SUGGESTION: EVENTS
This is related to another question/thread linked
here.
I know that this would be a bit of work but it would be so useful I have to suggest it...
If Events could be stored (behind the scenes) independently of profiles but then allow association with profiles this would add considerable flexibility to WikiTree and the manner in which profiles are presented.
A similar strategy to that outlined below is used by offline software (Family Historian) I use, and it is incredibly useful - below is how it could be implemented for WikiTree.
Events are stored as either individual (e.g. birth) or multiple (e.g. marriage) and there are primary and secondary associations available:
primary = the profile(s) (person or people) the event happened to (some events may have a limit of 1 or 2 primary profiles); or
secondary = the profile(s) (people or things) who are associated with the event (witnessed / reported / etc) that can be used for ships associated with an emigration event, a witness or minister at a wedding, etc.
Event attributes would be relatively generic to allow maximum flexibility, and would simply not be populated if they were not appropriate for a specific event. The event would have a list of primary and secondary associated profile(s).
I would envisage generic event attributes of: Source (supporting an url), Verb (defined when event type created for use in bio sentences), Date, Location (or Origin), Destination, Arrival (2nd date), Cause, and Note (just text). Possibly other attributes like Age may be considered.
Each Event's attributes (that define the event) can then be referred to in biographies using "reserved words / codes" and biography content can default to particular sentence structures for events that have been defined for the profile.
For example the following code references could be rendered in a biography as a readable sentence...
Example Code:
>>E11497.Primary<< >>E11497.Verb<< from >>E11497.Origin<< on >>E11497.Date<<, arriving >>E11497.Destination<< on >>E11497.Arrival<<. >>E11497.Note<< - >>E11497.Source<<
Example Bio Sentence:
Harold emigrated from Hamburg, Germany on 4-Sep-1869, arriving Ellis Island, New York, USA on 16-Nov-1869. Siblings and parents travelled together with Miriam meeting her future husband onboard. -
www.ancestorsonboard.com
(not a real link just an example of what's intended)
