1. I have many individuals with alternate names, many from medieval times when they were known by several names and/or titles. When I have a source that uses one of the many names for a person, I cite that source for that alternate name. That way, if I want to check information on that person, I know under which name to look when using that source.
It also helps in more recent times because standardization of spelling is quite modern, especially in names. 2. Specific pages are always more helpful. 3. Some reputable, well-sourced secondary sources do not give the specific primary source for each fact. For instance, the place of birth may have a different primary from the date of birth, etc. The secondary source may lump all primary sources together at the end. When you are sure which primary source is the source for which detail, I put the primaries in Unspecified and the secondary source (from which I got the primary info) as the source for the birth, say. Many times, I lump sources too. Legacy has no facility for separately sourcing date and place of birth, for instance, so sometimes I will have multiple sources for the birth, but some gave me the date only, others the place too. I am not as disciplined as others in adding a note to say that the date was from one source and the place another. (Hope this is clear.) CE -----Original Message----- From: Scott Hall [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 8:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Three source questions 1. What do people put under source for name? All records/books/materials discovered in which the name appears? Only the one it was first discovered? Something else? Nothing? 2. When using a published lineage book as a source (such as the many family genealogy books published in the 19th century), in which a family line may go on for multiple pages, do you attach each fact to the particular page it was found, or simply use the page range for any and all facts (e.g. pp. 102-5)? 3. What do people use the "Unspecified" source line for? 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.791 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2742 - Release Date: 03/17/10 12:33:00 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
