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==== Recording Names ==== | ==== Recording Names ==== | ||
Follow these guidelines for entering genealogical information: | Follow these guidelines for entering genealogical information: | ||
:*'''Use full names when recording names.''' There will be a place to enter nicknames, titles, and relationships such as Junior, etc. | :*'''Use full names when recording names.''' There will be a place to enter nicknames, titles, and relationships such as Junior, etc. | ||
:*'''Do NOT use all caps for surnames.''' This is an archaic convention from the days when group sheets were filled out by hand or on a typewriter to quickly identify a surname. | |||
:*'''Record only the ''maiden names'' for all females'''. You will not be able to trace your grand mother's ancestry with her married name. | :*'''Record only the ''maiden names'' for all females'''. You will not be able to trace your grand mother's ancestry with her married name. | ||
::*If you know only her first name, you might record, for example: ''Jane''. | ::*If you know only her first name, you might record, for example: ''Jane''. | ||
==== Recording Dates ==== | ==== Recording Dates ==== | ||