I used to use obituaries and census as events, but realized what a waste it was since they are used as sources anyway. I guess it's up to each person so I am not dictating whether to use it or not. To me it's just more work especially after linking that source with all the people it belongs with. That's pretty much why I stopped doing it. I also had obituary events listed by the newspaper name and the census was just listed as census for an event. After seeing it so many times I thought it looked odd so I stopped doing it.
------- Bill Boswell -----Original Message----- From: Jerry [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 1:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Obituary as Event? 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 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
