Scott: That's exactly why I always transcribe the text from the source into the Detail section. You never know when another record is going to turn up with additional or conflicting data.
Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: Scott Hall [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 7:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Using multiple sources to complete record How do you handle the use of multiple sources to complete a single record (i.e. name, birthdate, etc.)? I know you can have multiple sources attached to a single record, but how do you record from which source each piece came from? For example let's say Source A provided the birth date for John Smith. I type in the date and cite the source. But Source A provides no detail on the birthplace. Source B, however, does. I enter the birthplace from Source B and cite that source as well. Now, for birthdate/place, two sources are cited, but short of reviewing the sources themselves again, I won't recall why two sources were needed, or which piece of information came from which source. Do you fill out this level of detail in the source notes? Do you print them in your citation? This comes up a lot for dates and place, but also for names ... especially when one source gives first last, a second source adds the middle initial, and a third source completes the middle name. How do you track this? Thanks! Scott 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
