Hi Ron
I do not always enter a birth date but because of you I MAY start. I
have discovered that when I calculate a date from provided data such as died
8 may 1748 age 79 y 3m 2d I can enter b. cal [calculated] 6 Feb 1668 and
nothing bad happens to the date as far as I can see so I am thinking that
when and if "I" add a date I might enter me 1887 me standing for myself or
SD 1887 SD being my initials letting me know that the date was entirely my
idea and in notes I may explain how "I" came to pick that date. I have not
tried any reports using this technique so I have no idea how or if it will
work out yet.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Klotz Zellhoefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] learning from mistakes
> Hi,
> I'm coming into this thread late, but ...
> When posting an individual with no known birthdate, I *always enter
> something* for birthdate.
> Perhaps most frequently is finding/posting a parent, where e.g.
> "[childbirthdate]-30" may be appropriate, posted as e.g. "Est 1848".
> Two benefits --
> first that Legacy will then mark the individual as dead at an appropriate
> future date
> second it's most helpful in e.g. Index View for sorting individuals and/or
> in just plain seeing *something* which might help one "recognize" that
> individual, especially amongst many with the same name!
> HTL
> RonKZ
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