Would that also include the details attached to that source? I've not tried the search function, so not sure how it will work. I'm real new to Legacy, so still feeling my way along as I go. When I bought the bundle I didn't see the second set of tutorial CDs so maybe I need to invest in them too.
Jim On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 5:39 PM, Ron Ferguson <rnldfe...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > You can't beat a good cringe! > > Don't forget that in V7 one can search the Source Citations for eg. contains > Alabama (Seach>Find>Detailed Search). > > Ron Ferguson > _____________________________________________________ > > New Tutorial: Embed Blogger RSS feed into your Website > http://www.fergys.co.uk > Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw > http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ > For The Fergusons of N.W. England > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ > ____________________________________________________ > > > Kirsten Bowman wrote: >>> >>> Jim: >>> >>> You're welcome. But just be forewarned: Someday you might want to >>> know which families were all living in the same state at the same >>> time . . . or the same county. Then you'll be on the road to >>> splitting. I split at the county level and probably have well over >>> 200 census sources but it bothers me not at all. (A certain Ron is >>> cringing at this <G>.) >>> >>> Kirsten >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on >>> Behalf Of Jim Walton >>> Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 8:56 PM >>> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com >>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census information >>> >>> >>> Thanks, Kirsten. It looks pretty good, so in the meantime I'll do it >>> that way. >>> >>> You said it's extreme, but consider that a census is a document with >>> 50 volumes, each volume has hundreds of chapters. Even the 1790 >>> census would have at least 13 sources plus the counties. Even >>> narrowing it >>> down to states would produce over 50, considering territories such a >>> Puerto Rico and Guam. >>> >>> But maybe I'm being too detailed. Anyway, your suggestion will work >>> as >>> a work-around. Thanks again. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Kirsten Bowman <vik...@rvi.net> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Jim: >>>> >>>> That's pretty extreme lumping, but it should be easy to do. (And >>>> just >>> >>> today >>>> >>>> I wrote that I'm reforming from this!) >>>> >>>> Anyway, why can't you just create a Master Source called 1790 US >>>> Census >>> >>> and >>>> >>>> leave out the other location details. Then on the Source Detail >>>> screen on the Source Clipboard, you put the state, county, etc. in >>>> the "ID of >>> >>> Person" >>>> >>>> field. That seems to create a pretty decent looking citation. >>>> >>>> Kirsten >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on >>>> Behalf Of Jim Walton >>>> Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 4:41 PM >>>> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com >>>> Subject: [LegacyUG] Census information >>>> >>>> >>>> I record census information as part of residency then I can do a >>>> chronology showing residence to compare people I think may be >>>> related. >>>> I then use the source writer for the census information and >>>> supplement it in the notes with my comments, such as children, etc. >>>> that clarify the numbers a little better. Problem is, the source >>>> writer asks for >>>> the state and county in the master source rather than in the detail. >>>> That means that I have multiple sources for the same area because >>>> different states and counties are involved. I want a single source >>>> for 1790, 1800, etc. rather than 1790-New Hampshire-Grafton,1790-New >>>> Hampshire-etc... Then the detail would include the local >>>> information. >>>> >>>> I have made a suggestion to Legacy to make the change as using the >>>> override to redo the citations is cumbersome, but I would like to >>>> get some feedback on my idea, methods, and other possibilities. >>>> >>>> Jim >>> > > > > > > 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 > > > > 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
