Nancy, I was trying to cite the original source (the graveyard) first and note Find-A-Grave in the detail, but that is where I got into trouble. I need to decide which route I'm going to go with before I enter any more data!
Kirstin On 9/3/2014 4:44 PM, Nancy Stevens wrote: > Yes, I put Find A Grave as the website title with "database and digital > images" as a generic umbrella for Find A Grave. If the specific entry > does not have a photograph, on the Detail record I put: database entry for > John Doe, death date, Cemetery, Town, County, State. If it does have a > photograph I use: photograph, gravestone for . . . mainly so that I know I > saw an image of the gravestone. The only drawback I can see to creating > separate master sources for images and database entries is that you would > have to create a second citation if the database entry is updated later > with a photograph. > > The only citations I have for actual photographs I used Cemeteries -- Grave > markers, . . . -- Grave markers, rural. On the detail record I put: > photograph supplied by [in my case I am not the photographer] > > I prefer the end result of the second. For everything else (other than > Find A Grave) I cite the original source first and the website of the image > second. Now I am questioning my Find A Grave decision ! ! ! > > > On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Kirstin <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Nancy, Thank you for your input. I tried the template you suggested and >> like the output. I'm assuming you put Find-A-Grave in the master source, >> which makes it the title, but I can live with that. My only question is >> what you do when there is no image. The footnote says "Find-A-Grave, >> database and digital images" from the master source. I find that >> confusing. I changed it back to digital images, but now need a template >> for when it is just a database, no image. If I use "Cemetery records > >> Compiled records: database online" it puts Find-A-Grave in quotations, >> as opposed to the image citation where it is italic. I like consistency, >> which is why I was using the override in the first place. >> >> Also, the Bibliography says "n. d." What does that mean? >> >> Also, how do you document photos you personally took at a cemetery? >> >> Kirstin >> >> On 9/2/2014 10:28 AM, Nancy Stevens wrote: >>> I understand your question -- I struggled with this a bit too. I finally >>> settled on the template for Cemetery records -- Grave markers ... -- >>> Online images On the Master Source I changed the Item Type to >>> Database and Digital Images. Then on the Detail records I use: >>> photograph, gravestone for ... or database entry for ... depending on >>> whether or not there is a photograph of the gravestone. I include the >>> name and location of the cemetery in the Detail entry and the Find A >> Grave >>> memorial number in the detail notes set to printing. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 6:37 PM, Kirstin <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Cathy, I only use the generic source when I can't find one that suits my >>>> purpose. Find-A-Grave is the one I was working on and couldn't get it to >>>> appear the way I wanted it too. I've looked on the internet at how >>>> different people source Find-A-Grave and couldn't make it look like I >>>> want it to look. As far as I'm concerned Find-A-Grave is a repository, >>>> not an author or title. All my other database sources work rather well >>>> with some tweaking (Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, Marriage >>>> Licenses, etc). I'd like to hear how others are sourcing Find-A-Grave. >>>> Most of what I found on line referred to templates in other programs. >>>> >>>> Kirstin >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 8/31/2014 5:25 AM, Cathy Pinner wrote: >>>>> Kristin, >>>>> You really are an extreme lumper if you put all online databases under >>>>> the one Master Source. >>>>> Why not do yourself a favour and become less of a lumper so you don't >>>>> have to use the Source Citation Override for almost every source you >> add. >>>>> >>>>> You'd find you'd add sources far faster ;-) >>>>> >>>>> You must have to find and enter the information for every particular >>>>> database you use again every time you enter a source - or do you only >>>>> use online databases that have the source citation nicely formatted for >>>>> you like FamilySearch that you can copy and paste? In which case you're >>>>> missing out on heaps of data? >>>>> >>>>> Cathy >>>>> >>>>> Leon Chapman wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Kristin: >>>>>> >>>>>> Please indicate what version of Legacy you are using. >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't understand your use of Override for the citation?? >>>>>> Are you editing an EVENT and then choosing to Edit Event Sentence >>>>>> Definition? >>>>>> ​Is this what you are calling an >>>>>> Override? >>>>>> >>>>>> ​If you are editing a Master >>>>>> Source, I do not see >> any OVERRIDE >>>> function - >>>>>> 1. You can edit the Source name, author, Title, Pub facts etc, but no >>>>>> override function. >>>>>> >>>>>> We need more information about how you are getting to OVERRIDE >>>>>> function that you are referring. >>>>>> Chap >>>>>> >>>>>> ___ >>>>>> Leon Chapman >>>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> ----- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Kirstin < >> [email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I have been playing with sources and struggle with the output >>>>>> since I'm a profound lumper. I have started using basic sources >>>>>> and have a source called "online database" with nothing in the >>>>>> source and use the override for the citation. The bibliography >>>>>> shows up blank (which I can live with) but if I edit the override >>>>>> and try to add it to all sourced entries via the source entry >>>>>> window it won't update the same source with the new citation data >>>>>> in the override. Big problem. >>>>>> >>>>>> This has always been a problem for photos. If you change or add a >>>>>> photo and don't change anything else it won't update the citation. >>>>>> >>>>>> The work around is to change one work in the citation. >>>>>> >>>>>> Can anyone else duplicate? >>>>>> >>> >> >> >> >> 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
