Marlene, There have been several good ideas, but I think your suggestion of using the Marriage Status field will work best in my situation.
Thanks, Russ McGillivray Caledon, Ontario, Canada -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Marlene Williamson Sent: July 6, 2009 5:58 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] How to Represent a "Best Fit" Ancestor I add a new child status called "Perhaps" and attach it to the child in question. This then appears on the Family screen and lets me know immediately that there is some doubt. For marriages I do the same thing - make a Status entry of Perhaps, or Probable, which also appears on the family screen. I then put any supporting notes into the Research area for the individual or for the marriage. Marlene New Zealand From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of John Roose Sent: Tuesday, 7 July 2009 6:56 a.m. To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How to Represent a "Best Fit" Ancestor Russ - What I do is enter the family and use a "?" in the "Title prefix" box, explaining it in Research Notes. I do it this way to keep the family together without having to remember that I have their info somewhere else. It also "flags" the fact that there is a broken or unconfirmed link. Enhancement suggestions have been made on this point before. Since I work mostly from the Family tab it is readily apparent. Regards, John On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Russ McGillivray <russmcgilliv...@hotmail.com> wrote: How would you represent a "Best Fit" set of parents? This concerns a direct ancestor from a small island in Scotland (Islay). The available records have gaps such that his parents will likely never be known; but there is one family that stands out as a "best fit" in terms of locations, dates, names, etc. I want to include this next generation of parents (and include research into their other children's descent) but make it clear that this is only a best guess. (In particular, this assumes my ancestor was born on Islay and did not come to Islay from somewhere else.) Do you use the Children's Settings for this and add a new setting such as "Tentative"? This is not quite right - I want to represent that these parent's son Donald (who is not tentative) is the best fit for "my" Donald. Russ McGillivray 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 -- Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood! 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
