Hi. Further to below, if you use names that are "structured" so that similar sources are grouped together it helps, eg
Census 1841 Scotland Census 1841 England and Wales Census 1851 Scotland etc. The words are sequenced from the general to the particular. Cheers, Brett B McL Robinson, Hamilton, New Zealand On 28/10/2012 8:50 a.m., Pat Hickin wrote: > Jenny wrote: "Give the Source a name which is meaningful to you and the > chances are you will remember it." > > Well, that's the point -- it doesn't seem to have anything to do with > wills or the military & how Annap, MD, or the WM Qu got involved I > have no idea, esp as there is no date. But that's a help -- I guess > I'll do VA_BERK_COURT 1778 McConnell -- for lack of a better alternative. > > Thanks, Jenny. > > Pat > > On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Jenny M Benson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > On 27/10/2012 18:36, Pat Hickin wrote: > > As a matter of curiosity, can someone tell me what âEURoeSource > List NameâEUR > > you would give for the citation for the event described? > > > > Event: Medical. âEURoe At a Court held for Berkeley County, [VA] > the 21st > > day of April, 1778. Present: William Patterson, John Murron, > Thomas > > Hite, Gentlemen Justices. . . . . âEURoeUpon the motion of William > > Henshaw, Elizabeth Tabb, William McConnell, [and others] hath leave > > to Inoculate their families for the small-pox in their own > houses.âEUR > > > > > > I got the above info from at following link: > > http://files.usgwarchives.org/wv/berkeley/court/misc0000.txt > > > > which takes you to this source: > > > > Soldiers of Berkeley County, W. Va.; Abstracts from Will Books at > > Annapolis, MD William and Mary College Quarterly, Volume 13, No. 1 > > Transcribed by Kathy Merrill for the USGenWeb Archives Special > > Collections Project > > > > (which you can get to from this main website: Berkeley County West > > Virginia>Transcribed Documents.) > > > > (In my family file, I cite this source just ONE time.) > > > > I don't think it matters what the Event is, what is important is that > YOU can find the Source in your list by remembering what Source List > Name you gave it. So, if you think of that Source what are the first > words you think of to describe it? Will Books? William & Mary > College > Quarterly? Give the Source a name which is meaningful to you and the > chances are you will remember it. > -- > Jenny M Benson > > > > 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
