Elizabeth, I'm not sure I like the idea of Legacy or any other genealogy program forcing me to estimate birth dates. One of the reasons I switched to Legacy was because I wanted to do it "my way." Having said that, there is some merit to having something rather than nothing in the birth field. My Irish husband has a saying, "Do something, even if it's wrong." That philosophy would apply here. I like your solution. Thanks. -- Alice
In a message dated 10/30/2004 4:35:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Living flag may cause problems with file transfers. Wall chart may be confusing if there are undated or unsorted births. I much prefer estimated dates over sort dates or words in date fields. If birth dates are left blank, it is harder to create a list of people who *might* have been alive at the time of a census or event registration. A child with undated birth could sort first or last after a file transfer. Usually I know enough to guess a date closer than "about 100 years before the death date." GUESS in the birth location field is a reminder to anyone who sees my data that the birth year was estimated. 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
