Thanks for the suggestions. I have watched Geoff's webinar on citing sources and it’s very helpful -- as far as it goes. I think what I'm looking for is a manual that gives examples for the commonly cited sources.
For example, when citing Federal census records, what is the Master source and what is the detail? Is the Master source the record at the state level? Or county level? Or city/town/ township level? I'd like to have a reference book or manual that tells me what the standard practice is -- so that I don't have to spend hours trying to think it through or proceeding on a trial and error basis and then having to re-do a dozen entries after discovering I guessed wrong. Another example: Cites like FamilySearch are very helpful in offering full citations for some kinds of information. But, I've been having a very difficult time figuring out how to fit those citations into Source Writer (and, again, figuring out the appropriate level for separating a "master source" from "details". I'm thinking I can't be the only person to have struggled with these issues and someone has probably written something that answers all or most of my questions. I'm trying to identify that book or manual or website, etc. Don't get me wrong -- I really do appreciate how powerful a tool Source Writer might be. But it assumes a level of knowledge that a novice like myself just doesn't have. -----Original Message----- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Cathy Pinner Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 9:11 PM To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help With Citing Sources Michele has given you the link to a very popular webinar. You don't have to be a professional to need to cite your sources in a way that someone else can understand - that someone could be you in a few years time. There's nothing wrong with using Basic Sources. The most important thing to get your head around is Master Sources and Source Detail. Together they provide everything you or someone else needs to know to find the source (or to know why they can't find it because it's from a document/Family Bible/etc that you own or saw when you visited Uncle John.) A book is easy. The book is the Master source and the page is the Source Detail. But what about something you find on FamilySearch? The easiest way to source FamilySearch data is to create a Basic Source with the Master Source just saying FamilySearch in the Source List Name (which is your finding aid for refinding a Master Source) and FamilySearch in the Title. Then you can copy and paste the FamilySearch source to the Source Detail - sometimes it will fit in the Source Detail box but often it's too long, so put it in the Source Detail Comment and checkmark that to be included. The transcription is copy and pasted into the Source Detail text and not normally included in the citation. The same can be done with the source that Ancestry provides. With the SourceWriter simply remember that you don't have to put something in every available box. These are general templates that don't always apply. For online databases and online databases with original images, you can use the SourceWriter internet templates for these. The name of the particular database goes in the Master Source. In the source detail something like "entry for Joe Bloggs" and in the credit line - where Ancestry etc got the information. This can be more useful than putting all Ancestry sources into one Master Source. It's an advanced step but you can more easily find which people you've looked for and found in a particular database if you have a Master Source for each database. It's much harder adding sources later but no reason not to start. Use tags to indicate that you have sourced everything you've entered for that person. The source icon lights up with just one source so isn't useful for letting you know that you still have work to do. Have fun - I'm still cleaning up sources that I entered when I first started that fortunately still make some sense to me but wouldn't to anybody else. Cathy > Michele/Support <mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> > Thursday, 13 July 2017 5:19 AM > > Have you watched Geoff’s free webinar, Sources and Citations Made > Simple, Standard, and Powerful? It definitely takes the mystery out > of it. > > https://familytreewebinars.com/download.php?webinar_id=201 > > Michele Simmons Lewis, CG > > Legacy Family Tree > > mich...@legacyfamilytree.com <mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> > > www.legacyfamilytree.com <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/> > > Certified Genealogist is a registered trademark and the designation CG > is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, > used under license by Board certificants who meet competency standards. > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup > [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Dennis > Birke > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 12, 2017 4:50 PM > *To:* legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Help With Citing Sources > > I’ve been using Legacy for a number of years, but never bothered to > record sources. I’d like to start citing sources, but I’m finding > using Source Writer very cumbersome and time-consuming to use. I’m > not a professional, and don’t need professional-quality citations. > I’d just like to record sources of information in a consistent and > systematic way so that future generations of my family have some idea > where I found the recorded information. Is there a webinar, tutorial, > manual, etc. that can provide me with some basic instructions on > citing sources and/or using Source Writer? I think I need something > akin to “Source Writer for Dummies”. I’d appreciate any suggestions > you have. > > Dennis Birke <mailto:dpbi...@gmail.com> Thursday, 13 July 2017 4:50 AM > > I’ve been using Legacy for a number of years, but never bothered to > record sources. I’d like to start citing sources, but I’m finding > using Source Writer very cumbersome and time-consuming to use. I’m > not a professional, and don’t need professional-quality citations. > I’d just like to record sources of information in a consistent and > systematic way so that future generations of my family have some idea > where I found the recorded information. Is there a webinar, tutorial, > manual, etc. that can provide me with some basic instructions on > citing sources and/or using Source Writer? I think I need something > akin to “Source Writer for Dummies”. I’d appreciate any suggestions > you have. > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
