Kirsten, Just out of interest, why do you transcribe the census details rather than attach the image to your Source Detail? This is what I do, not only for the reason you give but also because I have immediate access to the census image should I wish to check something eg a questionable age for a person.
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ *New* Improved Interface for OpenOffice.org Contacts Database http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _____________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------- > From: vik...@rvi.net > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages > Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:41:37 -0800 > > Dave: > > In the interest of streamlining, I've stopped saving paper and/or digital > images of things that are readily available online. This could be dangerous > with data found on obscure sites, but I can't imagine that census records > will someday *not* be available in some form. I do, however, put a full > transcription of the family's listing in my source notes. > > Kirsten > > -----Original Message----- > From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on > Behalf Of Dave Johnson > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 1:11 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages > > > 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail, Messenger, Photos and more - all with the new Windows Live. Get started! http://www.download.live.com/ 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
