Legacy 8.0 Overview

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Legacy 8.0 Overview Legacy 8.0 Overview ñ Interface-Main Screen o Legacy Home o Family View ° Icons underneath for displaying functions. ° Choice of the five items to display in the listing of facts. ° Shows synchronization with FamilySearch ° Shows color code for ancestor lines. ° Shows potential Problems o Pedigree View o Descendant View o Chronology View o Index View ñ Toolbar and Customization o My Toolbar-Customizable with whatever functions you want o Customize ñ Useful Functions o Research Guidance o Split Screen View o Other features ° Shared Events ° Tagging ° Potential Problem Indicators ° Instant Duplicate checking/Merging ° DNA data entry ° Media Gallery ° Geo Locator ° Calendar ° Help ñ SourceWriter o Templates o Master Sources ñ Name List o List everybody in the file. o Edit from the list o Search the file by name ñ Searching your database o Query by Example o Detailed Search o Other Searches-Generate lists of items to research. ñ Searching the Internet o Includes links to a number of sites to search, such as Ancestry and Family Search. o Select the individual you want to search and Legacy plugs in names, birth and death information. ñ Reports o Family Group Sheet o Surname Summary o Descendant Report o Relationship Report o Ancestor Report o LDS Ordinance Report o Chronology Report o Ages Report o Timeline Report o Name List Report o Pedigree Chart o DNA Test Results o Lineage Report o Statistical Reports o Individual Reports o Blank Reports and Forms o Web Pages ° Census o Ahnentafel ° Questionnaire o Source Citation Report ° Relationship Diagram o Potential Problems Report ° Research Log o To Do List ñ Other Features o Backup/Restore o Maintenance o Importing and Exporting-Imports Gedcom, PAF and other Legacy files. Exports Gedcom or Legacy files. o Customizing includes interface, colors, defaults for data entry, date formats and more. o Alarm—Notifications after a specific time for working on a task—can be a reminder to do something or a notice to quit so you can go to sleep. o LDS Support o FamilySearch Family Tree Integration ° Searches FS Family Tree for matches to your database. ° Finds duplicates o Online Videos and Webinars-http://legacyfamilytree.com/Training.asp ° Free basic tutorials-video presentations. View online or download. ° Live Webinars-Free and requires advance registration. Also available for about a week after the live webinar for free. ° Webinars to download-subscribe for $49.95 per year. Gives you access to all webinars and their handouts. ° Purchase individual CDs for $9.95. New in Legacy 8 ñ Reports o Origins Report o Migration Report o Migration Mapping ñ Media Tools for Linking and Gathering-If your media files are scattered all over your computer, you can relink to your database. ñ Automatic sorting of children, marriages and events ñ Color Coding using the Mary Hill system-either 4 grandparents or 8 great-grandparents ñ Source Labels ñ Source Clipboard ñ Source Quality Indicators ñ Mapping Tools Purchase Options ñ Standard Version-Free ñ Deluxe Version includes Legacy Charting Deluxe o Download Only-$29.95 o Download bundle-software and PDF User’s Guide-$34.95 o Deluxe-Software on CD, Software download, printed user guide and PDF, Training Video (on CD)-$39.95. o Legacy Deluxe Bundle-All of above and four additional training videos-$59.95 All versions include a $2.00 discount on Legacy Family Tree – Unlocked, book by Geoff Rasmussen. Major upgrades (e.g., Version 7 to Version 8) cost $8.00 less than the regular price. Periodic updates are free. Comparisons (In no particular order) Genealogy Software Review (http://genealogy-software-review.toptenreviews.com/) GenSoft Reviews (http://www.gensoftreviews.com/) Wikipedia-Comparison of Genealogy Software (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_genealogy_software) Family Tree Magazine (http://www.familytreemagazine.com/researchtoolkit/softwareguide) .
