I always include the entire obit as an event with the newspaper details as the source. I want to be able to review the obit in my database and printed reports for clues, and family and other researches wish to see the information. Bottom line: all should do what works best for them.
Kay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Meyer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Obituary as Event? Just my personal process - I would treat an obituary like I do a census because of the information included in it. I create an event and add all of the details from it, i.e., I would transcribe the entire obituary. Then I would use the copy/paste event feature to add it to everyone else it mentioned. Kathy On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Jerry <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone. I have a question about the use of obituaries. Would > you ever use an obituary as an event, or would it always be a source to > events? I have a friend who wants to put information contained on > obituaries on our website, but it seems to me that historical notes, > citing the obituaries as sources, not events, would be better > procedure. What is your take on this? An example might be something > simple like the obituary stated the person was an accountant. I'm just > supposing because I haven't seen what she has yet. Thanks, --Jerry > Boor / http://www.MerriamFamilyTree.org<http://www.merriamfamilytree.org/> > > > > 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> > > > > -- Kathy Meyer STRESS: when your gut says "NO WAY" and your mouth says "NO PROBLEM" "To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have never before done." --Richard G. Scott, "Finding the Way Back," Ensign, May 1990, 74 Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. ~ Albert Einstein 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
