Hi Jim:
Thanks very much for the reply. It helped me get a better grasp on what items are. Sometimes I'm too exact which slows down the whole sourcing process at times. Thanks again! Rob Rob Miller Toronto, ON > From: walton.geneal...@gmail.com > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Birth registration VS Birth certificate > Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:57:46 +0900 > > The way I see it, a registry is an index or list of names, such as the > California Birth Index. A certificate is a document for a single > individual or couple containing specifics about dates, names, etc. > > There are no "original" birth certificates unless you actually go to > the governmental office to view it. Generally all you will see are > certified copies that have the original stamp, seal, or imprint, or a > photocopy of such. A true certified copy, even one marked for > genealogy purposes, is better than a photo copy of same, but they are > still certificates. > > Unfortunately, SourceWriter doesn't take these differences into > account. So, if I have a paper copy of the certificate I indicate it > is a birth certificate, basic format, then under comments indicate > either certified copy, photocopy of certified copy, or whatever it is. > You could probably play with some of the fields on page 2 and include > the information in the actual citation, which would probably be > better. > > The difference between the full and short forms, at least on mine, are > that the full is a complete copy of the full certificate. The short > form is only about half of that and just contains basic information > about my birth and my parents information. Basically only that > information that is necessary for a genealogist. Who cares that I had > 1% silver nitrate in my eyes, or that my mother was tested for > Syphilis? The full form tells me that, but not the short form. > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 1:11 AM, Rob Miller <robsfamilyt...@live.ca> wrote: > > > > I'm having a problem wrapping my head around the way SourceWriter labels > > BMD records. > > > > What do you call a photocopy of the actual form your ancestor filled out to > > register a BMD? (I have some with and without "Genealogical Purposes Only" > > stamped on them.) > > > > Prior to SourceWriter I was calling them "birth registrations", because (in > > my head), they are not certificates. But SourceWriter seems to paint them > > all as "birth certificates" and stamped copies (for Genealogical Purposes) > > as short forms of birth certificates. > > > > I know it's ultimately up to me, and I can change the Source Detail > > Certificate Type to read registration rather than certificate, but I would > > like to know what the correct name for these documents is and how they are > > handled by most. > > > > Thanks very much! > > > > Rob > > > > Rob Miller > > Toronto, ON > > -- > Jim Walton > "...probe the past carefully and report it as it was, not as I wish it were" > From Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@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 after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
