I have read with much interest the various methods to record Source data under Master Sources and Source Details.
It appears the preferred method by those most experienced is to record very general Master Source information, e.g.: Source Name List: Death Certificate Type: Document Author: Missouri State Board of Heath, Bureau of Vital Statistics Title: Certificate of Death It then appears those most experienced enter details of the Document (death certificate in the above example) in the Source Detail (certificate number, names, dates, pages, text, file ID, etc). All very well understood and logical. However, my issue with the above methodology when using Legacy is the difficulty in assigning Detail to more than one family member. Most certificates for instance refer to multiple family members. Birth Certificates for example refer to mother, father, and child. It would stand to reason a Legacy module such as that used for pictures, the Picture Center, would best serve this process when the detail of various Sources applies to multiple individuals. A few simple clicks could assign a birth certificate to every individual mentioned on the certificate. The same would apply to newspaper articles (particularly obituaries), and other Sources when more than one individual is referred to in the Source Detail. I am interested to hear what others have to say about this. I believe I may be missing something very key to my sourcing process. Thanks Gary 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
