I have the opinion that each fact should have a source, however I don't take this to mean that there must be a separate source for each fact. I'm not sure how many people are in a family history that I recently used, but rather than having several sources, I used the source clipboard In the Source Clipboard I showed the following information. All examples are in my case. Current Master Source - For Your Information - by xxxx Current Source Detail - page number (this changed with each page) Actual Source Detail Text (optional) - I did not enter anything here, but it could be used for the person asking be used for the entire transcription of the book - should it fit. For months when I started using Legacy I wasted time by adding the source to each fact individually, but I find the Source Clipboard really helpful. Lyndell
---- Original Message ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Mutiple instances of a source (vs. Sanity) Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2003 11:35:14 -0800 >Mike, >I too struggled with that issue for quite a long time. I tended to >lean >toward Elizabeth Mills' view that every fact carries its own source, >but >found that to be a little too compulsive for me, not to mention >impractical. >Like you saiy, if you did it that way, you'd have a list of sources a >mile >long! >What I found works best for me in that case is to create one source >and >repository of the database. Then each entry is cited in the detail >section >as "page #, line #, John Doe listing" (or whatever is appropriate). >That >way, you keep your source list somewhat managable. Also, when you >print out >a report, Legacy formats your citation to appear as if it has its own >unique >source. I use this technique with all database lists, social security >death >index, phone books, etc. >Deck Bargy > > > > > > >Dear Group: > >I have been involved in genealogical research since 1993 and have >never >asked this question, though I've certainly thought about it often >enough: > >If I am citing a source--essentially an index--with multiple entries >per >page (in this case, Torrey's Marriages Prior to 1700), how do I >handle the >citations? > >Convention would have me make a separate source of Torrey for each >surname >occurrence. For example: Edward WINSLOW (1595-1655) & wife Susanna >(FULLER) >WHITE and the page number in Torrey would be listed in the >publication facts >for one instance of the source "New England Marriages Prior to 1700". > >Edward WINSLOW (1634-1681/2) & 1/wf Sarah [HILTON] would be listed in >the >publication facts for another instance of the source "New England >Marriages >Prior to 1700". > >But in my case, that would be well over three hundred (!) Torrey >sources, >one for each surname occurrence. That takes source citations to the >absurd! > >As it stands, I have just made a single source short-named "New >England >Marriages, Torrey " and have included, in the "Text of Source" tab, >an >alphabetical list of surnames and their corresponding pages in >Torrey. > >Elizabeth Shown Mills is probably gnashing her teeth at this, but I >really >have NO desire to make over 300 Torrey sources, each to be used with >only >one or two persons in my database. > >Any thoughts? > >Sincerely, > >Michael Shaw > > >Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > >To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > >To unsubscribe please visit: >http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > >_________________________________________________________________ >The new MSN 8 is here: Try it free* for 2 months >http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > >Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > >To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > >To unsubscribe please visit: >http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp VUW Student Portal - http://www.studentvuw.ac.nz Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
