Thank you Gene and Russell. Your explanations are very helpful. So, when would one use a Generic designation? Geoff Rasmussen used it in some of his demos.
------ Original Message ------ From: "R G Strong-genes" <rgstrongge...@gmail.com> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com Sent: 2/15/2013 1:58:36 PM Subject: Re: Re[2]: [LegacyUG] Questions regarding Source Type >Sentz, >see my reply below each question. > >From:Sentz >Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 1:24 PM >To:LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >Subject: Re[2]: [LegacyUG] Questions regarding Source Type > >Okay, I'll run the following up the flag pole again, since no one >responded a while ago. > >How should one record the following in Legacy using the Source Writer. >I was trying to understand how to classify types of documents/data and >find the appropriate source type using the "What kind of source" data >field. > >A child received "The Blessing of Little Children" rather than being >Christened or baptized as an infant. The name of the child, parents, >birthdate, church and date of blessing along with the names of the >officiating ministers are recorded in a commemorative card/pamphlet >that was given to the parents. Didn't see anything that was appropriate >in the big list of source types. Would this be a generic source? > >I would use: Church records>Church brochures, newsletters, newspapers, >etc>Basic Format> then fill out the form: >Title: The Blessing of Little Children >Record Type: Commemorative card/pamphlet >fill out rest of form >Text/Comments: whatever you want >Repository: You >Multimedia: scan of document > >The parents of a child received a certificate of birth from the >hospital. This is supposedly a commemorative document and not >considered the legal birth certificate from the state of residence. >What type of document would this be considered? generic or birth record >at the local/county level? > >Artifact>Privately held>fill in blanks >Repository> you > > >The newlyweds received a Certificate of Marriage from the officiating >minister. Again, this is not a marriage license, but a commemorative >document/pamphlet. It cites the names of those married, the location >(city & state, not the church, although the name of the church is >known), date of the ceremony, witnesses and the officiating minister. >It is not known whether the church recorded the marriage in 1945. >Again, is this considered a generic document? I did not see anything >that looked like a match in the type of source lists. > >This would be an original Certificate of Marriage I would use: >Marriage records>Frakturs>Basic format> fill in the blanks >Repository: you > >What about the little funeral service card...would this be considered a >funeral announcements, artifact-privately held? or would this also be >considered generic? > >Funeral home records>Privately held>fill in blanks >Repository: you > >Since I am in possession of all of the above, would they be considered >part of my personal repository, or would they be assigned to the >organization the issued the document? >__________________________________________________________________________ > >What would you like to know? >> >>From:Sentz >>Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 11:08 AM >>To:LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >>Subject: [LegacyUG] Questions regarding Source Type >> >>Is this the appropriate venue to ask questions about source types >>related to source writer input? If not, please let me know who/what >>group should be contacted. Thank you. >> >> >>Russell G. Strong >>P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy >>program can be downloaded FREE at >>http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/Articles.asp?ID=133&Click=1114 >>Oh so many branches and not enough time to check out all the roots!!!. >>Check out my Genealogy Pages at http://www.rgstrong-genes.com . > > >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 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
