This is what I have done to define this information in my database - The child's baptism is defined in the Baptism "event" under Personal Information. This includes the date and location.
If the godparents are in the database because they are family members, then a "Godfather" or "Godmother" event is added to that person. In the description, I add something like "Baptism of his niece, Mary SMITH". The date and place are also added. I have changed the sentence to read for example, "John was Godfather at Baptism of his niece, Mary SMITH on 24 Feb 1963 at church name, city, county, state, USA." I have also added new events called "His Godfather", "His Godmother", "Her Godfather", "Her Godmother". The event definitions include only a description which will contain the godparent's name. The sentence(s) are "Her Godfather was John SMITH". This allows for recording of the godparents even if they are not members of the database. As I generate Pedigree web pages, these sentence structures work great. I tested them by generating pages to confirm that I like the way they look. This works for me but may not work for everyone. Mary -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Support Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 2:29 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Godfather / Godmother event Jon, Exactly - and that's why I wrote "usually" several times and "Definitions may vary somewhat depending on the religious tradition involved! Others may have slightly different interpretations of these terms." In some British and Scandinavian records I've looked at, christening was the term used and there was no record of birth date so I had to go by christening date. I would never assume that a baptism was done in infancy. I was 27 years old when I was baptized. (Come to think of it, maybe I *should* substitute my baptism date for my birth date <rbg>) Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:10 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Godfather / Godmother event Sherry, I don't think there will ever be a satisfactory resolution of this issue. I can name at least two denominations that use "baptism" for what some call "christening"...The United Church of Christ and the Presbyterian Church, USA. To say that baptism usually refers to adult baptism is something with which I would quibble...grin. Jon Raymond St Paul Park, MN Web site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~raymond/ Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
