Yes, I'm aware that the multimedia files are not stored 'in' Legacy, only the links are there. That is really what I'm referring to, the links. So yes, I am saving that as a source and I will attach the multimedia file to that source. I was wondering about a 'general' place to add that multimedia link/information so that you would know that there is a source that affects the entire family line without adding that source to every individual person in that line. I would normally only individually source this to people where there is some sort of conflict in information; i.e., adding an alternate birth for instance and then I'd source that chart that I received from a family member. But then it would be helpful to know that chart exists because it also 'confirms' to some extent (yes, this is a very loose statement for the purpose of this question) the information that we both have if it is the same.
I suppose I can add a short statement into the 'notes' and then attach the source there and repeat that on the direct line descendents. Just wondered what others do with that. And yes, I do want to have every bit of information that I can included in the multimedia links. I think that is absolutely essential if I were to pass on this research to anyone else; in fact, I intend to go back through my files (eventually) and add in scans of the paper documents in my files since the vast majority of my research was done that way in the past. I want someone to be able to click on the link and have that document right there for them to view without looking for a file folder or browse through my computer file folders. Thanks, Kathy On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 2:44 PM, Wendy Howard <wendy.how...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Kathy, > > > I have several 'descendency charts' or 'pedigree charts' that other > > people have sent to me to show the research that they have done. It's > > great because I can go through and check my info against theirs and we > > can work together to find the most accurate information. > > Where do we store that in the Legacy file though? It sure would be > > nice to have some sort of 'general' info tab to store multimedia for > > each famiily line where you could store these sorts of things and > > census pages that relate to the entire family. Or am I missing > > something? What do you do with these sorts of digital files when they > > have information on hundreds of people? > > In Legacy, when you enter an item of data from a chart sent to you by > someone else, you refer to that document in your source - you don't > store it "in" Legacy, unless you attach it, which I wouldn't normally do > (but I know others do, and both choices are fine). > > You should have some sort of filing system on your computer's hard > drive, where you can find documents, pictures, etc of interest to you > reasonably easily. Nothing to do with Legacy. > > My filing system for my genealogy "stuff" includes a folder called > Correspondence, where I file any electronic copies of correspondence > that I refer to in my database. If a chart came attached to an email, > I'd save the whole email as a discrete file in the Correspondence > folder, with the date and name of the person who sent it to me. I might > also save the chart separately, if I wanted to refer to it frequently > (as I'd get pretty annoyed having to open the email to open the chart if > I was doing it often). > > Within that Correspondence folder I have further folders also called > Correspondence, but with a surname following it, such as Correspondence > - Howard. In that folder will be the correspondence relating to that > branch of the family, making it quicker and easier to locate a specific > item from the hundreds of files I've stored over the years. > > Hope this helps. :-) > > Kind Regards, > Wendy > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<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<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog > (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com<http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/> > ). > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > > > -- Kathy Meyer STRESS: when your gut says "NO WAY" and your mouth says "NO PROBLEM" "To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have never before done." --Richard G. Scott, "Finding the Way Back," Ensign, May 1990, 74 Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. ~ Albert Einstein 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
