Re: Merging Trees
Another way to do it is to just "add" the tree without merge and then merge individual people, that you know are the same person. I did that once when adding a whole new branch but I knew that only ONE...
View ArticleRe: Sourcing Relationships
A further thought on this...RELATIONSHIP is multifaceted. If you wanted to think of RELATIONSHIP as a fact associated with a person, it is not *A* fact--there could be thousands of RELATIONSHIP facts...
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Documenting both a relationship and birth fact is certainly not duplication. In my opinion one of the main purposes of genealogical research is to prove the relationship between family members,...
View ArticleRe: Sourcing Relationships
I posted earlier in this thread and questioned the need for all of these extra tags. There was a lot of comment. However I agree with the last couple of poster and agree that the birth fact can be used...
View ArticleRe: Alternate Names
Silverfox comment"but have finally ended up just letting the name and all variations flow though merges from ancestry databases. I now have a complete running history of all names used by a person in a...
View ArticleMoving a source from one fact to another
I think I just drove myself crazy.Using Massachusetts Vital Records. The RECORD is actually a record of INTENTION to marriage, certificate issued, etc. So it should go under the fact MARRIAGE LICENSE....
View ArticleRe: Moving a source from one fact to another
I'm not sure if I completely understand, but if you had the source under Marriage Fact and wanted it under Marriage License, I would:1) Add a Marriage License Fact, using the "+" symbol at the top...
View ArticleRe: Moving a source from one fact to another
oh, wow, thank you. I was totally missing that "copy" button. I always seem to miss the most obvious stuff!Thanks for clarifying the symbols also.And you got exactly what I meant.
View ArticleRe: Sourcing Relationships
Thanks to all for your comments. After considerable thought and testing I have decided to create two custom facts.1. Relationship to father.2. Relationship to mother.This approach will for the most...
View ArticleCorrecting the Master Source
In version 11 how does one correct the Master Source. I would like it to be the web site name. Find a grave to Findagrave.com
View ArticleRe: Sourcing Relationships
Do not confuse social relationships with biological relationship. A person can have only one biological Mother and Father, that is what is going to be traced if you do DNA testing. Social pressures...
View ArticleRe: Correcting the Master Source
Do you really mean FTM 11 or FTM 2011?They are very different programs and a reply is totally differentJohn D
View ArticleRe: Search detail merge problem - current status
The search detail merge problem seems to be fixed as of Saturday, 23 Feb, 2013.It would be nice if FTM would alert those of us who report problems when they are repaired.
View ArticleWorking Again Sat 02/23/2013
I have been working today in the census records and in some other records as well. I have been navigating from person to person in a house (particularly pre-1880) and to suggested links in the right...
View ArticleRe: Sourcing Relationships
Boy, Keith, I couldn't disagree with you more.The birth fact is just that - the birth fact. It has nothing to do with various relationships that person may have with another person - in particular...
View ArticleMember Connect Queries
I am wanting to understand how Member Connect worksI know of a member researching a family connected to mine, who has created an Ancestry member tree. Through his tree I have his Name, Member Name ,...
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This link may assist?http://ftm.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4866/kw/memb...John D
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