No, they are my own design. Some follow Elizabeth Mills format and some, particularly census and military follow the National Archives and Records Administration [NARA] format. There is a very slight difference in the two. NARA always includes Record Group number and location where the records were viewed.
Marie Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG, CGL Melchiori Research Services, L.L.C. --------------------------------------------------------------- CG, Certified Genealogist and CGL, Certified Genealogical Lecturer are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists ® , used under license by Board-certified associates after periodic competency evaluations. In a message dated 10/9/2012 2:04:26 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Marie, You are talking about selecting a "Legacy" template, not a do-it-yourself design, right? -- Richard Van Wasshnova On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 8:26 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have been using my source templates for years. I select a template for a > census, fill in the specifics for the family on it, then save it as a new > source. I use the NARA recommended source template. > > Marie > > Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG, CGL > Melchiori Research Services, L.L.C. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > CG, Certified Genealogist and CGL, Certified Genealogical Lecturer are > service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists ® , used under > license by Board-certified associates after periodic competency evaluations. > > In a message dated 10/8/2012 4:25:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Ummmm, yes? You can't save custom templates can you???? > > Michele > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Van Wasshnova [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 1:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Basic Source Format vs Source Writer > > Michele, > > So you are using a non-Legacy template of your own design for some sources? > Wouldn't you prefer to be able to save your custom template in Legacy so you > wouldn't need to consult your external template. > Perhaps a suggestion to Legacy? > > -- > Richard Van Wasshnova > > > On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 7:11 AM, Michele Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: >> There are some sources that I prefer to format using Elizabeth Shown >> Mills' first book, Evidence! Citation and Analysis. I like my citations to >> include everything a person needs to find the source but nothing more so >> that the citations are easier to read. In ESM first book some of the >> citations include all of the elements but are in more concise and easier to >> read format. ESM will be the first to tell you that citations are as much >> of an art as it is a science :) There are a few citations that I cite a >> little different than she does (Find-A-Grave entries would be one). I CAN >> conform SW to what I want most of the time BUT it is hard to remember >> exactly how I did it the next time I need to cite a similar source. I am >> all about consistency. I have to have all my citations following the same >> format. I do have a style sheet where I record all of the different sources >> that I use so that I do cite things consistently but it is hard to remember >> how I manipulated the blanks in SW to get it that way. >> >> Michele 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
