Rob, Do you _want_ your filing system tied to one location and one Legacy-only database? Any system seems to work for a small family project with known event dates. If the original researcher finds more data than expected or is short of time, it might be practical to split a project with sibling(s) or cousin(s) who agree to work on one branch each.
My family printouts are currently in more than 60 color-coded two-inch ring binders with family group printouts for the "main" households, scrapbooks and descendant reports chosen to suit the data available for each branch. Binders match (more or less) specific files and may have Windows folders with hundreds of pictures as well as scanned sources. In theory, a cousin could take a binder plus a matching data file and pictures on a CD to continue working on a branch. Compare with a method of assigning numbers in the order marriages were entered in one family file or acquisition numbers for every source document in the order collected. Some researchers had to start over with "better" picture filing methods by the time they scanned about a thousand images. Since 1967, I've collected many examples of family trees and books with numbering systems that were more confusing than helpful. My preference is to give each person a unique name and estimated year of birth rather than a number. The same branch might have a dozen men called Robert. One in particular was always called Robert Andrew but Legacy Narrative report drops his middle name and surname for the marriage to his second wife. Some families reused the same name if the first child named for an ancestor died very young. Cousins named after the same ancestor were often neighbors close in age and easily mixed up in sources. Two brothers died in 1890, both leaving widows called Margaret. I made the mistake of assuming that the first one found in the 1891 census was the one from my direct line. -- Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Weiss" > Hi Cathy, > This sounds like you had "Re-use Abandoned RIN's" checked. That will fill > in the gaps, but I thought only with new additions. Maybe you didn't have > "Try to keep original ID numbers (RIN's)" selected. Otherwise, it sounds > like a bug to me. > I'm interested, because I (and others) depend on reasonably stable MRIN's > for filing. 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
