I would put the number in the first name, and Donor for the surname. I would then check the Potential Problems box to 'ignore' the obvous irregularity. That way if the records open at a later date, changing to the correct name is simple. How the genealogist lists the info in Legacy is a personal choice. There are no absolutes in Legacy, nor record keeping in general. Rich in LA CA
--- On Thu, 9/9/10, robert coburn <[email protected]> wrote: From: robert coburn <[email protected]> Subject: [LegacyUG] one father many children To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 7:40 AM I'm not sure if my question is appropriate for the user group or not. If it isn't please forgive me this is my first post. I watched a news report several days ago concerning a sperm donor who had fathered at least 15 children (several sets of twins) with different women. The father was identified only by a donor number- no name. It seems like it could get really messed up. Would each mother would have a phantom "donor" spouse with the children from that "union" listed or would the children only be listed as adopted by the original husband and spouse? Or is there another solution? I guess that the same questions would apply for an egg donor. There is a donor sibling registry and the link is http://www.donorsiblingregistry.com/ . How would a professional genealogist handle this in Legacy? 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
