Thanks Debby, but I must be dense today. In the Shared Germanna Tree at Ancestry, I can't find anywhere a place for "Name index options". Could you tell us how to get there? Thanks, Sarge At 9/12/2011 06:16 AM Monday, mseagle246@aol.com wrote: *********START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT********* >Hi Everyone, I've been using Ancestry.com for years and you're right, there is no special field for nicknames. Here are their instructions for handling this. > >Debby > >Note: Name index options. > >Use AKA if available as a middle name: If an alias is included in quotes after the middle name, both the given name and AKA (Also Known As) are listed in the Index. >Use AKA if available as an additional entry: If an alias or nickname has been entered for an individual, both the given name and AKA are listed in the Index. >Use titles if available: If a name includes a title, both the given name and title with name are listed in the Index. >Use married names for females: Lists married females by their married name instead of the maiden name. > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: George W. Durman <GermannaResearch@comcast.net> >To: Germanna_Colonies <Germanna_Colonies@rootsweb.com>; Germans-VA <Germans-VA@rootsweb.com>; BRILES <BRILES@rootsweb.com>; BROYLES <BROYLES@rootsweb.com>; WILHITE <WILHITE@rootsweb.com>; WILHOIT <WILHOIT@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Mon, Sep 12, 2011 12:50 am >Subject: [GERMANNA] Nicknames in the Germanna Tree at Ancestry > > > >I just discovered that the nicknames I had for all the people in >the database I uploaded did NOT get transferred! In fact, there >is no place when manually entering a person to show his/her >nickname! You can't even use a "Custom event" because it >requires a date, place, event, and no place for just a name. > >So, when you add someone, and he/she has a nickname, please >add it to the given name and put it in quotes, e.g., James "Jim" >BROYLES. > >To kind of paraphrase what Sir Winston Churchill said about >democracy, "The shared database feature of Ancestry isn't >perfect, but it's the best we've got." > >Sarge > > >My Germanna Database at Rootsweb: >http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=germanna > >My Germanna Website at Rootsweb: >http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/index.html > >You're missing it! TN Germanna Reunion - Sept. 9-11 http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/easttennesseereunion2011.html >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com >with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of >the message > > >You're missing it! TN Germanna Reunion - Sept. 9-11 http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/easttennesseereunion2011.html >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **********END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT*********** My Germanna Database at Rootsweb: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=germanna My Germanna Website at Rootsweb: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/index.html