Hi Russ

Hi Russ,
As a relatively new user of FTM2014, I appreciate your “this is how I do it” tips – they have been very helpful in getting me up to speed.

I have a question that I have not seen addressed by you: how to you handle pre-1850 US Census records? I am not so much concerned about the citation as I am in how you handle the dreaded tick marks. In my mind there are two different scenarios: those cases where I believe that I have sufficient evidence to identify the person(s) enumerated within particular categories and those cases where I am not as sure.

How do you handle these cases? Do you create events for the people that you are confident of?

Thanks!
Tom Phelps

Hey Russ

Hey Russ,

I've been away from my research for a while. I use FTM2014. I've always found it faster to research my Ancestry leaf hints using the online Ancestry program rather than launching the browser within FTM, then syncing periodically. I attach it to my person or put it in my shoebox if I'm not sure. I also save a copy of all records to my computer for later reference. However, now with the new online setup for hints, it requires you to commit to Yes, No, or Maybe--it doesn't have the Save function to put it in the shoebox. Any tips or tricks for making this easier? Sometimes I like to take time later to sort through my shoebox without having to remember which people have "maybe" hints.

Maybe I'm just not getting the new online functions. ???

Thanks
Michelle

Russ

Russ,
I purchased a new computer recently and want to transfer my FTM2014 database to the new box, but I don't have a serial number to type in to install the software. I do have my orginial downloaded file and the update that was also sent out last year, but it won't install without a serial number. I haven't been able to find what the orginial serial number was when I installed it.

I did email Ancestry support and they responded that I only had 30 days after purchase to put another copy on a second computer, but at the time of purchase, about 2 years ago, I had only one computer.

When you transferred your data to a new computer, did you have to buy a new copy of FTM2014? I vaguely remember you talked about it in one of the HOA's, but have not had luck finding that video.

Do you have any suggestions for me? It sounds like I will need to buy a new copy to put on my new computer as that box will become my main machine for genealogy research.

BTW, I appreciate your recent hangouts on FTM. Very nice hints to make our work more efficient. Thank You!!
Susan

Did anyone else just lose all their trees in FTM2014?

Did anyone else just lose all their trees in FTM2014? I opened my FTM this morning and ALL of my trees are gone! When I go to 'select tree' there is nothing there. When I go to 'download a tree from Ancestry' my ancestry trees show up as being already linked. So, I can unlink/link those again if I need to (shesh!) - but I can't figure out where my non-Ancestry trees went! Was it just me? (Oh, btw, my Legacy tree is missing too ... but that was just a test tree, not one I cared about)

Another view on the Future of Family Tree Maker

Another view on the Future of Family Tree Maker

So, FTM will discontinue syncing trees at the end of 2016.

So, FTM will discontinue syncing trees at the end of 2016. My question is about whether the shaky leaves in my FTM 3 Mac will continue to work and provide Web Merge data. Will we still be able to merge data directly into FTM from Ancestry.com? That feature is a very valuable feature to me and the main reason I use FTM and have an Ancestry membership. I would assume so, but you know what they say about assuming...

Oldbonesgenealogy.com and +Eileen A. Souza Phase 2 of her Transitionfrom Family Tree Maker

Oldbonesgenealogy.com and +Eileen A. Souza Phase 2 of her Transition from Family Tree Maker 

Some great points

http://www.oldbonesgenealogy.com/tech-tuesday-my-family-tree-maker-transition-plan-phase-3-the-final-phase/

Here is the final phase of my plan to transition from FTM 2014.

Here is the final phase of my plan to transition from FTM 2014. I start executing my plan with Phase 1 beginning on Jan. 15, 2016. 

http://www.oldbonesgenealogy.com/tech-tuesday-my-family-tree-maker-transition-plan-phase-3-the-final-phase/

I am posting a well thought out plan, written by Eileen Souza [ EileenA.

I am posting a well thought out plan, written by Eileen Souza  [ Eileen A. Souza } for those considering transitioning from Family Tree Maker to another program,

Much like Eileen, I have some of those programs on my computer, and have for years, to see how they work, and DO they work for me.

