The Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge for tonight is to fire up my genealogy software and see if I can find the Surname Statistic reports. After than, I am to tally up which surnames are most prevalent in my database. I can tell you right off the bat that number one will be Pacheco. Let’s…
Category: Genealogy Software
I’ve Slayed My Source Dragon
I’m sure many of you have heard me lament about my problems with entering sources into genealogy software. It is something that has literally driven me nuts over the last couple of years. Here’s some background. It might be something that many of you can relate to. When I first started working on my family…
Same Sex Relationships and Genealogy Software
Thomas MacEntee of geneabloggers.com has asked us to write about genealogy and Gay ancestry for National Coming Day. While I don’t have any Gay ancestors (that I am aware of…yet), I have several Gay relatives within my tree. I am happy to add all relationships to my genealogy database. I enter those who are married,…
Combining RootsMagic Databases
I want to bounce something off you guys, especially those who are familiar with RootsMagic. This is the situation. I have three different genealogy databases for my family tree. Way back when I started, it made sense. One database for my Dad’s side, one for the Jones Jackson line, and one for the massive Pacheco…
How Did I Miss the Living Box in RootsMagic?
Sometimes I feel like a dork. I have had RootsMagic for a few years. Today, I was inputting some new ancestors born in the 1700s. For the first time, I glanced over and noticed the Living check box. Where the heck did that come from? I imagine it has been there all along, but I…