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Sourcing info from my research
Edward -- In some of these cases, you seem to be askling about writing a citation when what you really need is a proof summary or proof statement. These links may be or interest: BCG website: Ten-Minu
Edward -- In some of these cases, you seem to be askling about writing a citation when what you really need is a proof summary or proof statement. These links may be or interest: BCG website: Ten-Minu
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Identify all uk members of my project at time of census
Mike, We're getting a bit far afield from the census, here, so I'll leave information about the draft records in the forum. Jan Murphy packrat74@... Moderator Pro Tempore genealogy.stackexchange
Mike, We're getting a bit far afield from the census, here, so I'll leave information about the draft records in the forum. Jan Murphy packrat74@... Moderator Pro Tempore genealogy.stackexchange
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Identify all uk members of my project at time of census
Mike -- I am about to start a fresh FH database while I search for people in the 1921 census and the 1950 US Federal Census. I have been having computer issues lately so it has been a while since I us
Mike -- I am about to start a fresh FH database while I search for people in the 1921 census and the 1950 US Federal Census. I have been having computer issues lately so it has been a while since I us
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Jan Murphy
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Identify all uk members of my project at time of census
Mike, The "Lookup Missing Census Events" plugin has been quite helpful, but there are many datasets for which one might need to run "Estimated Alive At" which are not yet covered by a Plugin. Could yo
Mike, The "Lookup Missing Census Events" plugin has been quite helpful, but there are many datasets for which one might need to run "Estimated Alive At" which are not yet covered by a Plugin. Could yo
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Does Calico Pie ever discount fh?
I too have been using FH since 3.0 and have not seen a discount. However, vendors like S&N Genealogy will sweeten the deal by offering a bundle of Family Historian and a collection of "extras". The cu
I too have been using FH since 3.0 and have not seen a discount. However, vendors like S&N Genealogy will sweeten the deal by offering a bundle of Family Historian and a collection of "extras". The cu
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Jan Murphy
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Second Source
Good advice! The discussion "Multiple Sources and Records" at Elizabeth Shown Mills' Evidence Explained website may be of interest. https://www.evidenceexplained.com/content/multiple-sources-and-recor
Good advice! The discussion "Multiple Sources and Records" at Elizabeth Shown Mills' Evidence Explained website may be of interest. https://www.evidenceexplained.com/content/multiple-sources-and-recor
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Adding documents
One more thought about collecting source information and the "write as you go" process. If you want an integrated solution, what about using the "Research Notes" feature in FH7 to keep track of the so
One more thought about collecting source information and the "write as you go" process. If you want an integrated solution, what about using the "Research Notes" feature in FH7 to keep track of the so
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Adding documents
Mark, When I attach documents in Family Historian (assuming I'm not using Ancestral Sources for an assist), I use a "source first" workflow (creating the multimedia object, making the source, using Au
Mark, When I attach documents in Family Historian (assuming I'm not using Ancestral Sources for an assist), I use a "source first" workflow (creating the multimedia object, making the source, using Au
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How do I see the full citation
I struggled with the "lumper vs. splitter" idea for ages, then one day, the light bulb went on. Some programs like Family Tree Maker have a different way for handling sources where you can load all th
I struggled with the "lumper vs. splitter" idea for ages, then one day, the light bulb went on. Some programs like Family Tree Maker have a different way for handling sources where you can load all th
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FH7 Evidence Based (Source-driven Data Entry) Templates
Hi, Dennis -- Re: your comment: I am a hobbyist, too, but I'm also a fallen-away academic and a researcher, so I can't help digging deeper into things. I bring my love of jigsaw puzzles and logic puzz
Hi, Dennis -- Re: your comment: I am a hobbyist, too, but I'm also a fallen-away academic and a researcher, so I can't help digging deeper into things. I bring my love of jigsaw puzzles and logic puzz
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FH7 Evidence Based (Source-driven Data Entry) Templates
Whichever template you decide to use with FH7, if you're considering purchasing Evidence Explained, I'd like to offer some information about EE so you can make an informed decision about whether to bu
Whichever template you decide to use with FH7, if you're considering purchasing Evidence Explained, I'd like to offer some information about EE so you can make an informed decision about whether to bu
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Comprehensive User Manual ?
Hello, Paul -- If you haven't already, I encourage you to join the FHUG forum, search for previous discussions, and start a new one. I took a fiction workshop once where everyone read drafts and then
Hello, Paul -- If you haven't already, I encourage you to join the FHUG forum, search for previous discussions, and start a new one. I took a fiction workshop once where everyone read drafts and then
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Does FH7 Do a Direct Import fro RM6?
If you're importing files from other programs to FH, don't forget the FHUG forum and the articles in the Knowledge Base: https://fhug.org.uk/kb/kb-article/importing-to-family-historian/ Jan Murphy pac
If you're importing files from other programs to FH, don't forget the FHUG forum and the articles in the Knowledge Base: https://fhug.org.uk/kb/kb-article/importing-to-family-historian/ Jan Murphy pac
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Reassign Addresses to Place Names plugin.
I highly recommend using the 'reverse order' trick posted by John Hanson, suggested by Simon Orde, while cleaning up place names. I recommend NOT putting street addresses into place names. (I am curre
I highly recommend using the 'reverse order' trick posted by John Hanson, suggested by Simon Orde, while cleaning up place names. I recommend NOT putting street addresses into place names. (I am curre
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Genealogical Proof Standard
Terry -- I have Evidentia but haven't used it extensively -- I have been on a 'hunting and gathering' phase and need to stop and analyze what I've found and get it into Family Historian. Evidentia is
Terry -- I have Evidentia but haven't used it extensively -- I have been on a 'hunting and gathering' phase and need to stop and analyze what I've found and get it into Family Historian. Evidentia is
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Genealogical Proof Standard
If I've given anyone the impression that I think Mills is right and everyone else is wrong, I apologize. That wasn't my intention. I only wanted to point out that if you are taking a course like the o
If I've given anyone the impression that I think Mills is right and everyone else is wrong, I apologize. That wasn't my intention. I only wanted to point out that if you are taking a course like the o
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Bob -- it is confusing! Because journalists and historians use the word one way, and Mills' system uses it a different way, and if I make reference to anthropology, you get even more collisions of wor
Bob -- it is confusing! Because journalists and historians use the word one way, and Mills' system uses it a different way, and if I make reference to anthropology, you get even more collisions of wor
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Adrian -- I'm going to be very persnickity here but bear with me while I clarify 1) Calling your 90 year old mother "a primary source" is journalism usage. In ESM's evidence anaylysis map, primary ref
Adrian -- I'm going to be very persnickity here but bear with me while I clarify 1) Calling your 90 year old mother "a primary source" is journalism usage. In ESM's evidence anaylysis map, primary ref
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Genealogical Proof Standard
Before I address this, I'd like to drop in one more link to Dr. Thomas W. Jones' article Perils of Source Snobbery from OnBoard 18 (May 2012). Note what Elizabeth Shown Mills says in Quicklesson 17: O
Before I address this, I'd like to drop in one more link to Dr. Thomas W. Jones' article Perils of Source Snobbery from OnBoard 18 (May 2012). Note what Elizabeth Shown Mills says in Quicklesson 17: O
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Genealogical Proof Standard
Hello Terry -- A couple of points. A) You may already be aware that the Strathclyde course (and Family Historian itself) uses the term "primary" and "secondary" in a way that differs from the usage in
Hello Terry -- A couple of points. A) You may already be aware that the Strathclyde course (and Family Historian itself) uses the term "primary" and "secondary" in a way that differs from the usage in
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