Ron, I don't think Paula is saying that Events don't matter. She's saying that it doesn't really matter what they are called. What you call an event depends on how many events of a similar nature you expect to have and how you may want to search on it later.
Paula, I think the advantage of adding the excerpt to an event rather than General notes is that it can be dated and placed in chronological sequence. I prefer to keep General Notes to an overall summary of someone's life that theoretically is better constructed than a collection of bits and pieces. If I have a good obituary and nothing else, I'll put that in General Notes and make my Obituary Event for that person Private or exclude the notes so that it doesn't appear twice in reports. Cathy At 07:34 AM 21/04/2014, you wrote: >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 ><<mailto:paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.net>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>http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: ><http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/>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/>http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >Online technical support: ><http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp>http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >Follow Legacy on Facebook >(<http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree>http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) >and on our blog >(<http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/>http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >To unsubscribe: ><http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp>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
