Let me give you all a way to list the source...using Rootsweb as an example and
using their sub topic "metasearch" for say henry pedersen......and you found
some data
use the following
Rootsweb Meta Search (On line: The Generations Network, Inc, 2005),
http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/metasearch , examined for any
reference to 1st name Henry and last name Pedersen, accessed 12 Oct 2008.
that is your source "nothing more and nothing less" ....now your notes to do
research you need to prove that source but your source for the data you just
aquired is as listed above.
Richard > Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:43:39 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Writer Question> To:
LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> > Richard:> > I have to disagree
somewhat. The Nevada Marriage Index at Ancestry.com is strictly an index and
does not contain images. Therefore, it is not *exactly* like the US census
records. When you cite digital images, it is different than citing an index or
transcription. But I do cite Ancestry.com in both citations so that I know
where to go back to find the digital image or index entry.> And I would also
say that Ancestry.com is the originator of that particular database, though
Nevada is the originator of the information that is part of the database.
Ancestry formatted that information to suit its customers'> needs and
physically created the database, so I think it would be> incorrect to give
Nevada credit for the database. > > All:> > I don't understand how any can say
that they've seen the original State of Nevada index at Ancestry.com. As the OP
said, Ancestry took two indexes and created one database with both of them.
Also, the entries I've researched in that particular index at Ancestry.com do
not have images of the original two indexes. It is strictly a transcription.
Are there other entries that have images of the index? In that case, then you
would be citing a digital image of an index and you could put the State of
Nevada or Clark County as the author of the index. It would look something like
this:> > Clark County, Nevada, Marriage Index Book 210: 25, Smith-Jones;
Marriage Bureau, Las Vegas; digital image, "Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005,"
Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 Aug 2008). > > If you were
just looking at the index with no image on Ancestry.com, then you would do
something more like this:> > "Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005," database,
Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/search : accessed 12 Oct 2008), entry for
Victor L, King and Betty J. Hackett, 10 Feb 1998; citing Nevada Marriage Book
210: C923786, no. 71867.> > Jennifer> > > > > ----- Original Message ---->
From: Elizabeth Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To:
LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 6:00:13
PM> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Writer Question> > So, Bill, when you look
at a book at the library, do you cite the library as > the source? I have
looked at the original State of Nevada Index via > Ancestry.com. Why would I
need to go to Carson City to cite the State of > Nevada Index?> > Elizabeth>
researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson> > >
----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com>> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 1:26
PM> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Source Writer Question> > > Elizabeth,> > Does this
get back to the argument that 'my source' is where I found the > information,
rather than where the information was, as far as can be deduced > from the
information available to me, originally created.> > It may be a personal
preference, but I maintain my source is where I got the > information. As far
as I'm concerned, anything else is hearsay (albeit > written) until I've
checked it out.> > In the case below, It is highly probable that the data was
created by > Nevada, but until the records at Nevada are checked out, it is not
certain > that such data has been transferred accurately. Perhaps this could be
> covered by the surety level, but I'm would not be happy with that.> > We may
have to agree to differ on this one.> > Bill> > -----Original Message----->
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Elizabeth >
Richardson> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 9:47 PM> To:
LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Writer
Question> > True, this is an index only, not the marriage record documents
themselves.> The original image of the index is at Ancestry, and was not
created by > Ancestry. The index was created by the State of Nevada and Clark
County.> Rich is correct, Ancestry is NOT the originator of the index, it is
the > repository.> > Elizabeth> researching the descendants of William and
Sarah (Patterson) Thompson> > ----- Original Message -----> From: "William
Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com>>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 12:39 PM> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Source Writer
Question> > > Rich,> > Sorry, I disagree.> > Whilst I agree that it is
unlikely, it is just possible that Ancestry.com> has changed the record created
by Nevada.> > The source, at this juncture, has to be what has been viewed ->
Ancestry.com - with mention of the sources they say they are relying on,> until
such time as the 'original' source is personally checked.> > Isn't Genealogy
fun!!> > Bill> > -----Original Message-----> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RICHARD> SCHULTHIES> Sent: Friday,
October 24, 2008 9:27 PM> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Subject:
Re: [LegacyUG] Source Writer Question> > I disagree. Ancestry.com is not the
originator of the database, Nevada is> that. Ancestor owns the photocopies
and/or transcriptions that it created> from the data. It charges for access to
that file. But you can go to Nevada> and make your own copies (plane fare and
hotel room not included). Use the> example for US census records, changing the
obvious differences.> Rich in LA CA> > --- On Thu, 10/23/08, Kay Fordham
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > From: Kay Fordham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >
Subject: [LegacyUG] Source Writer Question> > To: "Legacy User Group"
<LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com>> > Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008,
5:08 PM Using Legacy 7 Deluxe> > 7.0.0.55 Build> >> > Tried the new Source
Writer for the first time today and love it. I> > have a question about it
relating to E. Shown-Mills, "Evidence> > Explained." I'm citing an Ancestry.com
database entitled "Nevada> > Marriage Index, 1956-2005."> > Ancestry.com, in
their Source Information, cites (1) their database> > Ancestry.com Nevada
Marriage Index, 1956-2005 . . . .; (2) Nevada> > State Health Division, Office
of Vital Records, Nevada Marriage Index,> > 1966-2005 .> > . . .; and (3) Clark
County Nevada Marriage Bureau, Clark County> > Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005
. . . .> >> > Obviously Ancestry.com is the originator of this database.> > I
like to know> > from whence their data comes. Should I use in the Detail
section> > "Citing numbers 2 and 3 above." In "Evidence Explained" I'm seeing>
> this used in some of the image examples but not in other databases.> >> >
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