I think I'm what you call a lumper. I source from largest location to smallest. I've been a little frustrated because the Legacy program wants more detailed locations in some cases than the databases warrant. I've altered my manner of sourcing to add a lot of the location information in the details instead of the Master source.
Anne Sent from my iPad > On Feb 24, 2016, at 4:40 PM, Cathy Pinner <c...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > > Also a lumper for most things with Source List Names organised by type. > > Certainly not a Master Source for every household in a census. Does TNG > really force that if you want to include the image? If it does, I'd be > attaching the image to the event rather than the source. > > No problem finding the Master Source quickly. > > I rarely need to edit source detail. When I do, I know what people are > involved so can find the Source Detail on their Assigned Sources pages. > However, it's usually the Source Detail Text I need to amend as I've worked > out another bit of the transcription - and I use Search and Replace to do > that. > > Then there is Show List for the Master Source to give you a list of people > using the source. > > Cathy > > Jean Suplick wrote: >> >> As a lumper, I do something similar to Arnold. I name them based on >> t ype, location, and title. Works for me. >> >> Births-IA-Births and christenings, 1830-1950 (FamilySearch) >> Births-MD-Dept. of Health birth certificates >> Newspapers-IL-Illinois State Journal (GenealogyBank) >> US Federal Census-1850-OH-Carroll Co. >> >> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 12:32 PM, Don Quigley <dwquig...@cox.net >> <mailto:dwquig...@cox.net>> wrote: >> >> Curiosity question: How do other Legacy users quickly find a >> Master Source for editing or selecting for a citation?____ >> >> __ __ >> >> I have always prefixed my Source List Names with the File ID – ex. >> “2423 – 1920 US Census, Parks Bar Twp., Yuba Co., CA – Three Scott >> Families” – which is also part of the attached media name – ex. >> 2423_IMG.jpg (obviously I’m a splitter, not a lumper). That makes >> fi nding the source easy, but a list of all source names, sorted >> alpha-numerically, looks “helter-skelter.” When sorted by the >> text after the File ID, the source names are better organized and >> visually useful in finding typos and inconsistencies in data >> entry. But then it seems much harder to find particular sources >> for editing or citation selection.____ >> >> __ __ >> >> I’ve suggested to the Legacy folks that a “search by File ID” >> ability would be very useful (and it would solve my problem). But >> until that happens I’m looking for ideas from other users.____ >> >> __ __ >> >> One caveat – I can’t use source details for “primary” source >> information and attached media (ie, no lumping) as my TNG website >> won’t “see” media attached to source details in a GEDCOM, just the >> Detail Information and Text/Comments.____ >> >> __ __ >> >> Donald Quigley____ >> >> Escondido, CA____ >> >> Quigley Doyle Family Tree <http://www.donquigley.net/>____ > > _______________________________________________ > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com _______________________________________________ LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com
