[LegacyUG] Question on sourcing

2008-11-10 Thread Jean Suplick
I've been using Legacy for many years, but recently decided it was time to go back and rethink sourcing. I had been following a method that had developed ad hoc, but now I want to get serious about it. I've read some of the threads on lumping/splitting, and it's led to a couple questions I'm sure s

RE: [LegacyUG] Question on sourcing

2008-11-10 Thread ronald ferguson
: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:33:21 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Question on sourcing I've been using Legacy for many years, but recently decided it was time to go back and rethink sourcing. I had been following a method that had develop

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2008-11-10 Thread SHIRLEY ANDERSON
Jean Suplick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 6:33:21 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Question on sourcing I've been using Legacy for many years, but recently decided it was time to go back and rethink sourcing. I had been following a me

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2008-11-10 Thread Kathy Shiell-Stokes
Jean: I live in a small rural area where , in many case the same funeral home issues memorial cards for many different people. I guess you could call me an"intermediate" lumper since I tend to have a master source for each funeral home. Each person is listed under the funeral home that coordina

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2008-11-10 Thread music-line
dsingers.co.uk Organist & Choirmaster, Polesworth Abbey www.polesworthabbey.co.uk * -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jean Suplick Sent: 11 November 2008 00:33 To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subjec

Re: [LegacyUG] Question on sourcing

2008-11-11 Thread Marion Rainey
Ronald, I'm not sure what is meant by lumping. Marion - Original Message - From: "ronald ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 6:11 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Question on sourcing Jean, I am a confirmed lumper but if therere are

Re: [LegacyUG] Question on sourcing

2008-11-11 Thread Jennifer Trahan
o do is look for the head of household name on that page and then see everyone else beneath him/her.  - Original Message From: music-line <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 12:46:33 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Questio

RE: [LegacyUG] Question on sourcing

2008-11-11 Thread ronald ferguson
TED] > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Question on sourcing > Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:43:25 -0700 > > Ronald, I'm not sure what is meant by lumping. > > Marion > - Original Message - > From: "ronald ferguson" >

Re: [LegacyUG] Question on sourcing

2008-11-11 Thread Jenny M Benson
Jennifer Trahan wrote I don't change the name for each person in a particular household.  In the source detail, I just use the head of household's name for everyone in that household. This still makes it easy for someone to go back and find the information in the census record. All they have to

[LegacyUG] Question on Sourcing Help

2007-10-11 Thread Kim Jones
Hi listers, I have a question on sourcing. I have an old insurance claim document from my partners grand-dad and it gives a policy # and amount. There are a couple of letters that go with it and an envelope and I think it's an interesting piece of of matereal. Question is though is it worth

Re: [LegacyUG] Question on Sourcing Help

2007-10-11 Thread Bruce Jones
If it is interesting to you but only to you, why not put it in an event then mark the event as private so it will only show if you request private data. On 10/11/07, Kim Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi listers, > I have a question on sourcing. I have an old insurance claim document from > m

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2007-10-11 Thread agh3rd
your ancestors. -Original Message- From: Kim Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 8:43 pm Subject: [LegacyUG] Question on Sourcing Help Hi listers,  I have a question on sourcing. I have an old insurance claim document from my par

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2007-10-12 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
IMHO, insurance policies are interesting, but even more based on family stuff included. All insurance should show the beneficiaries. Why was the claim made. These are things that would shout 'look at me'. Rich in LA CA --- Bruce Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If it is interesting to you but on

Re: [LegacyUG] Question on Sourcing Help

2007-10-12 Thread Richard Hallford
t; -Original Message- > From: Kim Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Sent: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 8:43 pm > Subject: [LegacyUG] Question on Sourcing Help > > > Hi listers, > I have a question on sourcing. I have an old insurance claim

Re: [LegacyUG] Question on Sourcing Help

2007-10-12 Thread Richard Hallford
the future > > someone will wish you had. > > > > How many of us complain about not having info on their ancestors? > > Don't let future decendants do the same about you AND your ancestors. > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Kim Jones

Re: [LegacyUG] Question on Sourcing Help

2007-10-12 Thread Jenny M Benson
Richard Hallford wrote I was describing my Clues to do on my last email. I recently was on the Scotlands people web site and stumbled into a little button that says "Headers". It is scanned sheets of paper that relate to Enumerators and has info like. "this census was taken along Caledonian rd