Jane, I use Legacy primarily as a research tool, so I'm comfortable with things which clash with "good" genealogy practice and may require care with anything to be shared. Very commonly, I resort to the extensive and versatile "Placeholder" family.
One example is a problem with my Pratts, where detail of an estate entailment supports connection but points at the "wrong" brother. Pending resolution, there's now an extra brother, "Entailed Pratt Placeholder" as my mother's ancestor. His notes describe the problem and possible sources of info. This is "quiet" regarding reports and charts, since it doesn't affect number of generations, but visually obvious and quick to find since all "Placeholders" list together and given names can offer keys. Removal is just trivial delinking and relinking. Another general example is helping use of Legacy where DNA is involved and speculation can really run rampant. Some of my Placeholders are quite long lived, hundreds, even thousands, of years, and have the ability to bridge from my surname(s) to other genealogies or deep ancestries where DNA indicates probability of connection but proven (or provable) linkage is lacking. "Placeholders" can be tagged as a class, unlinked or mass deleted, so it's easy to revert to conventional format for a report or other reason. Simply do a backup, dump everything you don't want and when you are done, restore from the backup. kb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Sarles" <sarlesinsi...@gmail.com> ... I know that I can put those other guys in as unlinked people, but they will not show up when I study my data and am trying to fit clues together as to who Timothy's parents or brothers are. ... 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
