TMG and I crossed paths almost three years ago when I stumbled upon a discussion between Bob Velke and others on the Compuserve Roots Forum discussing the ideal genealogy software. Those discussions led to The Master Genealogist product. This column is a way to share with you part of my continuing journey in genealogy by using TMG as a genealogy research tool. When you examine genealogy documents for information often you find variations of a name. This can happen from document to document or within the same document.
Some documents use initials, some have nicknames, and yet others spell out all the names.
In the case of a married woman, you will probably come across her married name as well as her maiden name, since both may appear in documents. TMG doesn't force us to pick just one name, instead we can record any and all names found. This includes baptismal names, nicknames, married names name changes and spelling variations. One of the name records must be designated as the Subject's Primary name. All other name tags will appear in the Tag Box on the Person View.