Yes, Martin. One technique is to set the "Living" flag on all Individuals who are still alive. Then in the Diagram use the "Edit Text Scheme" feature to choose the text in the box depending on whether the "Living" flag is set or not. May I advise that you join the free FHUG at http://www.fhug.org.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi where there is a wealth of information about such topics. For example: FHUG Downloads "Living People Identification" at http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=fhugdownloads:livingpeople How to "Delete Data For Living People" at http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to:delete_data_for_living_people Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Martin Allen Sent: 12 October 2011 09:49 To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com Subject: [FHU] Diagram Sorry if this is obvious. Is it possible to create a diagram with the most recent people only shown as 'Living Smith' or equivalent? Martin

Assuming you have set the Living Flag for living people. Change the Name line on your text scheme to check for the living flag: e.g. =TextIf(Exists(%INDI._FLGS.__LIVING%),"Living",%INDI.NAME:GIVEN_ALL%) %INDI.NAME:SURNAME% On 12 October 2011 09:48, Martin Allen <martin.allen17@btinternet.com> wrote: > > Sorry if this is obvious. Is it possible to create a diagram with the most > recent people only shown as 'Living Smith' or equivalent? -- Jane. Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk

Sorry if this is obvious. Is it possible to create a diagram with the most recent people only shown as 'Living Smith' or equivalent? Martin

I have a very close relation (GrandFather) whose confirmed information, other than his name, is unknown to me and, I suspect, never will be. I have anecdotal material that I believe identifies him. Obviously I do not want to include this information in my researched Gedcom. If I make a new Gedcom for this person, would I be able to link to it from the Properties box associated with my GrandMother and show this as mostly speculation? Thanks Tony E -- Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi Engari takimano, no aku tupuna; Te mana, te wehi, te tapu me te ihi, I heke mai ki ahau, no aku tupuna. My greatness comes not from me alone It derives from a multitude, from my ancestors; The authority, the awe, and the artistry I inherited these gifts, from my ancestors. Te Maori

This situation is where Source Citations against each Fact come into their own. Facts such as your supposed Grandfather's name would be appear to be confirmed and the Source Citation for his Name would indicate that. Other confirmed facts such as his Birth or Death could similarly be supported with Source Citations with whatever Assessment is appropriate: Primary evidence, Secondary evidence, Questionable, Unreliable. The main Fact you are unsure about is his Marriage and this would be supported with a Source Citation that makes that uncertainty clear. Remember that when researching the past very few records can be 100% guaranteed and FH allows your assessment of certainty to be recorded. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Adrian Bruce Sent: 11 October 2011 13:23 To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FHU] Linking to another Gedcom <<snipped>> confirmed information, other than his name, is unknown to me <<snipped>> Some things that might help - - you could have one individual in your GEDCOM to represent your GF and enter the certain data in the usual fashion. Then, the speculation could be entered as a note in [[ ]] - see "Private Notes" in the help file - against that person. You just have to remember when you print a report off, to suppress Private Notes. - you could have one individual in your GEDCOM to represent your GF and enter a second individual to contain the details of the speculated person. You then link the 2 guys with an association - go to the All tab for the individual, right click their name and choose Add Miscellaneous / Add Associated Person / Add Link to Existing Individual. You need to do this for BOTH guys but you can add a text to the Association saying "Possibly Same Person". I've not quite figured how to make that appear on diagrams though. You may also choose to make this guy Private. The second method is especially useful if you know genuine details about him but aren't sure if he is your relative, i.e. that John Doe may be my grandfather but whether he is or he isn't, he definitely died on DD MM YYYY. At the end, though, don't be afraid of putting speculation into your file PROVIDED it's clearly labelled as such. The brutal truth is that even if we are 95% sure of each individual on a generation, the odds of ALL that generation being correct are less than 95% - and a lot less, the further you go back and the more people you have. So if anyone gets sniffy about it, well, it gets more and more certain we've all gone wrong somewhere. Just console yourself that you recognise your problems and the sniffy ones don't! Adrian B

