On 16/12/2014 19:30, Crauswell_Verchio wrote: > Does anyone have a suggestion of the 'Best Way' to add a Source that is > taken from a on-line tree such as Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, RootsWeb, > etc.? > Up to a few days ago, I created a Master Source "/on-linetreename/.com", > from there created a Source Detail with that listed the Tree's name and > owner. In the Text/Comments box, I added whatever information I had > copied; in the "Comments Optional" box, I listed the url to the > particular individual of interest. > Recently, I wanted to refer to an on-line.com tree that I knew I had > Sourced before, but, couldn't find my source notation and spent 1/2 an > hour searching both in Legacy and on-line! Major problem, which caused > me to question this method of entering this particular Source. What > wonderful timing that in today's Legacy tips e-mail the article on > 'Lumpers vs Splitters' should address this very subject - Thank you > Wendy (I would live in New Zealand if I could). > There is not a Master Source in SourceWriter that seems to fit though - > the /on-line/.com profile page is not a 1). Family Group Sheet, > 2).GEDCOM file. > Legacy Family Tree user since v6.0 with 42261 individuals with 31810 > Citations. > Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
When it comes to SourceWriter templates, I don't get *too* hung up on titles and field names. I sometimes use a template whose name does not quite match my use and I often use fields for items not described by the field name, or I don't use some fields at all. The member-submitted trees on Ancestry are a good case in point. I use the Family Group Sheet>online images template. I create a new Master Source for each Tree. In the Master Source I use the fields Compiler Last Name (username of submitter), Title (title of the tree), Format (Family Tree), Website Title (Ancestry) and URL (http://trees.ancestry.co.uk). In the Source Detail I put "Public Member Trees" as the Collection or Database. -- 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
