While everyone else is out at the beach or setting up the barbeque, I’m going to be indoors under the brand new a/c merging my three databases. I’ve written previously about how I initially separated my genealogy into three database. This was because way back in the days of DOS the genealogy software I was…
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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…
SNGF: How Many Surnames?
Tonight’s challenge from Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musing’s blog is to run some surname statistics. I’m using RootsMagic to do my computations. As my tree is separated into three databases, I’ll use the Pacheco – de Braga database for this test. It’ll be the most impressive. LOL While RootsMagic can give me a list of all the…
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Count Your Trees, Part Two
This is the second post on Randy’s Genea Musings “Count Your Trees” challenge. This time I’ll use my Jones-Jackson-Kelly-Dolan database and the database for my Dad’s side. Unlike the Azoreans who multiplied like rabbits, these lines are much shorter and were more painstaking to research. The root person for this database is Julia Jackson, my…