Mike,
You are lucky to find a book about your small town. I had assumed that you were
relying more on LDS microfilms, but the online catalog only shows one film
series for your town. It is only for 1809-1860. However, it does consist of 12
separate physical microfilms. Like my ancestral towns, there are separate films
for births, marriages, etc., and date ranges for each film. I assume that you
got your post-1860 civil and church records by visiting the town. Again, when I
visited Noci (BA), the physical books containing the original records (civil
and church) were organized by date ranges and type of record. To me, each
physical book (or microfilm) should be identified in the citation and is
logically a master source. If another researcher were to attempt to locate my
source, this information would help them.
When I started, I was a splitter. I found that I had a lot of trouble being
consistent -- remembering how to word each ('basic style') source so that they
would appear consistent in reports. Two things have solved that: more lumping
of master sources, and now the SourceWriter templates. I find capturing sources
tedious and I appreciate even the smallest economy of not having to re-enter
the information about the master source each time.
Another thing to consider is the concept of 'subsequent citations'. As you will
see in the LUG archive, this is still a bit buggy, but the idea is that the
printed citation can be briefer, saving space, when you cite the same master
source after the first time.
Ward
P.S.: I think your latest response below should have been addressed to CE Wood,
not to me.
----- Original Message -----
From: michael barberi
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Master source question
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)
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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)
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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
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