Re: [LegacyUG] Compiling Family History

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I think it depends on two things: (a) what does your sister-in-law want and (b) how much time are you willing to spend right now in entering sources. I had received something similar from someone who was researching a branch of my family line (it turned out his wife and my family shared a common ancestor).  He is an old-time genealogist who kept track of all the microfilms he viewed, but did not source each entry in his hand-written family group sheets.  A family history produced about 10 years ago was not sourced because it was only for distribution within the family, and for a few others who heard about it (my older brother paid to get a copy of it). He did not want anything back from me in regard to research he had already done, but was interested in anything new I found.  I sent that to him with my sources, using Legacy.  I actually found information on three branches of the family where he had brick walls, because he didn't realize several children had settled in Ohio. I set up "Michigan Family Group Sheets - (surname)" as a Master Source and used it when making entries into Legacy for what he sent me.  I then followed up by viewing the microfilms he used (he sent me the list), and adding those microfilms as the primary source as I confirmed (or denied) the information he had. That way I didn't face a monumental effort in sourcing all at once.  Marianne -----Original Message----- From: Marg Strong Sent: May 1, 2012 5:20 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Compiling Family History If at all possible to enter them, it would be a shame to leave out the sources, Larry. If it were me, I'd rather have a shorter Legacy file with sources, than a long one without; and I would much rather wait a longer time for the results with sources. I guess it depends on whether she just wants the data as a matter of interest, or she wants a useful genealogy to pass on to descendants. It's really kind of you do do this for her. Good luck with it! From: Larry Lee <ldlee...@gmail.com> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 6:09 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Compiling Family History Hello LUG, I have just received two privately created  Family History binders (typed and handwritten notes) and one large 3 ring photo album, of information from my wife's side of the family. I have volunteered to compile this information into Legacy for my eldest sister-in-law. My objective is not to publish a book but rather to get all the info and photos  into  Legacy then save them to CD for family members that may want them. I have decided to put the info from each binder into a separate Family File, thus having three files corresponding to each binder source. These may then be merged into one main file. My primary concern is how to treat the sources. Due to time constraints I am thinking of using the name of each binder as one source for all information contained in the respective Family File. That is each Family File will only have one source for all the information therein. When I do the final merge I plan to source each File once upon import giving me three sources in the combined Family File. My sister-in-law will be listed as the repository for the binders. I hope I have explained this clearly!  Any thoughts, comments, or suggestions on this approach would be much appreciated before I start entering the data. Regards, Larry Lee Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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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