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- 05 Apr 2024 16:35
- Forum: Ancestral Sources
- Topic: Monumental Inscriptions - thoughts?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1466
Re: Monumental Inscriptions - thoughts?
Just as a follow up Nick on my 'Memorial' fact - this came about because I found that there are occasions when a person is mentioned on a Gravestone but there is no 'proof' that the person is actually buried in that cemetery, or I actually know that the person is buried elsewhere (a prime example he...
- 05 Apr 2024 06:54
- Forum: Ancestral Sources
- Topic: Monumental Inscriptions - thoughts?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1466
Re: Monumental Inscriptions - thoughts?
I too have gone with the generic 'Monumental Inscription' as this gives greater flexibility in my opinion. I don't bother with a date on the Source record as the actual gravestone (or whatever) could have been added to over the years. I normally include a transcript of what is on the memorial in the...
- 07 Mar 2024 06:27
- Forum: Ancestral Sources
- Topic: Question about scope of records handled by A.S.
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2485
Re: Question about scope of records handled by A.S.
I'm sure Nick will respond in due course, but for info, I use AS for all BMDB entries regardless of source as it ensures a level of consistency in my entries. I use multiple Autotext templates and, in need, use the "Generic .. Data Only" one if nothing else fits, and will manually modify t...
- 24 Feb 2024 19:10
- Forum: Sources, Citations & Repositories
- Topic: Question about "Essentials" template set
- Replies: 8
- Views: 365
Re: Question about "Essentials" template set
I don't use any of the templates as I prefer to follow my own existing consistent approach, but in terms of the Access Date I do think it has a quite important place for certain sources. The 1939 UK Register is one particular area where transcripts / images do change over time (as FMP, etc., receive...
- 23 Feb 2024 12:36
- Forum: Ancestral Sources
- Topic: Text to User defined Rich Text Output (for previous entered events)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 284
Re: Text to User defined Rich Text Output (for previous entered events)
Not sure if it will help in your case, but I found the plugin "Convert Text from Source to Rich Text" pretty nifty for converting plain text for non-census sources.
- 21 Feb 2024 16:56
- Forum: Closed Wish List Requests
- Topic: [Wish List Item 632] Change the actions of the go-back / history list
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3333
Re: Change the actions of the go-back / history list
I don't use the Back / Forward functionality very often but on those occasions that I do, I would expect it to operate as Mike T has specified - removal of an item should not result in the whole 'history' list disappearing.
- 20 Feb 2024 15:59
- Forum: Ancestral Sources
- Topic: 1939 Register
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1084
Re: 1939 Register
I would suggest it is a safety feature - as far as I recall, it has been there since I first started using AS some years ago!. Before AS updates the FH Gedcom, it takes a copy so that if there are any problems with the update there is a fallback solution. Personally, I have it set to only generate 4...
- 20 Feb 2024 14:08
- Forum: Ancestral Sources
- Topic: 1939 Register
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1084
Re: 1939 Register
If you look at Tools\Options\General Settings there are three Folder settings including one for Backups. Hover over the Backups detail and a popup explains that a copy of the Gedcom is made before AS processes any entries in to FH. The Help for that page also states: "Backup Folder: When change...
- 15 Feb 2024 17:26
- Forum: Ancestral Sources
- Topic: 1921 Census Template
- Replies: 3
- Views: 267
Re: 1921 Census Template
Yes, as Nick says, pretty easy to add the extra text on the template. I have modified the 1939 Register template to record the number of 'closed records' at the date I found the schedule as this number can change over time, using:
{CENSUSGRID}
Closed records for this Address (as at {SYSTEM.DATE}):
{CENSUSGRID}
Closed records for this Address (as at {SYSTEM.DATE}):
- 09 Feb 2024 11:41
- Forum: Ancestral Sources
- Topic: AS Census - SourceTemplate.xml missing
- Replies: 4
- Views: 368
Re: AS Census - SourceTemplate.xml missing
I'm sure Nick will come back with other suggestions in due course, but initially I would check using file Explorer if the file is actually present. I have the base AS install with no folder changes (e.g. for Synchronisation, etc)., and I find the file you refer to in Documents\Ancestral Sources\Sett...
- 01 Feb 2024 12:22
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Media files
- Replies: 3
- Views: 418
Re: Media files
The Media folder created as part of the FH install does not have any sub-folders, so you must have created these yourself on your old machine. I assume you ran regular backups (?) of FH and related Media, so you would need to restore from these to get your 'old' folder structure
- 22 Jan 2024 15:40
- Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
- Topic: Confused wrt Find Duplicates
- Replies: 3
- Views: 557
Re: Confused wrt Find Duplicates
Without wishing to cause offense, have you checked through the significant amount of help for this plugin?. It is certainly the case that the A and B names can be different (most of mine were when I started running the plugin!). However it can be the case that you have the same individual in FH with...
