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Having just tried out the procedure on the Full Version, I think Lorna's expertise may well have hit on the answer: To select the file you want to pull in to your 'main' Project you have to keep working through your directory structure by selecting 'Open' until the GEDCOM file is revealed, then sele...

The trial version should be fully functional, except for the fact that it can't run plugins. It's a long time since I looked at the trial version but, from what I seem to remember, there used to be a limit to the size of the project you are allowed to create/edit. If there still is, then that may be...

Mike, Yes, I can see your point. My guess would be that the Flags feature was devised as a method for providing positive visual indicators of the facts that have been recorded against individual records rather than those that haven't; so no Flag would then equate to 'WIP/WorkToDo'. Must admit, they'...

MB@RE, Ah, we've all been trying to give you answers to how you can do what you want, but missed your key question. It's because visual 'Flags' in Family Historian are for flagging Individual Records and can't be attached to individual facts. A full explanation of Record Flags can be found in "Getti...

If you want a more complex method which can provide more detailed information on your research needs/aims then take a look at the 'To Do' approach explained in the Knowledge Base: http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id ... o_do_lists

Mervyn

Having previously downloaded a GEDCOM from FindMyPast, it did just that, i.e. did not download any linked sources (images), so I believe you may have to download any you want individually.

Mervyn

Interesting Terms of Use and Privacy Policy "1.) The default privacy setting for any tree you upload is private - visible only to you." BUT "9.) You give us perpetual royalty free licence to store, access and host the information that you upload to the Zoompast website." So once you upload any data/...

Mike, Well done. I didn't have time to trawl through the FindMyPast records but have followed through your leads and can add a little more from Ancestry: John Grimshaw in the "Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900": Indexed: Name: John Grimshaw Age: 27 Birth Date: abt 1830 Birth...

Ah, the heady days of the 1990s when genealogy was largely about spending hours in the dingy corners of City Libraries and ancient Archives Offices getting eye strain as you worked through poor quality and unindexed microfilm and microfiche records. You certainly needed an attractive software interf...

Just tried printing the individual sections to PDF, including the one you mentioned, and experienced no problems at all, so can't really understand why you are experiencing a problem. If you are trying to print a hard copy of the whole of any Windows program help file that's in the chm format then I...

Tel1749, One or two additional thoughts after doing a bit of 'Googling' May be worth contacting Hampshire Records Office (Archives) to see if there are any historic records for the Orphanage (Alexandra Rd Orphanage Farnborough/Aldershot) which is now closed - Building demolished in 2010. The Militar...

Yes, it's from FamilySearch, but via Ancestry.co.uk (Search Marriages for Samson Philips rather than Phillips). It wasn't unusual for people to move from one major Port City to another, so Bristol to London is not too far a stretch to consider. The next step would probably to follow a process of eli...

Could this be it?

Name: Sampson Philips
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1738
Marriage Place: St Phillip & St Jacobs, Bristol, Gloucester, England
Spouse: Sarah Robins
FHL Film Number: 1596677


Mervyn

Tel1749, Have you tried the FIBIS website - http://www.fibis.org Scroll down the page and select the database - Select 'Advanced Search' enter John Grimshaw and you will find links to the following entries (not sure if they all relate to the same/right person): Surname GRIMSHAW First Name John Year ...

If you really want to take that drastic route, or just initially test the impact of a start again approach, then I would say: 1. Do full backups of your existing Project including everything associated, and copy your existing Project to New Project - leave the 'old' one in tact for reference/securit...

Or, possibly, try using a Word Processing app that can output directly to PDF, e.g. Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, especially if the Text/RTF report output from Family Historian already produces the initial results you desire. However, if Adobe Professional can't do it, that may signal s...

Karen, That's simply because downloading a Gedcom from Ancestry doesn't actually download any images. The next question should probably be: What images do you need? Are these images from the Ancestry Database(s) supporting the facts in your Tree or images you already have on your computer that you u...

Sorry, to bring you bad 'news', but FH6 is not compatible with Windows XP. This is flagged up on the Family Historian Web site. Also, because of the many changes introduced in FH6, it is not really feasible to directly share/edit existing projects/gedcoms using FH6 and earlier versions of FH once an...

'AncestorAddict', You've already had a number of responses, so I will try to keep this brief: You queried the 'Comments' entries not transferring from your Ancestry Tree. If you have used the Comments Tab on the individual records then that is your problem. The Comments Tab is only intended by Ances...

The re-registration of the Birth is the statutory declaration (or the only documentary evidence likely to available of it), so you would need to apply for a copy of that Birth Certificate to see the record of what was declared at that later Registration. As you say, you can't obtain a copy of the or...

DragonLady, 1. Age at Marriage Question It would certainly have been possible for your ancestor to have married at the age of 14 in England in 1869, but it would have been unusual for a variety of reasons including, of course, affordability, the need for parental consent and the fact that the terms ...

Peter, The selection of automatic source citations has changed in FH6; and offers more controllable and convenient editing options (in my experience). Just select Automatic Source Citations from the Toolbar icon (the yellow icon on the right); then select your Source from the drop down list and pres...

Colin, Looks like your main issues are now well in hand, but I'll just pick up on your side question, i.e. the possibility of running two copies of the same software to access different files. Is it possible? I can't see anything that could/would prevent it, providing your hardware is up to the job,...

Colin, Can you clarify whether you have installed FH6 and Ancestral Sources 4.5 in the same Crossover 'Bottle' or have two separate installations? Your first paragraph suggests the same, but later comments/description of outcomes suggest separate. If you have 2 separate installations, then that is w...

Jennie, I believe Helen meant 'conflicting copies' of your Family Historian data files, not the Family Historian program version. The easiest way to check this is to examine the date and time for each saved Gedcom File in your problem project, i.e. on both of your PC's and the version held in your D...