Every time I delve deeper into the book, trying to correlate what Mills is saying with the supplied templates and their associated details, I become more and more depressed.
The overwhelmingly vast majority of my research is based within the United Kingdom - England and the Channel Islands to be exact. I get the distinct impression that there is very little in the book or the SourceWriter templates that really applies, or can be applied, to my sources. For example: I have a Settlement Certificate, issued in 1751, for one of my wife's ancestors. This, for those who might not be aware, formed the basis of what became Britain's post-war Welfare State, in the 18th century. Basically, it's a piece of paper stating that should the family be in need of succour, then the Parish responsible for meting out those alms will 'claim' them to provide that aid. Often, this might necessitate the physical Removal of the family from their present Parish of residence, back to where they belonged. I can find no suitable template for this piece of paper! Artefacts just don't do the job adequately. And without the means of developing my own template, I am being forced backwards and resort to using Basic Sourcing for all similar documents. Maybe it's just another case of not being able to see the wood for the trees :-) -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg 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
