Paula, I primarily use the Family Group Report. I've found that this helps me to see how my Events and Sources will appear in other reports. The other reports I use the most are the Ancestor Report and the Descendant Report, depending on who's asking for information.
I'm still in "Search and Source" mode for most of my lines, so I haven't tackled the bigger Book Reports yet. I use the Pedigree Report for my files, just to keep a handle on who fits where in the tree, since I'm working on my family as well as my husband's. I've certainly learned that I tend to make things more complex than they need to be and I'm trying to work on that. That's why I'm willing to learn from the long-time pros in the LUG! Dede P.S. My 24 year old son's favorite is the Ancestor Fan Chart, from Legacy Charting. He didn't really care about genealogy until I printed his for the first time. It was an "AHA" moment for him! On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Paula Ryburn <paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Dede, > Which reports do you use the most? > Thanks, > --Paula in Texas > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Dede Holden <deanbuc...@gmail.com> > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 3:56:15 AM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Entering US Census Information > > Alan, > > I'm not quite sure what you meant by "you don't use the default Census > event but instead use an event for each Census? " I use the default > Census event, but the description, date, and place tailor it to each > particular census. > > I started out putting the census details in the Source Detail Text > field. Then I realized every time I cited the census, and printed the > details, the reports became very cumbersome. So now I handle the > census like Michele does. > > Event = Census > Description = US Federal > Date = 1930 (I am not as detailed here as Michele is) > Location = Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA > > The Notes look like this: > living at 735 Thomas St. > Harry Thompson, head, owns home, value $4800, no radio, age 48, > married at age 32, born in Miss., father born in Miss., mother born in > Texas, conductor for steam railroad > Ione Thompson, wife, age 40, married at at 24, born in Miss., parents > born in Miss. > Ethel E. Whitehead, sister-in-law, female, age 37, widowed, born in > Miss., parents born in Miss., employed as saleslady at 5 and 10 store. > Nora L. Whitehead, niece, age 17, single, born in Miss., parents born in Miss. > > In the reports it reads, "He appeared on the US Federal census in 1930 > living at 735 Thomas St...." > > As far as the Source citation goes, I have used the Sourcewriter > template and I have a census source for each year, state, and county. > I name them like this: > > Census: 1930 US Mississippi Warren > > It helps me to find them more quickly when I am citing the Master Source. > > I also use the Census event for every person listed in the household. > It is very easy to copy the event to the clipboard on the Event > screen, and then paste to the others. It even pastes the Source, so > you enter the info once and then with just a few clicks the event is > added to everyone involved. > > As far as the details go, if it is out of the ordinary, such as an > adult who can't read or write, I will note that, but otherwise I > assume they can read and write. > > I also attach a PDF of the census image as a multimedia file to the > source detail, but I do not add any detail text or comments. > > I'm interested in this thread, because if anyone has a better way that > produces the kind of reports I want, I'm always willing to learn. > > Dede > 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
