tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542530643192060714.post8606199796769348947..comments2023-09-29T04:04:51.879-05:00Comments on Jennifer's Genealogy Blog: Changing the Way I Create Facts in RootsMagicJennifer Sepulvadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167830746219581066noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542530643192060714.post-34387262387135838212013-05-13T22:44:21.773-05:002013-05-13T22:44:21.773-05:00Thanks for the clarification, Jennifer. And thank...Thanks for the clarification, Jennifer. And thanks, Ginger, for heading me to your blog post. I saw multiple births on a person or two in my own RM files. I changed those quickly. It just doesn't make sense to me to do it that way.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542530643192060714.post-53698802314905328742013-05-12T13:41:40.463-05:002013-05-12T13:41:40.463-05:00Ginger,
Have you and your cousin tried FamilySear...Ginger,<br /><br />Have you and your cousin tried FamilySearch's Family Tree yet? I just started playing around with it today. So far, I like it a lot because you can always change the facts that are incorrect and put a note about why you are changing it. You can also add sources. No alternative facts necessary :). I think it will promote dialogue among researchers, whereas with Ancestry, you can just copy someone's info and move on without ever having a conversation with them. You can even set it to Watch an ancestor in the tree so that next time someone changes a fact, you will get an email notification. Jennifer Sepulvadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167830746219581066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542530643192060714.post-88110127682276609932013-05-12T10:16:50.135-05:002013-05-12T10:16:50.135-05:00Hi Jennifer, I'm so glad you found something t...Hi Jennifer, I'm so glad you found something that works, because that's really all that matters, right? I have been using FTM a little bit too, only because my cousin is using it and she wanted to put her tree online so she can share with her other cousins. <br /><br />We noticed that every time you add a source (historical record) with conflicting information, Ancestry.com automatically adds an alternative fact. This became quite annoying, especially since 1) the alternative fact(s) are not shown to the tree viewer on the profile view (you have to look deeper) which means that 2) they are usually not included when someone copies this profile to their own tree. I think we did find a workaround (you uncheck the boxes on the left but keep the "add sources" boxes on the right checked). Which works ok for us. <br /><br />In the end I keep all my research materials in Rootsmagic and all the "records" attached to the online tree (for quick reference) and ability to share with others. <br /><br />Nancy, if you want to see screenshots of the before, you can look at my blog post that Jennifer graciously shared above. You will see what the multiple facts look like in a narrative report - quite annoying! <br /><br />Great job Jennifer and I hope it continues to work for you!Ginger Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453442334718861407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542530643192060714.post-19209450101079783322013-05-11T23:14:16.545-05:002013-05-11T23:14:16.545-05:00Hi, Nancy! Yes, before I had multiple birth events...Hi, Nancy! Yes, before I had multiple birth events. Unfortunately, I did not do screen shots of Bienvenue before I deleted the multiple events and just put one event. However, I still have some people in my database with multiple events, so maybe I will do a screenshot of one of them instead. Might clarify things.Jennifer Sepulvadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167830746219581066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542530643192060714.post-5554217837287791112013-05-11T22:07:34.193-05:002013-05-11T22:07:34.193-05:00Hi, Jennifer. Before you made the change in your ...Hi, Jennifer. Before you made the change in your database did you have "Birth" listed more than once for your grandfather? I guess I'm not sure I understand what you were doing before....Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.com