Recommended publications
  • The Genealogy News, November 2010
    The Genealogy News All articles and Editor notes are copyright (c) 2010 Genealogy Today LLC, unless otherwise noted. RSS Feed items are copyright by their respective owners. If you would like to subscribe, please visit www.TheGenealogyNews.com RootsMagic Family Tree Genealogy Software ~~ Advertisement ~~ (Source: Amazon.com, 25/Nov/2010) RootsMagic is an easy to use family tree program with extensive family history reports, multiple navigation views, photos, publishing, and website creation features. Plus, you can run RootsMagic and your data directly from a flash drive! The 25 Most Popular Stories in November 2010 Based on clicks received from the Daily, Weekly and Online editions as of December 12, 2010. Prince William's Fiancee has Famous US Relatives (Source: Geneanet Genealogy Blog via RSS Feed, 17/Nov/2010) Familypedia: the Biggest Genealogy Site You Probably Never Heard Of (Source: Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter via RSS Feed, 11/Nov/2010) Death Certificates and Other Research Tools (Source: FamHist via RSS Feed, 28/Nov/2010) Taking Care of Your Personal Archives (Source: TheAtlantic.com, 18/Nov/2010) Draft Registrations for World War 2 (Source: Genealogy Tip of the Day via RSS Feed, 11/Nov/2010) New FamilySearch Beta Website (Source: The Ancestry Insider via RSS Feed, 16/Nov/2010) Saving compiled genealogies for future generations (Source: DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Blog via RSS Feed, 15/Nov/2010) Ten Commandments of Genealogy (Source: Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter via RSS Feed, 19/Nov/2010) What's Available on Ancestry.com?
    [Show full text]
  • Introduction to Family History Research Presentation
    Introduction to Family History Research Introduction Family tree research can be ❖interesting, addictive, rewarding ❖knowing where to begin can be daunting ❖key is to follow a process ❖basics only today Where do I start? ❖ your family ❖ create recording system ➢ pen/paper ; spreadsheet ; genealogy software ❖ ask questions ❖ record details ❖ begin your search Basic terminology BMD - birth, marriage, death LAC - Library and Archives Canada Vital statistics - civil records GRO - General Register Office (UK) (govt – BMD, census etc) GEDCOM - Genealogical Data NARA - National Archives Records Communication (developed by Administration (USA) LDS Church First cousin - your parent's LDS Church - Church of Jesus Christ of sibling's child (shared ancestor = Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church) grandparent) Second cousin - your parent's SSDI - Social Security Death Index cousin's child (shared ancestor = great-grandparent) Cousin once removed - your PERSI - Periodical Source Index cousin's child (shared ancestor = (available at FindMyPast.com) great-grandparent) Records ❖types of records ➢ civil - birth, adoption, marriage, divorce, death, census, voter lists ➢ religious - baptism, circumcision, marriage banns, marriage, annulment burial ➢ court - probate, divorce, civil and criminal litigation, corporate, inheritance, insurance ➢ land records - differs by jurisdiction ➢ immigration records ➢ apprenticeship/guild/private society rolls etc. Finding records ❖ start with free sites from home ❖ visit a library to use paid sites ❖ country-specific resources
    [Show full text]
  • Computers Vs. Humans: Comparing Outputs of Genealogy Programs
    Computers vs. Humans: Comparing Output of Genealogy Programs Computers vs. Humans: Comparing Output of Genealogy Programs © 2009, Debbie Parker Wayne First publication rights granted to Digital Genealogist, July 2009. All other rights reserved. Computers are very good at handling repetitive, logical tasks—not so good at creativity. Any fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation will remember the trouble Commander Data had with tasks that required feelings or creativity. Even the imaginative minds that created Star Trek: TNG could not imagine computers had advanced so much by the 24th century that an android could rival the creativity of the human mind. There has been an ongoing discussion in the genealogical world about whether genealogy programs can “create” output or reports that meet the creative standards we strive for today—more than a list of begats—an interesting family history with analysis of kinship communities and social context that makes the reader care about the family and want to know more. Some genealogists expect a well-written narrative to be magically spit out by a genealogy program’s report generator. Genealogy databases allow a genealogical summary report to be generated using canned sentences that Sergeant Joe Friday would love—just the facts. The more advanced programs allow customization of the output sentences and source citations to make the narrative more exciting and interesting. Some genealogists think there is no reason for a genealogy program to offer these options. They want only a bare-bones family summary with birth, marriage, and death information. This summary is copied into a word processor where the sentences that flow from the creative juices are then added.
