Paula, You are correct, (as far as I know anyway), that the actual report would not print if it is only linked as a pdf or Word document. It would be cited though. The template is built into the source writer in Legacy, from page 156 of Evidence Explained. But as I said before, you would at least have the actual research report linked to the person, and that is enough for me. You could choose to copy some or all of it and put it in the research notes. I prefer to just link it and I have it saved on my hard drive, and if I so choose, I can also print out a hard copy to file.
In regards to your second question, yes, it can be exactly what Michelle was talking about. Everyone- professionals and hobbyists, can benefit from writing a research or narrative report. A report can help you preserve your work for yourself or others, document research results, clarify analysis and support conclusions, especially in complex cases. It also helps you see where you have "holes" in your research. Proper citations are included and both positive and negative searches. I know it does take extra effort to write a full, quality report, but I feel it pays off in many ways. There are many times that I wish I had written one after a research session to record my objectives, processes, conclusions and what I wanted to do next. I do take advantage of the To-Do's in Legacy, the note sections, and the Source Writer, but a report rounds these out nicely. I choose to type it in Word format and then I convert it to a PDF format so I can share it with others that are interested. Monique ----- Original Message ----- From: Paula Ryburn<mailto:paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.net> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com<mailto:LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Webinar (research plans) Monique, I am trying to picture this on the "output" side and having a bit of trouble---possibly because I haven't done an actual "research report" before. If a research report is similar to what Michele included in her post; that is, a pulling together of the indirect evidence to form the proof, and you are talking about having typed that up (say) in a Word document, then wouldn't your approach to attach it to the source detail result in having the proof "hidden" from any reports you might run out of Legacy? While Michele's original approach of putting the proof in the Research Notes field allows me to print it in Legacy reports. Or am I missing something? --Paula ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: unique64 Riley <uniqu...@msn.com> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Sat, July 21, 2012 2:05:15 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Webinar (research plans) Michele, I like to attach my actual research reports under the source detail using the source clipboard. You can do this by clicking on the multimedia tab, then clicking on picture. You can attach word processing documents or pdf files if you click on the "file" box. You could create a master source name Proof Summary, Research Report or some thing else. Or, you can put something in the research notes and then use the source clipboard that has the report, (linked to it) under the multimedia tab there. Many possibilities. At least you would have the actual report with footnotes linked to the person or persons somehow, somewhere. Hope this helps. Monique From: Michele Lewis<mailto:ancestor...@gmail.com> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com<mailto:LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 8:09 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Webinar (research plans) I frequently have to “prove” a relationship using indirect evidence. I am going to copy and paste a sample of this from my file. This is in my research notes in Legacy. We conclude that Silas Simmons is the son of James Simmons and Ellenor Lee through indirect evidence. The first known record of Silas Simmons is his enlistment into the 10 and 20 Consolidated Regiment, Louisiana Militia on 25 December 1814. It is unknown why Silas joined a Louisiana Militia instead of a Mississippi unit. We do know that this is the correct Silas Simmons (the only Silas Simmons that served in the War of 1812) because he later filed for bounty land in Perry County based on this service. There were two other Simmons men that joined this same unit on the same day, James Simmons and William Simmons. This James Simmons is, most likely, 18 year old James Jr. and not James Sr. who would have been 50 years old. We can tie James Simmons, Jr. to his father through his Bible which still exists. In the Bible James Jr. lists James Simmons, Sr. and Ellenor Lee “his wife” complete with birth and death dates. Though James and Ellenor are not listed specifically as his parents, they are the only ones listed that are of age to have been his parents (the remaining persons listed in the Bible are James Jr., his wife Lucinda and their children). James Jr. and Silas were only 3 years apart in age and most likely brothers. On the 1820 Perry County tax roll, James Sr., James Jr., and Silas are listed right next to each other. The one drawback to recording it this way in the research notes is that I can't footnote each individual fact (you CAN attach multiple sources to the research notes). If this was in a research report (and it actually IS in a research report that I wrote) each statement would be individually sourced. Michele 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
