Scott Hall wrote >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?
It depends! For starts usually the first place I find it, then usually as many more sources as are required for confirmation. For example, first "discovery" of the name might be in a marriage index, but the person might be listed under a previous married name, so another Source is required for birth surname. Or first Source might give only one forename and other Sources show the person had 2 or more. >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)? I haven't used such a book but if the facts are coming from a "continuous article" over consecutive pages I think I'd cite the page range each time. >3. What do people use the "Unspecified" source line for? I don't! -- 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
