Most every ancestor living at the time lived in the same county for the 1850 [1860, 1870, etc. through 1970] census so at least that one would work. Very thoughtful of them.
That brings up the question, is there a some workable limit on master sources, shouldn't have more than X? On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Jerry <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Cheryl - if you create a master source for 1850 Census - Logan > County, Ohio (or State it is), you might end up with way too many master > sources listed. It would probably be better to keep master sources more > broad, just not too broad. For example, you might want one master > source for 1850 Census - Michigan USA and one master source for 1850 > Census - Ohio USA. That way every person who has 1850 census source > information listed for Michigan will come up when you do a search, etc. > The part about Logan County can be put in the SOURCE DETAIL, not in the > master source initial setup. However, if you just happened to have a > lot of records for Logan County, that would be a reason to make it a > separate master source. > > If someone disagrees with that or has something to add, please do so. > --Jerry > > On 10/11/2010 12:40 PM, Cheryl Rothwell wrote: >> This was my first source in Legacy. Obviously I didn't quite >> understand it but I like what you are saying better. One Logan County >> 1850 Census too I hope. That's the way I have been doing it but my old >> program really doesn't go for it. >> >> I should set up these Master Sources first? >> >> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Connie Sheets<[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi, Cheryl, >>> >>> Legacy is designed with both a Master Source and Source Detail. Think of >>> the Master Source as a book, and the Source Detail as a page in that book. >>> >>> While it is possible to set up a Master Source to be just one person's >>> death certificate, I don't "split" sources to that extreme. Instead, I >>> have a Master Source for Missouri Death Certificates, another for >>> Washington State Death Certificates, etc. Then, I only have to change the >>> Source Detail (the person, date, etc.), like I would enter a different page >>> in a book. >>> >>> If you set up each person's death certificate as a Master Source, you will >>> still be prompted for a Source Detail, although all you need to do is click >>> on Save. That's just the way the program works. >>> >>> My guess is you didn't realize/remember it was a 2-step process when you >>> set up your first use of that source. >>> >>> Connie >>> >>> --- On Mon, 10/11/10, Cheryl Rothwell<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Plodding along with my test data, I wanted to add a source for some of the >>> data using a death certificate. I thought I understood the Master Source >>> would add that citation to each fact I chose. So why did I have to enter >>> the certificate number and year [and some other things I ignored] each time? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> > > > > > 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 > > > > 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
