I’m aware of.

Why would Benjamin Clarke, who lived in Massachusetts be listed in this file?

Here is the explanation of this source, directly from Ancestry.

"About Delaware, Craftperson Files, 1600-1995

The Winterthur Library is devoted to the study of everyday life in America and America’s craft traditions, including furniture making, silversmithing, pottery making, textile production, etc. This collection includes images of a series of card files containing the names, working dates, places of residence, and other information about American craftspeople. Data on the cards relate to a wide range of craftspeople:

• artists / painters
• blacksmiths
• engravers
• fraktur artists
• furniture makers / cabinetmakers / turners / joiners
• gilders
• clock- and watchmakers
• glass workers
• goldsmiths
• graphic artists
• jewelers
• metalsmiths
• potters
• sculptors
• silversmiths / silver plate workers

Information on the cards includes the names of craftspeople, occupation and working dates, birth and death dates, where they lived, what they made, notes about their professional lives, and bibliographical and source references. (Information about furniture makers and silversmiths is more complete than other occupations, and some of the cards don’t include complete information.)"
 
WOW!  That’s a lot of occupations.  And, look at the information that may be included on the cards.

• Birth & death dates
• Where they lived
• Occupation & working dates
• What they made
• Notes about their professional lives
• Bibliographical source references

The card shown above, for Benjamin Clarke, doesn’t list all of those items, but look what it does give me.  Year of birth & death, year the record was recorded, where he lived and his occupation.  And, by the way, this information matched what I already have for Benjamin, so I added it as a source for those items in my Legacy database.

Here are some other samples of cards in this database that contain different kinds of information.  I just began scrolling through the film and found these.  Some contain a lot of information and others just a little.

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I’m anxious to continue exploring this database.
 
Please tell me if you were aware of this group of records?  If so, what have you found?  Or, if not, do you think it would be helpful to you?

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FINDING OCCUPATIONS IN LEGACY 8 - How to use the search function 

SHAKY LEAVES ON ANCESTRY CAN LEAD TO NEW RECORDS-Here's how 

Happy hunting,

Michigan Girl

Copyright ©  2010-2015   Diane Gould Hall

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.  NO USE WITHOUT PERMISSION

PHOTO DUPLICATION REQUESTS ON FAMILY SEARCH – PLUS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LEGACY AND EVERNOTE

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SERVICE WAS DISCONTINUED BY FAMILY SEARCH - EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 5, 2014.  YOU CAN READ ABOUT IT IN THIS POST 

 http://www.michiganfamilytrails.com/2014/11/photo-duplication-service-to-be.html

You know what they say “you learn or should learn something new every day.”  Well, count this day a success as I’ve learned about a really wonderful source for getting copies of records that you cannot get online.

I belong to several Facebook groups for genealogy.  I’ve written about the incredible advantages to belonging to these groups/pages on Facebook and this is another great example.  Here is a link to my post - Facebook - How it can be very useful in your research

Not too long ago Deidre Erin Denton, mentioned, on the Detroit Genealogy Facebook page, that she had just received 5 records she had requested via Family Search.  I thought to myself “I didn’t know you could do that.”  Apparently, you can request up to 5 records per month.  And the best thing – it’s FREE! Thanks for the info Deidre.

Today, on the same Detroit Genealogy page I was bemoaning the fact that we don’t have images for the Michigan Death Certificates 1921-1952.  I’m thankful to have the indexed transcriptions, don’t get me wrong.  But, you know how it is.  You want to see the actual document.  

Another nice member of the group (thank you Nancy) reminded me that you can request photo duplications of the certificates or any other record not available online or in a book. 
I decided today was the day and I have completed submission of requests for 5 death certificates I’ve been wanting.  I’ll walk you through the process, which is very easy.  This process can be used for records from anywhere, any state etc.  Here is a link to the page on Family Search that explains the criteria - Photoduplication Services on familysearch.org  

You can read for yourself to see if the record you may be wanting will qualify.

I knew that the records I wanted were from the Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952.  I also knew that those images were not yet online and, to my knowledge, not in any book.
Let’s walk through the process.

