Hi Tracy, A purist may well say that the Sources are really the books, but personally I would say that the Souce is your gm-in-law. I would create a Master Source for her and (as a lumper) would put the book information in the details.
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk Blog: Create Your Web Pages 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/ _____________________________________________________________________ > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:37:08 +1100 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] Adding from books published with other people's family > research and sourcing > > Hi Listers > I haven't been following the list for a while because of holidays, but > was curious about the thread on how others add to their files from > gedcoms etc. > > I have been fortunate in that some of my husband's family has been > researched and documented into two books that I know about, while two > of my mother's great-uncle's family lines were documented in another > book because their wives' family history was researched and published. > I was lucky enough to have photos and references of sources listed > that I can cross check. > > How do others deal with this type of information when it comes to > adding it to your file. For my part, I've added from two of the > books, sourced the books and started cross checking the information. > I can't use the photos because of copyright issues, but I was thinking > of adding an event listing that a photo of an individual is available > and cite the book. > > I now have lots of original research from my 93 year old > grandmother-in-law with photos etc, I plan to list her as my source, > along with the various places/publications etc that she gathered the > material from. Is this the most appropriate way to source the > information? Other thoughts are most welcome. > > Cheers > Tracy > > _________________________________________________________________ Telly addicts unite! http://www.searchgamesbox.com/tvtown.shtml 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
