Thanks for taking time to write this thorough post, Terri. This is exactly what I was tyring to get my head around. I think I can move forward from here.
Best regards, Jean On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 12:04 AM, Terri Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Jean, > > Artifacts > Privately Held is good for these types of items. You can set it > up > any way you like. I have the wedding announcements and invitations kept in > together in a scrapbook so Wedding Invitation Scrapbook in my Artifact > ID. Enter > a description of the item in the Detail as the Item of Interest, ie. > Wedding > Invitation for . . . > Footnote/Endnote Citation: > > Wedding invitation for Jane Doe and John Moe citing ceremony on 11 > September > 1999, Wedding Invitation Scrapbook, ca. 2002; privately held by Terri > Brown, > [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Anytown, Ohio. Unless otherwise specified all > invitations were originally received by the current owner. > > Bibliography: > > Wedding Invitation Scrapbook. ca. 2002. Privately held by Terri Brown, > [ADDRESS > FOR PRIVATE USE,] Anythown, Ohio. > > > Here is another example using "family papers" as the Artifact ID. This time > the > Item of Interest is a marriage license. > > Footnote/Endnote Citation: > > Moe-Doe marriage license and return, 1994, Brown Family Papers, ca. > 1963-current; privately held by J. & Terri Brown, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE > USE,] > Anytown, Ohio. Various letters and documents saved by my husband and I; > This is > the original marriage license and return; a copy was filed with the Any > County > Probate Court in Anytown, Ohio > > > > When using this variation, the Item of Interest is again a description of > the > document or item, ie. Letter to Jane Doe from Cousin George or Sampler sewn > by > June Bug, 1810. > > Regards, > > Terri Brown > ________________________________ > From: Jean Suplick <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, October 15, 2010 12:34:18 AM > Subject: [LegacyUG] How to cite this source? > > > I have a number of wedding announcements & invitations (the fancy kind, > sent > from the bride to and her family), that I, my mother, and my grandmother > have > saved over the years. I want to cite these sources. > > > How does one cite such a source? Could you please cut & paste an example > (bibliographical or footnote) of such a citation into your reply? I have > other > sources with the same problem, i.e. handwritten "documents" found among my > grandmother's momentos collected over a lifetime. > > Or should I even be citing these as sources? > > Thanks, > Jean Suplick > Plano, TXBibliography: > > Brown, J. & Terri. Brown Family Papers. ca. 1963-current. Privately held by > J. & > Terri Brown, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Anytown, Ohio. > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<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<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<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
