If you have an SSDI record, I'd add him/her. If not, I'd presume they were living. And I'd be more excited to think that they were possibly living and would do everything I could to try to locate that person and interview him/her!
Just my two cents from someone who has had very private grandparents and had to develop my research only from records; personal information from a living relation, no matter how distant, is a godsend. You never know what they have heard about the family or what they might have inherited thru shared ancestors. Good luck! Ancestry is a great place to hook up with people sharing your ancestry! Kathy On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Margaret DeAcetis <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm planning to create my first GEDCOM file. I've looked into the Legacy > Help Section and found archived messages helpful. > > I see mention of "unexpected consequences." Even using the GEDCOM 5.5 > options and selecting basic GEDCOM file, is there anyway to preview the > results? I'm planning to select a focus group of fewer than 15 people. Can I > create it, and export it into my Legacy under create a new family file? > Would this allow me to preview the results? Or is there any way to preview > the results? > > My intention is to eventually export the file into Ancestry.com so that > I can attach > specific Census forms, a WW I draft registration card and a SS death index > doc. I intend to make comments on these records. It is my belief that all > these people are dead. If not, they would be in their nineties. I do not see > how attaching a 1930 Census would compromise the privacy of any of the > individuals if they are still alive. Am I wrong about this? > > Any comments would be appreciated? > > I've found this Users Group super helpful. > > Margaret > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<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<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog > (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com<http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/> > ). > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > -- Kathy Meyer Technology is both blessing and curse, depending on what it's doing for you (or to you) on any particular day. 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
