Thanks to you Ross, and others who have given me their opinions. It looks like the best thing for me, then is to make them one database. Gee, I sure have lots to learn! Mary Ross G.H. Cotton wrote: > Mary > You ask about having different databases, one for you and one for your > husband. > > At my User Group meetings this question comes up often and I have yet to > find anybody that has tried it, and will recommend it. The only case I can > remember, in which it seemed acceptable, involved an elderly couple, > recently married, and with children of different spouses, and it is not > expected they will have any children of their own. > > For my case I would not recommend it. > > Ross GH Cotton, Burlington, ON, CAN 905)639-2929 > Genealogy of the Cotton surname is my Enigma > I haven't sent an attachment if the details are not mentioned above > > GOONS member responsible for tracking the family name, COTTON, #1437 > Coordinator for Cotton DNA testing Project, Worldwide > see http://home.comcast.net/~cottondna/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Gagne" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 6:18 PM > Subject: [PAF-5] Question > > > >> Is it advisable to make a separate file when working on my husband's >> family? I have one PAF, starting with me and going back on both >> parent's sides. Now I want to do the same thing with my husband in >> place "one". Separate PAFs the best way to go? >> >> Mary >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >