Ron Ferguson wrote >I *never* create Census Events for the simple reason that the Source >would duplicate the Event. My Events comprise the information which I >got from the census, eg. residence, occupation and maybe even name, >date of birth etc. The census itself is only the source.
On the other hand, I think one can argue (I would!) that "X was enumerated in the nnnn Census of ..." is an Event/Fact and one could even say it was a Fact (1) that "X gave the following information to the Census Enumerator ..." and the Enumerator's Book is the Source for that Event/Fact. (1) Using the word "Fact" in the sense that Legacy uses it, rather than meaning an absolute and undeniable truth, knowing as we do that Census Enumerators were prone to make errors, misread handwriting, etc! -- Jenny M Benson 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
