Welcome, Linda! Please remember that Legacy is very flexible and that it allows you to do things many different ways. You may find many different suggestions from different people on this list as topics are discussed.
I have ALL of my people in one database but there are others on this list who have their family in one file and their spouse's family in another. I have 1 database for a number of reasons, mostly so that all of my son's ancestors, aunts, uncles and cousins are in the same database that he is. Otherwise, I would be in my family file plus my husband's to show that I am his wife and vice-versa. Our son, likewise, would have to be in both. In addition, you just never know where in your ancestry you might find that the families have crossed over each other. In regards to two marriages, you assign the children to their BIRTH parents. Additional marriages for the parents will result in the children being shown as step or 1/2 children. Mary -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Linda Johnston Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 6:34 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Help - new user Hi I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask these questions. I have started my family tree and I have possibly 130 people on it already and now I am just thinking have I done it all wrong should I fave different family trees or have everyone on one which I do.... should I have done one for my mother's family - her father and and then one for her mother and then one for each of my father's parents.....help...... Also when there are two marraiges involved do you include the children on both and designate which are step .... or do you have to .... Thanks Linda 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
