I put every variant in AKA because that is where I look when I wonder if the person I have found in research is someone in my genealogy. It's all right there in my index and other lists. I think having yet another list with variants would be redundant and confusing. Let's not get caught up in the ."semantics of "AKA." I have mentioned the medieaval era before, but even in colonial America, people were called, and called themselves by different names. What the Legacy AKA allows is for us to find the if the person is OUR person even when a different name is used!
Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of mbstx Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 5:48 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Alias question - Alt Spelling I agree with the "Alt Spelling" option, but I would like it as an option in the AKA field, rather than in the Events field. Almost every AKA I have is an error by a census taker, a records clerk, etc., rather than a change made by the individual her/himself. The exception is where my Catholic German ancestors dropped their "Church" name [John, Mary, Joseph] in favor of the name by which they were called {Gerhardt, Gertrude, Hermann] or vice versa - that's a true AKA. Marianne -----Original Message----- >From: Mike Fry <mike...@iafrica.com> >Sent: Jun 16, 2009 7:21 AM >To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Alias question > >Dennis M. Kowallek wrote: >> On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:35:25 -0700 (PDT), Marilyn Clark >> <paddypeppe...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> I am a new Legacy user, and have just begun to input some aliases. >>> Should I be using the Surname field when it is not different? Ex: >>> Joseph Wiley Embry is the main name, alias is J Wiley. Should I >>> include Embry again? >> >> I don't enter the surname if it is the same because I don't like the >> way it reads in reports. If I had my druthers I'd enter it and add an >> option in reports to suppress the redundant surname. I think Legacy's >> AKA handling needs lots of work. >> > >I totally agree with you Dennis. > >In fact, I think there's a desperate need to make a distinction between >'real' AKAs and what should really be classed as transcription errors >that give rise to a multitude of alternate spellings. > >Since the program comes with the series of 'Alt. ...' Event Types, >what's wrong with creating an Event Type of 'Alt. Spelling' or something >similar? This would alleviate reams of the 'Another name for...' notes >and also allow you to source the alternative/wrong spelling. > >Aliases should really be left for alternate, official surnames. > >-- >Regards, >Mike Fry >Johannesburg. > > > >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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.27/2111 - Release Date: 06/15/09 17:54:00 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
