Doris, Not withstanding from where the document originated, if it related to my tree then I would source it as being from Genealogybank.com, which would be (I guess) a database of some sort, and not the newspaper. In the source detail I would reference the newspaper.
BTW, notwithstanding the pressure of Source Writer to make me become a splitter, I am an unreformed lumper. It takes some doing when using SW, but it can be done! Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ Now fully rewritten: http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw And the Fergusons of N.W. England ____________________________________________________ Doris Beck wrote: > Kristen and Graham, > Thanks for sharing your methods! I'm glad to hear how it others have > made it work for them. When I first switched from FTM to Legacy, I > would find myself trying one way and then another way, but when I > decided which one to consistently use I found that I had accidentally > deleted some details because I wasn't aware of what exactly the > program did that I met to keep. So now, while "spring cleaning" my > genealogy filing cabinet, I am trying to stay consistent in my > treatment and execution so that maybe my paper files will finally be > mirrored in the computer file. > > I wish there was a local Legacy users group around me that meets > regularly to "show and tell" how they use the program. I am more of a > visual learner. I am still amazed at the capabilities that Legacy > offers. I can tell just from reading these posts that I am not using > it to its fullest potential! So I like all the sharing of ideas! > > Thanks! > Doris > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Graham [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 4:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing Treatment for Obituaries > > I am trying to do the same as Doris. When I came to Legacy from FTM, I > realised that I had over 500 different Master sources, so scrolling > through them all to find the one I wanted for a new entry was very > annoying. I am down to about 300 now and wont be happy until I have > them down to about one page. My Master sources are simply, Newspaper, > Certificate, Census, BDM index, External tree, etc, and then the > Details explain which Census, who's External tree, what Newspaper, > etc, etc. I like to keep things simple and yet explain where my > information came from in an adequate manner for my needs and those > that follow me. > > Graham > > Doris~ > > I find it very helpful to use the name of the newspaper as the Master > Source, with the city and state of publication under "Publication > Facts". > Yes. I have many newspapers in my master source list, but the sources > and > references print cleanly and I can easily search each title to see > whose > obituaries came from an individual newspaper. I can also tag > "newspaper" as > the source type and see all of the obituaries I've researched. Can > you > offer a suggestion to this avowed splitter why you would want to > reduce the > number of Master Sources? To me, they show diligent research. > > Judy > > > > Hi all, > > I am trying to "clean" up and possibly reduce the number of master > sources. > Currently, when I am lucky enough to find an obituary (say from > Genealogybank.com) I am saving it as a "Newspapers" source by itself > called > Obituary: Name of Deceased, Year of Death. This method, although easy > to > find by individual's name is creating way too many sources to scroll > through. Not all obituaries are from the same state, same newspaper, > etc. so > I don't know the best way to group them as one master source, and then > allowing me to use the detail screen to personalize it for each > individual. > > Can anyone give me suggestions as to how you might be handling this? I > appreciate the help. > Thanks! > Doris 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
