Please excuse this "Newby" question, but what is the "Permanent Record Number"? how does it differ from the Record ID? Where can I find information about it (I can find nothing in "Help")? How can I e

Please join the Arlington RUG this Saturday, 12 NOV 2022. When you sign on to Zoom, please change your Zoom name to your name followed by your state abbreviation or country, if not in the USA. If you

How do folk enter the data for a child, born and died same quarter and not named? Derek Heritage

I ATTACH AN ENTRY FROM THE 1939 REGISTER CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT THE CODES ON THE LEFT HAND COLUMN MEAN

Hi, I have tried to merge two files, unsuccessfully, as one is headed up male and the other female. The position is that a John Elks was married twice. Firstly to Sarah (no children shown), then to Ma

Hello, I am using FH V7 and have finally gotten someone with family knowledge to assist in the validation of data I have amassed from multiple sources. Is there a facility whereby I can print all data

Since completing an Ancestry DNA test I have been able to identify a number of distant cousins who have also completed a DNA test. I want to identify them in the records window and with the help of Li

How do I make hyperlinks in source citations? I can see that I can create URLs in the text from source field or in the note field but can’t seem to find any way to include the clickable link in the ac

When I merge 2 people, I'm left with an unused number. Being pedantic, I would like to use that ID number for a new person I am entering. So, a) Is there a way I can find out the numbers of the unused

What is best practice when entering dates of events? What I mean is this - if you have a birth certificate, date of birth from 1939 register and copy of GRO info. Do you enter 3 separate facts for bir

The census if you are looking at the original or a photocopy is a primary source. If it is transcribed to a database even accurately the database is a secondary source. The census had handwritten port

I have searched but cannot find how to modify the sentence structure to use the couple's first names only. To clarify, in Rootsmagic it was couple:first, and this would use the couple's first names on

I just discovered that when I generate a Chart of descendants I only see boxes and connecting lines – no text. I am using the defaults for the chart. And I am running Windows 11 and the latest version

When using "Charts" - "All Relatives - Flat", the boxes are not a great colour (purple, bright yellow etc). I've tried to find a way to change their colour but am at a loss. Can anyone help please? Th

Hi, I've lost my settings in a computer disaster, searched all the forums etc., how do I put the 'relationship to the root' person after the individuals name at the top of the property box. Thanks, Da

Following the well attended meeting last Tuesday, there will be a regular meeting every Tuesday starting at 7.30 pm (BST). The next one will be on 25 October and I will do an introduction on Data and

On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 05:07 AM, Mike Tate wrote: Looking at existing Queries is a good tactic but may not explain how & why certain codes work. See the FHUG Knowledge Base section on Searching and Q

If you were on my list you might have seen that someone suggested a separate Group on Groups.io, say family-historian-new-users@groups.io. I'm not sure how set about it, but let me start by saying "Wh

When I've asked questions, there have been a number of comments from others who said they were also new to FH. I'm wondering whether it would be worth having a zoom meeting say monthly or even weekly

I tend to put the make up of the household in the Fact Note for the head of household ("Head, Wife, 2 Daughters, Son, Lodger"), then in the Fact Note for the individual I put "with parents" etc. or in