Cathy - Thanx for the response. That works well for two people - but not trying to identify and link a dozen. Or, I'm missing something. Thoughts?
Regards, John On 9/5/07, Cathy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi John, > The easiest way to find the Most Recent Common Ancestor is to use the > Relationship Calculator between the two people of interest (on the > Tools menu). > This can be printed as a simple chart and shows the line of both > people back to the common ancestor. > I think this is a Legacy Deluxe feature. > > Cheers, > Cathy > > At 04:19 AM 6/09/2007, you wrote: > > >The following question derives from two events: (1) a recent reunion > >of a dozen family members some of whom didn't know each other and > >their relationships; and (2) the finding of several DNA related > individuals. > > > >The question is: can "tagging" be used to find to find the MRCA > >[Most Recent Common Ancestor]? I would then export to a new database > >(or hopefully directly within Legacy 7) for charting. > > > >I know I can tag the individuals and then - with advanced tagging - > >tag with the same tag number all their ancestors. However, how then > >to find the MRCA other than trial and error since all tagged lines > >will go to the most "distant" ancestor - not the most "recent"? > > > >Regards, John > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > -- Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood! Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp