When I add a document that proves the parent-child relationship I add that to the child's screen and use the document as the source.
On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 4:24 PM, BARTON LEWIS <[email protected]> wrote: > Good to know, thanks. > > > On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 04:08 PM, Brian Kelly wrote: > > If you open a person's assigned sources screen you will see that you can >> assign a source to the Father - Child and Mother Child relationships. >> >> I personally do not do that but anyone who intends to apply to one of the >> associations like Daughters or Sons of the American Revolution which >> require proof of your descent from a revolutionary war participant needs to >> assign sources to those fields because those societies are very interested >> in what documents were used to confirm the descent. >> >> Brian Kelly >> >> On 21-Apr-17 1:12 PM, BARTON LEWIS wrote: >> >>> Diane, >>> I see your point now - add it to all 3 name fields (the child and both >>> parents). I would absolutely do that if it were the only or one of the >>> only sources for the relationship, and I understand the reason for doing >>> it regardless. Here is my dilemma: I have transcribed the sketch which >>> is about 4 paragraphs, and I am reluctant to add the source without the >>> transcript, and I am also reluctant to add the source for every >>> relationship named (the many siblings and aunts and uncles of the >>> sketch's subject). So I have to decide how to err - on the side of >>> leaving out a good (but not the only) source for the relationships or >>> having a lot of information duplicated and taking up a lot of printed >>> space in reports, etc. >>> Barton >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 01:00 PM, Diane wrote: >>> >>> Barton; >>> It is probably an unnecessary step to add the source to the father >>> relationship and mother relationship fields, but it is something I do >>> routinely. >>> >>> Diane >>> >>> >>> From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:[email protected]] >>> On Behalf Of BARTON LEWIS >>> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 9:27 AM >>> To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] sourcing question >>> >>> hi Diane, thanks for your reply. By adding the book as a source in the >>> name field, I assume that's what I would be doing (using the book as a >>> source for those relationships). >>> Barton >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 12:19 PM, Diane wrote: >>> Barton; >>> >>> You could also use the book as a source for child/parent relationships. >>> >>> Diane >>> >>> >>> From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:[email protected] >>> ] On Behalf Of Barton >>> Lewis >>> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2017 7:45 PM >>> To: 'Legacy User Group' >>> >> > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman > /listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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