Kathy - Trying your idea for missing names - and I like the way it works! THANKS!! Keith -- Find-A-Grave "County Keeper" for Schuylkill County, PA
Keith A. McKain McCain-McKane-O'Kane DNA Group 1 - # Mc17936 Website: http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 Email: [email protected] On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 3:45 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] >> >> >> >> >>__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature >>database 4805 (20100125) __________ >> >>The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >>http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> >> >>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 >> >> >> >> >>__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >>signature database 4805 (20100125) __________ >> >>The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >>http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >>__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >>signature database 4805 (20100125) __________ >> >>The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >>http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> >> >>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 >> >> >> >> >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>Version: 9.0.730 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2645 - Release Date: >>01/25/10 14:36:00 > > > > > 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
