Alan, You can edit the wording for shared events either globally by changing the sentence definitions or case by case with the sentence override. The sentence override can use codes so may not need to be different for every family member.
Also, have you discovered quoted names? It may not do what you want if you want to use the exact name in the source for every different event but I find it invaluable. When you choose to use quoted name in narrative then if you entered the name as Anne "Annie" then the narrative would use Annie. In events for this to happen you need to use the code [FirstHeShe] or [FirstName]. The quotes go around the name by which someone was generally known. The unquoted part of the name is the legal name. eg: I have a family who had three names. They weren't necessarily known by their first name. Some not by any of their names. So I enter eg: Robert Walter Cooper "Roy"; Ethel Mary Joyce "Joyce" as the given names. I record in the census event notes the name used in the census enumeration. May be useful to you. That said, I haven't taken up shared events yet but I wasn't one of the ones asking for them. Cathy At 09:53 PM 11/04/2014, you wrote: >Cheryl, > >At first I thought that you had a good idea in using "Samuel >appeared in his mother's household ...", But, I have several >cases where a couple is living with his father in law. If Legacy >had allowed for us to edit the wording, Shared Events would be a >great tool, but it looks like it will be easier to use the old >method and enter the data for each person, as we did in 7.5. > >Al > >-----Original Message----- >From: singhals [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 9:15 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Shared Event uses maiden name instead of married name > >Ummm, IMO your problem was well-stated first time. > >Since I haven't used the Shared Event feature, I'm wondering why #3 >doesn't read : >"Samuel appeared in his mother's household ...", a formulation that >would accommodate the facts, your preferences, and standard >Genealogical practice? > >Cheryl > > >Alan Wakenhut wrote: > > I should have explained my problem better. > > > > When using the "Shared Event" for a residence, with the census as > a source, the widow's married name was Anna Zatkoff, (maiden name - > Kazadowiew). The 1940 census gives her name as Anna Zatkoff, which > is what the narrative report should show for her children. But as > you will see below in #3& #5, it lists Anna's name as > Kazadowiew. The report should show her name as it appears in the census. > > > > I don't expect this to happen automatically and am more than > happy to make a manual change to show her married name. My > question is how can I manually make the change? I realize that I > can manually enter the specific wording for each of Anna's 9 > children, but would really like to use the "shared event" feature. > > > > > > Samuel ZATKOFF [205], son of Maxim ZATKOFF and Anna KAZADOWIEW, was > > born on 10 Feb > > 1920 in Cokeburg, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, was baptized in > > Mariana, , Pennsylvania, USA, and died on 29 Sep > > 1993 at age 73. > > Noted events in his life were: > > 1. He was Orthodox. > > 2. He has conflicting birth information of Bet 1919 and 1920 and > Pennsylvania, USA. > > 3. Samuel appeared in the household of Anna KAZADOWIEW in a census on > > 1 Apr 1930 in North Bethlehem, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA. > > 4. Samuel attended school prior to 1 Apr 1930. > > 5. He was an occupant at the residence of Anna KAZADOWIEW on 1 Apr > > 1930 in North Bethlehem, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA. > > 6. He had a residence on 29 Sep 1993 in Porter, Porter, Indiana, USA. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kurt Kneeland [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 6:52 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Shared Event uses maiden name instead of > > married name > > > > You can definitely use the shared event. However, her primary > name will remain her birth name, so in the Census Event, you will > need to say something like "listed as" with her name as listed in > the census and perhaps stating "widow". I do this for anyone who > isn't listed under their birth name unless it's an obvious very > minor variation. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Alan Wakenhut [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 2:26 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Shared Event uses maiden name instead of > > married name > > > > In other words, you are saying that I can't use the shared event > feature for a widow as head of household. The problem isn't in the > wording for her event, but her maiden name shows up in the census > and residence events for her children. The census form shows her > married name and that is the way it should be recorded in Legacy. > > > > I suggest that you add an option to change the name as it is > appears for other family members in shared events. > > > > Thank you, > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brian/Support [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 12:37 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Shared Event uses maiden name instead of > > married name > > > > If it is an individual event for her you cannot have Legacy use a > married surname. Individual events always use the surname of the > person, after all she may have had more than one husband and how > would Legacy know which marriage to use for the surname. For the > same reason you cannot try to have an individual event use a spouse > name, if you try Legacy will just use the person's name. > > > > Brian > > Customer Support > > Millennia Corporation > > [email protected] > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > > > On 10/04/2014 11:58 AM, Alan Wakenhut wrote: > >> If the head of a household is a widow, the shared event for her > children shows her maiden name. 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