Personally I would go about citing this source in a completely different way, but would be interested in seeing what others have to say.
I'd show the notebook or notebooks themselves as the Master Source (since that's what you actually looked at), with the genealogical society as the compiler (author field) and the genealogical library as the repository, and would probably omit publication data in the master source listing since the notebook itself probably hasn't been "published". Then I'd pull the Master Source onto the Clipboard and under Master Source Detail, I'd list the specific notebook and item such as "Obituaries for Putnam County, New York, 1870-1900, Jane Doe listing." In the Detail Text (again, on the Clipboard), I'd start with something like "Photocopy from XYZ newspaper, date and page (if available)" and follow with the actual text in quotes. Or if the obit was so long that I didn't want to include the whole thing, I'd put something like "Shows:" and then list the pertinent facts. There are probably many other ways to skin this cat, but that would be my own approach. Kirsten Bowman -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 2:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LegacyUG] How to source compiled obituary file I am trying to figure out how to enter my sources for several obituaries taken from files located at a state genealogical library. The obituaries have been photocopied from different newspapers and are in loose leaf notebooks arranged by County, then dates, and indexed on a computer. Right now I have the Master Source as State, County, City, Name of Newspaper, Obituary for Mrs. Jane Doe. I put the name of the newspaper again into the title field and the publication information for the newspaper including the date the obituary was published in the paper into the Publication Facts. I put the repository as the genealogical society with their address. I do not have the newspaper page number or column number as the society did not list that information. I do have exactly where to find the copy in the society file. Example: FO 4 p.95. So my questions are: 1) Should I list as the Master Source the name of the newspaper as I have it now, or should I list the Master Source as the Genealogy Society Obituary File? 2) If I list the Master Source as the Genealogy Society Obit. File, do I put the name of the newspaper in the title field or do I put the name of the file there again. 3) Where would the name of the newspaper go if the Master Source is the file? In the Detail? I looked in "Evidence" but didn't see anything that looked like it fit this example. It seems to me the source is the newspaper, but I found the information in the societies file. I think I have managed to really confuse myself and this probably has a very simple answer that I'm just not seeing. I would appreciate any advice. CG 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
