Ward: Thank you for you time and valuable suggestions. I will give your them very serious thought and likely will adopt change what I am doing. However, I hope I can create a series of Master Sources as you suggested given what I have already created. Any suggestions?
As to your recent points: First, I can count on two hands or so the number of Barbieri's who appeared in Books and Publications. There was only one book written about the history of the small mountain town of Cerreto Sannita, Italy. I had to order it from Italy and it is in Italian (which I am having translated). As for US books and publications, only a few Barbieri's from Cerreto Sannita have been cited in such sources. If I write a Book that combines family and social history, I have to cite such social history sources. However, this has nothing to do with family history documentation in Legacy. Second, I have connected most of the 3000+ Barbieri's from this town from 1579-1900. This was possible because I have about 90% of all the Barbieri records from this town. While my research is not finished, I don't anticipate any future problems. Perhaps if I had 25,000 individuals things would be different. Third, I am not having any trouble creating sources, amending sources etc. Naming a new Master Source each time is not time consuming compared to typing in the detail which has to done regardless if I create one or thousands of Master Sources. I don't see how your suggestions will cut down on the number of detailed citations. I could be wrong about these things. Your advice is very much appreciated. Clearly, it is a better way of organizing sources. Mike Barberi In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus autem caritas. In essentials unity, in doubtful things liberty, but in all things love. St. Augustine (A.D. 354 - 430) ________________________________ From: CE Wood <wood...@msn.com> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2009 6:28:59 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Master source question But as you progress, you will probably be using one sources for many, thousands perhaps. Sometimes an Author can be a Master Source, with the publication in which a particular article was published as the detail. You will also probably have books that are sources for many people. Are you really going to create a new Master Source for each instance in which that source is used? Right now, you have very few and limited sources. As you proceed to connect people to others who are known and cited in many publications, you will have a tough time of it if you continue as you are doing. It is your choice, of course. Perhaps you are not interested in delving into those tomes that have thousands of sources. CE Wood From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of michael barberi Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 5:35 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Master source question I don't have several thousand references to a source. Each piece of evidence (e.g., birth, marriage record, passenger record) for an individual has a source. Many of these sources can be grouped into a higher source such a Civil Birth Records, Cerreto Sannita, Italy etc. Not all individuals have this source. Some have the Book of Baptisms, (year), Church of San Martino, Cerreto Sannita, Italy. All my ancestors came from Cerreto Sannita, save for a few. Mike Barberi In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus autem caritas. In essentials unity, in doubtful things liberty, but in all things love. St. Augustine (A.D. 354 - 430) ________________________________________ From: CE Wood <wood...@msn.com> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2009 5:10:01 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Master source question So what do you do when you have several thousand references to a source, such as the Complete Peerage? Do you not have Complete Peerage as a Master Source with specific volumes and pages in Details, but several thousand all with different volumes and pages? CE Wood From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of michael barberi Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 4:43 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Master source question I am always reluctant, perhaps based on ignorance, to use the same Master Source for each individual. I always like to guard against an inadvertent computer error, that might corrupt or mix up the source detail of individuals that are associated with one Master Source. I may not be following an intelligent sourcing method but each Source to me is different. Somethings it is just a year as in "The Civil Birth Records 1888 of Cerreto Sannita, Italy" (different years make for a different source; although I can see why this may not be correct). I am open to education. If I am not following the method that everyone else uses, or if my concerns over potential problems are over-done, let me know. Mike Barberi In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus autem caritas. In essentials unity, in doubtful things liberty, but in all things love. St. Augustine (A.D. 354 - 430) ________________________________________ From: John S. Adams <oldbr...@hotmail.com> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Cc: jusen...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2009 4:05:53 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Master source question Judy, The Master Source should be the same for each individual. The differences should be entered in the Detail screen. After you create the Master Source with the common information for the letter, select that for as the source for the first individual and enter the text for him in the Source Detail screen. For the next individual, select the same source, but change the Detail text. Thus, for each individual, the Master Source info will be the same, but the Detail text will be different. Hope this helps. John S. Adams Hermosa Beach, CA -------------------------------------------------- From: "Judy" <jusen...@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 1:21 PM To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Subject: [LegacyUG] Master source question > I have a question about master sources. I am a new user, and am adding some > new people to my file. 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