Awesome ideas--I have a pure research file, but had kept dirty files
separate. Merging them is a great idea, especially with Legacy's tools to
note the source. I, too have learned my lesson the hard way about importing
data and have received not so kind e-mails from folks about such
information.
On 06/06/07, Joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
2,300 names--7 years and a few thousand dollars in the making (some
people spend money on beer I spend it on researching and travel).
You mean I have to choose? Oh No! No-one told me that ;)
Regards,
Dermot.
Have you unlocked the real power
This is where the surety levels can come in handy for those that use them.
Basically what I do is create a "master" file in which I import others
work that gives me a reference point to start with. It is a dirty file
full of "junk" and I don't care what's in it in regards to sources or
duplica
AMEN!!!
When I see people talking about their 50,000 name file, I know that rarely are
they not filled with lines downloaded from Ancestral File and other unproven
*sources* (word used lightly). I made the same mistake when I was just starting
in genealogy a decade ago and I am still cleaning u
sday, June 05, 2007 8:52 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Dirty File and Child Duplication
Thanks Cary. Following your suggestion, I looked at links and found a
rats nest. Seems the whole database is the result of one or more
botched large merges. I particularly like
Thanks Cary. Following your suggestion, I looked at links and found a
rats nest. Seems the whole database is the result of one or more
botched large merges. I particularly liked the duplicate wives who were
linked to the same children but one not linked back or to the father...
A rough sampl
Do the children have more than one relationship to parents in the view
where you get duplicates?
If a blood child to one parent is adopted by the other, the name of the
same child will appear twice in their family view, once with each
relationship. If you delete the whole child anywhere, both app
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