Here is the reason you need to source where you saw the information. Not all digital images are equal to the microfilm. At times, tick marks can be lost when the image is enhanced. Enhancements can also diminish handwriting strokes therefore altering names. In addition at times the digital image is the incorrect image. This was the case with Ancestry and some of the WWI draft cards. The first page was correct however the second page was for a different individual (this is the page with the person descriptions like height and build). This mistake is unique to Ancestry.
You should only cite the source you actually viewed. If you viewed a Heritage Quest census online, then that is your source and your repository. If you viewed the actual NARA microfilm then you cite that as your source and you list where you viewed it - your local library, NARA, etc. Linda Altman http://www.southerngenealogy.com -----Original Message----- From: Kirsten Bowman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 7:01 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question... Thank you, Diane! I've also been reading Mills and wondering the same thing. I've used an *abbreviated* version of Evidence! sourcing guidelines for years and haven't been hit by lightning yet. The full Mills citation format certainly gives a nice scholarly appearance, but it seems like a lot of superfluous information--and extra typing. I'll be interested to see if someone comes up with a good reason to add all that data. Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 3:00 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question... I just received my copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' updated book on sourcing. I have a question about sourcing things like census records. In her book Mills shows how to source a census record from microfilm or from an on-line resource. My question is...why does it matter? If I source the town(ship), county, state, page #, and family/household # - isn't that sufficient for me or someone else to located that exact same entry? What is the significance of having to type in the Ancestry, Heritage Quest, microfilm info? I'm probably missing something really obvious here...and this probably will all be taken care of when Legacy 7 comes out with their source templates, but I'm just curious of why my Legacy sources need to include some much extra information (beyond the basics so someone can locate the same census page I'm referring to. Thanks, Diane Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.15/949 - Release Date: 8/12/2007 11:03 AM Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
