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Michael Atkinson replied to Cheri's discussion 'Newbie' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

>>> I have two children and I put the relationship between me and my children as step children but on the Family Tab screen it still shows them as my children. Is this correct? <<< There is probably nothing that you…

Feb 5, 2011

Michael Atkinson commented on Barbara Walsh's group 'County Cork, Ireland Ancestors'

Well ... I only just spent a moment or two ... And you may already have these facts, and determined their veracity. Patrick Sullivan's Naturalization Index is recorded at the U.S. District Court in Portland Maine ~ certificate number 9-153 and…

Jun 15, 2010

Planning a Research Trip - Tadoussac Quebec

Hello,We are planning a trip to Quebec for an excursion family history. I'm looking for a little help with the on-the-ground resources, that may not be available on the internets ~ or in the genealogy societies here in New England. (we have a full-boat Ancestry subscription ~ and are members of the American Canadian Genealogical Society)Some of the towns in the family tree are : Malbie, Chicoutimi, L'Isle-Verte, Kamouraska.I think we are planning to stay in Tadoussac ... and travel as we need.…See More

Michael Atkinson added a discussion to the group Canadian Genealogy Mar 21, 2010

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Canadian Genealogy

Dedicated to helping people research their ancestors in Canada. Do you have an area of expertise in Canadian genealogy? Maybe you could offer tips and suggestions to those just starting out.See More

Michael Atkinson joined Frankie McGraw-Nicol's group Mar 21, 2010

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Michael Atkinson replied to Cliff Gittens's discussion 'Using Legacy Charting' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

The only suggestions to be able to help, you've probably already found. You can change the size of each persons box on that same screen ... and adjust the width between siblings and spouses on that same screen too. You could perhaps play with…

Mar 7, 2010

Michael Atkinson replied to Cliff Gittens's discussion 'Using Legacy Charting' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

It sounds as if you are attempting to print a descendant chart. Once your chart is open, go to the Appearance Menu: Select Sizing Options - > Change "Generation Width". On my screen a value of 2.75" per generation makes the chart…

Mar 5, 2010

Dunlea - Dunley -

As I understand it ....Mr. William Dunlea, and his wife, Mary Foley, and their three sons, John, Michael, and William emigrated from Country Cork to the Massachusetts in 1861. They were stone workers, and settled in Rockport, Mass.John Dunlea (b 1838 or 1841) married Margaret Boyle (b 1840) in Boston, in 1865.Margaret Boyle is also from County Cork, and she also may have emigrated in 1861. I do not know if she emigrated with the Dunlea family, or not. Margaret is the daughter of Michael Boyle…See More

Michael Atkinson added a discussion to the group County Cork, Ireland Ancestors Jan 14, 2010

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Lewis Hartswick replied to Michael Atkinson's discussion 'Public Tree / Private Tree' in the group Ancestry Users

Yep this is the first thing anyone should have learned when getting on the internet. [ I too have a website and the bottom line is, if you don't want photos copied / downloaded, etc..don't put them on the Internet.] I still cant believe a…

Nov 27, 2009

Myss Story replied to Michael Atkinson's discussion 'Public Tree / Private Tree' in the group Ancestry Users

I am sorry but I do not understand the harsh words "stolen" pictures. If one clicks the shaking leaf, the pictures merge into their tree willy nilly along with the other tree info. There is nothing in the Ancestry leaf tool that indicates…

Nov 12, 2009

Sharon Eastman Marcyes replied to Michael Atkinson's discussion 'Public Tree / Private Tree' in the group Ancestry Users

I love being able to share. The shaking leaf has been wonderful and I gladly share all I have. I keep my verified tree private on my computer. I actually use Roots Magic for this. I used Ancestry.com to get info I did not previously have and to then…

Nov 12, 2009

Linda McCauley replied to Michael Atkinson's discussion 'Public Tree / Private Tree' in the group Ancestry Users

