Here's what the HELP DESK at Familytreemaker responded when I asked them your question. It looks like it might be possible to use their method. **************************** If you go into Family Tree Maker and select File >> Preferences. Under the Dates and measurements tab select your dates format to be DMY. Then you can simply type in 23/4/1776 whenever you enter a date. *********************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim and Jeannette Haynie" <haynie@iowatelecom.net> To: <QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 12:02 PM Subject: [Q-R] dates > I have FTM 11 and am trying to keep the dates as correct as possible and the program won't let me. Does anyone know how to do it with this program? I have the dates already written down long-hand in ink so there will copy of that but would like to incorporate the dating in my FTM as well. > Thanks for any help, it is appreciated! > Jeannette Watson Haynie > > > ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Need assistance? Please contact:Quaker-Roots-L-Admin@RootsWeb.com > List Manager for Quaker-Roots-L and Quaker-Roots-D > Now with over 750 subscribers >

Judy Russell - Tom Russell wrote: >Here's what the HELP DESK at Familytreemaker responded when I asked them >your question. It looks like it might be possible to use their method. > >**************************** >If you go into Family Tree Maker and select File >> Preferences. Under the >Dates and measurements tab select your dates format to be DMY. Then you can >simply type in 23/4/1776 whenever you enter a date. >*********************************** > Be aware, however, that if you use the format, above, the result will be 23 Apr 1776, NOT 23 4th mo 1776, nor even 23/4/1776; this format does NOT preserve the numbered month used in Quaker dates. FTM will not do that, despite years of my having asking for that as an enhancement--largely because I have many, many Quaker ancestors. If you sense a bit of frustration, you are correct. Best wishes, Lawrence Bouett San Diego, California

I use a different genealogy program, so I enter the year in the DATE field, then use the associated NOTE field to put the "Quaker style" date in can this method be used for the program you use ? cheers, Candy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Bouett" <lbouett@pacbell.net> To: <QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: January 18, 2005 08:43 PM Subject: Re: [Q-R] dates > Judy Russell - Tom Russell wrote: > > >Here's what the HELP DESK at Familytreemaker responded when I asked them > >your question. It looks like it might be possible to use their method. > > > >**************************** > >If you go into Family Tree Maker and select File >> Preferences. Under the > >Dates and measurements tab select your dates format to be DMY. Then you can > >simply type in 23/4/1776 whenever you enter a date. > >*********************************** > > > > Be aware, however, that if you use the format, above, the result will be > 23 Apr 1776, NOT 23 4th mo 1776, nor even 23/4/1776; this format does > NOT preserve the numbered month used in Quaker dates. FTM will not do > that, despite years of my having asking for that as an > enhancement--largely because I have many, many Quaker ancestors. If you > sense a bit of frustration, you are correct. > > Best wishes, > Lawrence Bouett > San Diego, California

Absolutely; contact me off-list and I'll make a couple of suggestions. Lawrence Candy and Bruce wrote: >I use a different genealogy program, so I enter the year in the DATE >field, then use the associated NOTE field to put the "Quaker style" date >in > >can this method be used for the program you use ? > >cheers, Candy > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lawrence Bouett" <lbouett@pacbell.net> >To: <QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: January 18, 2005 08:43 PM >Subject: Re: [Q-R] dates > > > > >>Judy Russell - Tom Russell wrote: >> >> >> >>>Here's what the HELP DESK at Familytreemaker responded when I asked them >>>your question. It looks like it might be possible to use their method. >>> >>>**************************** >>>If you go into Family Tree Maker and select File >> Preferences. Under >>> >>> >the > > >>>Dates and measurements tab select your dates format to be DMY. Then you >>> >>> >can > > >>>simply type in 23/4/1776 whenever you enter a date. >>>*********************************** >>> >>> >>> >>Be aware, however, that if you use the format, above, the result will be >>23 Apr 1776, NOT 23 4th mo 1776, nor even 23/4/1776; this format does >>NOT preserve the numbered month used in Quaker dates. FTM will not do >>that, despite years of my having asking for that as an >>enhancement--largely because I have many, many Quaker ancestors. If you >>sense a bit of frustration, you are correct. >> >>Best wishes, >>Lawrence Bouett >>San Diego, California >> >> > > > > >==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >Quaker-Roots Archives - Search List Messages From 1996 On >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > >