CLOOZ can do it.
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"Carolyn M. Getting" wrote:
>
> Dear Mark,
>
> If your program is easy to use, and provides a template for storing and sorting
> Census records, it would be lovely. So many times I come upon Census records that
> I'm not sure where they go, I copy them (copies of the images, either at the
> library from microfilm or from one of my Heritage Quest Census CDs (also copies of
> microfilm)) and store them in folders, titled for the year, county and state.
> Would like to put them in a program to be able to later search them without having
> to pull out the full folder and go through page at a time, trying to locate the
> record in question. I try to put pointers in the family or families that a record
> was found, with a particular name, etc., but this also fails in what I'm trying to
> accomplish.
>
> One of my main areas of study right now, and this is because it has peaked my
> curiosity, is the flow of people from Monroe Co., TN to TX (and in particular,
> Karnes Co., TX) between 1880 or slightly before and until after early 1900s. It
> is quite fascinating. I've got some of the parameters set up for myself, and have
> some files tagged in Legacy for this purpose, but need the census records
> separately and not by family as I now have them. I don't know if I'm making
> myself clear. It is defined in my mind, with further definition on going.
>
> The ability to correlate areas with names, is something that I think would lend
> itself greatly to research, which of course is part of what I'm seeking to do.
> Anyway, those are some of my thoughts. A program that would store abstracts of
> census and various other records, by name, location, and types for easy searching,
> would certainly keep me more focused. My focus goes off quite frequently when
> searching through sheets of paper.
>
> God bless.
>
> Carolyn,
> just an old Texas Gal.
> Researching:
> Knight/Byles/Walton/Espy/Smith/Little/Marshall/
> Waters/Garner/Martin/Foote/Berryman/Colclough/
> Rogers/Grigsby/Blanton/Tate/McGuffey/Hobbs/
> Schuenemann/Latinsky/Altman/Gambel/Sinz & Gross
> WebSite: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cgetting/
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark
> > Stoughton
> > Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 2:04 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Inviting further defense of Clooz
> >
> >
> > I'm a developer working on one of those "add-on" programs for Legacy that
> > addresses this very issue. My program is a source transcription/cataloging
> > program. I'm nearly finished developing version 1 now, but I'm interested
> > in what kinds of features that you'd like to see in future versions.
> >
> > Mark Stoughton
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Edward J. McCormack, Ph.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 1:34 PM
> > Subject: [LegacyUG] Inviting further defense of Clooz
> >
> >
> > > Thanks, Ed Yes, my impressions of Clooz are drawn from this list. The
> > > concensus, except for your post, is that it is not very "user friendly"
> > for
> > > a lot of people. Perhaps you are a more capable user of it in some way,
> > are
> > > more computer literate, have more time, etc., than some of us?
> > >
> > > I thought Clooz and Bygones were written for the same purpose. Not so?
> > >
> > > What would be the difference in your mind between "a sourcing program" and
> > > "a program designed to enter and keep genealogical research notes."
> > >
> > > What does Clooz do with research notes that Bygones doesn't do, and vice
> > > versa?
> > >
> > > Ed McCormack
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Edward Burnet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 9:49 AM
> > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Dedicated source programs vs Legacy source
> > features
> > >
> > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> > Edward
> > > > > J. McCormack, Ph.D.
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 3:22 AM
> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Subject: [LegacyUG] Dedicated source programs vs Legacy source
> > features
> > > >
> > > > <<<snip>>>
> > > > > So, it seems
> > > > > best for Legacy to either write a companion sourcing program or
> > > > > partner with
> > > > > an existing sourcing program, such as Clooz. But my impressions from
> > > this
> > > > > list is that Clooz is only so-so for the purpose.
> > > > <<<snip>>>
> > > >
> > > > If your "impressions" of Clooz gleaned from this list are based on
> > recent
> > > > posts, you are drawing inferences based on misinformation.
> > > >
> > > > Clooz documentation is clear, the program is easy to use, and results
> > > > stellar. Setup does require careful and deliberate implementation. The
> > > very
> > > > nature of the process prevents diving in helter-skelter, and the task of
> > > > entering data on, possibly, hundreds or even thousands of source
> > documents
> > > > is daunting. But if you want to organize and document your sources,
> > Clooz
> > > is
> > > > an efficient and effective approach.
> > > >
> > > > You then went on to describe the program Bygones as a "sourcing
> > program."
> > > A
> > > > sourcing program? The Bygones website doesn't even identify it as a
> > > sourcing
> > > > program. In fact, the website identifies it as:
> > > >
> > > > "Bygones is a freeware software program designed to enter and keep
> > > > genealogical research notes."
> > > >
> > > > I downloaded Bygones a few months ago and have used it sparingly. I do,
> > > > however, like what I've seen and expect to use it much more, especially
> > on
> > > > my laptop. But, it does not do the things that Clooz does, and Clooz
> > does
> > > > not do those things that Bygones does.
> > > >
> > > > I reject the underlying theme that Clooz is an inferior means of
> > > documenting
> > > > and organizing source material and am puzzled at the suggestion that
> > > Bygones
> > > > is an option to Clooz for this purpose.
> > > >
> > > > Ed Burnet
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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