I would like to thank everyone for such a useful thread and people's input
into it. It is not an area I have got round to yet as I have only just
started Legacy and inputting from my paper records. I can now see how
careful I need to be to organise the organising of my paper records and
cross referencing to Legacy.
Thanks again folks
Liz
From: "Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson Hodges-Harris-Liikala-Jukkara"
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Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Question about File Id and sourcing.
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 21:46:34 -0600
I teach the use of categorizing before assigning File IDs.
Twelve categories work for me. Less I feel is too disorganized. More
becomes too unwieldy. This has worked for 25 years. I've been stumped
a few times--should it go here or there. It happens. It becomes a
judgment call. And then there's the "other" category. :)
Here's the list I follow:
B - Buildings/Landmarks/Monuments
C - Census Records
D - Documents
G - Directories
H - Heirlooms
K - Personal Knowledge
L - Correspondence
N - Newspaper
O - Other
P - Photograph
R - Recordings
X - Books/Periodicals
Each category has a short description to aid in determining the kinds of
records/items to be assigned.
Items are filed as they are discovered. The first photograph I picked
up was assigned P0001, the first document was assigned D0001, and so on.
Each category receives its own designated/labeled filing area. Two
4-drawer filing cabinets and a 5-shelf book rack contain most. Some,
such as Heirlooms, are handled differently. The File contains a photo
of the heirloom and where it is physically located.
I would place the items referred to in the email below in the D -
Documents category. They could also fit into a category titled V -
Vital. I prefer "Document" because I define Document in a broader
sense. Joe Blow would become D0001, Amelia Carter D0002, Amelia Blow
D0003, Amelia and Joe Blow D0004.
The File ID assigned each item is entered in the appropriate Legacy File
ID location for each person mentioned in the record. This is where a
tool such as the Legacy Picture Center is most handy.
Gary
Near St Louis MO USA
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of The
Eccles Family
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 8:23 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Question about File Id and sourcing.
I can see the wisdom of using File Id's for each piece of documentation.
When sourcing each piece of documentation is it better to source each
piece
separately
such as
NSW Birth Certificate of Joe Blow File Id B001
NSW Birth Certificate of Amelia Carter File Id B002
NSW Death Certificate of Amelia Blow File Id D001
or
general
NSW Birth Certificate then details Birth Certificate of Joe Blow file Id
B001
The second method gives you much less entries in the Master Source's
but is the first better for reports etc.
Regards
Anne
NSW, Australia
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