Thank you, Leon. I need to think hard about including the state/provice of the census in the source or detail. Since many of the family are so far located in one county/province in Canada, that wouldn't add a lot of different sources.
When it comes to the USA, my paternal family line is spread all over the place. Most of the research, except my branch, was done by a relative. Do most people use the state as part of the source? It will be some time before I start working on that file though it is in Legacy. By that time, hopefully I will be a lot wiser. Also I wondered if you enter the transcription of the census, since you don't mention that. I do for family members who are not too far branched out. I only want it entered once, which is why I put it under the married couple event (or individual if not married and use one line from the census in other events which it sources. Thanks again for your example! >________________________________ > From: Leon Chapman <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 12:34 PM >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sourse vs. event > >Marg: > >Here is what I do for Census and associated source using the Basic >Source Writer: > >I create an Event for the Head of Household as follows: >Event: Census >Description: Blank >Date: 4 Jun 1880 >Place: Columbia, Wapello Co, IA, USA > >I source this event with the following information: >Source List Name: Census - 1880 - Columbia, Wapella Co, Iowa - >Chapman, Wells Henry > >Type: Census > >Author: Blank > >Title: US Federal Census - 1880 - Columbia, Wapella Co, Iowa, USA > >Publication Facts: 1880; Census Place: Columbia, Wapello, Iowa; >Roll: T9_367; Family History Film: 1254367; Page: 15.3000; Enumeration >District: 55; Image: 0441. W.H. Chapman, age 53, b. OH, farmer; >Elizabeth Chapman, age 42, b. OH, keeping house; William M. Chapman, >age 22, b. OH, farm worker; George E. Chapman, age 21, b. OH, farm >worker; Willsy H. Chapman, age 13, b. OH, farm worker; Ella Chapman, >age 7, b. OH; Daisy Chapman, age 3, b. IA. > >Date: 14 Jun 1880 -- this is the date on Census record > >I then copy the event with this source to everyone that is listed as >family members on the Census. I also use the census source for each >persons name. > >I do not insert a copy of the census image as part of the source -- I >tried that, but when you print a report, the image is so small it is >not readable. > >Here is what the Event will look like when printed for the individual: > >* He appeared on the census on 14 Jun 1880 in Columbia, Wapell Co, IS, USA(1). > >Here is what the Source would look like in a book if printing sources >at the end: > >(1) US Federal Census - 1880 - Columbia, Wapella Co, Iowa, USA (1880; >Census Place: Columbia, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: T9_367; Family History >Film: 1254367; Page: 15.3000; Enumeration District: 55; Image: 0441. >W.H. Chapman, age 53, b. OH, farmer; Elizabeth Chapman, age 42, b. OH, >keeping house; William M. Chapman, age 22, b. OH, farm worker; George >E. Chapman, age 21, b. OH, farm worker; Willsy H. Chapman, age 13, b. >OH, farm worker; Ella Chapman, age 7, b. OH; Daisy Chapman, age 3, b. >IA.) > >I find this approach works fine for me. It is important to doucment >all of the census informaton & the people listed on the census. > >Census Information: US Federal Census - 1880 - Columbia, Wapella Co, >Iowa, USA (1880; Census Place: Columbia, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: T9_367; >Family History Film: 1254367; Page: 15.3000; Enumeration District: 55; >Image: 0441 > >Hope this example helps. > >___ >Leon Chapman >[email protected] >----- > > > >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
