Ron,
Thanks again.
Melanie Armstrong
--- On Fri, 7/10/09, ronald ferguson wrote:
> From: ronald ferguson
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcing question
> To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 1:13 PM
>
> Melanie,
>
Ron,
Thanks.
Melanie Armstrong
--- On Fri, 7/10/09, ronald ferguson wrote:
> From: ronald ferguson
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcing question
> To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 1:02 PM
>
> Melanie,
>
>
; From: frances...@sbcglobal.net
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcing question
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>
>
> Ron,
> I have some sort of marriage application from the GRO. It has the individuals
> information and says "certified copy of an entry of marriage&q
yweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
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> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:05:22 -0700
> From: frances...@sbcglobal.net
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcing question
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>
ough information.
--- On Fri, 7/10/09, ronald ferguson wrote:
> From: ronald ferguson
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcing question
> To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 11:37 AM
>
> Melanie,
> I am in England and am not sure what you mea
rgys/
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> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:31:19 -0700
> From: frances...@sbcglobal.net
> Subject: [LegacyUG] Sourcing question
> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com
>
>
> I looked in the archives and couldn't fin
I looked in the archives and couldn't find an answer for this. I have a
marriage application from the GRO in England and an application from a Soldiers
and Sailors Home. I'm using the Sourcewriter and am not sure where to look. Is
there a Sourcewriter template for these types of sources? Thanks
checked in there.
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From: "Kirstin Martinez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question...
What do people do when they have several different repositories for the
same information. For
Kirstin Martinez wrote
What do people do when they have several different repositories for the
same information. For example: I have Cemeteries & Churches list under
one master list (yes, I'm a lumper). But some of the cemetery
information is from on-line databases (with or without picture) & s
sense, let me know!
Pat
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From: "Kirstin Martinez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question...
What do people do when they have several different repositories for the
same informat
Hi Kirstin,
Well I don't lump to the extent that you do.
Different "publisher", different Master Source.
Repositories is a more troubling category I think. The same book or
microfiche indexes or images etc can be found in many different
repositories. Repositories usually contain heaps of diffe
Speaking of access date, I notice there is 2 places to add a date. I use
the Master Source date for when I first added the source. Then I use the
detail date for when I added that particular information. I use the
repository also in the detail, so I know if it was verified (& I would
check) wit
. 50
of 'Evidence Explained' and it's a big book so perhaps she's already thought
of it.
Very interesting comment. Thanks.
Kirsten
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dawn
Crowley
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 9:27 PM
To: L
Hi Jim,
I didn't see an answer to this but have been reading a week's worth
of emails so may have missed it.
Re finding events with no source listed. This currently can't be done
in Legacy but can be done in GenViewer. It has been requested before
so maybe version 7.
Re finding people with
Unpublished manuscript by (names of mother and grandmothers)
-Original Message-
From: marilyn E B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:12 am
Subject: Baby Book - Was Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question
How would you categorize a
gt; From: "Daniel Hinckley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 1:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question
>
>
> > Gary, are you sure you're you? can you prove it? Some sources are
> > dependent on other sources in real
age -
From: "Daniel Hinckley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question
Gary, are you sure you're you? can you prove it? Some sources are
dependent on other sources in real life. How did we get driv
Gary, are you sure you're you? can you prove it? Some sources are dependent on
other sources in real life. How did we get driver's licenses? Birth certificate
as proof, maybe? A bill from the power company with our name and address on it?
How did we get that? Show our driver's license? or just
I don't think I can be that stringent. Heck, I don't think I have three
independent sources for MY birth.
Gary
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question
Leave them out o
.
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From: Gary Templeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 10:25 pm
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question
So, if you have a birth certificate but the person does not up on any
census (probably because of early death), and yo
?
Gary Templeman
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question
I usually don't add a person to my main database unless I have at least
three unique sources for an event.
Legacy
I usually don't add a person to my main database unless I have at least
three unique sources for an event.
-Original Message-
From: Jim Keener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 3:04 pm
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Quest
Which is: I have forgotten how to tag all my entries that either have no
source listed or have the same sources as other entries. I'm trying to weed
out sources that are not up to par and I also want to see which sources are
assigned to certain people.
