Matt, are you saying that you use the words "Cemetery Transcriptions" as
part of the source, or are you saying that you transcribe the tombstone
writing in the detail? I agree that having one source for each cemetery is
more efficient and that's the way I have my cemeteries set up as well.
However, the way way the outpu is printed, the source (cemetery name and
location) prints before the citation detail (name of person who is buried
there). Mills suggests a format where the citation detail usually comes
first (i. e. John Doe tombstone), and the cemetery name and location come
second. She suggests that the transcription of the writing on the stone be
listed in the narrative. In Legacy, I ususally create an event called
burial, where I transcribe the stone and attach a picture of it.
I hope I have not misunderstood what you were trying to say. For me, it's
just a matter of needing to change the order of the citation components
(wanting the flexibility to list source detail first and then source).
Gail Rich Nestor
Smyrna, GA
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nestorgenealogy/
From: "Matt Henderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I do mine in the following format:
Cemetery Transcriptions, Bell Cemetery, Northside, Wilbarger County, Texas
You could reverse this:
Cemetery Transcriptions, Texas, Wilbarger County, Northside, Bell Cemetery
If you are putting the name of the individual as part of the source name,
you will create far too many sources. I put the name and lot and block
number as part of the citation detail. This way when I clicjk on the source
"Cemetery Transcriptions, Bell Cemetery, Northside, Wilbarger County,Texas"
and select Show list I have everyone in that cemetery that I have verified.
I use a similar format for all other sources.
Censuses are arranged like this: 1850 US Census, Tennessee, Bedford
County ED, page numbers and other info are in the detail. I can click show
list for each county census and see who I have. I do the same with Birth
Certificates, arranged by county and state, and many other sources since
much of the info we access is arranged the same way. When you look for
censuses, or cemetery transcriptions in the library they are filed or named
by county. So it only makes since to do my sources the same way.
Matt
Gail Nestor wrote:
Is there a way to rearrange the order of the Source Citation output given
the following inputs:
Input fields used:
Source List Name: State, County, Town - Cemetery
Type: Cemetery
Author: [blank]
Title: Cemetery, Town, County, State
Publication: [blank]
Citation Detail: John Doe tombstone, block X, lot Y, photographed by [me],
date
Output: Cemetery, Town, County, State, John Doe tombstone, block X, lot Y,
photographed by [me], date
Here's how I would like it to read (using Mills' suggested citation format
in "Evidence"):
John Doe tombstone, block X, lot Y, Cemetery, Town, County, State;
photographed by [me], date
Note that the Citation Source is sandwiched in between the Citation Detail.
I would prefer not to create a separate source for each stone. It's handy
to me for each cemetery, not each individual stone, to serve as a source.
Is there a way to get the output I want without having to rig the input
fields? What have others done who are trying to conform with the current
genealogical citation standards? I'd love some ideas!
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