Margaret, You do not say what sort of documents they are, which makes it pretty well impossible to suggest appropriate templates. Normally one would use a template for the type of document you have. If there isn’t one, then select one that is closest to what you require and fill in the details which you wish to include, rather than those defined in the template.
Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk From: Margaret DeAcetis Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 1:48 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Master Source--what template to choose to record information? Hi all, I received birth record for my grandfather from a state municipal archive in Germany (photocopies). Because I had the names of his parents, I was also sent photocopies of other documents. Coincidently, these other documents gave the birth dates of my grandfather's parents. These documents are clearly not birth records. I want to document that information. How do I do that? Checking through the sourcewriter templates, I could not find a category to fit these governmental documents. Should I use the generic option and select generic, manuscript? In the help section, I found a description of the source type using the basic system that allows someone to add new types simply by tying them. Is that my best option? Opinions welcome. Thanks, Margaret 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
