Cathy, Dennis, Michele and Elizabeth~
Thank you for your ideas and suggestions. Cathy, your idea of "Newspaper
Article" for an event worked very well. It is not exactly what I had wanted
to accomplish but your way results in a "tidier" report page layout. I am a
confirmed "splitter" but lumping odd snippets of miscellaneous information
under a newspaper heading, with a one or two sentence "lead in" to the
source text, in the event notes, allows me to keep clean pages without a
bulk of information for any one person. Many thanks.
Judy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cathy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Incorporating Narratives From Sources into a Report
Judy,
I have been researching in newspapers lately and found articles for some
people in my database. To add the article into my Legacy database so that
it will print nicely in the Descendant Book [a.k.a. Modified Register
Report], I've set up an event entitled "Newspaper Article." The following
is the way I set up the sentence structure:
There was a newspaper article mentioning [FirstName] in the
"[Desc]" published [Date] [~inPlace]. [Sources] [Notes]
Then I can add the entire article into the [Notes] section of the event.
However, I format the article in the Notes section so that it is
italicized. The article then shows up nicely in the Modified Register
report. While I include the newspaper name in the [Desc], I also include
it in the source citation. The [~inPlace] is where I place the location of
where the newspaper is published.. The Source citation has more detailed
information including the page number and column number on the page.
Cathy
At 06:57 AM 1/28/2009, you 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?
Thanks,
Judy
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