Doug: For what it's worth, I also do what Kathy does. It helps me to know who I'm really seeing in the name list.
Dede Holden On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 2:45 AM, Kathy Shiell-Stokes <[email protected]> wrote: > > Doug: What I often do is enclose descriptive information within > privacy brackets[[]] so for example....Mary[[mother of John Doe, > sister of Jane ]] and then Jane[[sister of Mary Doe]]. By using the > privacy brackets, nothing shows on any reports and yet I can always > see that I have no names for them. If and when I do find a surname > for them I wipe out the descriptive information and the privacy > brackets and I'm ready to rock...and it also saves from me mistakenly > merging the wrong Mary if I happen to have ten Mary's with no surname > lurking in my file. > KathyAt 03:04 AM 1/26/2010, you wrote: > >Thanks Nina, > > > >Yeh I was thinking along similar lines, Say Mary Doe as in (John Doe). > > > >Doug Tighe > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Nina K. Johnson [mailto:[email protected]] > >Sent: Tuesday, 26 January 2010 5:58 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Unknown Maiden Surnames of sisters > > > >It may not be the right way, BUT, as a work around I give the > >"surnames" I don't yet know, "Zebra" or Zelma or something with a > >"Z" as somewhat of a place holder. That way when I see a "Z" name, > >I know it means I don't have it yet! This is just my > >work-around. I hope this helps! > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Doug [mailto:[email protected]] > >Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 11:39 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [LegacyUG] Unknown Maiden Surnames of sisters > > > > > >When tidying up my files in preparation for Legacy 7.5 and the FamilySearch > >interface. I came upon the following problem. > >I had adopted the practice of using ? as the Surname of sisters when I did > >not know their Maiden Names. > >Consequently when I deleted this surname I lost the relationship of sisters. > >Can someone please advise me the correct whey of overcoming this problem. > > > >Doug Tighe [email protected] 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
