Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages
Thank you so much Michele! This is how I have started doing it as well! I may very well contact you off list if that is ok. Looks as if we do a lot of things similar! And I am sure I will have more questions for you! - Original Message - From: Michele Lewis cranberryf...@charter.net To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 8:09 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages I used to be a die hard lumper. I only had one source for the 1900 census (for example). However, with the new Sourcewriter I have been forced to become a splitter :) :) :) Here is what my source list looks like... Census - Federal - GA - Columbia Co - 1880 Census - Federal - GA - Columbia Co - 1900 Census - Federal - GA - Columbia Co - 1910 Census - Federal - GA - Lincoln Co - 1850 Census - Federal - GA - Lincoln Co - 1860 Census - Federal - GA - Lincoln Co - 1860 (slave) Census - Federal - GA - Lincoln Co - 1870 Census - Federal - GA - Lincoln Co - 1880 Census - Federal - GA - Lincoln Co - 1880 (mortality) Census - Federal - MS - Marion Co - 1840 Census - Federal - MS - Marion Co - 1850 Census - Federal - MS - Marion Co - 1860 Census - Federal - MS - Perry Co - 1850 Census - Federal - MS - Perry Co - 1850 (slave) Census - Federal - MS - Perry Co - 1860 Census - Federal - MS - Perry Co - 1870 Census - Federal - NC - Robeson Co - 1790 Census - Federal - NC - Robeson Co - 1800 Census - Federal - NC - Robeson Co - 1810 This of course is just a small snippet. I have them organized this way so that I can find my master source quickly. - Original Message - From: tamieh tam...@sfcn.org To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 9:58 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages Michele --- I have a question for you. I know this has been addressed on this list before -- so sorry for asking again. But I too transcribe census records as you do. How do you list them in your master source list? Do you list each census seperately or put all the 1900 Census records under a 1900 census listing? Thanks for your input! Tamie - Original Message - From: Michele Lewis cranberryf...@charter.net To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 6:25 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages I will tell you another advantage, as I am transcribing the census I really pick up on things like when something isn't right (an age, a relationship etc) Here is an example of what it looks like (this is an 1860)... Soloman Garaway, age 32, male, farmer, value of real estate $600, born in GA Elizabeth Garaway, age 33, female, born in MS, unable to read or write Sarah Garaway, age 11, female, born in MS Benjamin Garaway, age 8, male, born in MS Clarissa Garaway, age 6, female, born in MS Mary Garaway, age 4, female, born in MS Matilda Garaway, age 2, female, born in MS Leucretia Garaway, age 5/12, female, born in MS Or a later census (1930)... Henry Bounds, head, owns home, lives on a farm, male, white, age 42, married, married at age 19, able to read and write, born in MS, both parents born in MS, speaks English, farmer, farm, #31 on farm schedule Adia Bounds, wife, female, white, age 41, married, married at age 18, able to read and write, born in MS, both parents born in MS, speaks English Virgil Bounds, son, male, white, age 20, single, able to read and write, born in MS, both parents born in MS, speaks, English, log sawyer, logging [2nd word unreadable] Cull Bounds, son, male, white, age 15, single, able to read and write, born in MS, both parents born in MS, speaks English, laborer, farm Ernest Bounds, son, male, white, age 12, single, attended school this year, able to read and write, born in MS, both parents born in MS, speaks English Corzella Bounds, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, attended school this year, able to read and write, born in MS, both parents born in MS, speaks English Harvey Bounds, son, male, white, age 7, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, speaks English Elias Bounds, son, male, white, age 4, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, speaks English I copy the event and add it to each person listed. When you run a report it will show the census for every year in order and it makes for a nice progression of what happened in their life. They start out living with their parents, they get married and have a family of their own, and then sometimes they move in with their kids in their later life. You don't see it as well if you have just attached a copy (link) of the census. It does take more time but I think it is worth the effort. Another thing, as I am going back through looking at stuff, it is a lot esier looking at transcriptions than it is to have to look at the original image again and have to re-analyze it. Or course if there is ever a question I can pull the census page up easily. Michele
Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages
Michele --- I have a question for you. I know this has been addressed on this list before -- so sorry for asking again. But I too transcribe census records as you do. How do you list them in your master source list? Do you list each census seperately or put all the 1900 Census records under a 1900 census listing? Thanks for your input! Tamie - Original Message - From: Michele Lewis cranberryf...@charter.net To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 6:25 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages I will tell you another advantage, as I am transcribing the census I really pick up on things like when something isn't right (an age, a relationship etc) Here is an example of what it looks like (this is an 1860)... Soloman Garaway, age 32, male, farmer, value of real estate $600, born in GA Elizabeth Garaway, age 33, female, born in MS, unable to read or write Sarah Garaway, age 11, female, born in MS Benjamin Garaway, age 8, male, born in MS Clarissa Garaway, age 6, female, born in MS Mary Garaway, age 4, female, born in MS Matilda Garaway, age 2, female, born in MS Leucretia Garaway, age 5/12, female, born in MS Or a later census (1930)... Henry Bounds, head, owns home, lives on a farm, male, white, age 42, married, married at age 19, able to read and write, born in MS, both parents born in MS, speaks English, farmer, farm, #31 on farm schedule Adia