Jerry I suppose 'everything' could be considered an Event/Fact and handled as such. But I agree with Ron and Dennis, obituaries and the like, including census results in my world, do not fit into my Events/Facts as a matter of normal processing. The information they contain is used to identify or substantiate names, dates, places and the conveyance itself is recorded as a Source.
>From the looks of things opinions are all over the board----flip a coin. :D Gary On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 12:29 PM, 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 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
