As much I love the source setup, when it comes to the census, I want the information at my finger tips and not three clicks away. I enter the census record for each person as an event. I can easily place them in chronological order, and once the first person is done the rest of the family doesn't take much time to cut and paste..
Top line: Census, US (or Iowa --for a state census or Canada, etc) Description: age 52 <approx year of birth> birthplace Year: Census Year Place: town,county, state In the note section; Top line is complete date, ED, page, line number, if desired, Anc Image 5 of 32 and/or roll number Next the SURNAME as it appears in the index I might write the following: HANNING [reads as HAINING, indexed as HANNING] or [reads and indexed as HANNING] Then I list the people and information. I also note any relatives living close by. I double check it all before saving it. I can copy and paste to all individuals or direct to a parent census record -See George Haining for details. When viewing the events you see the census yr, age, approx yr of birth, and place of birth You can arrange for census details to print on a family group sheet or other reports. It works for me, but everyone has to decide for themselves. Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olds-Wills-Hodges-Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 2:02 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] After market Legacy Tips Book > Has anyone ever considered writing or coordinating the project of > writing a Legacy "Tips" book"? The manual does a nice job of describing > features, the staff goes a great job responding to problems and > inquiries, and this list is a marvelous group problem > identification/solving forum. But I believe we could all use (well > especially the newbees like me) a book on things the manual never tells > you...and you don't know to ask. > > Right now I'm scratching my head on the best way to record a 3-ring > binder full of U.S. census extracts as source documents. I know there > must be at least a few "best practice" methods out there. > > I'd prefer a "step-by-step" reference...for instance...Put the census > year here, the state here, the county here, the enumeration date here, > the district number here, the page number here, the line number here, > the information here. You get the idea. A very precise checklist if > you will. > > In this example, I find myself bothered not knowing how much to put into > "general" source headings and where to put detail. > > Has a "Tips Book" been addressed before and dismissed? > > Gary > > > Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp > > Legacy User Group 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/ > > For online technical support, please visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group 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/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