My only plan, besides keep on doing what I am doing, is to work MORE on the Genealogy Do-Over that Thomas MacEntee encourages us to do. I am NOT Starting Over, but bringing my master file into a better state of affairs. I have blogged about that, and will continue to do that.

I do suggest that you read this blog post. It's great.

http://www.oldbonesgenealogy.com/tech-tuesday-my-family-tree-maker-transition-plan-phase-1/

Questions about Family Tree Maker

Questions about Family Tree Maker

Hello Russ

Hello Russ,
                  I use Family Tree Maker 2014 & I'm currently running Windows 7 Ultimate for my operating system.

When I'm in the search mode from my FTM2014 to the Ancestry site, Inoticed media I marked private is showing.

When I'm in the search mode from my FTM2014 to the Ancestry site, I noticed media I marked private is showing. When I log into my Ancestry Account only the two public is showing. Should I be concerned that my  private media is displaying on my Ancestry search from my FTM2014 program?

Where would I find the FTM2014 GED.Com file? I see only the .ftm, isthat the GED.COM?

Where would I find the FTM2014 GED.Com file? I see only the .ftm, is that the GED.COM?

A member of this community, Joe Bissett made this post:

A member of this community, Joe Bissett made this post:

Cousin Russ, my FTM2014/Ancestry files are a mess.  I have several iterations of my main family tree file, and some of them will no longer synch.  I want to clean this mess up.  How do I merge files on Ancestry and get everything back together with one file in each place?

I will respond to this post.

+Cousin Russ

+Cousin Russ

I am having a strange problem with publishing a descendant report in familytreemaker version 2014 in windows 7.  Every paragraph in the report begins with the same phrase instead of the person's name. The phrase does not even pertain to any of the individuals in the report.  It is probably born August 1894 in Worcester, son of William and Josephine.  I cannot figure out what is causing this to happen.  Any ideas?

Hi Russ.

Hi Russ...   Thought I'd share today's experience with FTM and AMT with you.  Recently found out that if you UPLOAD your FTM file to AMT in the hopes that any errors in the file will be fixed, and then download that AMT file to a newly created file in FTM, the TASKS are lost.  All 1600 of mine are not in my newly created FTM file.  I guess when FTM and AMT sync files, the TASKS are not touched, which is why FTM still has the TASKS in the FTM file, even if you'd made changes to you AMT.   This makes me wonder if one's FTM file is really totally backed up by the AMT file.    Thanks for listening... aka SAM

Hi Cousin Russ.

Hi Cousin Russ...I have a FTM2014 question. I am using the windows version. I believe I have heard you say before that you use the task list to keep track of your to do's. If you sync your FTM file to Ancestry.com and them have to download that tree back down to FTM a at some point, does the task list come back with it? I dint want to lose my to do's if for some reason I have to restore my FTM file from my Ancestry.com tree. Thank you!

I attempted my FTM2014 when the following was displayed: Anunfixable "Missing FTM Data error" occurred while...

I attempted my FTM2014 when the following was displayed: An unfixable "Missing FTM Data error" occurred while analyzing online changes. Unfortunately, you will need to unlink and relink your tree. When I clicked for online help I see that if I unlink and relink all info will not be available on the o;d tree. How does that affect my DNA portion of the tree? Should I unlink?

I can't find a video on creating a new source.

I can't find a video on creating a new source. I want to create a source and a citation for Sutton Genealogy Collection, Larry Bennett worked on it during his lifetime, put it on an old computer in the 1980's Sutton Historical Society Published it in. My word press blog has the source I will be using 

http://damegussie.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/sutton-genealogy-collection-a-legacy-paying-it-forward/

I would like to create it in my FTM2014 and future use.

I have a question Russ.

I have a question Russ. In FTM I have put many facts in for my 2nd great grandfather but just realized that a lot of them should be shared facts with his wife. Is there a way I can change this?