Hi Barton, Yes - the EE section number. The field is on the screen where you choose a Source Template - the top field which can be used to search the templates.
C Barton Lewis wrote: > > Cathy, sorry, I’m lost. What do you mean by “section number?†The > section in EE? Where is the “what kind of source do I want†field? > > Thanks, > > Barton > > *From:*Cathy Pinner [mailto:genea...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Saturday, May 16, 2015 10:51 PM > *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] citing land entry files > > Hi Barton, > > There's a virtually hidden feature for finding the template > corresponding to EE. > > You can type the section number into the "What kind of source do you > want to cite" field. > > Cathy > > Barton Lewis wrote: > > > I would like to record my homestead land entry files as > illustrated in > EE. I went to the Source Template Index and found Homestead Files > > Land and Property Records > Homestead Files > Basic Format but it > doesn’t seem to gibe with the format on EE. I thought this would be > the appropriate template since I obtained hard copies from NARA > directly. I also looked at templates under BLM, most of which were > DVD/CD-ROM options. I thought Legacy created most of its templates > based on EE’s directives and so am wondering if there is some other > template I should be using.* > EE references “Record Group 49†in her example for citing a whole > (Homestead) file but a record group is nowhere referenced in the > paperwork I received. And in the receipt NARA sent there was > handwritten notation in the box “File Designation†“Bx. > 799,†and EE > does not include such a field in her example, as follows: > > Robert Vandament (Chase County) homestead file, final certificate no. > 328, Lincoln, Nebraska, Land Office; Land Entry Papers, 1800-1908; > Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group 49, National > Archives, Washington, DC. > > I wonder why EE doesn’t include the Box Number? I would think > that’s > important if they sent me it to me. Most importantly, though, which > template follows EE’s format for a land entry file? > > Thanks, > > Barton Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
