Carol, Your comment that Source Writer is only suitable for American Sources is incorrect. There are specific templates for BMDs and censuses for the constituent countries of the British Isles.
Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: cr brassfield Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 1:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Colonial Secretary's Papers and Source Writer Megan I'm in the U.K. and do research worldwide - my late husband was American and I have 2 One-Name Studies that include people in Europe and Commonwealth especially. Because I have been using Legacy since before Source Writer was created I find that it's best to use that for U.S. sources only as that it what it has been designed for. For me it's much better to create my own source system for all other records I do cite the whole CSP collection as a Master Source. In the 'Text of Source' and 'Comments' I put basic info of types of resources/sections included in the collection. In the 'Source Detail' I can then add all the individual detail for the section I am referring to. Carol -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:29:23 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Colonial Secretary's Papers and Source Writer To: [email protected] Hi I am new to this group, and a little nervous, but hopefully I get this right. I am wondering if anyone has entered NSW Colonial Secretary's Papers as a source in Legacy. I have found a number of supporting documents in this collection but am unsure how to enter it in Source Writer as there doesn't seem to be a category that fits. The Colonial Secretary's Papers contains records for the Colony of New South Wales, Australia from 1784-1821, and a mixed bag it is. There are convict lists, assignment of convicts, victualling, land grants, memoranda, copies of all official correspondence within the colony, between NSW and other colonies and between NSW and other governments, and more besides. This makes it hard to find a category to put the Papers into when making a Master Source. So, do I have to break it down into component parts, or is there a way to refer to the whole collection as a Master Source? Has anyone had any experience with this, and, if so, how did you approach it? Cheerio Megan Hitchens You can feel compassion regardless of whether you view the other person as a friend or an enemy. It is based on the other's fundamental rights rather than your own mental projection. - the 14th Dalai Lama http://www.greenpeace.org/tokyo-two 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
