Yes, it is possible to merge databases, but it is a whole lot easier (and less prone to error IMO) to connect previously unlinked individuals in one database than it is to merge two or more databases.
I strongly recommend against setting up more than one database. The only situation where I would even consider it is if I were doing research for a another person who I'm reasonably certain is of no relationship to me. And even then, I might keep their info in the same database if, for example, the research was primarily in one or two relatively sparsely populated rural counties. Multiple databases are too difficult to maintain, and you never know when you're going to find the same person or family popping up over and over again in what you think are unrelated families. It has happened to me more than once. Connie --- On Sat, 12/26/09, Jane Sarles <[email protected]> wrote: > So you make a separate family file for each > surname you are researching. Is it possible to merge the > family files, or some of the people in them, if a time comes > when you do find they belong? > > Jane > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
