James: I have similar situations in my family tree where I have some very rare surnames and come across ancestors that are very likely connected, but I haven't yet established a connection. Here are a couple of ideas for you:
1) Create a secondary family file that is separate from your main family file and store the questionable relations in there. You can use that to document your sources, establish relationships etc and yet it still doesn't interfere with your main family file. Once you have established a proven connection you can export the ancestors from the secondary family file into your main one. 2) You could store the questionable ancestors in your main family file but use one of the tags to indicate that they are questionable and no firm link has been established. Once the connection has been made, remove the tag. I'd be inclined to use the first method; that way anybody looking at your work won't mistake uncertain data from proven data. Dave On 2011-03-05, at 9:45 PM, James Cook wrote: > (an aside to my Knight in shining armor thread) > > > I am trying to determine the best way to utilize Legacy (if at all) in > the uncertain situations - such as a family history claiming > Knighthood in the ancestry. > > Seems to me there some choices: > > - Enter the people - so they are not forgotten and/or are attached as > indicated so further leads/research/ideas/etc can be generated. This > is what I've been doing, but I get the impression I'm being cautioned > about continuing in this fashion. (Which is OK by me, I'm always open > to the pros/cons of my methodology so fire away.) By doing things > this way, one would likely make use of private/invisible individuals > as well as lower surety levels. These settings would be used to > suppress the information that has not been well proven thus far when > sharing publicly (reports, GEDCOMs, etc). However, all the > information, links, locations, relationship, etc are in the database > and can be studied along with everything that is more sure. At least > that has been my thinking so far. > > - Do not enter the people, but make TODOs for further research - I > think this is what is being offered as a better way to go. In this > mode, it seems to me, the data has been captured, but is not connected > and cannot really be studied in relation to everything else. Because > things are disconnected, there seems to be a risk of forgetting/losing > track of things in your research. The term 'forgetting' to me > indicating there is some level of mental capacity required for > maintaining the connections. I don't see the same issue using the > previous approach. Of course, there are probably ways of entering > TODOs to minimized this, but I think there is always this risk. I've > not gone this route, so don't know if this risk is too high or not, on > the surface it seems it could be. In this mode private and invisible > individuals and low surety ratings have little meaning that I can > think of. Perhaps the appeal of this approach is that it is thought > this database is more clean/pure? > > - Do not enter the people, do not make TODOs, and hope you can > remember all these hints/tips/leads next time you are at the library. > No one's suggesting this one, but I suppose it is an option. > > > Thoughts? > > > > -- > James Cook > GED Utils, Ancestry Utils > http://loosestacks.blogspot.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
