I think I am on the fence with the source vs event debate and certainly it wasn't my intention to start it up again. All I want is a way for the report to be easy to read and not have endless repetitions of the event that I put in, at this point - census. I will take the time to experiment and come up something that suits me. Lea-Anne
On 23 February 2012 14:09, Jerry <[email protected]> wrote: > I think Ron is in the UK and it is about 5 in the morning there, I > think, so you can probably expect him to answer later. But I almost > find it hysterical that a census is considered an event in someone's > life, despite the fact that many professionals advocate for that. > That's sort of like saying a newspaper is an event in someone's life > because they might be mentioned in the newspaper, or an obituary is an > event in someone's life because, certainly, they are mentioned in the > obituary. Clearly, they are sources, not events, and I prefer to use my > Merriam-Webster roots to provide the correct definition. LOL! > > But the other side is, that most users will definitely not want to wade > through lots of information about their ancestors that most of us > "genealogists" might even have some difficulty deciphering. They want a > brief synopsis that tells them the story and most of them, even me, > detest wading through endless, not needed, information. So, keep it > simple, comes to mind, but I realize most of the ones who disagree on > this issue are very smart people, just mis-informed about the dictionary > definitions on this subject. > > Jerry - MerriamFamilyTree.org > > On 2/22/2012 10:40 PM, Lea-Anne Davison wrote: >> I think I will experient with what has been suggested. I realise >> there is no right or wrong way, but how it looks in the report is an >> important part for me. I think I will try putting in an event whether >> I call in Event or Residence not sure yet with an condensed >> description of the family in the census eg John Smith was living with >> his wife and children (perhaps name each but keep it short). Then >> source the census with the full details in the text field and see how >> that looks for the reports. Whether I print it as part of the >> citation I will decide after I see how it looks but at least this way >> it will only be once at the end of the report and not repeated all >> through the report. >> Thanks everyone for your thoughts. >> Lea-Anne >> >> On 23 February 2012 13:31, Paula Ryburn<[email protected]> wrote: >>> Lea-Anne, I do use census events, but I don't have the transcription of the >>> entire household in every event. I use a more narrative style and include >>> just that person's information. For the couple, I add the event to the >>> marriage. In fact, if I have the image, I don't have the transcription >>> anywhere, because I can just pull up the image if I need to see something >>> and neither the image nor transcriptions add anything to the reports that I >>> use. Even on those census sources where I have just transcriptions (have >>> yet to obtain an image and see what was entered for myself), I have the >>> transcription in the source, but I don't print it as part of the citation >>> (entered in the Text field without checking that box). Hope this made >>> sense. But as Ron has said "not a recommendation" - just describing how I >>> do it in case it can be helpful to you. >>> >>> Note: if you do end up re-doing events, remember to use the event clipboard >>> -- I mention this explicitly because I only very recently learned about this >>> feature and it is wonderful, very quick! >>> >>> --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 Sanford Short Singer Sullivan Weller Williams >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Lea-Anne Davison<[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Wed, February 22, 2012 6:42:45 PM >>> >>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Trying to enter information that will result in >>> readable reports >>> >>> Ron >>> Yes I do add as a Census Event. I use the census source as a source >>> for name and approx date of birth. Correct me if I am wrong, you are >>> saying you have a residence event instead of an actual census event, >>> which the census is used as the source. Are the names etc entered >>> into the source as per Geoff's webinar. If so where are they entered >>> and does this then only show as one source at the end of the report >>> Lea-Anne >>> >>> On 23 February 2012 10:35, Ron Ferguson<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Lea-Anne, >>>> >>>> Am I right in thinking that you have a Census Event? If so this is one of >>>> the reasons why I don't, and why I only use a census as a Source for eg. >>>> name, occupations, residences etc. >>>> >>>> Ron Ferguson >>>> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >>>> >>> <snip> >>> >>> >>> >>> 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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