Elizabeth, What do you put in your census citation? (Just curious - feel free to reply off-list.)
Janis -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Richardson Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 11:58 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Non-US Censuses in v7 No, Janis, you're still a splitter. I have 1900 census - period, not even Missouri - 1900 census. If the folks lived in Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, California, Oregon, Washington, Consulate Service, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana (I have all those, most with more than one county, and many more), I still use one, and only one, 1900 census source. I think Ms Mills is 100% mistaken to want record all of these entries with sources by state and county. Of course, my source detail includes the information specific to each entry, so that the output specifies the exact location within the census films of where to locate any individual. But we've been through this before. I mentioned the 5 menus in my other post, simply to illustrate how the new source templates can slow down the process and make the whole thing more difficult than it needs to be. And I think the questions asking which menu item to select further illustrates that the new templates are way too complicated. Elizabeth researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janis Gilmore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 7:17 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Non-US Censuses in v7 > Hi, Elizabeth, > > In the past I have been a splitter, but am moving closer to lumping, with > the new source writer. > > Are you objecting to creating one source for, say, "Missouri - 1900 > census"? > If so, then we agree. I do like to use the source writer, but I would > create > a separate source for each county. Instead of the above, I would create > "Missouri, Howell - 1900 census (Ancestry)." Then you can use the detail > for > the post office, township, etc. > > Have I misunderstood? > > Janis Walker Gilmore > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Elizabeth > Richardson > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 4:46 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Non-US Censuses in v7 > > For a census citation, you have to go through 5 menus in order to achieve > the same thing the old way? That would be my primary reason for not using > it. However and in addition, I disagree completely with the idea that you > should separate census sourcing by state and county. The state and county > should be part of the source detail. There is one NARA microfilm series, > for > > instance,. yet Ms Mills would have you possibly citing more than 50 > different sources for this one census (46 states, plus Arizona, New > Mexico, > Alaska, Hawaii, Consulate Service, etc.). What is the purpose of that? If > that's what you have to do in order to get "published", then perhaps the > hoity-toity publishers should rethink their requirements. > > 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 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
