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An introduction and a question on RINs and MRINs.

I have just started using Legacy, so I guess you can say I am a beginner at this. I do have an ancestry tree on line at ancestry.com. I downloaded a Gedcom from that tree and imported into Legacy. Sure hope I did it right, I have over 2000 people. Problem is it did an error check page that I printed off to look at. Can someone tell me what the MRIN number is? I know what the RIN is. Also ended up with lots of media also that is not showing up even though it is referenced in Legacy. My guess is it is referencing the link on ancestry as it cannot locate the pics on my computer. Any kind of help would be welcomed.  Sorry if I added this to the wrong place. Not really sure what I am doing here.

Adding information from correspondence.

I received some information from a 5th cousin how do I add her address and information to correspondence?

Search and focus group for location - a question.

Is it possible to extract where a group of people lived - i.e. where my Connor ancestors lived in New South Wales for example?

Finding source detail.

I want to find all Source Detail that contains 'string' but can't find how to do it.

In Legacy 8, how do I select a subset of my family file?

In Legacy 8, how do I select a subset of my family file that consists of all someone's biological relatives?  This would include all direct line ancestors plus their full and half siblings (aunts and uncles) plus all biological descendants of these people (cousins).  To this I would like to add the spouses of those selected.  Thank you!

Tuesday's Tip - Sources!

One of those topics that always brings up questions and strong opinions. We want to be able to find our master sources and we want them to be consistent. We got a question this week asking how others entered their sources. It is an individual choice and you need to do what works for you. We got some great suggestions and today's tip shows you want mine look like. Why not join the conversation with your comments or suggestions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DQE9LFe5D0