NOTE:  I have received several comments via Facebook and this blog, regarding the death certificates for Michigan.  Some people say that the 75 year rule for privacy will only allow them to release images of deaths prior to 1939.  Others say they have received later years.  Please be aware of this when you are ordering Michigan Death Certificates and probably any other vital records from other states.  
Also, be aware that the Seeking Michigan site is scheduled to release the images for the Michigan Death Certificates 1921-1952, some time this year.  Will they release images for all of them or only up to 1938?  I don't know the answer to that at this time.

Once you are on the Photoduplication Services page click on the green icon that says Photo Duplication Request Form.

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What you will see next is the actual form for you to fill out.  You don’t even have to print it, you can just fill it out right online and submit it from there.  I always appreciate that.



When you find a record on Family Search you see the indexed transcription.  Sometimes there is a little camera indicating there is also an image for that record.  In the case of the Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952, there is no little camera.  However, I had already copied the indexed information from the records I was looking for, into my Legacy database.  

It’s in that indexed information that you will find the Microfilm number and other information you need in order to complete this form.  

Here is what I have from the index for my grand aunt, Ellen Pickard.  I have indicated in RED the items that I need from this text to fill out the request form.
NOTE:  The numbers I am using (ie. GS, Digital Folder etc.) may not be the same ones you have on whatever record you are trying to request.  I would just fill in whatever you can.

Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952

Name: Ellen Pickard
Event Type:Death
Event Date: 31 Mar 1927
Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 39
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 01 Apr 1887
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
Father's Name: Wm Lindsay
Mother's Name:    
GS Film number: 001972982
Digital Folder Number: 005362579
Image Number: 02341

Here is a copy of the completed form, highlighting certain areas.  I’ve left my personal information out, but, please remember to fill it in when you submit your form.



TIP: I didn’t see an item number or call number in the indexed text, so I submitted the Digital Folder No. instead.  In the space where they ask for Title of record or book and name of parents.  I learned, after my first couple of submissions, that you can put more in that box than just what fits in the space.  I wanted you to see what I submitted so I made a box below the entry area for demonstration purposes.  I didn’t have a page or item number so in that box, I submitted the image number. 

Now, just click on submit request and you’re done. 
  
They say it can take 4-6 weeks.  I’ll be waiting………………

HOW DID I KEEP TRACK OF THE RECORDS I REQUESTED?

In my Legacy 8 database for each individual I made a note of the date & what I had done.  To learn more about Legacy 8, please click on the Legacy icon on the top right of this blog page.

Here is a screenshot of Ellen Lindsay’s Individual Information.



I will click on the plus sign (+) for death notes.  You can see that I copied and pasted the index information from Family Search for the Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952 for Ellen Pickard.  And, you can see my note about submitting the photo duplication request.



NOW I WILL MAKE A NOTE IN EVERNOTE FOR ALL THE REQUESTS I SUBMITTED.

This will allow me to keep track of every request I submit and I can even set a reminder in Evernote to tell me when I might start expecting to see the records in my email.  I can also find this note easily (in case I forget where I’ve filed it) because Evernote has such incredible search capabilities. For more information about the use of Evernote for your genealogy research please see my post Evernote - A Very Useful and Free Tool to Help You Organize Your Genealogy and Everything Else



Now the waiting begins.  I will let you know when I receive the records.  Will they send me all 5 of them?  Did I give them all the correct information?

READ THIS POST TO FIND OUT THE ANSWERS
FOLLOW UP TO PHOTO DUPLICATION REQUESTS

Happy hunting,

Michigan Girl

Copyright ©  2014   Diane Gould Hall

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.  NO USE WITHOUT PERMISSION

FEATURES IN LEGACY 8

   

I’m excited about many of the new features that are included in the newest version, just released for Legacy Family Tree software.
I’ve been using this software for about 7 years and have never been disappointed.  I’ve listed the purchase options below, along with all the NEW features in Version 8 and below that a list of the general features of Legacy.  You can go to their website for further information http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Index.asp

Here are your purchase options:
 
HERE ARE THE NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 8 OF LEGACY FAMILY TREE SOFTWARE - Remember, click on any image to see it in a larger view.




