This has been an interesting discussion on citing sources. I'm still working toward a better understanding of the way Legacy works. I decided to look at the help file about the Source Detail and Source Detail Text and found the following:
"You might find a book or bible that contains hundreds of family members. The location of each piece of information for each individual should be recorded. Rather than record the entire source description hundreds (or thousands) of times, taking up huge amounts of storage space, it is much more efficient to enter a general source description once, point to it in the master list and record just the unique information for each piece's place within that source. Source Detail: This is usually a page number or range of page numbers. It can also include the item number of a microfilm roll, a line number entry, etc. Detail Text: Use this field to enter the actual text found in the master source pertaining to this citation. This is an optional field and is not included in the sources portion of reports." So, when you cite a Master Source, Legacy intends for you to have some detail that would be unique for that specific event, but that you could cite that same Master Source other times, with different detail. Elizabeth researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
