Comparing an obituary with an inquest may help. The inquest itself is an event; the record of the proceedings is a source.
Doug. On Sat, 17 Nov 2012 08:03:25 +1100 Doug Laidlaw <[email protected]> wrote: > I would think of it as a source. It is not something that > happened in the history of the individual in question, but an > entirely separate piece of documentary evidence. > > Doug. > > On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:04:45 -0800 (PST) Marg Strong > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Speaking of obituary event (someone recently used it as an > > illustration) I didn't think of it as being an event, but as a > > source, with the transcription in the detail. > > > > > > If it were listed as an event, then it would be seen in the body of > > the report, but as a source, it would be found in the > > footnotes/endnotes so the event seems an advantage, having relatives > > who will be sent my "book" after I am happier with my entries. (I'm > > cleaning them up a bit every day) I'm fairly sure that most will > > skim over the footnotes/endnotes or not read them. Do you use it as > > a source or event or both, when you have few or no other sources for > > the death? > > > > Thanks for you ideas on this, > > Peggy > > > > > > 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
