There is a separate source field for Death Cause.
"Alt" events were created for entering alternate dates. You enter the most
likely date in the Vitals section at the top of the Individual's
Information window and then alt dates and/or locations as events. If you
find that the Alt is the correct da
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Sent: Sep 10, 2012 11:29 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] No Death notes sources
Setting aside the particular information Pat is entering in Death Notes (because I use Alt. Death events, too)...It bothers me, too, that the citation number for Death Notes does not pri
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Jones Klein Koyle Laswell McDonald Misner Passwaters Pelton Roberts Roche Ryburn
Sanford Short Singer Sullivan Weller Williams
From: Pat Hickin
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Fri, September 7, 2012 7:46:29 PM
Subject: [LegacyUG] No Death
ubject: Re: [LegacyUG] No Death notes sources
Wendy and JLB,
Thanks for your replies. I have always used alt birth, death, etc. in the
past but it makes for a very dull report for some people, which is why I want
to lump them together begin entering the info into the notes field. I've sen
You know, I nearly mentioned that in my last post!
I don't expect to produce any great literary work - or anything else -
straight from my Legacy file. It's where I record the results of my
research, and I'm happy with that.
If I ever do get around to wanting some sort of narrative, I'd probably
Wendy and JLB,
Thanks for your replies. I have always used alt birth, death, etc. in the
past but it makes for a very dull report for some people, which is why I
want to lump them together begin entering the info into the notes field.
I've sent a suggestion to Legacy so *maybe* they'll do somethi
I use the "Alt" events too. As well as being able to assign the right
source to the facts it provided, it also records the date you added it,
so you can see how the research progressed.
Each time I find data that isn't exactly as I've already recorded it, I
use an Alt event. It might be that a s
Interesting. I hadn't noticed that before. In the case you're talking
about I would put the alternate dates under Events. I know you said you
don't want to do that but you asked and that's how I do it.
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JL Beeken
JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists
http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/
On 9/7
Although there is a Death Notes box available and one can enter sources for
the information you put there, when you click on the book icon (to get to
the "Assigned Sources" window, there is no "Death Notes" entry.
The source you entered for "Death Notes" instead shows up under the "Death"
sources.
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