In a message dated 6/12/2001 10:49:41 PM Mountain Daylight Time, Clare@Sierratel.com writes: > These are IDENTICAL ENTRIES. I don't how to make it any clearer. > Two people named John Smith, born in 1850 in New York City are also identical, but that doesn't mean Family Origins should merge them automatically. This is why there is a duplicate search and merge so FO can display the two records to you and let you decide if they should be merged. - Bruce http://formalsoft.com - Family Origins genealogy software http://family-reunion.com - Plan the perfect family reunion