That's a great idea - I used to use DOS based Pedigree which allowed me to create just such events with multiple connections. Currently, when entering census and similar records I do the following - not ideal, but at least the printouts are more readable and considerably shorter!
Determine the primary individual in the census record - for me that is usually the direct relation, or if more than one person in the household qualifies - the head, and enter the full census details for the household as an event named 1841 (or whatever) Census. Using the Clipboard for Events I then add the event to each of the other individuals, but remove all the entries for persons other than themselves and add something like - "With parents and siblings" "With wife and four children". This procedure doesn't let me see at a glance who is there - if I made a separate source for every single census reference it would, but that is too unwieldy for me. However it does let me see - on individual and family group sheet reports - which census details I have located for the individuals in question. It also appears neatly on the Individuals Information Screen Hope this helps Marlene Williamson Otorohanga New Zealand -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wendy Howard Sent: Sunday, 26 June 2005 1:50 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LegacyUG] Events common to multiple people Hi everyone, I'm new to this group, having discovered its existence only this week, and have been using Legacy 5.0 for about six months now. I was wondering if it is possible to have one event with several people linked to it? I suspect not, but it doesn't hurt to ask. :-) The situation I'm thinking of at the moment is the emigration of my great-great-grandparents and their three children from England to New Zealand. Add in another child that was born on the voyage, and there are six people all together who experienced this event. :-) Up until now, I've been creating a separate event for each person, and then copying the text from one event for one person, to a new event for the next person involved, and so on. This is what I've been doing for UK census records so far. But, is it possible to do it another way so that I can see at a glance who was involved in a particular event, without naming each of them in the event's details? Looking forward to your replies. :-) Kind Regards, Wendy Howard Kaiwaka, New Zealand Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