<<snipped>> confirmed information, other than his name, is unknown to me <<snipped>> Some things that might help - - you could have one individual in your GEDCOM to represent your GF and enter the certain data in the usual fashion. Then, the speculation could be entered as a note in [[ ]] - see "Private Notes" in the help file - against that person. You just have to remember when you print a report off, to suppress Private Notes. - you could have one individual in your GEDCOM to represent your GF and enter a second individual to contain the details of the speculated person. You then link the 2 guys with an association - go to the All tab for the individual, right click their name and choose Add Miscellaneous / Add Associated Person / Add Link to Existing Individual. You need to do this for BOTH guys but you can add a text to the Association saying "Possibly Same Person". I've not quite figured how to make that appear on diagrams though. You may also choose to make this guy Private. The second method is especially useful if you know genuine details about him but aren't sure if he is your relative, i.e. that John Doe may be my grandfather but whether he is or he isn't, he definitely died on DD MM YYYY. At the end, though, don't be afraid of putting speculation into your file PROVIDED it's clearly labelled as such. The brutal truth is that even if we are 95% sure of each individual on a generation, the odds of ALL that generation being correct are less than 95% - and a lot less, the further you go back and the more people you have. So if anyone gets sniffy about it, well, it gets more and more certain we've all gone wrong somewhere. Just console yourself that you recognise your problems and the sniffy ones don't! Adrian B

Tony What I do - see previous post at <http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS/2011-04/1303985172> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS/2011-04/1303985172 - is include the speculative material in my main gedcom as normal, with a Note to make it clear what is speculative and what isn't. On the diagrams, I have a 'Tentative' flag (could be 'Speculative' if you prefer) which I use to condition the way Individuals so flagged are displayed (changing the box border style, background colour, whatever). If you search the mailing list archive and/or the FHUG website you'll find information on how to condition diagrams with flags. HTH John _____ From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tony Evans Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 4:43 AM To: FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS@rootsweb.com Subject: [FHU] Linking to another Gedcom I have a very close relation (GrandFather) whose confirmed information, other than his name, is unknown to me and, I suspect, never will be. I have anecdotal material that I believe identifies him. Obviously I do not want to include this information in my researched Gedcom. If I make a new Gedcom for this person, would I be able to link to it from the Properties box associated with my GrandMother and show this as mostly speculation? Thanks Tony E -- Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi Engari takimano, no aku tupuna; Te mana, te wehi, te tapu me te ihi, I heke mai ki ahau, no aku tupuna. My greatness comes not from me alone It derives from a multitude, from my ancestors; The authority, the awe, and the artistry I inherited these gifts, from my ancestors. Te Maori ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _____ avast! <http://www.avast.com> Antivirus: Inbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 11/10/2011 Tested on: 11/10/2011 12:48:10 avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2011 AVAST Software. _____ avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 11/10/2011 Tested on: 11/10/2011 12:56:09 avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2011 AVAST Software.

The only way of linking one GEDCOM to another GEDCOM is by using a Note or perhaps a Multimedia link. If you use the Multimedia option, when inserting the file, remember to change the Files of Type option to All File (*.*) otherwise the GEDCOM (*.ged) file will not be listed. The advantage of this technique is that by clicking on the Open Editor/Player red triangular button will open the linked GEDCOM in FH. Personally, I would add your suspected GrandFather to the main GEDCOM with a Note of the speculative details, and a Source Citation with Assessment = Questionable together with the anecdotal material. If your GrandMother and GrandFather were married in the UK you should be able to find their Marriage details online - FindMyPast.co.uk has a fully searchable database for England & Wales. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tony Evans Sent: 11 October 2011 04:43 To: FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS@rootsweb.com Subject: [FHU] Linking to another Gedcom I have a very close relation (GrandFather) whose confirmed information, other than his name, is unknown to me and, I suspect, never will be. I have anecdotal material that I believe identifies him. Obviously I do not want to include this information in my researched Gedcom. If I make a new Gedcom for this person, would I be able to link to it from the Properties box associated with my GrandMother and show this as mostly speculation? Thanks Tony E