NEW Origins Report
NEW Migration Report
NEW Migration Mapping
See where you came from and the percentage of "blood" you have from your countries of origin with the new Origins Report.
See how far and wide a person's descendants spread out in the world with the new Migration Report.
Legacy animates the ancestor's movement through time. Watch how they migrated from place to place. View their migration in street, aerial, or 3D modes. Hover over the balloon to see what happened in each location.



NEW Instant Duplicate Checking
NEW Potential Problem Alerts and Gaps
NEW Shared Events
As you are adding new individuals to your tree, Legacy instantly checks to see if perhaps they are already in your family file, helping you avoid inadvertently adding duplicates.
Typos and accidental misinterpretation of data are now a thing of the past. The warning symbol is displayed immediately next to info that contains a potential problem. Unusual gaps of time are detected that you may have not previously noticed (like too many years between the births of the children).
Save time and avoid errors by sharing an event amongst all the individuals who participated in the event. You can specify each person's role in the event.



NEW Family Bow Tie Chart
ENHANCED Descendant Chart
NEW Source Quality
Displays the ancestors of both the husband and wife, as well as their children.
Now available in left-to-right formatting.
Now record the quality (original vs derivative, primary vs secondary, etc., direct vs indirect) of each source as you attempt to prove your conclusions.
NEW Source Labels
ENHANCED Source Clipboard
NEW Pedigree Citations
Now print Source Labels to attach to the top of your documents. You will never again lose the citation when making a photocopy for someone else.
The Source Clipboard has been expanded to load up to five different citations that can be assigned at the click of a button.
Add source citations to your Pedigree Charts, and attach the complete bibliography.
ENHANCED FamilySearch Integration
ENHANCED Wall Charts
ENHANCED Chronology View
Share, discuss, download and interact with FamilySearch's Family Tree (optional).
Duplicate lines can now be suppressed, saving room for more photographs and captions.
Now view the parent's, grandparent's, children's, and grandchildren's vital events in your ancestor's timeline.
ENHANCED User Interface
ENHANCED Tagging
NEW Automatic Sorting
Enjoy Legacy's modernized look-and-feel, new color schemes, and new ribbon menu bar. Add two additional custom buttons on the new My Toolbar.
View up to 9 tags at once. Advanced Tagging now shows the counts of each tag.
Children, marriages, and events are now automatically chronologically sorted as they are added. New global sorting tools are also now available.
NEW Statistics
NEW Media Relinker
NEW Media Gatherer
Understand your family in new ways with dozens of new statistics: births by era, longest living individuals, average lifespan, longest marriages, families with the most children, most popular given names, most popular surnames, most popular locations and more.
It is easier than ever to locate missing or unlinked pictures. Moving from one computer to another is simpler to do.
Got pictures all over your computer? The new Media Gatherer will help you copy or move your genealogy pictures to one common folder, making it easier to share your family file with another computer or family member.
NEW Web Links
ENHANCED Color Coding
NEW Brochure
Found evidence of your ancestor online? Easily add a web link to their media gallery to organize a list of their online presence.
You can now color code from two starting points (one for you and one for your spouse, for example) and track the eight great-grandparents' lines.


General Capacities

• Individuals and Families File size to 2 billion characters (2 gigabyte).
• Children per Marriage 60
• Events per Individual Unlimited
• Spouses per Individual Unlimited
• Parents per Individual Unlimited
• Sources per Event Unlimited
• Pictures per Individual Unlimited
• Number of Entries in History List 160
• Address Lines per Individual 5
• Phone Numbers per Individual 2
• Generations per Pedigree Chart Unlimited
• Generations per Descendancy Chart Unlimited

Save As...

• Any Family File can be saved under a new name, thus making a copy of the current file.

Backup / Restore

• Compressed, Zip compatible backup files can be made that span diskettes.

Maintenance

• The maintenance utility will check the database and will also perform file maintenance items such as repairing common database problems, removing unused names, locations and event names. It also check the validity of all family links and compresses out old unused, deleted records.

Importing

• Legacy imports both Personal Ancestral File® information as well as GEDCOM files.

  Copyright © 2013 Diane Gould Hall