Jean, I like to use events so that when I go into the chronology view, I can
see things from a different perspective. For instance, if a man is missing
from the census and cannot be found anywhere, I might look in the chronology
view. If he went missing as a young adult around the time of the Civil War, I
will want to search those military records. If his occupation is a farmer
(listed as an event of occupation), I might also see that the tractor was only
invented when he was in his 70s or 80s and know that he didn't use one. But if
his children inherited the farm, I might try to find out if his children used
one. If they went to college during the Vietnam War, I might want to see if I
can find out if they protested the war. It's all different for every
individual. There are so many unique things to look for that the examples
could go on and on. I use events until I have the person's life done, then I
transfer the majority of things to General Notes with sources attached and
(author or book or record) briefly in parenthesis with each part of their story.
If the story relates to being in their family of origin and involves those
people, then I make it part of the marriage notes or the parents' general
notes. If it is more part of the individual's story, then I make it part of
the individual's general notes.
God bless,
Ellen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jean Suplick" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 10:44:42 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Usage model for Legacy events
Yep, I understand that I can create custom events, and have
experimented with it. But what I'm trying to figure out is in what
cases would I use this. I'd like to learn from other people's
experiences. Mike, can you give an example from your own personal use?
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Mike Fry <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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.
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