Lavern Hall wrote
I have always heard that it's best to begin entering data with yourself
as #1. I've done this and know it is a practice followed on this list.
That said, I recently attended a genealogy conference where the speaker
was strongly suggesting that if you have only one child, that child
should be entered as #1 and by doing so, a clear picture of both
parent's families would result. Has anyone tried this?
I brought up the fact that starting with the child will change the
"usual" numbers seen on a pedigree form, but was countered with
"Numbers are not important."
The fact that I have one child is allowing me to consider this option,
but after entering hundreds of names into Legacy, I'd hate to have to
start over and I won't do it without the expert advice on this list.
Does the speaker's
suggestion
have merit? Any thoughts?
Well it rather depends who's genealogy you are wishing to record and
why, doesn't it?
I think probably most of us here are recording our "family history"
which, in the case of those who have children, means the history of our
children, both their parents and the ancestry or their parents. Most of
us probably hope to pass on our research to our children and/or other
family members after we are gone.
If you are only interested in recording your own family, then don't
bother including your spouse and possibly not your child. If you want
your child to know their inheritance, then include him/her and your
spouse and that side of the family.
As to what shows up on a chart or report - that's entirely up to what
you choose to include. With Legacy you can choose anyone you like to be
the "starting person" and you can choose to display all relationships to
that person. You can still make yourself the "focus" of your family
file, even if you have included your child and spouse and all your
in-law relations.
I agree entirely with your speaker: people are what is important, not
numbers! To paraphrase The Prisoner "I am not a number, I am a free
woman!"
--
Jenny M Benson
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