Kirsten, Yes, Legacy's SourceWriter is and will continue to expand on Evidence Explained. We are currently working on adding all of the media that were not modeled with each individual model in EE. We'll release this in free updates. We are also making progress right now on adding specific templates for UK BMDs and census records. These will come with time. As Elizabeth Mills states in her book, there's no way that she could provide models for all sources throughout the world, but she did do a good job in my opinion of providing the needed background. Legacy will make this easier though, both now and in future development.
Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirsten Bowman Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 10:39 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Source Citation Original Marriage Cert Denise: What Penny describes as the Texas procedure for marriage licenses and certificates sounds very much like that followed in the past in California and Kansas (although by now it's probably streamlined and automated somehow) and, in fact, my own originals were folded to mailing size at one time. So I agree with what she's said, but still feel that the Artifact template in Legacy is the best citation fit. And while my own examples probably do carry a notation on the backs about where they were recorded, I'm not inclined to dismantle some rather expensive framing jobs for the sake of getting that additional bit of info for a citation It seems very odd that, since marriage licenses and certificates are a fairly common "family paper" and that the same procedure was apparently followed in at least a few states, if not all, Mills didn't include a specific citation format for them or at least indicate how they should be treated. Perhaps Legacy's Source Writer needs to expand on _EE_? Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Penny Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 10:29 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Citation Original Marriage Cert Denise, I think I'm going to have to disagree on this question with others who have replied thus far. Birth and death certificates, at least in Texas, are now and have always been handled a little differently than marriage certificates. I don't know if this holds true for other states - probably not in all of them. I have three original "marriage certificates" from the State of Texas: my own, my parents, and my paternal grandparents. I also have a certified copy of my own marriage cert. and am, therefore, able to compare to see the differences. In Texas, these are what are issued as "marriage licenses". Couple goes to the County Clerk to get one; once the prerequisites are met, it's signed & issued by said County Clerk, and the couple takes it with them to whomever is going to perform the wedding ceremony. The person who performs the rites (whether minister or other) then signs and fills in the date and location of the ceremony and he/she sends it back to the issuing County Clerk for recording. The Co. Clerk then records it - (by making an exact transcript that looks very much like the original except that the signatures (of the minister/JP and the County Clerk) are typed in instead of actually signed. The Clerk then mails the original back to the couple. When a certified copy is later issued, it's not a photocopy of the original, it's a copy of the transcribed record held in the Clerk's office (duly signed & stamped by the current County Clerk or authorized personnel as being authentic). On the back of the **originals** is where you find where exactly this marriage is recorded in Texas. It will say something like: Filed the 9th day of April 1935 W.A. Tittle (actual signature) Clerk County Court of Terry County Recorded in Book 3, Page 208 of Marriage Records This is a long way around to say: You bet I would put the citation in stating who holds the original. I record the provenance of an original marriage record just as I would the provenance of a family Bible. I certainly will find a way (when I re-enter these via Source Writer) to include where the certificate was recorded. Others will be able to find it from that; but it needs to be noted that the original still exists and who has it. I haven't looked at this in Legacy 7, but I would think it would be government records because it's issued under the authority of a state; however, unless I can find a way to note both where the certificate is recorded (e.g. County name, Marriage Book #, and page) plus who holds the original, then I'll have to re-think it. Just my long-winded thoughts on the subject, Penny ----- Original Message ----- > I am stuck on this question. I have in my possession three original > marriage > certificates which appear to be issued by individual states. They give the > name of the couple, date, and signature of a public official. I have never > requested "official" documentation from the government offices. > > When I try to enter this as a Master Source, I am given options of Church > Records or Government Records. I was using Gov Records. However, in > reviewing EE, I wonder if they qualify as "Privately Held Materials" and > should be cited as Artifacts. > > any thoughts on this? > > tx, Denise L 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
