Finally found time to go back to FamilySearchIndexing and - while
reviewing the guidelines - I found this:
Punctuation
In order to create consistency and to help with arbitration, please
follow these guidelines for indexing punctuation:
Do not type periods, commas, or semicolons after initials or
On 30 Jun 2008 GeoSci wrote:
> I KNEW I had read (somewhere) to not place the period after an
> initial. Opinions/Ideas?
I totally disagree with this. In the early 1800s it was fairly
common amongst Palatine and other Germanic families in the USA to use
a single letter as a middle "name" to
In a message dated 6/30/2008 1:34:10 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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I had a Father-in-Law who had a "middle initial" of "L" - not a middle name,
always without a period, and sometimes required (on certain legal documents)
to sign it as "L (i.o.)" [meaning "(initi
IMHO, since Windows uses periods in file names as
separators, it can confuse the various programs, so
what I would want in that case is rendered out of my
hands. The computersh in LA CA are taking over the
world, and we can be partners or enemies, I give up.
Ric
--- GeoSci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
I agree with your assessment and descision. But those
pesky little periods/dots can cause their own
problems. Justr an observation.
Rich in LA CA
--- Dave Naylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 30 Jun 2008 GeoSci wrote:
>
> > I KNEW I had read (somewhere) to not place the
> period after an
> > i
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> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Followup to Discussion about Periods
> after Initials.
>
> IMHO, since Windows uses periods in file names as separators,
> it can co
Sorry to pepper the list with questions, but if I don't submit them when
I come across the (during trying to clean up my just imported file) I
will not remember the problems. I do think the day will come (perhaps
when my manual arrives in the mail) when I don't have such basic
question to ask
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To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 4:27 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Followup to Discussion about Periods after Initials.
In a message dated 6/30/2008 1:34:10 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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I had a Father-in-Law who had a "mid
As in the case of: "Harry S Truman." His whole middle name was "S" ,
not an abbreviation. Should his family simply add a period
arbitrarily, as needed, so as to not upset the software?
GB
On Jun 30, 2008, at 2:02 AM, Dave Naylor wrote:
On 30 Jun 2008 GeoSci wrote:
I KNEW I had read (so
Jane Sarles wrote:
Sorry to pepper the list with questions, but if I don't submit them when
I come across the (during trying to clean up my just imported file) I
will not remember the problems. I do think the day will come (perhaps
when my manual arrives in the mail) when I don't have such ba
My Great Grandfather's name was M L McDonald... and yes it was a
nightmare in the Army in WWI as he told us the story many times. When
Legacy tells me to put the periods in I just ignore it and select the
option not to be warned about future problems on that record.
Allen
John Clare wrote:
d for was S and nothing else - quite a problem in the army in
> WWI.
>
> Art Seddon
>
> - Original Message -
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 4:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Followup to Discussion
I would expect that they would exclude Harry S Truman, and similarily
named people from finding that potential error - same as I have to
exclude my ancestor that married someone with the same last name.
That is why Legacy is flexible!
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 2:22 PM, Gary Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Gary Brown wrote
As in the case of: "Harry S Truman." His whole middle name was "S" ,
not an abbreviation. Should his family simply add a period
arbitrarily, as needed, so as to not upset the software?
I think that is an excellent example of why one should, in *most*
instances, put a full
Except it's Ulysses Simpson Grant.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Clare
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 2:17 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Followup to Discussion about Periods after Initials.
I seem to have heard of so
Full name: Hiram Ulysses Simpson Grant, also called 'Unconitional Surrender"
Grant.
Art Seddon
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From: John Clare
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Followup to Discussion about Periods afte
Art Seddon wrote:
Full name: Hiram Ulysses Simpson Grant, also called 'Unconitional Surrender"
Grant.
Actually, Hiram Ulysses Grant, Mother maiden name SIMPSON. The official who nominated him to West
Point erroneously listed his name as Ulysses S. Grant and the academy would not allow him t
I have a cousin whose birth certificate reads "R. L. Corley" - with full stop
after each
of the letters. His father was also "R. L. Corley". His grandfather was
Robert Lee
Corley. My cousin's signature was quite illegible, so I don't know if he put
the periods
after the letters, even if th
Penny wrote
So, while I agree that consistently omitting full stops on letters that
are actually names rather than initials is a good idea - in this case
it wouldn't be entirely accurate, imo. How would you handle this case?
What I would do is enter his name as R L Corley on the Individual's
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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Followup to Discussion about Periods after Initials.
I have a cousin whose birth certificate reads "R. L. Corley" - with full
stop after each
of the letters. His father was also "R. L. Corley". His grandfather was
Robert Lee
Corley. My cou
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