RE: [LegacyUG] Need advice on entering info from crew lists

2008-03-26 Thread Jan Roberts
style – not just as a list of events, so this works well for me. Cheers, Jan _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joyce Herzog Sent: Wednesday, 26 March 2008 8:04:AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Need advice on entering info

Re: [LegacyUG] Need advice on entering info from crew lists

2008-03-25 Thread MagnoliaSouth
I have several Navy men in my tree. I didn't do it that way as it didn't give me a timeline that I liked. Because they were on different ships during different time frames, I created an Event called ships and worded it how I liked. Then I could enter the ship's name in the description, the dates th

Re: [LegacyUG] Need advice on entering info from crew lists

2008-03-25 Thread Wynthner
TED]> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 4:46:21 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Need advice on entering info from crew lists Joyce, If this person were in my tree, I would use one employment event, then list the range of dates he is listed as 1947-1960. In the no

Re: [LegacyUG] Need advice on entering info from crew lists

2008-03-25 Thread Joyce Herzog
Thank you, Susan & Walt. That sounds good. On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 7:14 PM, WALTER D. CONNER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >In the notes, I would indicate the various positions he held, since that > is > >interesting, > > That is the way I handled my brother's service, including his metals, he > w

Re: [LegacyUG] Need advice on entering info from crew lists

2008-03-25 Thread WALTER D. CONNER
In the notes, I would indicate the various positions he held, since that is interesting, That is the way I handled my brother's service, including his metals, he was in several South Pacific major WWII battles. Walt Conner Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.co

Re: [LegacyUG] Need advice on entering info from crew lists

2008-03-25 Thread Susan Daily
Joyce, If this person were in my tree, I would use one employment event, then list the range of dates he is listed as 1947-1960. In the notes, I would indicate the various positions he held, since that is interesting, and maybe a few of the names of the ships. Then in the source, I would enter all

[LegacyUG] Need advice on entering info from crew lists

2008-03-25 Thread Joyce Herzog
I have a man that was a merchant seaman from about 1947 to abt 1960. Ancestry.com has him listed on numerous crew lists. This includes the ship name, the date, his position on board, etc. I would like to include all the available info about him, but am not sure of the best way. Should I enter each