This is a feature I use all the time to note "other" relationships:
>From the Family View screen, click on Edit, then Children's Settings. Highlight the child's name at the top and look at the bottom of the screen. Under Child Status you can use the standard terms or add whatever term you wish for the child. And it can apply to either or both parents. This term shows up on the Family Group Record, and at least the one Descendant Book that I often use. I haven't checked in other reports, but presumably it would show up the same in all. Relationship possibilities include: Adopted, Step (-child, -daughter, or -son), Foster, Challenged, Disproved, Biological, Guardian, etc. ad infinitum. In the case you noted I'd assume they were foster children, but you could also note them as Niece or Nephew. Kent Myrick ----- Original Message ----- From: Kirsten Bowman To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:56 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Blended Family? Gene: You're correct about the term, of course. "Stepchild" was the word used in the original documents but in today's terminology they would probably be foster children. (I don't think there was any actual adoption.) Changing the children's settings doesn't appear to have any effect on the Descendant Book Report, though, and probably wouldn't be reflected in my GEDCOM posted at RootsWeb--which is what I'm really after--except perhaps in Notes or Events (which I don't post). Is it hopeless then? Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gene Young Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 5:35 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Blended Family? Kirsten Bowman wrote: Is there a way that I can include Margaret's nieces > and nephew in Frederick's Descendant Book Report as stepchildren of both > Frederick and Margaret? How? > > Kirsten > They would not be step-children, they would be at most adopted. This can be indicated under children's settings. -- Gene Y. n2kvs Researching Young, Zies, Harer & Cox with Legacy Family Tree http://h1.ripway.com/egptech/ 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 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
