tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post491925235221481976..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: I Have One Big "Tree" and a Lot of "Bushes" in my RootsMagic DatabaseRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-74569306518243460942015-02-26T16:38:47.705-08:002015-02-26T16:38:47.705-08:00Here's a tip Randy. Create a dummy person, I c...Here's a tip Randy. Create a dummy person, I called mine Unconnected/ZZ Trees/. So it sorts at the bottom of my index list. Then add the start person on all those unconnected trees as their children. I sort them alphabetically. If you have too many "children" make dummy people with that surname and connect all the people with that surname off them. The goal is to have only two trees in your database. <br /><br />Then color-code everyone in that tree. Gray is a nice color. It helps you spot them in your list as part of the unconnected trees. You will stay more focused on finding out how they fit in the big picture. When I find where the little bush really belongs in my big tree I unlink them from the unconnected trees and change their color.<br /><br />If you ever want to share a GEDCOM with an online tree you probably don't want these little trees all connected to a dummy person. I will make a backup then right click on Unconnected ZZ Trees and select Delete>Family>Unlink Family Members. Just restore the backup after making the GEDCOM and your back in business.Renee Zamorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874175462287024500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-29913575587971580172015-02-26T06:29:46.060-08:002015-02-26T06:29:46.060-08:00Yup, I have several bushes I'd love to connect...Yup, I have several bushes I'd love to connect. <br /><br />My grandfather in St. Paul had cousins in Chicago. Problem is the connection is somewhere in Poland. Several of my bushes are in 19th century Poland. One of my 2015 projects is to try to locate living distant cousins who may help me graft these bushes to the tree.Mary Foxworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10920635118761855399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-15119393200974006092015-02-25T09:07:02.189-08:002015-02-25T09:07:02.189-08:00Thanks very much for this tip - I had one tree of ...Thanks very much for this tip - I had one tree of SHACKFORDs and way too many (823) "bushes". Because of your tip, I will now start reviewing the people in the bushes starting with the smallest ones. I should be able to merge many of the small "bushes" into the big tree and remove some potential duplicate people.SearchShackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543551931494201343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-41005374149326968102015-02-24T19:02:31.589-08:002015-02-24T19:02:31.589-08:00Randy, Try doing a search for William Lance Seaver...Randy, Try doing a search for William Lance Seaver on MyHeritage. I get a couple of hits on some newspapers. I can't read them but they might give you some clues.Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091194153695073230noreply@blogger.com