I would have to disagree with the Census being an event. It is a document. The census is a tool the government uses to extract information about the population. The same as BMD certificates. The "event" of a census would be one's place of residence at a specific date, and some other secondary information we can extract from the census, such as place and estimated date of birth. The census is no more an event than my birth certificate. Just because someone appears in the census doesn't make it an event, I appear in my birth certificate, does that make my birth certificate the event? My father appears in his DD-214 from the US Marines, does that make his DD-214 the event? are land deeds events or documentation of an event? one can use documents any way they will, it's their family history. If we follow the logic that a census is an event in itself, and not a document (to the event of "residence" and other assorted info), than almost any document we get in genealogy can be considered events in and of themselves, and we no longer have any sources, just events
--- On Wed, 11/24/10, Mike Fry <[email protected]> wrote: From: Mike Fry <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Usage model for Legacy events To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 9:02 AM On 2010/11/24 16:11, Jean Suplick wrote: > 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. First of all, I'd question your idea that "Census" is not an event. A Census takes place at a specific time and records specific details such as a location. The resulting documents produced by the Census process are probably Sources, but the Census that produced them was an Event in someone's life. I've always maintained that the term "Events" is a misnomer. "Facts" would be a better word to use. To me, an Event has a time and a place, which is what basic data entry part of an "Event" is all about. Even with the "standard" events as supplied out-of-the-box, there is no requirement that a date and place is always entered, and the wording for these "Events" adjusts as necessary to take account of the missing fields. You can even substitute your own, "standard" wording for the standard Events. Also, it is possible to define your own "Events" and these need not necessarily require the entry of a date or a place. In which case, they become a simple descriptive mechanism for adding facts to the persons history. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg 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
