True, except in the case of planning to publish your work in one of the professional journals. If that is the case, it then behooves one to determine the formats said journal requires before hand and enter data accordingly rather than have to re-do everything later.
----- Original Message ---- From: ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 3:51:03 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Very Basic Questions Elizabeth, That is exactly how I do it, and have been for years, without any problems or regrets. I have no intention of changing, and I would suggest that if you are happy with the way it works for you, and the outputs you get in your reports etc. then carry on as you are. At the end of the day there is no right nor wrong way there are ways that suit some and ways that suit others but it is *always your decision*. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ New Blog: Free Contacts Database for use with Open Office http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _____________________________________________________________________ > Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:21:03 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Very Basic Questions > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > But when I enter "residence" as an event, the place shows up in the > Location list. How else can I show a grandfather who moved every year > and had his first 4 children in 4 different towns if I don't use > "residence" as an event? > > Elizabeth C > > JLB wrote: >> There are 3 different Master Address lists. Mailing, Event and >> Repository. >> JL >> JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists >> http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html >> >> Elizabeth Cunningham wrote: >>> I have never gotten straight what the address fields were for. I had >>> understood they were for keeping track of members who are alive and >>> to be mailed to. What is the difference between location and address? >>> >>> Elizabeth C >>> >>> Thomas Herson wrote: >>>> The number of pages is high for the intended use of the location >>>> fields. You have 146 locations where one should suffice for >>>> Philadelphia. The street addresses are intended to be put in the >>>> address fields, not the location fields. But, since most people on >>>> this list pay no attention whatsoever to the instructions and do as >>>> they please, there's no harm in your doing what you please :) >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Cunningham" >>>> >>>> To: >>>> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:23 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Very Basic Questions >>>> >>>>> I had never actually run a Location Report, so I did, all 66 pages >>>>> of it. There are 146 Philadelphia Locations in it that are street >>>>> addresses. Is this a high or low number of pages for this report? >>>>> My ancestors seem to have moved around a bit, and this particular >>>>> crowd mostly only arrived in the 1880's or 1890's. The group that >>>>> has been here longer all lived out in the country. >>>>> >>>>> Elizabeth C >>>>> _________________________________________________________________ Great deals on almost anything at eBay.co.uk. Search, bid, find and win on eBay today! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000004ukm/direct/01/ 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