    [Show full text]
  • So Many Ancestors, So Little Time
    GENEALOGY WEBSITES National/International Subscription Sites (fee charged for these four sites): Ancestry - This is a subscription site (genealogy.com is a member site): http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry Library Edition - Often available through public libraries, as well as the Minnesota Historical Society: http://www.ancestrylibrary.com Geneanet – Search volunteer submissions. Has a variety of records available for free; premium access by subscription: http://en.geneanet.info/ ProGenealogists - A division of Ancestry; hire a professional to do the research for you: http://www.progenealogists.com/ World Vital Records - Has limited records available for free, detailed records by subscription; ancestry.com has many of the same records: http://worldvitalrecords.com/ FREE sites (Available at no cost as of March 2015; some require registration.) Family Search - This site has many of the same features as Ancestry.com, including many census records: http://familysearch.org Rootsweb - User donated family trees (includes blank forms and charts; requires free registration to post and respond to queries): http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ or to search trees directly, go to: http://wc.rootsweb.com Find-A-Grave - GREAT site for finding burial information, dates, obituaries, etc.: http://www.findagrave.com Tombstone Transcription Project - Great for finding more genealogy links for cities, counties and countries: http://www.usgwtombstones.org/ The US Genweb Project – Sponsored by Rootsweb; includes links to state sites: http://usgenweb.org/ Statue of
    [Show full text]
  • Using Personal Ancestral File (PAF) 5.2 by Terry Mason - 3 Dec
    Using Personal Ancestral File (PAF) 5.2 by Terry Mason - 3 Dec. 2005 On July 23rd, 2002 the PAF development team in Salt Lake City announced that PAF 5.2 was now ready for download from the Web site at www.familysearch.org. The list of enhancements is: • The program is more compatible with newer versions of the Windows operating systems, particularly Windows XP, • The file of LDS temples and their starting dates has been updated to include new temples, • Additional "HELP" files have been added, • The "Global Search and Replace" function now works for names, temple codes, and notes. • Attributes for the predefined custom events can now be edited, • The "Match/Merge" function has been enhanced, • Support for the Input Method Editors for non-roman languages has been improved, and • For LDS Church members, the TempleReady Update Files (OUP files) can now be used to update your PAF database with completed ordinance dates. The most significant of all of these enhancements is the option to update or submit records using a GEDCOM created by PAF through TempleReady for Windows. When the Ordinance Index contains data that is used to modify the personal records, a special file with the .OUP file extension is created. This file can be used to update a PAF database with the dates and temples. This is particularly useful for individuals who are unable to bring a backup of their complete database to a family history center. 1. How do you load PAF onto a home computer? PAF 5 is available using a browser with an Internet connection.
    [Show full text]
  • Unraveling a Century-Old Mystery With
    GFO GenTalk SWITCHED AT BIRTH: Unraveling a Centuy-Old Mystey with DNA Alice Collins Plebuch Free & SATURDAY Open to SEPT. 16 the Public 2 P.M. 2505 SE 11th Ave., B18 Portland, OR 97202 www.GFO.org • 503-963-1932 Fall Seminar with CeCe Moore GENEALOGICAL FORUM OF OREGON BREAKING DOWN ADVANCED BRICK WALLS GENETIC WITH DNA GENEALOGY Saturday, Oct. 14 Sunday, Oct. 15 FULL-DAY SEMINAR HALF-DAY WORKSHOP The Power of DNA: Genetic Using Mitochondrial DNA and Genealogy Basics X-DNA for Genealogy Research I Have My Results, Now What? Digging Deeper with Autosomal DNA Breaking Through Genealogical Brick Walls with DNA Breaking Down the Ultimate Saturday & Sunday Brick Wall with DNA: Adoption & Unknown Parentage OCTOBER 14 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Two Sessions OCTOBER 15 Attend One Or Both 9:30 a.m. - noon CeCe Moore is an independent professional genetic genealogist and media consultant. She has worked since 2013 for the PBS documentary series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., collaborates regularly with ABC’s 20/20, and her research has been featured on PBS’s Genealogy Roadshow for all three seasons. She is the founder of The DNA Detectives and the popular blog Your Genetic Genealogist. As a leading proponent of genetic genealogy education, CeCe helped create and teach the groundbreaking first genetic genealogy courses at the premier genealogical institutes, including GRIPitt, SLIG, IGHR and FGI. CeCe is considered an innovator in the use of autosomal DNA for genealogy, frequently consulted by DNA testing companies, genealogists, adoptees and the press. She has close working relationships with all of the major genetic genealogy testing companies, was invited to create and lead the Ancestry Ambassador program for 23andMe, and consults for The New York Genome Project.
