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From: maverik <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] OT NGS Conference
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 09:40:22 -0700
References: <5.0.2.1.2.20010501144349.00a11290@mail.cwnet.com>
In-Reply-To: <4.1.20010501204651.00aac1e8@pop.mis.net>


At 09:14 PM 5/1/01 -0400, you wrote:
>If you can give us more detail of your situation, some of us here may be
>able to tell you what we have done in similar situations.
>
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>Lee Hoffman/KY


Hi Lee, I have 3000+ original text files that have been created over the
past 25 years by the family association There are probably close to 40 to
50 thousand names in these files. I started moving these text files into
TMG about 2 years ago and have only made a nick into the data. What I would
like to do is be able to have the members help me by putting the basic
data, name, birth, place, death, place, father, mother, and spouse into an
Excel spreadsheet and be able to bring that into TMG.

I would then be able to search for the names we have and fill in the data
as needed and as time permits. Over the past 2 years data continues to
come in and the text files are now approaching 5000 and I feel like I am
spinning my wheels.

I know that they could input into TMG. However, I would lose consistency of
data input and source documentation. I have been working with a couple of
members trying to set up guidelines for data entry and source entry
according to Mills. It isn't easy to do when one lives on the west coast
and the other lives on the east coast and we are all very busy people.

What I really need at this point is to know all of the names and basic data
about the people in the text files.

I know that I can get help from the members to input into Excel. Most of
the members have it and can be brought up to speed on how to use it. I can
set up a template for inputting the data. Most of them have their own
preferences for a genealogy program so I couldn't expect them to buy
another genealogy program just to do this work, no matter how much I love it.

I would welcome any suggestions on how to make it easier and quicker to get
the basics into TMG.

Patricia



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