I don't consider myself a professional either, but I like to keep a copy on my computer as a PDF file because I can have several of them open at the same time. On Ancestry, loading and viewing digital images can be painfully slow. The PDF's pop up quickly. I have discovered other family connections based on other people listed on the same census pages, so going back to the actual document has been a great plus for me in my research. Of course, I now have an external hard drive, because these files take up so much space, but it's worth it to me.
I'm interested in hearing what others have to say about this, too. Dede Holden On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 1:31 AM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES <fourpa...@verizon.net> wrote: > I don't consider myself a professional (never got paid), but I would say it > is a personal choice, with factors being size of your equipment, the > maintenance cost of same, and what you plan to do when finally finished. > Rich in LA CA > > > --- On Fri, 2/13/09, Dave Johnson <davel...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> From: Dave Johnson <davel...@gmail.com> >> Subject: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages >> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com >> Date: Friday, February 13, 2009, 1:11 PM >> For the past couple of months, I have been documenting the >> history of my >> family using the Census in the US, Ireland, Scotland, >> England, etc. I have >> used the SourceWriter to document each entry. >> >> For many of my earlier entries and a few of my later >> entries, I have gone >> back to the census and scrolled to the appropriate page and >> found the data >> quickly. This tells me that my source details pass the >> test of >> "findability." >> >> Now I am wondering if it is worth the effort to make a >> digital copy of each >> census record to include with each reference to the census >> document in >> Resident, Occupation, Emigration, and Religion Events. >> >> How would you professionals answer this query? >> >> Dave 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
