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"So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy In Four Parts", written by Douglas Adams, published by Pan Books, 1992 .................................................... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 01:28:52 -0700 From: Millennia Corporation <LegacyNews@LegacyFamilyTree.com> Subject: Legacy News Headlines - June 16-30, 2006 These articles are published daily at http://www.legacynews.typepad.com and are also available from the Legacy Home tab in Legacy 6. =========================================== In this issue: - Upgrade to Legacy 6 today - Big news at Millennia - new email addresses - New! Pocket Genealogist version 3 - Legacy tips - Tips from the experts - News and Views - Technology tips - Humor =========================================== UPGRADE TO LEGACY 6 DELUXE TODAY Legacy 6.0 adds 22 new Deluxe Edition only features, bringing the total to 92 advanced features not found in the Standard Edition. This makes the Deluxe Edition a real powerhouse. Key new features: - Research Guidance - Publishing Center - Birthday/anniversary reminders - Daily tips about genealogy and Legacy - Historical timelines - Record DNA - ... lots more! Watch our FREE preview video at http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Videos.asp Upgrade today for as low as $21.95. Visit http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp =========================================== BIG NEWS AT MILLENNIA - NEW EMAIL ADDRESSES - PLEASE READ In our continued efforts to make things easier for our customers, we will be making changes to our email addresses. To ensure that you still receive correspondence from us (order confirmation, tech support, etc.), it is very important that you read this article. . . . Visit http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/06/legacy_users_in.html =========================================== NEW! POCKET GENEALOGIST VERSION 3 - NOW AVAILABLE Pocket Genealogist, the award winning product of Northern Hills Software LLC, is the leader in genealogy software for Windows Mobile devices such as the Pocket PC. With Pocket Genealogist, you can keep your key genealogy facts at your fingertips and leave the bulky laptop and notebooks at home. Pocket Genealogist provides the most comprehensive data support available on a mobile device including events, facts, notes, sources, repositories, addresses, to-do lists, and LDS Ordinances. Version 3 offers great new features, including enhanced overall performance for Windows Mobile 5 devices. visit http://legacyfamilytree.com/PocketGenealogist.asp to purchase or for more information. =========================================== LEGACY TIPS 1) Recording relationships that are uncertain - Most of us run into the situation where we locate a person who we think might be related to the family, but we're not certain. Advice for recording and linking this information in Legacy. . . . Read the complete article at http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/06/recording_relat.html 2) "I've been using Legacy for quite a while, is it worth it to purchase the Legacy training set?" Responses from our users . . . I recently purchased a set of the Legacy training videos and upgraded to Legacy 6. If anyone is wondering about them, let me tell you that they are definitely worth it! I thought I had pretty much figured out many of the features, but, boy, there was lots to learn. I am now back to entering information that I have gathered for quite awhile and it is fun where it used to be a chore. . . . Read the complete article at http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/06/legacy_family_t.html =========================================== TIPS FROM THE EXPERTS 1) 10 Things I Could Not Live Without in Genealogy - Wondering what tools you can use to make the most of your research time? From filing cabinets to genealogical societies, let an experienced genealogist clue you in to his top ten most useful genealogy resources. Read the complete article at http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/06/10_things_i_cou.html 2) Quick Tip - Do not be too quick to assume that because a record lists a person's name as John Smith Jr., that he is the son of John Smith. This could indicate . . . Read the complete article at http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/06/quick_tip_from_.html 3) Got Danish Ancestry? Most beginning genealogists start by researching and extending the genealogy of their own surname. Not me - I started by researching Browns, Williams, and Clarks. If you've got a surname like mine (Rasmussen) you might have Danish ancestry. I've found several things to be helpful as I've started by Danish research. . . . Read the complete article at http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/06/got_danish_ance.html 4) Digging Details from Pre-1850 U.S. Census Records - Most genealogists researching American ancestors love the detailed censuses taken between 1850 and 1930. Yet our eyes glaze over and our head starts hurting when we take on the columns and head counts of the pre-1850 census enumerations. Many researchers go so far as to avoid them altogether, or use them only as a source for the head of household. When used together, however, these early U.S. census records can often provide important clues to early American families. . . . Read the complete article at http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/06/digging_details.html =========================================== NEWS AND VIEWS 1) Teachers Registrations (1870-1948) now on British Origins - The latest dataset to be added to British Origins (www.britishorigins.com) is the Teachers' Registrations, a list of over 100,000 people who taught in England and Wales between 1870 and 1948 - more than half of these are women. . . . Read the complete article at http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/06/teachers_regist.html 2) 1910 US Census - now every-name indexed at Ancestry - Ancestry.com has finally completed the every-name index of the 1910 U.S. federal census. Previously it was only a head-of-household index. With this addition, Ancestry.com is the only place online where you can search every name in the 14 publicly available US federal censuses. . . . Read the complete article at http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/06/1910_us_census_.html =========================================== TECHNOLOGY TIPS 1) GedStar Pro from GHCS Software is the premier solution for having your genealogy data with you at all times right in the palm of your hand! Whether you are in a library, on a research trip, or just at a family gathering, all of your most important facts are just a few taps away. GedStar works directly with Legacy Family Tree: no GEDCOM file is needed. . . . Read the complete article at http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/06/genealogy_on_th.html 2) Google Alerts for genealogists - Thousands of new web sites are created every day. Every once in a while, one of those websites is actually useful to the genealogist. On your lucky days, one of those web sites might contain new information about one of your ancestors. But unless you're "googling" every day, you might miss out on the new site. . . . Read the complete article at http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/06/google_alerts.html 3) New Version of Google Earth Can Fly You Around the World - Google is celebrating the first anniversary of Google Earth by releasing a new version, Google Earth 4 (which is in beta but is now available to download for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux). If you've got a computer with the chops (Google Earth uses a lot of resources and might not run well on older computers) you can have a lot of fun with this thing. . . . Read the complete article at http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/06/new_version_of_.html 4) Free Image and Photo Editing Software for Windows - OK, so you have scanned lots of old family photographs and now want to digitally restore them? You want to fix the creases and extraneous marks on the photographs to make them look better? What software will you use? Read the complete article at http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/06/free_image_and_.html =========================================== HUMOR 1) Genealogy Poem - Who Am I? I started out calmly, tracing my tree, To see if I could find the making of me, And all that I had was Great-Grandfather's name, Not knowing his wife or from whence he came. . . . Read the complete article at http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2006/06/genealogy_poem_.html =========================================== "Legacy 6 has revolutionized the concept of genealogy software! I lead a monthly computer genealogy group. So I must respond to a wide veriety of "How To" questions. Legacy easily wins our new users over." - Legacy user in California If you're using the free, standard edition, you're missing out on all the Deluxe edition features. 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