Legacy News

New! Join the Legacy Virtual Users' Group

I attended my first Legacy Virtual Users' Group this month and enjoyed every part of it. Tessa Keough, one of our Legacy Family Tree users, is the host of this monthly online session, and although it's not a Millennia-sponsored/organized group, we endorse and recommend it for all Legacy users. Here's their announcement:

Not able to find a Legacy Users’ Group in your area? Not able to get to monthly meetings because of the kids, work, or your personal schedule? Don’t drive or perhaps mobility or health issues make it difficult to attend a meeting? Perhaps you would like your Legacy Users’ Group to come to you, right to you via your internet connection? For any of these reasons or all them, our Legacy Virtual Users’ Group (LVUG) is for you!

Who: A group of Legacy Family Tree users who decided to meet online to discuss Legacy and learn from each other.

What: Legacy Virtual Users’ Group: We are a community on Google+

We meet online in a Google+ Hangout once a month for 60-90 minutes on the third Thursday of each month.

We have a Website called (surprisingly enough) Legacy Virtual Users’ Group – here you will find our calendar, our file cabinet, and archived versions of all our previous Google Hangouts.

We now have a Google+ Community called (say it with me now) Legacy Virtual Users’ Group – join our Community because this is where everything is happening. A community operates like a neighborhood forum of sorts. We post questions, comments, suggestions, links, images, and videos. Videos consist of both the archived version of our LVUG Hangouts and our Tuesday’s Tip. Each month at our hangout, we cover a topic or feature in-depth with a presentation, question and answer period, and general discussion. Tuesday’s Tips are short videos that answer a question, explain an issue or feature of Legacy or Google or Gmail or Hangouts, or whatever you might ask about. Everything is at our Google+ Community (or soon will be) including over 120 members from all over the world. So if you are on Google+ and want to learn more about Legacy in an informal and collaborative way, why not join us?

And if you are not on Google+ but would like to join, all it takes is signing up for an account (I hear you, not another social media site) but you probably already are somewhere in the Google universe – do you use Google Chrome (internet browser), do you use Gmail (email), do you use Google Drive (cloud storage), do you have a YouTube account or watch YouTube (videos)? – then you might already be on Google+ and the rest is easy.

Do you want to learn more about Google and Google+ before you jump into a Community? Then watch the video from our April 2013 LVUG Hangout (All Things Google+ and Google+ Communities). Also check out our prior hangouts covering to-dos and research plans, tagging, locations, events, timelines, searches, and customizing Legacy.

When: The third Thursday of every month online in a Google+ Hangout on Air At 1:00 pm Pacific for 60-90 minutes (2:00 pm Mountain, 3:00 pm Central, and 4:00 pm Eastern)

Where: Online in a Google+ Hangout-on-Air You can attend the Hangout (up to 10 JOINers), watch in the Community or watch on YouTube (unlimited VIEWers) during the Hangout OR watch the recorded version when it is convenient for you.

Why: Learn, share and interact with other Legacy users on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

Questions or want to learn more: Contact any of the moderators at the LVUG Community on Google+ or Tessa Keough

Legacy user group to form in Cleveland, Ohio

Legacy User groups meet around the world to educate and share ideas with others about the use of Legacy Family Tree. Interest to form a group in Cleveland, Ohio has been brought to my attention, and if you are interested in participating, please contact Rich Falzini.

To see if there is a local Legacy User Group in your part of the world, visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/UsersGroups.asp.

New Legacy Family Tree User Group in Phoenix, Arizona

A new Legacy Family Tree user group is born - this time in my neck of the woods. Here's the announcement from Gene Carruth:

The Phoenix Family History Center is sponsoring a Legacy User Group starting December 13 at 7pm at the Center. This is for all users of the Legacy genealogy software to come together to learn how to get the most out of the software. This will be the first organizing meeting to discuss the dates, times, objectives and frequency of meetings. All those interested in Legacy genealogy software are invited to attend. 

• What: Legacy User Group Meeting
• When: December 13, Tuesday Night
• Time: 7 PM
• Where: Phoenix Family History Center, 3102 N.18th Ave, Phoenix, AZ
• Who: Anyone interested

Any questions please contact Gene Carruth, cell phone 602-370-0564.

