Jerry, To illustrate different approaches I will plagiarise Kathy's wording:
I would treat an obituary like I do a census because of the information included in it. As a Source. I do not use census events and nor do I use obituary events, but use the source to verify names, relationships and event details etc.. I don't consider one method to be better than the other, just different. My recommendation - do that with which you are most happy. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: Jerry Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 6:29 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Obituary as Event? Hello everyone. I have a question about the use of obituaries. Would you ever use an obituary as an event, or would it always be a source to events? I have a friend who wants to put information contained on obituaries on our website, but it seems to me that historical notes, citing the obituaries as sources, not events, would be better procedure. What is your take on this? An example might be something simple like the obituary stated the person was an accountant. I'm just supposing because I haven't seen what she has yet. Thanks, --Jerry Boor / http://www.MerriamFamilyTree.org 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
