In my case, it is also a function of quantity per source. In some cities I have over 50 each, on the various census dates, and in that state over 200 per, so I need to split some up, and decided to maintain uniformity over the database. I was a splitter before the 'name' was coined, or at least before I heard it. Rich in LA CA
--- On Tue, 6/9/09, Jenny M Benson <ge...@cedarbank.me.uk> wrote: > From: Jenny M Benson <ge...@cedarbank.me.uk> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] source types - new not integrated? > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com > Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 2:21 AM > Paula Ryburn wrote > > But I have dozens of census sources > > I am always rather amazed at how much "splitting" of Census > sources seems to go on with LUGgers researching in the US - > a separate one for every county or even every city for every > year quite often, I think. Perhaps this is necessary with > such a vast country. > > My own US-dwelling relatives are so few that I can happily > work with one Master Source for each year! For more > local countries I have one for each region (as required) for > each year (regions being England, Scotland, Wales, Isle of > Man and Channel Islands) so from 1841 to 1911 a maximum of > 40 Master Sources if I had people in every region for every > Census (which I don't!) > -- Jenny M Benson > > > > 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