For a list of world-wide Legacy User Groups, visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/UsersGroups.asp.

New Legacy User Group in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada

There's a new Legacy Family Tree user group in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada. Kathy Jones, coordinator of the group, reported that their first meeting was held on September 14 with 27 attendees. That's a great number Kathy, congratulations!

If you're in the area (it'd be a 1,674 mile drive for me...), mark the 2nd Tuesday of each month on your calendar. Meetings will meet regularly from 9:30-11:30am at the Qualicum Beach Family History Centre at 591 Arbutus Road.

Other Legacy User Groups meet around the world. Visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/UsersGroups.asp for the list.

New Legacy User Group in Kansas City

The first meeting for the newly-forming Kansas City area Legacy Family Tree user group will be held Saturday, September 4, 2010 at the Olathe Family History Center (15915 W 143rd St) in Olathe, Kansas. Contact Char Mitts for more information.

We're now up to 38 "official" Legacy User Groups throughout the world. For more information, please visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/UsersGroups.asp.

New Legacy Family Tree user group in Des Moines, Iowa

A new Legacy Family Tree user group has recently formed in Des Moines, Iowa. In April I spoke to these people and they are serious about genealogy!

The group meets the third Thursday of the month at the Iowa Genealogical Society Library (628 E. Grand) in Des Moines from 1-3pm. An added bonus is that the IGS Library is open on Thursdays from 10am-9pm.

The group is open to the public - all are invited to attend. Contact Carlita Beltz for more information.

Click here for an updated directory of Legacy user groups throughout the world. There are now 36 such "official" groups. Send me an email if you are interested in forming a group in your area.

New Legacy User Group in Paraguay and our 2010 calendar

Legacy Family Tree User Groups are beginning to dot the globe. A new group is forming in Capiata, Paraguay. The meetings will be held the first Saturday of each month at 16:00 in Capiata. Contact Michael Slater for more information.

For a list of Legacy User Groups around the world, click here.

Also, see our busy Legacy Calendar 2010 for Legacy-related events. Looks like we have 23 more conferences/seminars this year. Last weekend's conference in Burbank, California was our company's most successful conference ever. Next year's calendar is also quickly filling up. If your genealogy society would like us to participate in their annual seminar, let us know.

New Legacy Family Tree User Group in Greeley, Colorado

Announcing our 34th "official" Legacy Family Tree User Group - this time in Greeley, Colorado.

This group meets the third Thursday of the month from 7-8:30pm at the Centennial Park Library at 2227 23rd Ave. For more information, click here to contact the group's organizer.

Many of you have asked about forming a new Legacy User Group in your area. All it takes is one enthusiastic person willing to organize it. Some groups meet monthly, some meet quarterly. Many hold their meetings in conjunction with a local genealogical society. When you are ready, let us know and we will help advertise your new group, here in Legacy News. For more information, visit our User Group page at http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/UsersGroups.asp.

Another new Legacy User Group - Fresno, California

Announcing the newest Legacy User Group - this time in Fresno, California.

Melissa, the leader of the group, wrote "so many were excited after your presentation in November! We've been meeting for a couple of months now and are having a great turnout."

Yes, Fresno has a great group of genealogists, and I have no doubt that their new Legacy user group will inspire and help many. Most recently, they have been reviewing the Legacy training videos and then having a question/answer time.

The group meets the first Saturday of the month from 10am to noon at the California History & Genealogy Room of the Fresno County Library (2420 Mariposa St., Fresno, CA) 2nd floor. For more information, please contact Melissa via email or telephone at 559-488-6720.

New Legacy User Group in North Carolina

Legacy Family Tree user groups are popping up everywhere these days. This time in North Carolina.

If you live in the Murphy/Hayesville area of North Carolina we invite you to participate in the newest Legacy User Group. The first meeting will be held June 2, 2010.

The group will normally meet on the 2nd Wednesday night of each month at the Moss Library in Hayesville. The meetings will start at 6:30pm and last about two hours. The June meeting is scheduled for the 1st Wednesday (June 2) due to some other scheduled events.

The meetings are open to the public and are free. The programs will generally have a special presentation and then a work period to work on individual problems.

For more information, please contact Bobby Johnson.

For more information about our Legacy User Groups, please click here.