James Cook wrote >I'm talking about the tidbits of information handed down in legends, >sent in emails, or flow out of interviews? Things like Grandpa Moses >lived in a river boat on the river, or Great Aunt Sally dated Jesse >James, or whatever. The stuff that puts some life into all the facts >we collect. I've been toying with the idea of a custom event for this, >and I was going with one I wanted to call "Fun Facts", but I've decided >everything is not fun - like a triple killing in my tree. And, of >course, the 'fact' part is questionable. It may be a fact that this >story was often told, but the story itself may not be a fact. Anyway, >I'm looking for some ideas for how to do this. > >In the case of an event, I was thinking I could use an entry format in >the notes section like so > >"When I was a boy, we had rocks to play with, and we liked it!" - >Uncle Joe [Joe Doe 1847-1911]
That's exactly what I do. I Source the Note in the usual way but because one might have numerous notes, each with a different Source, I indicate briefly alongside the note which one is relevant . -- 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
