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I have a teeny tiny hint. If you have census records with poor quality, consider checking Ancestry for its latest version of the document. They have proprietary software that cleans things up nicely.

Sorry if this is a duplicate question - I just can't find anything about it. When I find a record on FamilySearch.org, it has a wonderful "Citing This Record" at the bottom. I have no idea how to put that into Legacy sources. I've attached a photo of one of the records for reference. Thanks!

If I rename photo's that are in Legacy Media Folder do I have to relink the picture's one at a time?

So in my moments of far-flung fantasy, as I take a break from updating my sources (one by one, eventually generation by generation) I imagine that I find someone who has uploaded a Legacy source file with no real people, but Master Sources for every census, major record source (SSN, etc.) and typical site (findagrave...) I know there are basic source examples out there, but what a great resource it would be. And of course, there are complications (e.g. I found many census records on my local library site, or on microfiche many moons ago) but really, I'd pay for a copy of that base of data.

So that slayer of all documentation efforts, citing sources, is really a drag for me right now. Can anyone direct me to a good reference for cleaning it all up? I really took a hit due to Ancestry adding multiple citations. For example, I have three citations for my grandfather's name, two for his birth and still other facts all from the exact same census. So I have been going through every one, checking to see if any have images or extra details, and erasing all of them except one. But how do I relink all of the facts back to the same source citation? And is there an easier way? Any insights appreciated.

Tuesday's Tip - a great way to learn is to watch how others do something. A good example is one of my favorite genealogy shows TLC's Who Do You Think You Are? The first episode of this season is now online (you can watch without commercials). What to watch out for - references to the Great Migration (for all of you whose ancestors came to the colonies early on) and to research in English records (those go way back and it helps to read Latin!). A great resource for the Great Migration is the New England Historic Genealogical Society NEHGS (they have a wonderful website at AmericanAncestors.org). Watch the show for some family and social history, a bit of treachery, and all kinds of ideas for records you might want to include with your research if your roots are British. Of course - then you could add all that information into the events/facts section of your Legacy family file. How I wish one of the WDYTYA shows would follow one lucky "regular person" doing th...

I need to unsubscribe. Sorry , I really liked the group & all the info - but will be off my comp fpr some time and the emails pile up. TNX

Thank you for allowing me to join the group. I am new at being in a group but hope to catch on to the process.

OOPS - I think I figured it out. See end of post. I have a question about changing font colors in the Index, name list etc. I really do not enjoy the red/blue font. I have browsed around and just cannot find the way to change it. Can anyone give me specifics? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was trying to change the color from the index, but I didn't see the option there. But when I went to the family View tab, I was able to choose CUSTOMIZE > COLOR CHANGE MODE ( under 9.1 Main Color Windows) and then choose to change male and female text fonts. =] Feel free to delete if this is just clutter. =/

This is a VERY small thought, but maybe helpful to someone. After watching the seminar on archiving files, I noted that someone used the color coding in Legacy and applied it to their physical files. So I thought about the MRINs. I had already renumbered the first 4-5 generations so that they were in a logical order. I also was thinking about the find your papers method of organizing physical papers. And I realized that the method could easily be applied to my digital history photos. So I set up a master file location, and in that file, I have folders named things like "MRIN-5 Johnson-Smith" where every picture I have for the johnson-smith family will go. I have tried several methods - renaming and name tagging... but this is the best thing I have ever tried. Decisions are easy and file locations easily found.

Just One Thing - JOT this down - FamilySearch has released its schedule of webinars/seminars for March (yes it is March!). So if you are in Salt Lake City you can attend in person OR if you are not you can attend from home. 36 classes that cover several countries research and some research methodology. If you haven't settled on a research log yet, learn more about them (Mar 9). If you are working on your Irish ancestors, 4 sessions (Mar 17 - of course!), just starting with Revolutionary War Records, join the session (Mar 23). And that is just a sampling. Information about registration and how to attend is found at the AncestryInsider site. http://tinyurl.com/z53n4nb And, of course, all the information you gather on your ancestors can go right into your Legacy family files! So JOT that down and see if there is something at the Family History Library webinar/seminar series to help you.