This seems like an excellent way to have all show up. Two quick questions: 1. Is it a big deal that the date accessed doesn't show up? 2. In the "Source List Name" field isn't 1860 census. U.S. enough?
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 12:35 AM, Janis Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's a deceptively simple question without a simple answer. But here > goes. > > As an example, I would like a census citation to read like this: > > 1. 1860 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population > schedule, > Middle Division, Danielsville (post office), p. 42 (penned top right), > dwelling 290, family 290, R. Walker household; digital image, > _Ancestry.com_ > (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 Aug 2007); citing National Archives > microfilm publication M653, roll 1247. > > Ideally, I would like to be able to enter the census, state, Ancestry, > publication numbers in the Master Source, and be able to fill in only the > more specific info on the Source Detail, and still have it print as above. > > However, the closest that I can come to that does not include an > "accessed" > date in the url parenthesis, and it carries an extra period. (I do record > the accessed date in the Legacy program, but it doesn't appear in the > source > citation.) The closest that I can come, using the Master Source to source > the census year, state, county, microfilm and roll no. is this: > > 1. 1860 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population > schedule, > Middle Division, Danielsville (post office), p. 42 (penned top right), > dwelling 290, family 290, R. Walker household;. digital image, > _Ancestry.com_ (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives > microfilm > publication M653, roll 1247. > > To achieve the latter, in the Master Source I bypass the author and title > lines completely, enter in the publication box: "1860 U.S. census, Dickson > County, Tennessee, population schedule" [quotation marks for clarity]. > > On the comments tab, I check the boxes to include it every time with the > source and add: "digital image, _Ancestry.com_ (http://wwww.ancestry.com); > National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 1247" > > On the source detail tab I enter: " Middle Division, Danielsville (post > office), p. 42 (penned top right), dwelling 290, family 290, R. Walker > household;" > > Because the source detail defaults a period at the end of the sentence, my > punctuation of a semicolon, is followed by a period, which is out of > place. > I believe that the use of the semicolon in this position minimizes the > impact of the misplaced period, as opposed to using a comma. > > That was probably not totally clear. Somewhat complicated subject, and I > flew from the east coast to the west coast today, and am more or less on > my > last leg.... > > Janis > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Elizabeth > Richardson > Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 3:24 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sources and the elusive version 7 .... again. > > > From: "Kevin McMillan" > > > >I was under the impression that use of the new Version 7 source > > templates would produce outputs that were arranged in the order that > > comply with Mills' newest book on citations Evidence Explained. Using > > the source citation system in version 6, I am currently unable to to > > get the elements to line up in the proper order. > > > Can you give an example of a citation that cannot be input in v6 so that > it > displays in the manner you want? > > 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 > > > > 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
