Howard: I have a similar situation: A main tree, with one branch that has grown into something of a one-name study. I keep them all in one file which consists of just over 7,000 individuals, with most of those belonging to the surname study. Records and notes about unconnected single individuals, couples, and even small family groups go into a Stray file in MyDocuments until they can be connected to the main tree or until the family grows into a substantial cluster (usually two dozen or more people). Within my database, there is the main tree of 6900 people plus six smaller unconnected trees of 20 - 150 individuals each. I've been working with it this way for about 10 years and it's very satisfactory. The Legacy Tree Finder feature is a great help when switching from one unlinked family cluster to another.
Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on Behalf Of Howard Mathieson Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 2:37 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] one file or many? I recently decided to use Legacy as my genealogy program of choice. The decision was made after examining a number of reviews which spoke highly of the program. My decision was solidified when I learned that Map My Ancestors would utilize the gedcom tags for lat and lon values generated in Legacy. I certainly dont regret the decision. A major bonus has been an active and informative and helpful users group. Much of the work I have done over the last number of years has been working on a one name study. Here is an issue I am facing. I have many family groups in my study, seperated by geography and brick walls ;-) If you were in my position would you build one data base with many disconnected family units or would it more logical to have seperate files for each group? Howard *** Holiday discounts on Legacy 7.0, add-ons, books, and more. Visit http://tinyurl.com/65rpbt. *** Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
