More changes have now been made to the Ancestral Atlas web site. These are: - Initial Page Load Speed Increase. The time taken for the web site to first load...
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scotlandsgreateststory
scotlandsgre...
Mar 18, 2009 2:13 pm
Hi guys, Good to meet at WDYTYA. I've been raving about this site to everyone I meet, and have written some positive reviews for a few magazines due out next...
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kjngenealogy
Mar 18, 2009 2:13 pm
I have not had time to explore the application fully; however, I thought I would first enter some information for a Scottish ancestor who lived in one location...
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ancestral.atlas
Mar 20, 2009 5:05 pm
We though you'd like to know about the latest changes made to the Ancestral Atlas web site. Registration, Subscription and 'My Account' ... The registration...
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ancestral.atlas
Apr 1, 2009 9:39 am
For those of you who now prefer to get their updates from twitter, we've set up a twitter account (called ancestralatlas) where we'll post regular tweets about...
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ancestral.atlas
May 11, 2009 2:15 pm
Peel back time... Discover our new historical maps layer for England and Wales. Add fascinating new texture to your family history. Under our top-level ...
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ancestral.atlas
May 11, 2009 2:58 pm
Good news for your fingertips... No more typing – just upload your GEDCOM data! Mapping and sharing your family history is now even easier with our new ...
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ancestral.atlas
May 22, 2009 9:51 am
Dear Users We've made a few more changes to Ancestral Atlas which we hope you'll find useful: Position Multiple GEDCOM Events at the Same Time If you've...
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lee_cffn
Jun 1, 2009 2:50 pm
I just uploaded my gedcom and see that all events are marked private. I want my information to be public - is there any way to change everything at once? I...
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Alan S>
ocifant
Jun 1, 2009 2:51 pm
... I've uploaded my Gedcom, but I'm finding that if I use an existing person in an event, then I get two event records, one with a location and one without....
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ancestral.atlas
Jun 1, 2009 3:07 pm
Lee, What you're asking for is not available yet though it is high on the list on enhancements. What we hope to allow you to do is to specify, at the time of...
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ancestral.atlas
Jun 1, 2009 3:07 pm
Alan, we have tried to re-create this error but we are unable to do so. Are you still experiencing difficulties ? If so, does it relate to the same individual...
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Alan S>
ocifant
Jun 8, 2009 8:05 am
... I think I've sorted this. Human error! Each uploaded Gedcom person has multiple events, I just wasn't seeing them as teh my Events list is sorted by Event...
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ancestral.atlas
Jun 8, 2009 8:55 am
... A good question - which we don't have a definitive answer for just yet. The problem boils down to the fact that it's difficult to know which event in an...
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ancestral.atlas
Jun 9, 2009 12:12 pm
... After giving this some more thought, we think we may have a solution! This isn't implemented yet but we think it will do what you require: When you...
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ancestral.atlas
Jun 22, 2009 2:57 pm
It's now even easier to map your family history. Simply upload your GEDCOM files, and any location-based data will be automatically plotted for you. You can...
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russell_harrison
russell_harr...
Aug 28, 2009 7:59 pm
Is there a way to remove the session timeout on the site? It makes working with the site very frustrating. Even my bank doesn't log me out that quickly. At...
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ancestral.atlas
Aug 28, 2009 8:16 pm
... Russell, Thanks for your suggestion. The automatic log out should only occur if you've been inactive on the web site for 20 minutes. It's designed to...
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Cyndi Wiseman
cyndiwise
Aug 28, 2009 8:46 pm
24 hour sessions seem very reasonable to me. What are you protecting? This isn't a banking site. From: ancestral_atlas@yahoogroups.com ...
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ancestral.atlas
Aug 28, 2009 9:04 pm
The town in the USA where your ancestors lived may well at the time have been in a different county or even state from where it is today. With our new...
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russell_harrison
russell_harr...
Sep 1, 2009 8:16 am
... I understand its purpose, and greatly appreciate your dedication to the security of your users, but I find it overzealous to have timeouts shorter than...
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ancestral.atlas
Sep 14, 2009 3:58 pm
... As an update to this, we have now relaxed the timeout to 12 hours. We hope this is long enough for most requirements. - Ancestral Atlas...
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russell_harrison
russell_harr...
Sep 15, 2009 9:01 am
... Thanks so much for the swift turn around on this issue....
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ancestral.atlas
Dec 15, 2009 11:25 am
Dear All, We've now added an Articles section to the Ancestral Atlas web site at http://www.ancestralatlas.com/articles.php ...
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ancestral_atlas-owner...
Dec 15, 2009 11:30 am
We've now joined up with A Vision of Britain (http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/) to allow you to see contextual information about each place within Great...
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ancestral.atlas
Dec 16, 2009 10:42 am
We've added two new articles to the site - written by users - that help show some of the benefits of the site. The articles are: Who Were the Parishioners of...
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mhbowes11
Mar 19, 2010 9:30 am
On a different private/public note, I just uploaded my gedcom and requested that it be public. While I am logged in I can see the information for living...
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mhbowes11
Mar 19, 2010 9:35 am
When I upload my gedcom, what will it do with records for living individuals. How does it determine which individuals are living? Does it assume that all...
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ancestral.atlas
May 13, 2010 8:11 am
You're correct - you can see all your individuals (public or private) because you're logged in and the system knows which events belong to you. If you log out,...
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ancestral.atlas
May 13, 2010 8:15 am
Any information you add is, by default, private to you. If you add an event to a map pin, you will be able to see the pin and the associated information but...
