I am a lumper. I also survived Elizabeth. I think she is something of a lumper herself but she doesn't care what you are as long as all the information is there and in proper format.
On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]>wrote: > Cheryl, > > You have no need to think about the number of Master Sources, you are never > likely to reach a limit. > > There are basically two ways of looking at Sourcing, and many discussions > as > to which is the best can be found in the LUG archives (link at the end of > every email). These have acquired the names of "lumping" and "splitting". > In > the former one Master Source will hold the basic information for sourcing > many Events and the variations included in the Source Details. I am pretty > much an unreconstituted lumper, although the introduction of the Source > Writer meant that I did have to create a new way for me to work - because > repositories were moved from the Source Detail to the Master Source. > > Considering the (say) 1851 English Census my Master Source contains little > other than the name and 1851 English Census with (say) Ancestry.co.uk as > the repository and another Master Source with eg. Findmypast. The Source > Details will contain the details of which census record and where it is, > thus in effect one Master Source for each census year and each repository > covers the whole of England. > > A splitter may have the Master Source not only covering my basics but may > make them more specific, for example, for each county. Hence there will be > Master Sources for each year, each repository, and every county for each. > Just because I use one method does not imply it is better than the other, > only that I prefer it; both have +s and -s. > > So, the first thing which one needs to decide is where to draw the limits > for each Master Source which is to be used, and then what details are to be > included in the Source Details. It is important to realise that just > because > a box is there waiting for an answer there is no need to fill it, how you > fill in the fields is your choice. > > When it comes to the Source Clipboard a study of the Help Files is > recommended. I have never looked at the videos!! > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Cheryl Rothwell" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 6:50 PM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Master Source > > > 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
