Scott Hall wrote >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,
I would say you should never rely on only 1 Source for any piece of information, so I would never be wondering why there is more than one. >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? In the circumstances you cite I sometimes put "relates to date of birth only" or "relates to Surname only" (or whatever is appropriate) in the Detail Comment field. I don't always bother/remember to do so, but do make a point of it if I believe some of the information in the Source is wrong - for example, states John James Smith was born on 01 July 1880 and I know he was John James Smith born on 01 July 1881. -- 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