Martin: you are entirely correct. Making a properly configured system image backup of the entire hard disc will back up everything. The "gold standard" these days is said to be the Acronis product, but I use Microsoft's own backup that is included with Win 7. Free and it works, but arguably a trifle slow. It works in the sense that I have had to restore PCs twice using it and both times the whole system was restored faultlessly. As for restoring to another PC other than back to the originating machine, in theory yes it can work (depends on the similarity of the target machine to the originating one), but one might hit both technical problems and software licensing problems. Ian

Is this question not closely related to that concerning Back-up to External Hard Drive? To a Bear of Little Brain, it is not clear why a similar operation might not permit the transfer of the entire contents of one computer's hard drive to that of another. Explanations in simple terms, if possible, please............ Martin.

Me too! John C -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Martin Mitchell Sent: 10 October 2011 19:32 To: stuartmalcolm@tiscali.co.uk; family-historian-users@rootsweb.com Subject: [FHU] Back-up I back up to an external hard drive using Norton Ghost - simply opening Ghost presents me with a fool's guide (luckily!), with options for firewire (yes) and for compression (no). About 1 hr 10 min to complete. A duplicated hard drive. Everything. Martin ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I back up to an external hard drive using Norton Ghost - simply opening Ghost presents me with a fool's guide (luckily!), with options for firewire (yes) and for compression (no). About 1 hr 10 min to complete. A duplicated hard drive. Everything. Martin

Very many thanks Jane. Done..................and more or less sorted! Laraine -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jane Taubman" <janetaubman@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 8:31 AM To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [FHU] help please for a very new user > You can use the Merge Compare Records to combine the two Family > records and match the Individuals off of the Family as well. Before > embarking on the use of the Merge option, I would recommend working > through the examples in Chapter 15 of the Book (on the help menu). > > On 10 October 2011 08:04, Laraine Hake <laraine10@btinternet.com> wrote: >> I have a >> family group that I have entered twice at some point in the past and so I >> have duplicate people. > > > > -- > Jane. > > Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Currently that Backup option only includes the GEDCOM .ged database file and therefore does not include media photos, etc. The File > Project Window > More Tasks > Copy Project option would backup the entire project folder. However, your media photos might not be stored in the project folder, and custom items such as Queries, Text Schemes, and Reports are not included unless you Export them to the project Public folder. On the FHUG http://www.fhug.org.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi website there is Wish List item 103 for more comprehensive backups at http://www.fhug.org.uk/wishlist/wldisplay.php?wlwlref=103 Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of stuartmalcolm@tiscali.co.uk Sent: 10 October 2011 13:20 To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FHU] Back-up That is not what I did. I used back-up from the menu after you click exit-where it asks if you want to back-up, skip or cancel. ----Original Message---- From: ian@jwolfe.f2s.com Date: 10/10/2011 10:07 To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> Subj: Re: [FHU] Back-up Many apologies to the Group. In one of my increasingly-common Senior Moments, I forgot to change the To line. In message <f3f3ec1f52.jwolfe@jwolfe.f2s.com> Ian Wolfe <ian@jwolfe.f2s.com> wrote: > In message <CAKBTZLrEE++BvVpsnGLE4O0m24fsWTbdJ=J3pzzPWM68LQ0kiw@mail.g > mail.com> > Jane Taubman <janetaubman@gmail.com> wrote: >> Assuming you are using V4.1.3, copy the whole project folder, using >> Copy Project option on the More Tasks menu on the Project window. > Would this be what you did? -- Ian Wolfe. Linlithgow. Birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots. Blessed are the peacemakers. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

