Family Historian User Group

One of the things I am very keen on is following my families through the censuses. I can do this very easily in my paper files as at the bottom of each individual sheet is a list of all the people who appear with the individual in given censuses, with the address and reference of course. Those who o...

Thanks for the explanation. I got the wrong end of the stick and thought a "shaking" leaf was something else as well as the hint leaf. Thanks Ann

Dim question but what are "shaking leaf hints" on Ancestry please?
Ann

Hi, I agree with Ann, I have had FH since it first came out. I am not technologically competent and because of the flexibility of the progam I am able to use it at a basic level and as I also have paper files I am quite content. Like you some of the posts are way above my head but any problems you h...

Hi, Not sure I am following what you want but when I assign a name to the file I use a set title eg. The 1841 census for Cain Mayer would be " x4 Mayer census 1841 Cain", for 1851 "x5 Mayer census 1851 Cain" and so on 1901, 1911 and 1939 get a y01 etc. In this way all the 1841 census entries appear ...

Hello,
On the records window I inserted a column and had a tick which indicated direct line. Sorry for late reply, been away
Ann

Hi I have categories for my media, including census images and birth marriage death, parish registers etc. I assign a short code at the beginning of the file name and then the images can be easily located, For example a 1841 census entry would be x4 Mayer 1841 Cain. The x puts the census images at t...

Hi Mike thank you. Will look into that also.
Ann

I did have a notion for people who work with diagrams which they could possibly use. I will possibly try it, I work with diagrams a lot on paper, although I don't work with diagrams on the computer much, as by the time I get it far enough reduced the names are illegible and I don't like the wizzing ...

Thanks Bill,
I will take all ideas thankfully
Ann

Hi
Thank you all for your thoughts. I will check the link Mike gave and experiment with the type of tentative information I wish to enter. Ideally I would like to enter it in say red and at a glance I can see if I am building on "rock" or "sand".
Thanks again, Ann

Hi, I have been researching for 20 years. By now on several branches I am beyond 1837. For this era sources and proofs become thinner on the ground. I run FH along side my paper files. I have only ever had FH since it's early days. When I was certain (as one can be!) of my facts I enter them into FH...

This discussion just shows that you can use FH at your own level. When I started this thread I just wanted the information that A had been the person to report the death of B. Also I wanted the death cert image to appear on both person's record as that was where they were mentioned. The informant is...

Thanks Mike
Ann

I too have only ever had FH. I purchased it when it first came out. I read about it then but after that I have experimented. I did take a couple of years off when I was not well and it did seem to get a bit more complex. I have the current book, however, I still experiment as I might look up somethi...

Likewise Mike thank you. Very stupid question, do you have to do it for every entry or does it remain set? Thanks Ann

Thanks Mike will have to print that off and follow to the letter!. I have only recently started sending for lots of death certs since the GRO PDF ones and really regret that I haven't done so sooner they have been amazing, the most informative, not only giving causes but giving additional informatio...

Hello, I am wondering if I am entering something incorrectly or is it meant to be. I am entering death certificates via AS. I fill in the details for the informant usually as a family member and add the image, save and go back to FH. When I look at the details for the informant on the date of the de...

Hi, Hopefully this will appear today! My ideas for starting out: Commercial sites; they allow you to post your tree and to view some others. Beware, because they are on line they are not necessarily correct. Carefully check their sources, they are often other member's trees (this just perpetuates mi...

Thank you for getting back
Ann

Just tried to access FMP via my account, no joy. Tried via FH, not joy. Is anyone else having a problem please?
Thanks Ann

Bit late but season's greetings to all on the forum and those who give so much time to help us sort out our problems
Ann

It is also very satisfying when things are not working or when you find people on Ancestry who have attributed your relatives to the wrong people without any proof!
Ann

Thanks Jane
My husband knows what I am up to now when he hears the sound!
Ann

Hi Jane, I know some people get annoyed with the lights, but I love them! How do I turn on the sound please? Merry Christmas to all on the forum and especial thank you to all who take so much of their time to help those of us who are technically challenged, Jane, Mike, Laura and others sorry if I ha...