I use the AKA field to record every variation of a name I find in the records. I use the name field to record the name that I believe to be their given name. When I run a report in Legacy, I always edit it so that it doesn't come out too "stiff" if that makes sense. When I am editing, I would probably put some explanation in there. For example, the Robert Eugene that you used... I would probably put something like this.....
Robert Eugene Smith, known as Bob to most of his friends and family but in his later years he seemed to prefer Gene. Or, Robert Eugene Smith, known as Bobby during his childhood but as he got older more people started calling him Gene. Then I would pick which name I wanted to continue with. michele Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
