Family Historian User Group

If you click the Download link on this site, it will show you a list of files (including Queries) that users have uploaded to share with us. If you download one, you simply double-click on it to install it as a custom query (or diagram etc.) within your copy of FH. There are a number of census relat...

Family Historian does not run on a PDA. However, it is possible to access your family history data by using an alternative program. I use Pocket Genealogist on my PocketPC (HP iPAQ 2210). It is simple to convert your GEDCOM data file and upload to the PocketPC via the standard MS ActiveSync. You can...

BTW - shouldn't this posting be in the un-processed Wish List Requests?

Mike

I always link my document pictures to a source for that document (handy if the document refers to more than one person in the tree).  This would eliminate the problem you report in point 2 (although it won't help if you have varying numbers of real photos!). On point 6, I usually just select a head ...

Correction - Edit menu!

Select Merge/Compare Records from the View menu.

Mike

If you want this, why not vote for 'Improved method of handling 'repeated' family groups on Diagrams' on the Wish List - it only has 14 votes at present.

Mike

You can also select one partner then Ctrl click to select the other on the diagram to achieve the same result.

Mike

I searched for 'half' in the wish list and came up with 'Ability to Show Step/Half Siblings on same line'.  Is this what you are looking for?

Mike

You could try http://www.ukbdm.org.uk - there's a new URL but this finds it.

They offer a selection of certificate extracts to browse.  You can publish the contents of certificates you want to keep as well if you wish.

They offer a month's free trial so probably worth a look.

Mike

Once you have the tree for one of the couple displayed, Ctrl-click their partner in the diagram window so both are selected.

Now click the diagram button on the toolbar again.

Mike

Use Ctrl-Click to select both members of a couple

Mike

Change your Diagram Options  'Generations Up' and 'Generations Down' to values larger than the defaults of 3

Mike

The following link lists which censuses are available on CD or online.
You will find they can be expensive if you need a range of counties!  Some are just images with no index - very time consuming compared wih the LDS 1881.

http://www.mit.edu/~dfm/genealogy/census-chart.html

Mike

If you want to see the Relatives of both members of a 'marriage' you need to select both individuals (Ctrl-click) before selecting 'All Relatives'

Mike

I wanted to produce a report showing the ancestors, rather than decendents of a family member - to answer the 'Where did I come from?' question. I created a list of all his male ancestors (including the females just produced twice as many pages with no extra information).  I then set the Decendents ...

I have sucessfully generated a Narrative report, including pictures of several of the people featured. If printed directly from the report window, the text and pictures are printed as expected. However, as I wanted to edit some of the text before printing, I exported to an RTF file. Unfortunately, a...

Did this reach the Wish List?  I can't find it using the obvious (to me) key words.

Mike

On loading FH, I usually select an individual, select All Relatives then scroll through the diagram to my place of current interest.   Is it possible to configure FH to load the diagram window, showing the view I was using prior to my last exit?   I would prefer this to the current default of the In...