My sources are also grouped like yours and I am wondering the same thing about Geoff's method. One option would be to have three categories: Locality, Surname, and "other". the other could be prefixed with a symbol, like an asterisk.
On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Kirsten Bowman <[email protected]> wrote: > Russ: > > Yes, that would work for some, but I have a ton of book sources like > Savage’s _Genealogical Dictionary_ and _The Great Migration Begins_ that > pertain to many lines as well as other miscellaneous source items. I’m > wondering if Geoff uses some device or prefix to keep non-location specific > names (like his new Find A Grave source) from mixing alphabetically with > others that are sorted by state and county. > > Currently my 600+ sources are grouped by entering “book,” “cemetery,” > “birth,” “marriage,” etc. as the first word in the Source List Name. This > is OK, but it causes records from a single geographical location to sort > into those several categories rather than being grouped by location and I’m > wondering if Geoff’s system would work better—except I’m not sure about how > he handles some of these details. > > Kirsten > > *From:* my genealogy email <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, October 31, 2011 8:29 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Geoff: Source List Arrangement? > > Kirsten, > For published genealogies, family bibles, etc... I start the name of the > master source with the Surname so that they all sort together, ie. > “HALLADAY – Family bible of so in so Halladay by so in so”; “SMITH – GEDCOM > of John Smith descendants supplied by James Smith, 12-20-2010”. > Hope this helps. > Russ > > *From:* Kirsten Bowman <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, October 31, 2011 2:07 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Geoff: Source List Arrangement? > > Geoff: > > In your last “Watch Geoff Live” you mentioned having sorted your Master > Source List by entering the location first in the Source List Name since > that’s the way many records are found at Family Search. I do like the > concept of having, for example, all New York, Dutchess Co., birth, > marriage, death records, cemeteries, newspapers, etc. grouped together in > the Master Source List, but how do you handle things like published > genealogies, family bibles, or the dozens of other things that might not be > location-specific? > > Thanks so much for doing this series. It’s very informative to see how > you use Legacy and there always seem to be tips to pick up in addition to > the main topic. > > Kirsten > > > 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