    [Show full text]
  • The Best of Discover Your Roots
    the best of yourdiscover roots contents 22 A Good Clip | ByFamily Tree Magazine Editors Evernote has become genealogist’s go-to-note-taking tool. You’ll know why when you see how easily it lets you clip and save your online research finds. 24 Family Search Feast | ByRick Crume You can consume a smorgsbord of free genealogy records on FamilySe- arch.org. We’ll show you how to find them... even the ones you can’t search by name. 2 Bible Study 13 Tree-mendous! | By Shelley Bishop | By Sunny Jane Morton Discover the genealogical blessings of Our four steps will help you nurture family Bibles; just follow these eight a healthy family tree online or in your steps. genealogy software. 6 Made to Order 17 Warming Up A Cold | ByRick Crume Case | ByLisa Louise Cooke Access millions of microfilmed genea- logical records in eight simple steps. Build a case file on your hardest-to- find ancestors and crack those brick- wall mysteries. Our 14 strategies will 8 Ancestry.com Quick get you started. Guide | By Diane Haddad Use these insider tricks to find your the best of ancestors on the top website for gene- alogy research. discover your roots • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • <familytreemagazine.com> 1 Bible Study Discover the genealogical blessings of family Bibles— just follow these eight steps. BY SHELLEY BISHOP 3 ImagiNE A famiLY treasure vault loaded with information about the births, deaths and marriages of your ancestors. What would it look like? If you pictured a hefty chest, try shifting your focus to something a bit smaller. That treasure might be no bigger than a book—one bearing the words Holy Bible.
    [Show full text]
  • Editie Software
    de meest uitgebreide Internet gids op het gebied van genealogie en archief Editie Software 16 juli 2020 Software Inhoudsopgave Voorwoord . 1 Andere edities . 1 Ook voor uw e-reader! . 1 Uw bijdrage . 1 Creative Commons . 1 Nederlandstalig . 2 Engelstalig . 8 Internet . 21 Mobiel . 25 Innovatie op het vlak van Internet en genealogie . 29 https://www.stamboomgids.nl/ i Software Voorwoord Op zoek naar een kwalitatieve genealogische bronnen, archieven en/of familienamen? De Stamboom Gids is de meest uitgebreide Internet gids op het gebied van genealogie, bronnen, familienamen en archieven! Alle ruim 20 duizend websites zijn gecategoriseerd en voorzien van een beschrijving en kleine schermafdruk. Genealogen kunnen websites toevoegen en/of voorzien van een recensie zodat wanneer u deze uitgebreide collectie doorbladert of doorzoekt de kwalitatieve websites direct in het oog springen. Andere edities De inhoud van de Stamboom Gids wordt in verschillende delen uitgegeven. De beschikbare edities in deze serie zijn: Archieven Bronnen, deel 1 en 2 Familienamen, beginnend met de letters A tot en met E, F tot en met K, L tot en met R, S tot en met Z Internationaal Internet specifiek Organisaties Software Specialisaties Aanraders - de beste genealogische websites volgens stamboomonderzoekers Ook voor uw e-reader! Deze uitgave biedt u een deel van collectie in PDF en EPUB formaat die u kunt afdrukken en/of bij de hand houden op laptop, tablet of e-reader zodat u ook zonder Internet de inhoud van de Stamboom Gids beschikbaar heeft! Uw bijdrage Kent u nog meer websites die interessant zijn voor genealogen? Voeg deze dan toe aan de Stamboom Gids via https://www.stamboomgids.nl/linktoevoegen.php.
    [Show full text]
  • A Review on Tools and Techniques for Family Tree Data Visualization
    Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology 15th January 2019. Vol.96. No 1 © 2005 – ongoing JATIT & LLS ISSN: 1992-8645 www.jatit.org E-ISSN: 1817-3195 A REVIEW ON TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR FAMILY TREE DATA VISUALIZATION 1SITI FATIMAH BOKHARE, 1*WAN MOHD NAZMEE WAN ZAINON 1School of Computer Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] ABSTRACT Visualization is an important and helpful ways to support the exploration of large data sets. The leading benefit of visualization is that it does not only provide graphical representation of data but also allows changing of form, omitting what is not required and browsing deeper to get further details. This paper reviews some of the previous research related to family tree (or sometimes known as genealogy) data visualization. It focuses on existing techniques and applications that are currently available to address family tree visualization issues. The content of this paper is divided into several sections such as visualization usability, family tree visualization, graph theory of kinship network and graph visualization. Visualization gives opportunity to approach huge network type of data and makes it easily comprehensible. In order to gain the full benefit of family tree data, a proper understanding about the current visualization tool or techniques that is used to represent these type of data in a fully interactive environment will be highly beneficial. Keywords: Data Visualization, Family Tree Visualization, Theory of Kinship Network, Social Network Visualization 1. INTRODUCTION on the scalability and clustering issue that can Generally, visualization is the transformation of improve user interaction and understandability of data and information into pictures.
