Transitioning to RootsMagic 5

Some comments about moving my genealogy files from my old desktop computer to my newer laptop computer and from older versions of genealogy programs to my latest genealogy program.

My current genealogy program is RootsMagic 5. The majority of my genealogy files are still on my desktop computer in either PAF 2.31 format or RootsMagic 3. There are many issues with the desktop computer which should encourage me to move on with the transition.

Yesterday I resolved an issue with RootsMagic 5. I didn't have the folder structure set up correctly on my laptop. With Email help from my friend in West Virginia, Vernon Anderson, I was able to understand and fix the problem. RootsMagic 5 suggests the creation of five folders and details how to make them work with Windows 7 and it's Library and Folder design. I created:

• Backup
• Data
• GEDCOM
• Multimedia
• Reports

I created a sixth folder which I named "GEDCOMin." I'll use this folder to stage incoming GEDCOM files that I plan to load into RootsMagic 5. The GEDCOM folder is where RootsMagic 5 writes any GEDCOM files that the program creates.

During some recent testing I discovered that a good way to move a RootsMagic 3 file to the laptop computer for loading into RootsMagic 5 was via GEDCOM. The steps I followed were as follows:

1. Create GEDCOM file from RootsMagic 3 (old computer)
2. Send the GEDCOM file to myself, using Gmail attachment (old computer)
3. Download the Gmail GEDCOM file into my Download folder (new computer)
4. Move the GEDCOM file to my GEDCOMin folder (new computer)
5. Import the GEDCOM file to RootsMagic 5 (new computer)
6. Compare counts for People, Families, Events, etc. (old & new computers)
7. Create a backup GEDCOM with RootsMagic5, in my GEDCOM folder (new computer)
8. Create a backup using RootsMagic 5, in the Backup folder (new computer)

The file I moved today (31 July 2013) was my Henthorn, Carlson, Hagstrom, Marquinez file. This file consists of:

• 5216 people
• 1939 families
• 5602 events
•   838 places

Mr. Dickie

31 July 2013

Conger Family Ahnentafels

Today I'm announcing the creation of thirteen ahnentafel charts for deceased Conger family researchers. The charts were produced using version 3 of RootsMagic.

Links to the ahnentafels, in the PDF format, can be found in the second Conger section of the Collateral Families page of the HenthornFamily Wiki.

A review of the charts will give readers a good understanding of where these major Conger researchers fit into the family tree.

There are charts for:

• Samuel Hays Conger
• Shea Smith
• Elijah Hagens Conger
• Charles Leslie Conger
• Charles Greenwood Barker Conger
• Franklin Barker Conger
• Ethel (Conger) Heagler
• Helen Maxine (Crowell) Leonard
• Joyce (Powell) Posey
• JoNelle (Wagner) Linnaus
• Grace Sidney Conger
• Shirley J. (Keevert) Craib
• Clement Ellis Conger

Dick Henthorn
30 July 2013

Gershom Conger & Ann DeSigney Descendant Chart

I added a link to a 9-generation descendant chart for Gershom Conger & Ann DeSigney to the Collateral Families section of the HenthornFamily Wiki.

Dick Henthorn
14 June 2013

Henthorn Family of Lancashire, England

I added a descendant chart for the Henthorn Family of Lancashire, England to the Henthorn Family Websites page of the HenthornFamily Wiki.

I acknowledge and thank the following researchers in England for their willingness to share their information with me: Clive Henthorne, Eileen Williams and Peter Rathbone and others. I regret that I never had the pleasure of being in contact with Mr. Rathbone who is now deceased.

I'm aware that this descendant chart lacks much information. It is my hope that someone else will be inspired by my efforts to add information and be willing to share it on the Internet.

Dick Henthorn
13 July 2013

Morgan Family of Virginia/West Virginia, Illinois, Missouri

I added a section for the Morgan Family of Virginia/West Virginia, Illinois, Missouri to the Collateral Families page of the HenthornFamily Wiki. This is the family that founded Morgantown, WV. There is a link to the Henthorn family via Brooky Kyger.

I included a link to the Stories page, on the Wiki, where you can find the very interesting stories written by T. Clifford Morgan.

Dick Henthorn
12 July 2013

Parsons and Gorby

I added Parsons and Gorby to the Collateral Families section of the HenthornFamily Wiki.

Dick Henthorn
11 July 2013

Mary Evangela & Mary Ernestine Henthorne

I added a webpage about Catholic Sisters of Charity, Mary Evangela and Mary Ernestine Henthorne to the Most Wanted section of the homepage of the HenthornFamily Wiki.

This information hasn't been available on the Internet since the Fall of 2008.

Feedback is welcome.

Enjoy.

Dick Henthorn
10 July 2013