I have to admit, Kris, that I like layout of the older one better. As a splitter that is the format I use for all my sources. The individual information, followed by the larger information. For census records that would be - John B. Smith household. 1900 census, Missouri, Lafayette County, Lexington, ED ___, page. ___.
Mary Beth --- On Fri, 6/6/08, Kris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Kris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Writer To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Date: Friday, June 6, 2008, 11:08 PM Thanks for the response, Kirsten, though it's definitely not the one I wanted. I was really looking forward to the Source Writer. If the goal post is going to be moved every ten years or so, I'll just live in the past. Kirsten Bowman wrote: > Kris: > > I can't detail the reasons for the differences you mention, but only to say > this: I have both _Evidence!_ and _Evidence Explained_. In comparing the > two at the outset, I found so many differences that I finally put away the > earlier version and just go by the later one. I would expect that what > you're seeing just follows the later version rather than being anything that > you're doing wrong. > > Kirsten > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kris > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 12:16 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] Source Writer > > > It's my understanding that Source Writer is designed to format source > citations according to "Evidence Explained" -- which I don't have. I > have "Evidence!" from 1997. I didn't think there would be much > difference, but so far there is. Since no one's complained til now, I > figure I must have done something wrong. > > Example of a death certificate cite from the 1997 book: > > Floyd Finley Shown, death certificate no. 59-0224 (1959), Tennessee > Department of Public Health, Nashville. > > Cite with Source Writer: > > Tennessee Department of Public Health, death certificate 59-0224 (1959), > Floyd Finley Shown; Tennessee Department of Public Health, Nashville. > > I haven't found a source yet that's cited the way I would expect. Is > the 1997 book just plain obsolete? Am I missing something obvious? I > know I can keep doing things the way I was "BS" (before Seven), but I > was really looking forward to using the Source Writer. 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
