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From: "mbkitts" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] TIP OF THE DAY: Incomplete Data
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 21:58:41 -0700
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Thanks for another great tip!
I've added this one to my collection.

Maggie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Teresa Ghee Elliott" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 5:00 PM
Subject: [TMG] TIP OF THE DAY: Incomplete Data


> For years now, I have been trying to find everyone on
every census that
> they lived during. Finding out who I still needed census
data for was
> such a pain. Then I decided to create a new role for my
census tags
> called Incomplete Data. The sentence is currently " - -"
for English
> (since I tend to use English for journal reports and I
don't want blank
> or empty tags to print.) and
>
> "[:CR:][:CR:][BOLD:]1790 Federal population census:[:BOLD]
> [:CR:]Enumeration Date: < [D]>[:CR:]Enumerated < [L]>
[:CR:]Census
> Information Not Found [R:Incomplete Data]" for TABULAR.
(Since I use
> TABULAR for research, and I would want the information to
print.)
>
> Now when I find someone that I still haven't found on the
census, I can
> create a tag and give them the role Incomplete Data. When
I need to
> make a list of people that I still need to find on the
1850 census, I
> merely have to search for everyone with the role
Incomplete Data, and I
> can then print their IN (using Tabular) and I can take
that with me to
> research.
>
> This blank role might not be for everyone, but I am
finding it very
> useful and thought I would share.
>
>
>
> Teresa Ghee Elliott
>
> For Rutherford County TN Cemeteries
> www.Rutherfordcemeteries.home-page.org
>
> For TMG sentences
>
> www.tmgsentences.home-page.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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<http://www.whollygenes.com/faq1/fom-serve/cache/1.html>; has
information not only about TMG and how to obtain it, but
helpful hints on using it.
>

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