I would appreciate any help anyone can give
Yes Kirsten, I'm looking at Elizabeth's book right now. I have quite a few
ancestors back to the third or fourth generation and I have one, two, three
or sometimes four excellent sources for their names, dates of birth,
marriage, death and burial. But like the rest of us, I'm sure, I have many,
m
Thank you for the response Jenny. I'm trying to figure which report I can
view to make sure the multiple sources are linked to the person.
Jim
On 9/9/07, Jenny M Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Jim Keener wrote
> >Sorry, but I have one other question. How do you enter more than one
> >sou
And the answer to the important part of Jim's question is?
On 9/9/07, Jenny M Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Jim Keener wrote
> >Sorry, but I have one other question. How do you enter more than one
> >source per event? For example, I have an ancestor that I have both a
> >book, and
Rich,
Thanks, I'm entering my multiple sources now and will double-check a report
to make sure they are both there.
Jim
On 9/9/07, RICHARD SCHULTHIES <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Go to Assigned Sources List for:
> Highlight the desired event.
> Choose Cite a Master Source (or Add a Major Sour
Thank you Ron. I was just thinking that maybe both sources did not show up
in a report about events or places related to the person, but I think I see
what you're saying. I need to go to a report and print or preview to make
sure I'm linking the second, third, etc. source to the person.
Thanks a
t when are we ever
out of the "research phase"?
Kirsten
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim Keener
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 1:04 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Quest
Go to Assigned Sources List for:
Highlight the desired event.
Choose Cite a Master Source (or Add a Major Source).
Scroll to find the book or Bible in your List.
Edit the Details
Rich in LA CA
--- Jim Keener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sorry, but I have one other question. How do you
> enter mo
Jim Keener wrote
Sorry, but I have one other question. How do you enter more than one
source per event? For example, I have an ancestor that I have both a
book, and his family Bible as sources for him. Do most of you
reference multiple sources for one event or person?
I certainly do and I
yweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
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From: "Jim Keener" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question
Date: Sun
Sorry, but I have one other question. How do you enter more than one source
per event? For example, I have an ancestor that I have both a book, and his
family Bible as sources for him. Do most of you reference multiple sources
for one event or person?
>
Legacy User Group guidelines:
ht
I hope this is the right place to ask this question. I emailed it to the
group email address, but I don't know where it went.
have forgotten how to tag all my entries that either have no source listed
or have the same sources as other entries. I'm trying to weed out sources
that are not up to p
rst part of the entry, but reference the FHL in
addition, such as Reno Nevada FHC on loan from the FHL yada yada yada.
Gary Templeman
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From: "Dawn Crowley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Le
AND Heritage Quest would be the repository.
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From: "Dawn Crowley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question
Heritage Quest is the website visited, not the source. Heritage Quest
urday, September 08, 2007 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question
That's what I do. Others may have other methods. I also include the
repository & date looked up so I know where & when I found it. If I
need to go back to the source for some reason, this helps me find it
qu
ly 1 year). There is a
better than even chance that researchers down the road will no longer find
the film at the same FHC.
Gary Templeman
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From: "Dawn Crowley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Legac
Dawn,
I use Gmail for just that reason. Once in while I will delete
something that I can not see where it will ever be of use.
A few years ago when I first inherited an old computer that was apt to
do wierd things/at least to me and had almost no memory someone led me
to gmail. That person should
Marilyn,
For every question you ask about sourcing - someone else on the list
probably wonders, but is afraid to ask!
Sourcing is hard-thinking work. To paraphrase the acerbic Dorothy Parker of
Algonquin Round Table fame, "I hate sourcing, but I love having sourced."
(For her it was writing, inst
Welcome!
If you haven't done so yet, you may want to set up an email filter so
your Legacy mail goes directly to one folder. I also have a Legacy keep
subfolder where I put email that I'll definitely want to see again. The
archives (see the link at the bottom of every email) are also very
Dawn,
Thank you, as I know my questions are at such a beginner level that
they may seem too
rudimentary to require an answer.
Marilyn
On 9/8/07, Dawn Crowley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That's what I do. Others may have other methods. I also include the
> repository & date looked up so I know
That's what I do. Others may have other methods. I also include the
repository & date looked up so I know where & when I found it. If I
need to go back to the source for some reason, this helps me find it
quickly. If it's on indefinite loan at a particular FHC, then I list
that FHC, rather
So the information I saved from the title page would be all I need.
