I've used photos as sources, but primarily they were leads to better sources. For example, I found a photograph of a child's casket in my great Uncle Joe's parlor with the dates on the back. The infant only lived three days. From the dates, I was able to find out through better sources his name and actual birth/death dates.
Photographs can be subjective depending on whoever wrote on them which is why I don't use them as concrete evidence to anything unless I have additional sources to go along with it. I will use my own photographs though because I keep accurate records unlike my ancestors. ------- Bill Boswell -----Original Message----- From: Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson Hodges-Harris-Liikala-Jukkara [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 11:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Photos as Sources-----Sources for Photos I have researched the archives and pondered this issue. Should photos have sources---------are photos themselves a source. I believe the answer to both is yes, It does not appear Legacy programmers think assigning a source to a photo is approporate----at least I've not found a means to assign a source to a photo. I have many of photos inscribed on the back with names, places, dates---of course a practice we should all promote. In most instances I know where the photos originated, Aunt Irene's collection, Uncle Joe's collection, etc. In some instances the names on identical photos differ as do dates. It would be useful to source this information so others too will know from where the photos came. It bothers me I continued using Aunt Irene's inscriptions as fact only to later learn she had the names reversed. I suppose source-like informaiton could appear in the photo description area---not nearly as useful as an official source entry. Opinions? Why shouldn't photos be sourced? As for photos themselves being a source. I believe the concenus is certainly. A photo of a tombstone for example serves as a source for dates and names. Gary 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
