> How's the best way to handle entering multiple surname spelling > variations in my genealogy program... when the person used different > ones or the records show different ones? You might want to consider this.... In my Land(s) line the spelling for business, the family Bible and legal papers was always LANDS. However, for other family and personal papers it was always spelled LAND. This "tradition" was passed down for several generations. Carol Anne CAWils03@aol.com