Judy, I too have transcribed some lengthy obits, biographies, etc. into Event Notes without running into this problem, but if I did, the first thing I would probably do is extract, rather than transcribe, the document, using ... judiciously to indicate where I have omitted words, phrases or perhaps even paragraphs. Some of those old narratives contain lots of flowery or boilerplate language that adds little to our understanding of the event, fact, or person.
[If you are not familiar with the difference between transcriptions, abstracts, and extracts, any basic genealogy book or Google is your friend]. Connie --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Judy <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would appreciate knowing how other handle > "sources" that contain marvelous narratives that > would make wonderful reading in a report or a book, but are > too long to put in the space allowed in the > "Events" Notes. For example, a relative purchased > land in a given year, becoming owner of a portion of a > railroad. I have the purchase of the land, the date and > location in the "Events" area. The source is a > newspaper article which outlines the entire event and the > happenings at the time, and it is transcribed in the > sources. Another example holds true, for me, where I have > transcribed lengthy obituaries as sources, being too long to > put into the "Events" field. > > How could I use narratives, from sources, in a report or > book, without having them repeat in the source of the > report? Perhaps a setting or "trick" I've > missed? > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
