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In genealogy, there is more to a sound conclusion than a list of sources. To build a solid case, you first need to preserve and then analyze sources, information, evidence, and evaluate the quality of each. Unfortunately, your genealogy program doesn't store all that. But now there is a solution:

Lineascope preserves entire lines of evidence! From source through to proof statement. And it presents it in one simple view so analysis is easier. It's an online application that runs in your web browser, so you can access your data from any computer in the Internet.

With Lineascope, your research has more value for you and those you share it with.

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Event Values

Started by Ben Sayer Jun 21, 2010. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Events can now have a value in addition to date and place. For example, the occupation event can have a description of the occupation. This value will appear on the indivdual sheet and event sheet.Continue

Parental Relationships Separated from Birth Events

Started by Ben Sayer Jun 13, 2010. 0 Replies 0 Likes

I moved the parental relationships in Lineascope http://www.lineascope.com based on feedback on the previous version. You'll now see an "Add a parent" link…Continue

Tags: relationships, software, genealogy

Lineascope Update Change Log 2010-04-29

Started by Ben Sayer. Last reply by Shirley Bench Weidner May 23, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes

The evidence-based genealogy software, Lineascope, has been updated. Here are the changes in this version:Names of individuals can now be researched just like…Continue

Workflow for Adding Characteristics and Events

Started by Ben Sayer. Last reply by Linda K. (McNeil) Wilky Apr 28, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes

What page would you like to end up on after adding a characteristic or event? The Lineascope currently takes you to the individual sheet, but I'm wondering if it would be better to take you to the…Continue

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Comment by Sue McCormick on April 26, 2010 at 9:15pm: Rather late in the day, I would like to "second" Linda's ideas about names and nicknames.

Comment by Linda K. (McNeil) Wilky on April 26, 2010 at 4:30pm: Perfectly accurate and complete, Ben! Oh, if I only had someone around fulltime to clarify my thoughts in this way! Thank you!

Comment by Ben Sayer on April 26, 2010 at 4:25pm: Hi, Linda. Thanks! I added your requests to the product backlog (my todo list):

1. As a user, I would like to be able to document each individual's name (not aliases) so that I can research, analyze, and capture conclusions about the names of research subjects.

2. As a user, I want aliases to appear under the individual name so that I can quickly see what names research subjects have used.

Are those accurate and complete?

Comment by Linda K. (McNeil) Wilky on April 26, 2010 at 1:47am: Thank you! It's all looking really great!

On another question, I see you have "Alias" as a possible characteristic. Will you also be adding the capability of documenting the actual name? I'm thinking of a specific case I have where the spelling of my father-in-law's first name has come into question. I ended up having to search quite a lot of different documents, letters, signatures, etc., trying to document the spelling of his name, and I would like to be able to document that whole search and the results. I'm not quite sure where that documentation should be entered the way the format stands right now. It doesn't quite seem right to note it as a characteristic. I would rather have the documentation right with the name. I would prefer including nicknames possibly underneath the actual name, too.

Comment by Ben Sayer on April 26, 2010 at 12:33am: Hi, Linda. There hasn't been any more discussion regarding relationships. My plan is to build that functionality next; I just released support for characteristics. There will be (at least partial) relationship functionality next weekend.

Comment by Linda K. (McNeil) Wilky on April 25, 2010 at 11:35pm: Just wondering if there had been anymore discussion about the documenting of parents within Lineascope yet. It seems like it should be possible to do this in the same manner the events are done, as you suggested, Ben.

This is probably a dumb question, but am I understanding correctly that, once the relationship-documenting features are added to Lineascope, it will eliminate the need for the old style of research logs?

Comment by Sue McCormick on April 12, 2010 at 7:48am: Thank you for the videos. I have studied just the first one, it promises to be helpful. I now have a better understanding of the basic entry process.

Sue

Comment by Ben Sayer on April 12, 2010 at 7:00am: Evidence Based Genealogy with Lineascope: Overview, parts 1 through 4 are now on the new help page at Lineascope.com.

Comment by Linda K. (McNeil) Wilky on April 12, 2010 at 1:15am: I just finished watching all four new videos. They were extremely helpful, and as always, very well done. Thank you! I'm excited to start using Lineascope!

Comment by Ben Sayer on April 8, 2010 at 4:21pm: I finished adding tip and info boxes to pages. If you see anything that could use explanation let me know.