I just received a GEDCOM from a distant cousin who didn't include AKA's at all. Now I am going through a file of over 1000 people trying to input AKA's for married females. I was thinking just yesterday how nice it would be if Legacy could do that for me. What an opportune time for Wyn to have posted this. I too would like to see the addition of such a feature.
Bill -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Wyndham Clampett Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 3:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LegacyUG] Automatic AKA's I believe this situation illustrates the need to have an option to get Legacy to automatically generate AKA's for married females. (It should be an "option" as not everyone may want to choose this action). This won't completely solve the problem but at least it will be possible to find the married females under their married names as well as their maiden name. However, there still remains the "problem" of "Jon White" marrying "Mary "Smith" (previously "Mary Gordon", nee "Harris"). Setting aside any GEDCOM issues, I personally would like to be able to enter and view all these name permutations and believe it would be a popular enhancement to Legacy - and put it even further ahead of other genealogical programs! Lastly, if something is done, it would be nice if the AKA's (etc) could be included in the indexes for reports and web pages.... Regards, Wyndham Clampett -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Betty Hamilton Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Problem deleting duplicate person Glen Sedrick wrote: > When entering a female into a second or third marriage what name > should be used? Her original maiden name or her married name at the > time of the new wedding? I, too, am interested in the responses to this one. I have been putting all names but the last married one in the first name slot (Mary Jane Jones) then the name being used at the time of the marriage (Smith) in the surname slot. That is only if she marries into my lines. I hope that method does not cause problems later on. (As I found that my "creative" locations did! I just about have them straightened out after quite a few hours of work.) I have a cousin who has married several times, so her surname has to be the one that connects her to our line, and then I just add each husband as he has appeared chronologically. Betty Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
