Anne, I use the General Notes for biographical information (I try to write at least a short biography on each of my direct line ancestors and each of their siblings) and I use the Research Notes for my general theories, trains of thought etc. I also will write some of this stuff in the event notes, birth notes, death notes, marriage notes etc . This is where you will find simple proof statements. I like doing it this way so that my Research Notes only contain the current things I am working on and they don't get too cluttered.
Let's say I have two different birth dates. I will input the one I decide to be the "correct" one and in the birth notes I will detail the conflicting evidence and explain why I believe one to be the correct one (proof statement). If it is more involved than a sentence or a paragraph then we are talking a proof argument or case study which usually requires lists, tables, graphics, footnoting etc. In that case I will write it up in MS Word and then attach the document to the individual as a pdf (I use a pdf because if I share it is more likely the recipient can open a pdf than a MS document). Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -----Original Message----- From: Anne [mailto:agdy...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 5:50 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Research notes How do people record research for a specific fact in Legacy? For example conflicting information about a date/place of birth? I am not keen on Geoff's "alternate birth" method. I would prefer something like the notes area for a fact being tabbed "general" and "research". This could be used to record and resolve conflicting information and would keep all relevant research for that fact together. Anne 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
