Paula, I am sorry but I cannot agree. The Events tell the stories of individuals and families from which their history is derived.
Without this, in my view, one is merely a collector of names and dates. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ GOONS #5307 Paula Ryburn <paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >Truthfully, though, what we call an event doesn't really matter because it >only shows up depending on how you choose to format events in your reports, >right? For example, I've decided for my "one off" events, I have an Event >called "Other" that has a generic set of sentence structures, so I can enter >whatever I want in whichever fields I have information. The only real >consideration for having lots of different Events is to be able to search on >them. (Like, the "Census" event, which you have to use if you want Legacy's >census search feature to work... instead of using Residence.) > >--Paula in Texas >Researching: Adair Baker Beasley Benson Betz Bigley Blagrave Burton Chapman >Clement Clough Coppernoll Costine Daulton Dinwiddie Doody Ellis Exline Field >Floran Floyd Gates Goodale Gordon Gump Hale Harbaugh Hind Hopkins Hughes >Hurdle Jones Klein Koyle Laswell McDonald Misner Passwaters Pelton Roberts >Roche Ryburn Sanford Short Singer Sullivan Weller Williams > > >________________________________ > From: Sherry/Support <she...@legacyfamilytree.com> >To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com >Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2014 3:35 PM >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] "Right" way to add essays or excerpts from others to >Family File > > >I have a copy of a letter written to his brother by my great-great >grandfather while he was in the hospital during the Civil War. I'm >entering that as a Military history event since it discusses his >experiences in the hospital. > >There's not much in it to use as a source for other information though >other than a comment about their mother dying.. > > >Sincerely, >Sherry >Technical Support >Legacy Family Tree > > >On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Paula Ryburn ><paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> This is a great thread. I have a 17-page letter written by my 3rd >> great-grandfather to his grandsons, in which he shares all he knows of his >> family's history. I have entered it as a master source, and cited it many >> times. However, this thread is prompting me to excerpt the description of >> his grandfather's Rev. War experience and place that in either the General >> Notes or an Event (Notes) of the Patriot. Have either of you determined >> which looks best to you? (General or Event Notes?) Thanks. >> >> --Paula in Texas > > > >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 > 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
