Brian, I fail to see why it matters whether or not you actually quote from the obit.. If you are using it as a source for anything, eg. a name, then the Source is the newspaper, or arguably, in your case, a photocopy of it.
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ Create your Website with Legacy, see Tutorials at: 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/ ____________________________________________________ Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: > This got me to thinking about a bunch of photocopied obituary notices > that I got in the mail today from another researcher who apparently > had the clipped items from the original newspaper publications. > > Now, I can physically hold these photocopies in my hand, but I am not > the source of the information. I can reference my associate > researcher, but he/she is not actually the source of the information. > The newspaper publication itself should always remain the source of > the information, assuming that one references the obit in a > word-for-word association or at least partially quotes one or more > lines from the published obit. I believe the idea of citing the exact > source is that any person in the future that may view my family > database information can go back to an original (probably microfilmed > by now) copy of the newspaper to check my facts. Am I correct in > believing that is how the majority of researchers would handle this? > > > Brian in CA > ______________________ > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 2:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Newspaper Announcements > > Ron: > > A recent Legacy Tip by Geoff Rasmunssen talked about what > template to use in Legacy’s SourceWriter. His response would work > under many situations [to me]. > Someone asked him what template to use for an obituary that had > been published. Since a template was not included for obituary > (although the newspaper one could be used), Geoff was thinking when > he remembered, “published?†So he asked the person where and was told > that it was in a book. Ah, problem solved; one would use the book > template. > Geoff went on to say that the answer is simple if you know what > you are “holding in your hand.†Is it a marriage record (use the > template for the record) or a book (use the book template)? Is it a > digitized document? Then use Online Images. And so on as you cite > your > sources. > > Howland Davis > > In a message dated 2/4/2010 5:44:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > What type of source would be used for a newspaper wedding > announcement? > An original document cut out from the newspaper. > Thanks, > Ron Howell > [email protected] > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
