I'm getting a LOT of food for thought out of this discussion. I think I started doing it - using census as an event as well as a source - by following someone else's recommendation. That said, I think the thing I might "miss" by discontinuing the practice is a quick reference to which censuses I have recorded - although I could look at the sources for that.
Previous versions allowed me to highlight individual details for each person that I attached the same event or source too. That way I could view the source or event and see which portions of the census data applied to that individual. But that is gone now anyway :-/ A source actually gives a faster view of the details now. A census as an event will also appear in a timeline where a source will not. You could add a residence event but if I already have all the census details on the clipboard I suppose it is just faster to use that. Great comments everyone :-). Kathy On Tuesday, October 20, 2015, Bobby Johnson <b...@brmemc.net> wrote: > When I document the information found in a book, should I not create a > "Book Event"? If not, why would I create a census event when I document > the information contained in a census record? > > Bobby > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brian L. Lightfoot [mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com <javascript:;> > ] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 11:57 AM > > To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Re: Census event vs source > > > > So a Marriage must also not be an event. The marriage > > certificate or license merely is a source for residences, ages, > > possible parental names, etc. > > > > I tried telling my wife that our marriage was not an event. > > The doctor said my scar should heal nicely. > > > > > > Brian in California > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk <javascript:;>] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 8:10 AM > > To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Census event vs source > > > > Mike, > > > > Whilst I agree with your basic point, I have never considered > > the census to be an event, but only a source. From the > > census I have a Resident Event for each family member still > > there, plus Name, Occupation, possible Birth Date and > > relationships sourced from the census, this avoids the > > duplication and contains all the information. > > > > > > Ron Ferguson > > http://www,fergys.co.uk/ > > > > > > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com > > 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
