Jean: Here are a couple of specific examples:
A main use of my own database is for posting at RootsWeb. GEDCOMs uploaded to that site put Events (if included) in the upper portion of the individual's page, above the spouse's name and list of children. I dislike that look and prefer to see the the family group, including parents, spouse, and list of children without being interrupted by a long string of Events. All details that I've found on an individual are included in the source citations at the bottom of the page, including each census listing, bmd records, city directory, etc. A second use of my database is for sharing with co-researchers. I send Descendant Reports as Word documents and friends are then able to copy/paste source citations into their own records without a lot of tedious re-typing. Hopefully they either do an independent verification of the record or cite me as the original source. (This can also be done from RootsWeb, but that file is not always up to date.) When I'm involved in detailed research on one individual I do use Events in order to produce a Chronology which can be very helpful in tracking research holes, migration paths, etc. There are other ways of doing some of these things--and certainly many other uses for databases--so, as others have said, your method for handling Events will vary depending on how you intend to use the data. Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: Jean Suplick [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 6:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Usage model for Legacy events Hello all, Many of you Legacy power users will probably roll your eyes at this question, but please be patient with me. I actually have looked at the Help file and done several searches of the archives, but I'm still not getting the info I'm looking for. And I've been out to the Legacy support site. I understand the mechanics of using events. And I understand the basic "use case" whereby you record specifics (date, location) for major events like births, deaths, burials, etc., and you associate citations, files, notes, etc. All that makes sense to me. I even get why you might record Occupation or Religion. What I don't understand is the general context for adding an event called "User Story" or "Census" or similar as suggested in various email threads. To me these are not events, but are sources. I'm surmizing there's a benefit to using Legacy in this way, and I'd like to weigh that usage model as I start to embrace Legacy more fully. Regarding documentation-related events like "User Story" or "Census", what's the advantage of doing things that way as opposed to creating a master source, creating a citation based on that source, and attaching it to a non-documentation event or, as a parking lot for an individual, to the unspecified event? Then you could put the story in the Notes section of the detail and attach a file, etc. I'm just not deep enough yet into Legacy to see what benefits one approach gives me over the other. Lastly, what other ways do people generally use Legacy events besides the two above? And most important, *why*? Thanks, Jean Suplick 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
