RE: [LegacyUG] A Census Question - Topekan

2008-03-01 Thread Mary Figgins
What a small world! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mary Figgins - Another Topekan here. Bob Mary Figgins wrote: = I agree. My citations for censuses are actually Household of Jesse Root. 1920 Kansas, Shawnee County, Topeka, Ward 4, ED 53, page 61. I figure anyone should be able

RE: [LegacyUG] A Census Question

2008-02-29 Thread rrunion
Mary Figgins - Another Topekan here. Bob Mary Figgins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: = I agree. My citations for censuses are actually Household of Jesse Root. 1920 Kansas, Shawnee County, Topeka, Ward 4, ED 53, page 61. I figure anyone should be able to find the reference from

RE: [LegacyUG] A Census Question

2008-02-29 Thread Mary Figgins
I agree. My citations for censuses are actually Household of Jesse Root. 1920 Kansas, Shawnee County, Topeka, Ward 4, ED 53, page 61. I figure anyone should be able to find the reference from that. The rest of the census entry is where the paper copy is stored, where I located the census und

RE: [LegacyUG] A Census Question

2008-02-27 Thread Kirsten Bowman
Keith: I think Elizabeth Shown Mills' _Evidence Explained_ is an invaluable reference tool for formatting source citations but I also think some of the formats are extreme overkill and can be far too time-consuming. If you're expecting to publish a book or an article, or if you're a professional

Re: [LegacyUG] A Census Question

2008-02-27 Thread Lawanda Darby
Keith, The information offered is essentially the same. The first one is usually from Heritage Quest Online, and is self explanatory. Series #, Roll #, Page #. The Family History Library gives the same information, but in a different way. This is also the format for the Family search 1880 censu

Re: [LegacyUG] A Census Question

2008-02-27 Thread Elizabeth Richardson
You seem to have different publications for the same census. If that were my case, I would create a Master Source record for each because the publication information is different. Then, your detail information will directly tie to the publication information you cite. I do have some paper copi

Re: [LegacyUG] A Census Question

2008-02-27 Thread John Carter
If your interest in citing a source is to allow others to find it, then I would consider a citation such as 1930 US Census, Chicago, Lincoln County, Illinois, HeritageQuest, , series, roll, page, line Others will have their own preferences (order of state, county, township, etc). John > Dependi

Re: [LegacyUG] A Census Question

2008-02-27 Thread JLB
I don't write the numbers at all. I keep the documents themselves in digital form. JL JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html GeoSci wrote: Depending upon where I get my information - US Census rcords seem to have very different numbers. For so