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