    [Show full text]
  • Makrosammlung Für GEDCOM-Dateien
    GedTool Collection of Macros for GEDCOM Files Brief User Guide http://www.GedTool.de Translation: 1. October 2014 GedTool – Macros for GEDCOM files – V 2.5 Status: 08.09.2014 Table of Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 4 2 Initial Setup ................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Excel 97......................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Excel 2000 / Excel XP / Excel 2003 ............................................................................................................. 7 2.3 Excel 2007 / Excel 2010 / Excel 2013 .......................................................................................................... 7 3 Menu........................................................................................................... Fehler! Textmarke nicht definiert. 4 Import/Export ........................................................................................... Fehler! Textmarke nicht definiert. 4.1 Import a GEDCOM file ................................................................................................................................ 9 4.2 Analyse a GEDCOM file ...........................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Certified Genealogy Software That Makes New Familysearch Family
    Certified Genealogy Software that Makes new FamilySearch Family Tree Easier PAF and other Personal Genealogy Database Programs: Family Insight, Legacy, RootsMagic, and Ancestral Quest. Presented by Janet Hovorka Generation Maps [email protected], www.thechartchick.com New FamilySearch Family Tree FamilySearch Family Tree or “New FamilySearch” is a new genealogy database being developed by the LDS Church. It has had a staged roll out organized by region and is currently in use by members of the LDS Church throughout North America and other parts of the world. At this point it is currently unavailable to people who are not members of the LDS Church but plans are in the works to open the database to everyone at a future date. It is based on a wiki collaboration structure. • What is New FamilySearch Family Tree? ▫ Less Duplication ◦ Easier to use, more people involved. • Working with FamilySearch Family Tree ▫ Website ◦ Desktop Software • Advantages to Desktop Software ▫ All the capabilities of the website ▫ Keeping personal information private, living people, research in progress. ◦ Notes, sources, pictures, video, etc. ▫ Interface with other programs ▫ Usability The New FamilySearch Affiliate Program http://www.familysearch.org/eng/affiliates/index.html Certification is required for each product. Developer’s Awards March 11, 2009. https://devnet.familysearch.org/news/vote-for-developer-choice-award-winners Affiliates use an Application Programming Interface (API) to talk to the database. The API regularly changes so all affiliates have to adapt to keep up with the changes. Be sure to regularly update your program to the latest version available. Janet Hovorka [email protected] Demonstration Notes and Free Trial Version Links: PAF http://www.familysearch.org (Not being updated by the LDS church for use with New FamilySearch Family Tree) PAF and Family Insight www.ohanasoftware.com $35 CD/$25 download.
    [Show full text]
  • Mobile Genealogy
    You CAN Take It With You: Mobile Genealogy Judy Nimer Muhn, Lineage Journeys http://www.LineageJourneys.com [email protected] 248-736-7770 In the search of families, creating family trees, to get a fuller picture of the lifetimes of our ancestors, we want to go to any lengths to find and document the information that informs us about the lives of our family. How we can make it easier, faster and more efficient is what mobile genealogy tools are about! MOBILE RESEARCH TOOLS ARE: Family Trees: Have you created a family tree, transferred the information from pieces of paper and notes, with census data, birth-marriage-death records, and photographs in an online resource or family tree software? There are tools with mobile apps that will help you to look up your charts while you are working in the library, rather than lugging around all of your notebooks! Mobile apps – All of these noted (below) work on your cell phone or tablet – give you the flexibility to review, add, edit and collect data. Here are a few of the best: • FREE Family Trees can be created on FamilySearch.com – sharing with others that use the Family History Center/LDS resources and finding others researching your family too. http://familysearch.org • WikiTree – FREE also; create your tree, upload DNA information and share with others. https://www.wikitree.com/ Among the sites with various fees required: • Ancestry.com – By far the leader, with huge databases and more being uploaded daily, you can access it free at your local public library but you can’t create a tree there; the fee-based site can be paid for in six-month increments.
    [Show full text]