- 12 Jan 2024 14:43
- Forum: Ancestral Sources
- Topic: does anyone have some time to spare helping a newbie get to grips with AS proberly
- Replies: 6
- Views: 647
Re: does anyone have some time to spare helping a newbie get to grips with AS proberly
Although I had an establish "tree" when I moved over from TMG to FH, I still spent over three months of almost daily "playing" (I'm retired!!) with FH and AS using both the sample project and newly imported copies of my TMG project as I established what the applications could / c...
- 11 Jan 2024 17:45
- Forum: Sources, Citations & Repositories
- Topic: Citation Assessments
- Replies: 7
- Views: 714
Re: Citation Assessments
I have to say that, for many of the reasons you specify, I don't use these assessments at all!. Instead, if I have doubts / questions in my mind / ????, then I add a Note to the Fact (or the Individual) explaining what my concern / issue is.
- 21 Nov 2023 14:27
- Forum: Exporting
- Topic: Exporting to Gedsite - Naturalisation Tag
- Replies: 5
- Views: 931
Re: Exporting to Gedsite - Naturalisation Tag
Have you "ticked" the various options for that tag type in Gedsite?. I only have a couple of Naturalisation facts within FH, but they have all come over to Gedsite using Mike's Explort plugin. It may also be worth using the Record Browser in Gedsite to check what data it has actually recei...
- 13 Nov 2023 12:05
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Medals and other artifacts
- Replies: 3
- Views: 667
Re: Medals and other artifacts
I have two Attribute fact types for the medals - "Military Medal" and "Medal (Posthumous)". This gives me an opportunity to have slightly different wording on each. The medals themselves have been photographed where possible, and attached to the Source record which also holds add...
- 04 Nov 2023 16:40
- Forum: Closed Wish List Requests
- Topic: [Wish List Item 626] Automatic generation of UniqueID
- Replies: 66
- Views: 3389
Re: Automatic generation of UniqueID
Not something I am particularly interested in as I don't (currently) move data to other genealogy software, but if I did, the proposal looks spot on to me.
- 27 Oct 2023 16:53
- Forum: General Usage
- Topic: Add religion to baptism fact
- Replies: 23
- Views: 946
Re: Add religion to baptism fact
Going off at a slight tangent to the recent posts, but back to the first few posts on this topic, it would be good (IMHO) if Nick could add a "Denomination" field in AS that could populate the " Religious Affiliation " value - most of the Baptism records / transcripts I have incl...
- 23 Oct 2023 17:01
- Forum: Ancestral Sources
- Topic: Using AS and FH charts
- Replies: 8
- Views: 766
Re: Using AS and FH charts
I would agree with Mark. In my early days using FH and AS, on a number of occasions I hit the decline option and then wondered why some of my data was missing. Took a while to understand the reason, but nowadays I never hit the decline option. That said, where possible I don't have both applications...
- 03 Oct 2023 14:35
- Forum: Ancestral Sources
- Topic: Marriage entries
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1161
Re: Marriage entries
I have a large number of marriages that took place in the parish church of a very small Somerset village - the Church is always listed on the drop-down against the Address field (after I have selected the Place), so it is not something that only works in AS for a major town / city
- 28 Sep 2023 16:27
- Forum: Ancestral Sources
- Topic: Closing AS
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1636
Re: Closing AS
With respect, how does AS know you are not going to make any more changes?. Much like FH, as soon as you make it the active window it will check and notify you if the currently loaded Gedcom is out of date.
- 19 Sep 2023 13:08
- Forum: Ancestral Sources
- Topic: Marriage Template
- Replies: 5
- Views: 686
Re: Marriage Template
On the Facts tab of the Focus Window for either of the individuals, highlight the Marriage record and halfway down the window (assuming you have the default layout), you will see a row of options starting with "Add fact". On that row is the Witnesses icon (three blue dots roughly in a tria...
- 10 Sep 2023 14:50
- Forum: General Usage
- Topic: right click settings on wIn 11
- Replies: 4
- Views: 435
Re: right click settings on wIn 11
Just to throw in a bit more confusion, the icons can sometimes appear at the bottom - depends on where the cursor is in relation to the main window and also how many menu items are listed!
- 04 Sep 2023 16:50
- Forum: Ancestral Sources
- Topic: Other Information
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2837
Re: Other Information
You are welcome - glad I could help
- 04 Sep 2023 14:35
- Forum: Ancestral Sources
- Topic: Other Information
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2837
Re: Other Information
Okay - thanks for confirming. As I said on my last post, having input data in to AS (but NOT saved it), you can cycle through all the Autotext templates for the given source type by hitting the Auto button and selecting from the given list. As you select each one it will be populated with the data y...