The problem I've always had with using all the neat little specialized fields in any program (genie or not) is -- I forget where I tucked that fascinating tidbit then spend labor-hours finding it again.
Cheryl Michele/Support wrote: > I don’t put cemetery names in the burial field. I use a > separate Cemetery event. Why? Because I can use the notes > area of the event to put the transcription of the marker and > any other notes such as “grave is unmarked†or the section > and plot number or even information about who all is buried > in the same plot. I also attach a photo of the marker. > > Michele > > Technical Support > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/> > > *From:*Paul Kean [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Saturday, November 23, 2013 5:07 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Burial Location as a Cemetery Event > > Sherry, > > I don't disagree with your reasoning about the lists and > sorting these. However, shouldn't this concept also be > extended to other 'events' as well. In Australia, we only > use a 3-place addressing system, so its really easy to slip > in a patten of using a church or graveyard etc in that top > level. Coming from a Christian background, I have lots of > marriages and christenings and other events that take place > in Churches, which would have a similar issue. So, would you > advocate using a real event for each of these. > > Thanks > > ..Paul Kean > > Melbourne, Australia > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:*Sherry/Support <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, 24 November 2013 7:43 AM > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Burial Location as a Cemetery > Event > > The reason why I recommend *not* to put the cemetery > name in the location field is that it messes up sorts in > the Master Location List as well as the > "Expand/Contraction Location Parts" tool if you have > entered it as > > Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, > United States > > Some people who want the cemetery in the location field > will enter it as > > Riverview Cemetery-South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, > United States > > in order to retain the 4-place settings that are > required for the proper sort and Expand/Contract. > > Geoff uses the Burial Address but I don't find that > flexible enough for reports. > > We realize that the 4-place governmental jurisdictions > don't always apply for locations outside of the US. In > my file, I have utilized commas to keep the four places > so I can do a good sort or use the Expand/Contract. > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 12:26 PM, singhals > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Sherry's probably in the majority, but FMPOV "Wrong" is > highly subjective, and if it floats your boat or > fills some > need you have, put the cemetery name into the burial > place > field. I'd've personally thought that was where it > should go > anyway. > > Cheryl > > > COLETTE SIKES wrote: > > Good Day All > > Two weeks ago, I finally purchased Legacy Deluxe > Edition > > (and about died waiting for the password code to > arrive so I > > could download it without the CD!). I have had my > tree on > > Ancestry for 13 years and did purchase Family Tree > Maker > > about 2 years ago so I could sync my tree but for > whatever > > reason mine wouldn't work after the first sync and > they > > weren't able to resolve my problem so I just gave > up. I > > wanted so bad to create reports and have been on > the mailing > > list for Legacy for a long time, so I finally > jumped in! I'm > > so glad I did! Needless to say, I have lots of > cleaning up > > to do - especially with locations. > > I have been able to answer many of my questions by > searching > > through the archives but I still have one issue that I > > haven't been able to resolve. I would like a report of > > burial locations - show me everyone who is buried > in Cotton > > Valley Cemetery, Cotton Valley, Webster, > Louisiana, USA. If > > > I leave the cemetery name in the buried field, > then it shows > > > up in the location report as I want it - even if > it is wrong > > because the location should be city, > parish/county, state, > > country. > > I found Sherry's/Support message from 22 Nov 2010 that > > states she enters the burial information as a > Cemetery Event > > (and her words - and you can do so much more with > the Events > > Report). So when I changed 3 family members burial > location > > to a Cemetery Event and created the report, it > shows up as > > Alpha Name of the individuals and not grouped > together by > > cemetery. > > Is there any way I can see everyone who is buried at a > > certain cemetery grouped together? > > Thanks so much for any assistance you can provide > to this > > newbie! 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