Peter, Take a look at the sample database. Look at Asa Clark Brown's events. I use the alt birth event to record conflicting information. But when I can disprove one of the conflicting events, I'll change the name from Alt Birth to Disproven Birth and in its event notes, I'll give an explanation of why the event was disproven. Once we've disproven an event, we should still keep the record of them so we have our reasoning to explain to others.
Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Holmes Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Events master list Denis, (Rob & Steve), Thanks for your explanations. The Alt term makes more sense now. I'll have to determine a way to make any use of them proactive as opposed to them just sitting there dormantly, Perhaps getting them on to "to do" lists? I'm off to think aboutthem but I won't yet delete them. Peter Holmes Western Australia [HOLMES (Witham on the Hill, Pinchbeck, Donington and then Leicestershire), DAVISON (Donington), CRAGG (Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire), RYLOTT & WITHERINGTON (Gosberton, Gosberton Clough)] [Villages are in Lincolnshire] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Dennis Kowallek > Sent: Friday, 13 January 2006 09:24 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Events master list > > On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:09:25 +0800, "Peter Holmes" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >what the first few entries on the list relate > >to - specifically the abbreviation <Alt. > preceding 'birth', > >"burial", "christening" & "death" > > Alt. stands for "alternate" or "alternative". I use them when I have > conflicting data. For example, a newspaper obit may say a person was > born in 1921, but the tombstone may say 1920. So one goes in the main > birth event, and the other goes in an Alt. Birth event. Legacy User Group 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 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
