Connie, Not at all - I clearly understand your system. To me the key is the use of the Title Prefix. It has always bothered me to put in unlinked individuals - I felt like they were kind of "lost in the big ether somewhere." Thanks so much for sharing your method.
BYW, we have two surnames in common - Davis and Robison. Virginia & Tennessee, respectively. Jane S. On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Connie <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jane, > > Glad I could help :-) > Hopefully this will explain my method (and terminology) a bit more: > > I keep one family file (aka database, .fdb) > In this file I have my main "Family Tree" with all confirmed family members > and the probable related (as noted using the Title Prefix: probable wife of > John etc) connected to one another forming my family tree... > > And in the SAME family file (aka database, .fdb)... > I have several smaller "Island Trees" NOT connected to my main "Family > Tree". These contain either people/families which I have researched and > found NOT to be part of my family line (noted using the Title Prefix) OR > people/families which I suspect are related to my family somewhere/somehow, > but I just don't know how yet. > > The multiple "Island Trees" might be only 1 person or an entire family > spanning several generations, depending on the research I've accomplished > and what info the source records provide. > > Each of these "Island Trees" and the people within them are sourced as > completely as if they were part of my "Family Tree", in hopes it will help > determine if they are in fact a member of my family and where they should > be > placed the hierarchy (or not, depending on the info). > If I find proof they _are_ related to my family it is easy to link them to > the appropriate person in my "Family Tree" (all source documentation will > follow). > If they are NOT part of my family I leave them in the family file/database > .fdb as an "Island Tree" (i.e. Title Prefix: NOT my family line, First > Name: > Edward, Last Name: Powers). > > Hope I didn't confuse the issue even more :-) > > Connie Spindel > > Connie's Family History Pages > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~familyhistorypages/<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Efamilyhistorypages/> > > Maternal Surnames (in US) >> Andersen, Anthony, Batson, Carson, Cullum, > Davis, Dickerson, Gibson, Harold, Hampson, Huston, Kennett, Larsen, Logan, > Mann, Powers, Robison, Seaman, Shaw, Skinner and Sumners > ________________________________________ > From: Jane Sarles > > <snip>Thank you for a fine (and very clear) explanation of your methods. I > certainly like your idea of using the Title Prefix, and will use it. It > solves a dilemma I have experienced for some time, and seems exactly > right. > I do have a question about what you say about adding "people (who may or > may > not be connected to your tree (I'm assuming what you call "tree" is what > Legacy calls "family file" and I think of as "data base") Do you have a > separate tree for each person, or do you have one tree that is for all such > people?</snip> > > > > > 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 > > > > 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