Bounds, wife, female, white, age 41, married, married at age 18, able to read and write, born in MS, both parents born in MS, speaks English Virgil Bounds, son, male, white, age 20, single, able to read and write, born in MS, both parents born in MS, speaks, English, log sawyer, logging [2nd word unreadable] Cull Bounds, son, male, white, age 15, single, able to read and write, born in MS, both parents born in MS, speaks English, laborer, farm Ernest Bounds, son, male, white, age 12, single, attended school this year, able to read and write, born in MS, both parents born in MS, speaks English Corzella Bounds, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, attended school this year, able to read and write, born in MS, both parents born in MS, speaks English Harvey Bounds, son, male, white, age 7, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, speaks English Elias Bounds, son, male, white, age 4, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, speaks English I copy the event and add it to each person listed. When you run a report it will show the census for every year in order and it makes for a nice progression of what happened in their life. They start out living with their parents, they get married and have a family of their own, and then sometimes they move in with their kids in their later life. You don't see it as well if you have just attached a copy (link) of the census. It does take more time but I think it is worth the effort. Another thing, as I am going back through looking at stuff, it is a lot esier looking at transcriptions than it is to have to look at the original image again and have to re-analyze it. Or course if there is ever a question I can pull the census page up easily. Michele - Original Message - From: ronald ferguson ronfe...@msn.com To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 8:07 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages Michele, I can see that, As I only publish on my web pages on which I do not wish to have census images, I just wondered why transcribe. Although I have no intention of publishing a book, I very much doubt if I would wish to include transcripts of censuses, sources certainly. I know some sites do include pages of census transcripts (which is the only legal way of publishing English/Welsh censuses), but not my choice, For example I have recently completed a multiple descendants report for for my brother-in-law whose family I have been working on, and I never dreamt of including census transcripts. In effect the information is already there in the Events - Residence, Occupation etc. and a transcript would merely duplicate this. Only my opinion, btw, everybody will have their own way of doing things. Ron Ferguson _ *New* Improved Interface for OpenOffice.org Contacts Database http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _ From: cranberryf...@charter.net To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Digital Images of Census Pages Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 07:40:31 -0500 What Kirsten said :) I too put it in the event notes along with comments in [ ]. If I were ever to write a book, the I would want all of the transcribed
Re: [LegacyUG] search and replace ?
You are pretty quick to pick up on info Let me see if I can explain it clearly --- I am quite anal about my sources What I currently have on some of my master sources are (from my early days! before I knew better) I have Death Certificate -- Mary Selby and then under the text of source tab I have transcribed the actual death certificate. See? Pretty Anal hunh? What I actually want to do is to have the master source cite Death Certificate and then have Mary Kinnard appear under source detail and the transcribed portion of the death certificate to appear under the detail text tab. This is going to be difficult for me to go thru and change each one individually since I have used the death certificates to source/cite burial place, death date, parents names, birth date, and I even use it for an event for the person who was the informant for the death certificate. Does that help to clarify why a search and replace here would be soo nice??? Tamie - Original Message - From: JLB [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 5:43 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] search and replace ? Ahem ... I'm still waiting to find out what the OP meant by 'info'. In the case of BMD's, depending where they come from, they may include a text rendition, starting with the person's name and then a tidy column listing everything else, in which case I copy and paste the entire thing into Source Detail. I also clean up and link the original image. If the name is different than other variations found elsewhere I most likely make a note of that under Comments. What I was imagining when OP said 'info' was perhaps just putting the name - I dunno, just because - which did, and still does, seem redundant. - JL JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog Jenny M Benson wrote: JLB wrote You don't need to put the person's name into the Source Detail field. The source is already attached to each relevant person. I would take issue with that! Quite apart from any other reason, it makes for consistency with other Sources where you do need to quote the relevant name. For example, you might use a Christening Record as a Source for a parent's name, so the Citation would include the name of the person being Christened. Also, you should cite the record exactly as it is, which may include variations of spelling or a transcription error or other mistake. For example, my tree includes individuals with the middle name Merrison, but many of the BMD Indexes record this name as Morrison, so I cite either Merrison or Morrison, whichever is written there. (I *think* e is correct and o incorrect, but not sure.) If you are following the dictates of Elizabeth Shown Mills (not saying you necessarily *should*!) you will include the individual's name in the citation, at least in BMDs. ** $10 OFF when you spend $50 or more in our store. Use coupon code: 'Legacy2008' at checkout. Offer expires 10/31/08 ** Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp ** $10 OFF when you spend $50 or more in our store. Use coupon code: Legacy2008 at checkout. Offer expires 10/31/08 ** Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
