Glenn and list members, Thank-you for your suggestions. Unfortunately for me our library is going through major remodeling (well after it is done it may be a good thing) project now and as for book stores in my area they don't carry much at all about genealogy. What few gen. books I have, I've had to order from online venders. Ugh! Today I went back over the how to source information I had printed out. I feel confused again.!. PLease tell me, if you can, is there a field where the information entered can not be edited or deleted? I'm thinking maybe if I quite worring so much and start entering my source info. perhaps I will come to understand better how it is set up. But first I need to know if (When) I must make changes or even delete that all the source type fields will let me. Thank-you, Peggy
--- woodmansrus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peggy, > > You're well along on the right track. Another > suggestion would be to visit > the genealogy section your local library or > bookstore to check either some > books that directly address to subject of source > citations, or at least > observe how others list source citations in their > works. > > Glenn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peggy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 10:59 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Confusion > > > > Thank-you Rich, for your suggestion! I will make a > > note of them! > > I've spent most of the night searching the web for > > information on proper source citations. I visited > the > > Legacy site, Board For Certification of > Genealogists > > site, Ancestry.com "Along Those Lines", FTM's > > genealogy.com site and many others. I printed out > some > > information from the sites I mentioned above. > > I think (maybe?) I am beginning to get a feel for > it. > > But then it is quite late now and my eyes are now > a > > bit glazed over. We'll see what happens tomorrow! > > <grin> I am more of a visual learner so I think > the > > combination of information list members had sent > > awhile back and information from these webpages > should > > help me see the appropriate patterns. I Hope! > > I just want my information clear and consistant. > > Regards, Peggy > > > > --- Rich Schulthies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > For a title, I would use "Illinois, Cook County, > > > Chicago Marriage John & > > > Mary Smith". The Author is "Clerk of Cook > County" > > > (not his name) > > > Publication Info date of certificate (on death > cert > > > use the burial date > > > if no other date found). This is only an > example. > > > Look also at Geoff's > > > instructions on the web page where you > downloaded. > > > Print them out if you > > > like. It is easier to look at paper instead of > > > screen for analyzing. > > > There is no right or wrong way, but most of us > > > create the Source to be > > > traceable to future lookers. > > > Hope this helps, > > > Rich in LA > > > PS fill in what you know, fill in later as you > can. > > > > > > Peggy wrote: > > > > > > > > There is also the situation where I obtained > > > > photocopies of some documents that I did not > > > actually > > > > locate myself. > > > > For example: A photocopy of my grandfather's > birth > > > > record was found among his personal items. He > was > > > born > > > > 1897 and obtained this document in 1941. > > > > On the upper right corner it has document has > > > > State Of Illinois > > > > Dwight H. Green, Governor > > > > Department of Public Health-Division of Vital > > > > Statistics > > > > > > > > On the left side is like a separate section > > > running > > > > the length of the page that says > > > > Certified Copy Of A Record Of Birth > > > > It states that this was made from the original > > > > certificate of birth, now on file in this > office. > > > > It is signed by the County Clerk and gives his > > > City > > > > and State as his address. > > > > I went to this city hoping to get a better > copy > > > but > > > > they couldn't find the birth record and they > > > requested > > > > that I bring this copy in for them to see. > > > > > > > > What is the title? Who is the Author? > Publication > > > > information? > > > > > > > > Another example is I have photocopies of a > > > > 2great-grandfather's Civil War Pension Record > (or > > > > maybe it should be referred to his wife's > Civil > > > War > > > > Pension Application. (?) > > > > The person who got the copies, for me, from > the > > > > National Archives in Washington D.C. but I > don't > > > know > > > > if it was from a book, microfilm etc. I do > have > > > some > > > > Pension (claim/file?) numbers. > > > > Anyway among these papers is a lot of valuable > > > family > > > > information. > > > > 1. Certificate of Marriage (2nd great > > > grandparents > > > > 1867) signed by county clerk 1888. > > > > 2. General Affidavit where individual > claims > > > to have > > > > been present during the 1873 birth of my 1st > > > > great-grandmother. This not dated but states > State > > > and > > > > County. More of the same for many of her > siblings. > > > > 3. 1887 Certified copy of Death Report - > > > State Board > > > > of Health- Return of Death to County Clerk > (which > > > > states a $10. penalty if Physician does not > return > > > > within 30 days. Dated 1888. This document > provides > > > a > > > > lot of important details. > > > > 4. Plus a long Petition by the town's > people > > > (about > > > > 100 signatures!) claiming they know this > family > > > well > > > > and they are deserving of this pension. Also > some > > > > individual letters claiming the same thing. > > > > 5. A page that provides notice of 2nd > > > > great-grandmother's 1911 death. I think I > > > understand > > > > this one. Department of Interior United States > > > Agency > > > > Chicago, IL Dec. 1911 signed by US Pension > Agent. > > > > > > > > What is the title? Who is the Author? > Publication > > > > information? > > > > Some of these seem to have more than one title > > > > Aside from the fact that I want so much to get > the > > > > Author, Title, Publication information entered > > > > correctly I also want to give credit to the > person > > > who > > > > obtained these papers for me. Where should I > put > > > that > > > > detail? > > > > I'm sorry this is so long. I've really tried > to > > > use > > > > the book I have (Evidence Citation & Analysis > by > > > > Elizabeth Shown Mills) but I just keep getting > > > more > > > > and more confused. > > > > Thank-you for any help you can provide. > > > > If you can help and want to do so off the list > > > please > > > > send to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Regards, > > > > Peggy > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! > Auctions! > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
