Rob
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] RIN versus MRIN?
Hi Jane and Listers
When you use the Index View tab you can set up a whole host of separate templates. Besides the original default one, I have one showing Birth/Baptism, one showing Marriage (incl MRIN's) , and one showing Deaths/Burials ...
regards
Bill
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Hakes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 8:48 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] RIN versus MRIN?
I've seen much discussion about filing systems and it seems that most
people are filing using the MRIN. Could the file-by-family-group be a
hold-over from pre-computer days? I started with filing by RIN, which
worked fine for me, but after re-reading the article "Organize Your Paper
Files Using Legacy Family Tree" I thought I'd perhaps made a mistake. I'd
save some (can't see it would mean a lot of difference) space by changing,
but if I do go ahead and reorganize my system based on the MRINs, I can
see a couple of potential problems:
1) What happens when a person marries more than once? Would I have two file tabs (two MRINs), possibly #3 and #99, for him/her? Wouldn't that be more confusing? If I file by RIN, I have all that information filed with the individual. I don't currently duplicate any papers that apply to both husband and wife. Copies of marriage licenses, census records, etc. are filed with the husband and simply referred to in the wife's records.
2) The Index View tab, which is primarily what I use when working in Legacy, doesn't display the MRIN unless I specifically highlight(/click) an individual name, then read it from the status bar at the bottom of the screen. I can't see at a glance ALL the MRINs unless I go to the Marriage List screen. This could mean a lot of jumping around.
A second dilemma: While I do enter every child from a direct-ancestor family, I don't enter every spouse and child of that person. For example, John and Mary Jones have three children: Tom, Dick, and Harry. I'm descended from Tom, so while I did enter birth/death details for Dick and Harry, I don't enter their spouses and children and certainly not the spouses and children of their children's children, etc. Is this the way most people do it? I can see where it could/would be helpful to have as many persons with as much detail as possible, but at this stage it seems unnecessary (and not a little overwhelming).
So now I'm suspended in motion.... I've emptied half of my binder with the
idea of changing to using MRINs, but having second thoughts. Apologies to
those who are tired of non-research questions. I know this is probably
petty, but I think it's important to get it right before I get too many
names to deal with.
Thanks for any suggestions,
Jane Hakes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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