Rob
----- Original Message ----- From: "winmcl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Advanced Set Living surprise
Dear Alice:
I understand your concern about estimated dates. I once shared your opinion
of putting something estimated into my family history, but I learned when I
entered many names in the database - no, perhaps even before that - when I
accummulated many names to research - that I needed estimated dates to
figure the time period of that person so I could plan my research. When I
put them in a computer , and had a couple thousand people in there it was
even more necessary. To be sure I always enter the word "About" meaning
clculated or estimated. You calculate from the death age, and you estimate
from the marriage date or the birth date of the first known child. This is
acceptable genealogical procedure.
Best Wishes,
Winifred
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Advanced Set Living surprise
Elizabeth, I'm not sure I like the idea of Legacy or any other genealogy program forcing me to estimate birth dates. One of the reasons I switched to Legacy was because I wanted to do it "my way." Having said that, there is some merit to having something rather than nothing in the birth field. My Irish husband has a saying, "Do something, even if it's wrong." That philosophy would apply here. I like your solution. Thanks. -- Alice
In a message dated 10/30/2004 4:35:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Living flag may cause problems with file transfers. Wall chart may be confusing if there are undated or unsorted births.
I much prefer estimated dates over sort dates or words in date fields.
If birth dates are left blank, it is harder to create a list of people who
*might* have been alive at the time of a census or event registration.
A child with undated birth could sort first or last after a file transfer.
Usually I know enough to guess a date closer than "about 100
years before the death date."
GUESS in the birth location field is a reminder to anyone who sees my data that the birth year was estimated. Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
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