That is not what I did. I used back-up from the menu after you click exit-where it asks if you want to back-up, skip or cancel. ----Original Message---- From: ian@jwolfe.f2s.com Date: 10/10/2011 10:07 To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> Subj: Re: [FHU] Back-up Many apologies to the Group. In one of my increasingly-common Senior Moments, I forgot to change the To line. In message <f3f3ec1f52.jwolfe@jwolfe.f2s.com> Ian Wolfe <ian@jwolfe.f2s.com> wrote: > In message <CAKBTZLrEE++BvVpsnGLE4O0m24fsWTbdJ=J3pzzPWM68LQ0kiw@mail.g > mail.com> > Jane Taubman <janetaubman@gmail.com> wrote: >> Assuming you are using V4.1.3, copy the whole project folder, using >> Copy Project option on the More Tasks menu on the Project window. > Would this be what you did? -- Ian Wolfe. Linlithgow. Birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots. Blessed are the peacemakers. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you Mike, all done! On 10 October 2011 11:33, Beryl & Mike Tate <post@tatewise.co.uk> wrote: > Yes Ray, > Start with View > Standard Queries > All Individuals and on the Query Menu select Save As Custom Query and give it the name All > Individuals Custom Id. > On the Columns tab add field Miscellaneous > Custom Id. > On the Result Set select every entry in Custom Id column by clicking first cell then hold Shift key and click last cell. > Finally click the Delete key. > > Regards, Mike Tate > > > -----Original Message----- > From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ray Wigzell > Sent: 10 October 2011 11:22 > To: FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS@rootsweb.com > Subject: [FHU] Deleting custom Facts > > Hi > Having imported a Gedcom file into FH the individul ID numbers have > correctly appeared against the names, but every person also has a > custom ID entry. Whilst not a major problem it is slightly awkward > because I like to assign custom ID's to some groups for research > purposes. > Is there a quick and easy way to remove all the custom ID's? > > Regards > > Ray > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Yes Ray, Start with View > Standard Queries > All Individuals and on the Query Menu select Save As Custom Query and give it the name All Individuals Custom Id. On the Columns tab add field Miscellaneous > Custom Id. On the Result Set select every entry in Custom Id column by clicking first cell then hold Shift key and click last cell. Finally click the Delete key. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ray Wigzell Sent: 10 October 2011 11:22 To: FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS@rootsweb.com Subject: [FHU] Deleting custom Facts Hi Having imported a Gedcom file into FH the individul ID numbers have correctly appeared against the names, but every person also has a custom ID entry. Whilst not a major problem it is slightly awkward because I like to assign custom ID's to some groups for research purposes. Is there a quick and easy way to remove all the custom ID's? Regards Ray ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Having imported a Gedcom file into FH the individul ID numbers have correctly appeared against the names, but every person also has a custom ID entry. Whilst not a major problem it is slightly awkward because I like to assign custom ID's to some groups for research purposes. Is there a quick and easy way to remove all the custom ID's? Regards Ray

Many apologies to the Group. In one of my increasingly-common Senior Moments, I forgot to change the To line. In message <f3f3ec1f52.jwolfe@jwolfe.f2s.com> Ian Wolfe <ian@jwolfe.f2s.com> wrote: > In message <CAKBTZLrEE++BvVpsnGLE4O0m24fsWTbdJ=J3pzzPWM68LQ0kiw@mail.g > mail.com> > Jane Taubman <janetaubman@gmail.com> wrote: >> Assuming you are using V4.1.3, copy the whole project folder, using >> Copy Project option on the More Tasks menu on the Project window. > Would this be what you did? -- Ian Wolfe. Linlithgow. Birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots. Blessed are the peacemakers.

In message <CAKBTZLrEE++BvVpsnGLE4O0m24fsWTbdJ=J3pzzPWM68LQ0kiw@mail.g mail.com> Jane Taubman <janetaubman@gmail.com> wrote: > Assuming you are using V4.1.3, copy the whole project folder, using > Copy Project option on the More Tasks menu on the Project window. Would this be what you did? -- Ian Wolfe. Linlithgow. Birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots. Blessed are the peacemakers.