I can't speak for all Sourewriter events but I raised this issue with Legacy When creating an email source using Sourcewriter and subsequently exporting the file as a GEDCOM, the Title of the source gets dropped for the words which come after the expression "[(E-ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE),]". The Title gets referred to as "ABBR" in the GEDCOM and is not imported as the source Title into any other software. What's even worse, is that the ABBR field gets contacenated with the Comments field by some software, effectively making the source unintelligible. After that experience and the response from Legacy I avoid Sourcewriter:- "If preservation of the source info when transferring between Legacy and another program is important to you then you will need to use the Basic Source System. The GEDCOM standard does not support the output of source data with the detail required by the SourceWriter System. Sincerely, Brian Technical Support Legacy Family Tree"
-----Original Message----- From: Chick Lewis [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 04 September 2011 17:16 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Name Filing System Are you saying that Source Writer does not transfer well via GEDCOM? If that is the case then I for one will stop using Sourcewriter. I am also a former user of FTM and that program has many features that I miss. I wish there was an easy way to use them both. Chick On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 11:56 PM, Alan Pereira <[email protected]> wrote: > I have always kept Census details where possible on the Parents Marriage > notes when the family is together with the parents. If not then on their > general notes if not married. > > I apply a general source associated with that census to life events for the > individuals (occupation + location if working otherwise just residence) > assigning the census source to those events and saying in the census detail > whether the census is in the marriage notes (parents) marriage notes of > parents (children) or general notes if not with the family. > > I use the Basic Source as that will transport via GEDCOM format to any other > genealogy package. > > I used this process in Family Tree maker before I migrated to Legacy without > any problems - I also migrate back to FTM via GEDCOM to check on any > migration issues as I have both packages. > > Alan > > > > From: Joan Kemp [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 03 September 2011 20:19 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Name Filing System > > > > For what its worth, I now keep a copy of everything relevant to a particular > person under the research tab for that person. > > Marriage info goes on both parties' pages. > > Census info likewise, eg the census info below will be available from > Thomas', Eliza's & Emily's pages, with the individual highlighted > > 1861 census - RG9; Piece: 688; Folio: 32; Page: 34; > Kings Somborne, Hants > Thomas H. Smith 46 Registration clerk & Relieving Officer, b King's > Sombourne > Eliza A. Smith 55, Wife, b. King's Sombourne - bold because this is on > Eliza's page & her details are highlighted. > Emily M. Smith, dau, 14, Scholar, b Kings Somborne, Hants > > I have developed a template for summarising wills & include a will summary > whenever relevant. > > This way I can easily access all the info about one person, and also see > links easily. I keep a note also of photos & other source info. > > You may regard this as a 'lumper' solution, but its worked for me over many > years. > > All the best > > Joan > > > > > > > On 31/08/2011 21:58, Lisa Gorrell wrote: > > Paula, > > > > I use surname file folders. When I file the census based on head of > household for that family. If there are two family members on the page, I > make a copy to put into that family's folder. The reason I do this, is so I > can "see" everything that I have on that family. I only keep the file/hard > copy in the folders, and do not link them to the software. I haven't > completely decided on my file organization and do not want to re-link if I > decide to move a file to another folder. > > > > Lisa Gorrell > > On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Paula Ryburn <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Just re-read many posts in the archives, but still have one issue pertaining > to how to organize files in folders (digital or hard-copy). > > > > This question is for those of you who organize your folders by surname, not > by document type. > > > > How have you "filed" your census images/transcriptions/data? I have cases > where not only do two brothers (same surname) live near enough to be on the > same page, but also where several families that are related (if not at the > time of that census, then later when one's son married another's daughter) > are on the same page (different surnames). > > > > Do you keep a copy of each in each family's folder? > > > > I'm about to start an "organization" project and would welcome your quick > input on this question. > > > --Paula in Texas > Researching: Adair Baker Beasley Benson Betz Bigley Blagrave Burton Chapman > Clement Clough Coppernoll Costine Daulton Dinwiddie Doody Ellis Exline Field > Floran Floyd Gates Goodale Gordon Gump Hale Harbaugh Hind Hopkins Hughes > Hurdle Jones Klein Koyle Laswell McDonald Misner Passwaters Pelton Roberts > Roche Ryburn Short Singer Sullivan Weller Williams > > > > > > > > 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 > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > 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 > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > 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 > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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