It could very well explain the difference. "Genealogy" used to be the term which was always used but more and more often I seeing "family history".
To add on a bit - I have two databases, my family and my husband's. Since I don't have any children, his are from a previous marriage, it works quite well for me. Mary Beth Figgins --- Claire Spinelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think it's interesting that you use the term > "family history." I think > there's a difference between "genealogy" and "family > history" which might > partially explain the vast difference in database > sizes. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Mary > Figgins > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 11:47 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Criteria you use to add an > individual to Legacy? > > In addition to the obvious I will sometimes add side > lines that I happen to come across in my records > search that might aid my research later. Such as > names in a probate, that might confirm that this is > a > relation. > > I will also more likely to follow families that came > to Kansas even if they are not near my direct line. > Simply because I have access to Kansas records. > > I have also been known to follow people that catch > my > interest. Maybe they have an interesting occupation > or maybe it's a single woman who was leaving a lot > of > money to people when she died. Where did her money > come from? Or it maybe someone of prominence like > Red > Kate Richards O'Hare, a prominent Kansas socialist, > who is on a side line of mine. > > There is no firm rule of who to add. It's whatever > works for you and that's the fun of doing family > history. > > Mary Beth Figgins > > > --- George Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Claire, > > > > > > > > There is nothing wrong with your thinking, > everyone > > to their > > own choice as to how many limbs you want to go out > > on your > > tree. > > > > > > > > I am one of those who have extended my 3d and 4th > > cousins > > lines past any direct connection. I do this > because > > I enjoy > > looking up the family histories and some of these > > distant > > links have lead back to direct line family members > > that I > > was > > having trouble finding info. > > > > A small database is ok based on your own > > preferences. > > > > Keep on digging, > > > > George in Arizona > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On > > Behalf Of Claire Spinelli > > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 9:49 AM > > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > Subject: [LegacyUG] Criteria you use to add an > > individual to > > Legacy? > > > > > > > > I often read of people who have thousands and > > thousands of > > people in their database. Today I read of one > over > > 100,000. > > I have trouble envisioning where all these people > > come from > > :-) I feel like a slouch - my best branch > (paternal > > grandfather) only has about 400 people in it and I > > thought I > > was doing pretty well. I add direct line > ancestors, > > of > > course, their siblings, all spouses and children > > involved. > > I also include the parents of any spouses, though, > > and > > generally just make a note of their siblings. For > > instance, > > the wife of my great-uncle would be included, as > > would her > > parents, but that would be the end of her line. > (I > > hope I'm > > explaining this so it can be understood.) I read > > questions > > about downloading gedcoms found online. Perhaps > I'm > > not as > > fortunate as others, but the gedcoms I've found > have > > only > > included 3 or 4 people that would be relevant to > me. > > In > > that case, I import the gedcom into its own file, > > and only > > enter into my main database the 3 or 4 people. To > > do > > otherwise would, to me, create useless clutter. > > > > Is there something wrong with my thinking? > > > > Claire > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages: > > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > .com/ > > Online technical support: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ________ > Never miss a thing. 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