Thank you,
Marilyn
On 9/8/07, Dawn Crowley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Heritage Quest is the website visited, not the source. Heritage Quest
> posts existing data, such as censuses and books. Those are the source.
>
> Dawn
>
>
Heritage Quest is the website visited, not the source. Heritage Quest
posts existing data, such as censuses and books. Those are the source.
Dawn
marilyn E B wrote:
I need to know how to include the proper information for an article I
found on Heritage
Quest concerning a relative.
I have
I need to know how to include the proper information for an article I
found on Heritage
Quest concerning a relative.
I have saved the title page but how do I save the information for
Heritage Quest. First time trying to save an item from HQ.
I do have the Quick Sheet by Elizabeth Mills. Should I
Hi Sara, I wanted to respond to your question earlier, but was busy
with the start of school for my kids. Because I am a source "lumper,"
I have a much easier time editing master sources (only 857 vs.
thousands of individual citations). Then, for the source detail, I am
usually able to utilize th
Of Sara
Binkley Tarpley
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 7:04 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question...
I have been meticulous about sourcing everything in my database, which
I began in 1996 and which has thousands of names. However, I feel
certain
I have been meticulous about sourcing everything in my database, which
I began in 1996 and which has thousands of names. However, I feel
certain that many of you might take issue with my form. If you are
going to adopt Mills' methods or make any other changes to your
sourcing practices in a large
I just purchased and downloaded my copy of *Evidence* and I love it. I just
hate that it's my bedtime and I'll have to wait until tomorrow to start
again. I'm very happy that it's available in PDF downloadable format. I
need all the breaks I can get on prices on my genealogy addiction.
On 8/16/
Well, I sort of agree with you, but I'm the type who really like to
"color in the lines!" Also, I subscribe to the APG list and have
already posed a few questions to Ms. Mills about a couple of the
cemetery citation models. She really does respond quickly and with
much detail!
Everyone likes to
I think the important things is the elements you include, and in a
consistent way, not the exact order you put them in. The author has
pretty much said that herself.
Lisa
Gail Nestor wrote:
I'd like to add a comment here too. I also bought my copy of Mills'
_Evidence Explained_ and started t
Very interesting comment. Thanks.
>
> Kirsten
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dawn
> Crowley
> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 9:27 PM
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] So
und.
And often I find people (e.g., other families) I wasn't even searching for
anyway.
Comments?
Pat
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From: "Kirsten Bowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 2:46 AM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question...
Da
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dawn
Crowley
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 9:27 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question...
Some years ago I ordered a census film from the FHL. The names on the
page I needed were obliterated. On anothe
ailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Linda
Altman
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 6:23 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question...
Here is the reason you need to source where you saw the information. Not all
digital images are equal to the microfilm. At times,
Re: the reason you need to source where you saw the information.
I have a family line where the members changed their names on every census.
I lost them in two census years until I checked Heritage Quest (I had been
using Ancestry) and I found them right away. It seems that a transcriber
6:23 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question...
Here is the reason you need to source where you saw the information. Not all
digital images are equal to the microfilm. At times, tick marks can be lost
when the image is enhanced. Enhancements can
Funny that this should come up today. It was discussed in an article
in the Ancestry.com newsletter today, and can be found online here:
http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=1729&o_iid=23560&o_lid=23560&o_it=23560
The author's reasoning had to do with being able to find that database
again that you
://www.southerngenealogy.com
-Original Message-
From: Kirsten Bowman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 7:01 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question...
Thank you, Diane! I've also been reading Mills and wondering the same
thing.
13, 2007 3:00 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Question...
I just received my copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' updated book on sourcing.
I have a question about sourcing things like census records. In her book
Mills shows how to source a census record from mic
I just received my copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' updated book on sourcing.
I have a question about sourcing things like census records. In her book
Mills shows how to source a census record from microfilm or from an on-line
resource. My question is...why does it matter? If I source the town(
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just received my copy of Elizabeth Shown Mills' updated book on
sourcing. I have a question about sourcing things like census records.
In her book Mills shows how to source a census record from microfilm or
from an on-line resource. My question is...why does it matt
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