Your story highlights the biggest problem with Ancestry.com - they have made "genealogy research" as easy as a mouse click and unfortunately too many users (I won't call them genealogists) are taking advantage of it. The problem with…

Nov 11, 2009

Bobby replied to Michael Atkinson's discussion 'Public Tree / Private Tree' in the group Ancestry Users

Popular topic, and very much something to be weary of. I've had photos stolen and reused on ancestry.com by a couple of folks. I have my own website with all my docs/pics etc and someone was looking through ancestry for me and saw some pics i…

Nov 11, 2009

Lewis Hartswick replied to Michael Atkinson's discussion 'Public Tree / Private Tree' in the group Ancestry Users

If you're concerned about people copying a photo without attribution You should "water mark". I haven't posted any photos myself but my brother has on another web site tree of our family. I think I'll just add a "text…

Nov 10, 2009

Myss Story replied to Michael Atkinson's discussion 'Public Tree / Private Tree' in the group Ancestry Users

When I first looked for a relative's name on line, I found two trees (not on Ancestry.com) which had my relative, and her ancestors going way back. I could not believe it. If the people who posted their trees had not shared them, I'd never…

Nov 2, 2009

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What surnames are you interested in researching?: Atkinson, Boyers, Beal, Dunela, Haumann, Norman

What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?: USA - Germany - Ireland

What is your level of genealogy knowledge?: Intermediate Family History Researcher

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At 3:53pm on August 28, 2009, Sherry Hightower said…

At 8:02am on August 8, 2009, Sarah Coles said…: Yes, I know what you are saying as I had to get inventive with my other books from Blurb. For my text I used Word and went the cut and paste route which was time-consuming but necessary. I also found that not all the photo templates in Blurb suited my purpose and used various apps including Paint.net for some page and cover layouts. Then there is the problem of paper too. As most of my book/s would be text then no point in using photo quality paper for the whole thing. I'd like a mix of both.

Also, I would prefer PDF format and Blurb has offered that option but at the moment you need to download their templates which uses Adobe InDesign to create your book. The Adobe software alone is $699 so that is definitely out. Blurb states they will soon be offering other desktop publishing templates but who know when that will be and at what cost?

I thought about doing what you are planning regarding documentary evidence but for the size of my family tree it is not practical. I have over 1,000+ people I am dealing with. You are also limited on the size of your books with Blurb and I preferred the premimum paper I used for my published ones and I'd need several volumes. So then you get down to a cost issue also. I don't want to spend an arm and a leg on my project either. Also, I think the price of books using MyCanvas is way too much.

I do agree with you on Legacy reports but find that I do like some of them and the fact you can convert to PDF format. Also, I don't want my book/s to be just filled with a lot of names and numbers either. That could be very boring to a reader.

Also, I don't now what your plans are regarding the amount of books you want to print but I'll probably only do a few no matter what route I take. It will be interesting to see what others have to say on the subject. I like your your idea of using Open Office. If you go that route then what will you do about binding, covers, etc.?

Thanks for the input.
Steph

At 6:06pm on August 7, 2009, Sarah Coles said…: Hi Mike!

Glad to hear from you. I am a member of Ancestry.com and a long time ago I started to use their publishing service before this mycanvas. The old one I had no problems with but mycanvas was another story. I don't know if you have ever used it, you didn't say, but my experience was terrible. I think the problem lies with my computer not having enough RAM to support it although I have read that other people have the same problem with hangups and it's terrible slow. What I really intend to do is use my Legacy software to which I have downloaded my main family tree to and use their excellent PDF formatted reports and books that you can create. However, I still want to do a lot of my own writing and insert photos as well. I did investigate paper and thought about doing the printing myself and then having it bound. I just wanted to see what others had to say and I appreciate your input. Blurb is not really suitable for framily trees and gen reports but they did do a great job on text and photo books I had published. I will admit their software drove me crazy but then again I blame that on lack of decent RAM on my old computer. I found it too be extremely slow so I had to be patient indeed with it. Have you had anything published or are you just experimenting with Blurb?

Thanks again for the input!

Steph