To get the most out of the Family Historian program and this Knowledge Base, it’s important that you make yourself familiar with the program’s user interface (and its terminology) and the way it structures the information it holds
Lists Individuals sorted by name, whose birth occurred when either parent was potentially too young (<16), or old (father >65 or mother >50), or may have already died
This Four Generations Pedigree Chart with Record Id and Ahnentafel Numbers has connector boxes to the left and right to identify adjacent charts, but it requires V6 or later
Lists all the people who have a primary life event – currently includes Birth, Baptism, Christening, (first) Marriage, Death, Burial – that is recorded at an identified PLACE (not Address or Residence) e
This query allows the selection of a “Place” and then displays all individuals who have life events – Birth, Baptism, 1st Marriage, Death, Burial – in that Place
Many family historians recognise a need to plan and track their research activities, so that they: don’t forget something they plan to do don’t repeat something they’ve already done don’t lose track of progress in the middle of a protracted research activity
Family Historian Plugins Family Historian plugins are a powerful tool for ordinary users to create and share additional functionality for processing user data
The most likely cause for a missing dialog is that previously you have had different screen resolutions, or used multiple screens in a different configuration, and the dialog is being shown off the visual screen area
An Address folder set listing every address used by the record in the Property Box when the folder is opened, including those in Family facts where that person is a spouse
A Source Citation folder set listing every citation used by the record in the Property Box when the folder is opened, including those in Family facts where that person is a spouse
A Place folder set listing every place used by the record in the Property Box when the folder is opened, including those in Family facts where that person is a spouse
Record Flags are simple markers that you can attach to an Individual Record to indicate something about that individual that is useful for you to know when you are researching, or displaying the results of your research
In some respects, recording a Civil partnership is similar to recording a marriage and you should consult that article first; however this article discusses some of the issues involved in recording Civil Partnerships which are a relatively new phenomenon, and need some ingenuity to handle
You may have a Marriage Certificate or a Marriage Register Entry from a Church, Chapel, Synagogue or other religious venue, and want to understand how you record information from that Source
Many people feel they are researching their family history, not just their genealogy, and foster/adoptive parents are just as important as blood line parents
Census records are key events that are just as significant as Birth, Baptism, Marriage, Death and Burial events, so capturing Census record details is important
The Records Window is an excellent vehicle for Intermediate and Advanced users to quickly access all the information held within a Family Historian Project in a compact format, although it can be a little daunting for New Users
Several Family Historian features involve the creation of Reports either standalone, or incorporated in Family Tree Website/CD/DVDs, or Books (in Version 5 or later
Family Historian 7 introduced Research Notes to help you organise and track your genealogical research, while keeping notes about your research separate from notes about the subject of your research
How to resize a Family Historian diagram so that it will fit exactly within one sheet of paper when you print it, or if you prefer, to fit nicely over two or more sheets of paper.