Sydney: Many Legacy users simply include these people as unlinked individuals in their main databases. Personally I shy away from that approach. I have a “Stray” folder in My Documents with sub-folders for unlinked individuals, small family groups, or even stub trees of 2-3 generations. Since I’m working on a limited one name study I have probably 40-50 strays. Those files hold notes, sources, copies of records, correspondence, and even rough trees. Periodically I go through the list of folders and review to see if new information allows a stray to be added to my main database.
Kirsten From: Sydney Gabel Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 8:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] questionable family members How do you handle individuals that might become family if the research confirms relationships? Do you have unlinked individuals in your main family history file or start a new family file or each individual? I am working on several individuals with the same last name who are likely related to individuals in my family file. Thank you, Sydney Gabel 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
