Marli I put my notes in the Research Notes section in chronological order in order to find them easily, and I separate each note by a line. I put the source at the top of the note and any analysis of the source. Then I also copy & paste them separately into an Event/Fact. It's double work but it helps me to easily see what I have researched for a person.
Here's a brief example: __________ 1830 census, Jackson County, IL, M19, roll 22, p. 89, line 9 Gordon, Jesse 0000000001-1000001 1 male b. 1750 - 1760 [Jesse] 1 female b. 1825-30 [Elizabeth who m. James Eachus in 1846?] 1 female b. 1780 - 1790 [2nd wife Nancy/Mary (-?-) Simpson] __________ Jackson County, IL, Meetings of County Court, Salt Lake 977.3994/P2w 2 Sep 1832 & 2 Sep 1833 Jesse Gordon presented pension application and was deemed satisfactory for Revolutionary War service, Sep. 2, 1832 and Sep. 2, 1833 __________ 1840 census, Jackson County, IL, M704, roll 61, page 272, line 20 Gordon, Jesse 00000000001- 0200001 1 male b. 1750-1760 [Jesse Sr] 2 females b. 1835-1840 [Amanda? and ?] 1 female b. 1790-1800 [2nd wife Mary "Nancy" Simpson] Revolutionary War pensioner: Jesse Gordon; total in household: 4 Mary From: Marli Yoder <[email protected]> Subject: [LegacyUG] How do you all use the resource notes Bruce- (and everyone- I need all the help I can get on this one) when you put things in the research notes, ( the part that has Notes general, research, medical) if you have numerous notes already in there, how does one find the notes that tell you what you have got or not gotten on that person? I'm still really shaky on how the whole research notes thing is used. When I put things into it, I end up with page after page of "disconnected" information. A paragraph here and another there. I want to source each, but haven't figured out how to source each one separately. I realize that I have opened a can of worms, but without them one may not catch the "trophy" fish. I hope I have worded this so you see what I am trying to ask. Marli Yoder ____________________________________________________________ LifeLock® Official Site Don't Be a Victim of Credit Fraud. Enroll w/ LifeLock & Get Protected. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4eb80257214c514254c6st02vuc 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
