Some of you are "purists" when it comes to historical place names. To me getting the person's name right is the single most important item in genealogy. That is why I always try to use the actual birth name in the main name fields and utilize the aka fields for the nicknames, etc. Jerry in Michigan
Robert57P_gmail <robert...@gmail.com> wrote: >Besides putting their most commonly "known" name in quotes in the GIVEN >field, you should also put their "known" name in the AKA list. Then, in >the name list (and/or in the Index), you can turn on "include alternate >names". This way the person will show up in your list twice (or three >times, etc - depending on how many names they were known by). This >option is easily turned on & off for times when you want the shorter >list or the complete list. > >In other words: >* in the GIVEN field, you would have: Jane Mary "Mary" >* In A.K.A., you would have: > Jane Smith > Jane Mary Smith > Jane M. Smith > Mary Smith > Mary J. Smith (maybe??? - depends on what you find) > Mary Jane Smith (again - maybe - depends on what you find) > J. M. Smith > etc >Of course the A.K.A. can (and often should) include other "nick-names" >or "pet names" if the person was actually known by these other names on >any documents or even if they were known by the nick-name in general >public (because, for example, they may be listed that way in a newspaper >article). > > >On 01/02/2012 05:52, Jenny M Benson wrote: >> On 02/01/2012 10:10, BF wrote: >>> Is there a way to search for a middle name in the index? Some folks go >>> by their middle name and when I don't rem their 'unused' first name I >>> have to search through the surname. Just a nuisance with the relatively >>> small tree I'm working on now, but will be a bigger problem when I start >>> working on my families. Didn't see it addressed in archives since 09. >> If a person is known by any name which is not the first given name, you >> should enter their full Forename as follows: >> >> Jane Mary "Mary" or Henry "Hal". >> >> In Reports you can choose to Use Quoted Name for Narratives and Remove >> Quoted Given Names so you report might read Jane Mary Doe was born .... >> Mary married ..." >> >> You can search for these people by using the Detailed Search and >> selecting Given Names / Contains / "Mary" or Given Names / Contains / "Hal". >> > > >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 > > 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
