For memorial cards, wedding invitations, birth announcements, I lump them into categories for the type of document. Since there is one major person or couple of interest, there is usually nothing to be gained by having a source that is used more than once. If there is some key item for another person, I would just put in the detail "from XX wedding invitation". I like the way the lumped source leads into the detail in a report.
I also lump probate records, and handle the detail in the same way. But if I was going to cite the probate record for everyone mentioned, I would not lump it. For some Norwegian probates there is a register which summarizes the people in the record. In Legacy, I just source it the way I would others, but on my website, I don't include any of the detail - I just have a link to a copy of the register. Since I don't use Legacy to create my website, I have the flexibility to treat the two types of entry differently. Shirley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shirley York Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My web site: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~syafam/ ----- Original Message ---- From: Jean Suplick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 6:33:21 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Question on sourcing I've been using Legacy for many years, but recently decided it was time to go back and rethink sourcing. I had been following a method that had developed ad hoc, but now I want to get serious about it. I've read some of the threads on lumping/splitting, and it's led to a couple questions I'm sure some of you more disciplined users can help me with. I'm leaning towards lumping. It makes sense for things like US Census records, SS death index, city directories, and the like. However, for things like memorial cards, what would be the advantages of having one master source called 'Memorial cards"? That's a serious question. There's no common source information that would be shared, so what other reasons are there? Many thanks, Jean Suplick 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
