As requested, the converted Icons have been uploaded to the FHUG Knowledge Base Downloads under the title 2021 Converted Icons ( https://fhug.org.uk/kb/download/2021-converted-icons/ ). This is a set

Thanks all. A lot to take in. This thread is definitely going in the "useful for later reference file". regards John Firr

On Wed, 6 Jan 2021 at 15:56, <graham.kent872@...> wrote: ... > 6. Paste the Geocode into the Lat./Long. box in fH7. ... Thank you Graham - do you know, I'd never actually realised that pasting

<l.m.craig@...> wrote: This is particularly useful if, like me, you insist that there was no such country as Australia before 1 January 1901 and terminate such place-names with the

I am not sure about the FH Map Window geocoding but my Map Life Facts plugin removes North, South, East, West & Riding from Yorkshire as it usually geocodes more reliably in Google Maps. However, if

The mapping function uses modern place/county names, so when you record a place with its historic name it is advisable to use the Standardized field in the Place record to inlcude the

I've recently had some problems with the Geocoding in fH7 (my own fault not the program), so I have used a fairly simple approach, as follows - 1. Open the Place in fH7 so that you can edit it

I don't know the answer about geocoding, but I use the boundaries in place at the time of the event. EG, I was born in Coventry, which was Warwickshire at the time, and recorded as such in FH. My

I would like to say one thing about this when it comes to places in Yorkshire. Always add East, North or West to the Yorkshire county name. I have no idea what happens with geo coding or

Open them in the Map Window.

Inspired by upgrading to FH7 andthe thread about merging places records I have been tidying up my FH places files. What puzzles me is that only some of the places have a geocode attached. I would

You live and learn. I had expected the Tools > Work with Data > Places Merge… would use the Edit > Merge/Compare Records default rules, but clearly not. That is probably because the former allows

Mike is correct, of course, but he is thinking of performing the merge in the standard way which can be used for any record type, by selecting the records to be emerged in the Records window then

The principles of merging any type of record are fundamentally the same, but depend on several factors. If a particular field is allowed multiple instances, such as Notes or linked Media, then the

When you merge two Place records you choose which one is to be the final merged record, and the geocoding in that record will remain unchanged. When you edit the name of a record the geocoding

Wow. Thanks all. Sorry did not want to stir up controversy!. Clearly this mapping bit is potentially more complex than I thought. Having said that Lorna and Andrew your summary was correct my problem

Welcome, Kathy, However, it is bad practice to post the same question both here and in the FHUG Forum. Please see the Duplicate Postings advice in the FHUG

Sorry, Robert, I have to disagree with some of your advice. Firstly, it is much clearer to refer to the Place box associated with Facts as the Place ‘field’. To call it a Place ‘record’ is

Hello! I just upgraded to Family Historian 7 and must say WOW!! This is a fabulous upgrade! I've opened my GEDCOM file from Family Historian 6.2 into a new Family Historian 7 project, and all went

Robert, While the bulk of the information you have given in your answer is broadly accurate, I think you may have slightly misunderstood the original problem, and therefore given a very long