Tom, Here you are hitting the difference between "lumpers" and "splitters". As I said, I am a lumper and use a very general Master eg. Obituaries with virtually nothing in all the other boxes. For each relevant Event I then add the details of the obituary in the Source Detail. Thus, if I had found the name of Edward Hayes in an Obituary then against his Name "Event" would be the Master Source "Obituary" and the Source Detail would carry the details "St Helens Journal 5 Oct. 1944 from St Helens Public Library". Splitters may well have separate Obituary Master Sources for each publication. There are numerous ways of doing this and ultimately the choice is yours. I do mix the methods up a bit when it makes life easier! WRT your last paragraph, as I mentioned in my last email just attach your Obituary Source (which ever way you have choosen) as the source for the particular individual comcerned. If the connection needs clarification then this can be inclded in the nates to the Source Detail. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk *Over 650 Surnames from 11 Countries* View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _____________________________________________________________________> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] A Question About Sourcing> Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:56:11 -0400>> Thanks Nancy and Ron.>> With both your solutions, am I correct in assuming that the Master Source> would not identify the deceased or any other person who record uses that> source? Also, as most of my families have been local for centuries, there> have been hundreds of obituaries in the local newspaper over the years.> Wouldn't it get rather cluttered if the date and page number of each of> hundreds of obituaries were listed in the source detail?>> I do place the entire text of each obituary in the general notes section of> the deceased, making sure that I also include the date of publication as> well as the name of the newspaper.>> My main concern is how to handle the situation where my source for a piece> of information about an individual other than the deceased comes from an> obituary.>> Thanks,>> Tom Herson> Ithaca, NY> AIM HersonIthaca> ----- Original Message -----> From: "ronald ferguson"> To:> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 8:33 AM> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] A Question About Sourcing>>>> Tom,>> RE: your first question - that is nearly what I do. I have a Master Source> for *all* Obituaries and I put the name of the newspaper in the Details (but> I am a lumper!). There is nothing wrong with doing it the way you suggest.>> I have often found names (rather than residences) from Obituaries and as you> imply I use the Obituary Master Source as the source for the name. Similarly> if you use the Residence Event for the addresses then the Obituary Master> Source can be used as the source for this Event.>> Ron Ferguson> _____________________________________________________________________>> For Genealogy, Software and Social visit:> http://www.fergys.co.uk> *Over 650 Surnames from 11 Countries*> View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:> http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/> For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:> http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/> _____________________________________________________________________>> ________________________________> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject: [LegacyUG] A Question About Sourcing> Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:54:24 -0400>> I'm assuming that it's not necessary to create a separate source for each> obituary as I did when I was using Family Tree Maker. Would an appropriate> Master Source title be: Obituary in ?>> When using the prior program I would often cite someone else's obituary as> the source for a piece of information, such as the current residence of a> child or other relative of the deceased. What would be an appropriate method> of doing this when using Legacy?>> Thank you,>> Tom Herson> Ithaca, NY> AIM HersonIthaca>> _________________________________________________________________ Get free emoticon packs and customisation from Windows Live. http://www.pimpmylive.co.uk
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