Dear Lee,
My personal preference is that SOURCEs are just that ie The 'source of the
information I have, whether it is
from a microfilm of actual Parish Records
Photocopy of newspaper article
Information contained in the letter from Joe Bloggs
etc... etc...
So in your obit case my source if I have a photocopy of the actual obit,
would be the actual newspaper the obituary was in date and pg number,
something like
"Cairns Post Newspaper" 29 May 1903, page 3 (text field could state-
'Obituary of John MOLLER')
That way anyone else wanting to view or obtain a copy of the obituary can
locate it.
Then in the EVENTS field I would state link all the details available in
the obituary. Maybe it gives immigration date of John, so in John's EVENTS I
would have
"Immigration" abt 1903 , Queensland, Australia- (events notes field I could
state the ship if article gives it)
I put the above source to this event - ie that details were in the "Cairns
Post Newspaper" of 29 May 1903, Obituary of John MOLLER.
Sometimes Obituary will give other details, ie , Occupations, Residences,
etc
These I would make as EVENTS to each person concerned or if mentions
children names I would add the children and The SOURCE always would be the
same ie details all came from same article in Newspaper.
I generally transcribe a full transcription of the obituary into the GENERAL
NOTES field of
person it's about. (I like having full transcriptions here of Wills, Obits,
Census details under head of household etc.. , these then I can choose to
print or not when sharing details)
That way years later if someone wants to know how come I thought John MOLLER
'Immigrated" abt 1903 they can look at the SOURCE and see
"Cairns Post Newspaper" 29 May 1903, page 3 'Obituary of John MOLLER'
When I first started researching I was abit lax in stating sources of
information and I have come across many cases where I wonder "Now where the
heck did I get that from"
Anyhow thats the way that works for me, the great thing about Legacy is that
it's flexible.
Regards Sandy QUINN
Gordonvale- Far North Queensland- Australia
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee VanKammen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, 16 February 2001 3:27 AM
Subject: [LegacyUG] Sources vs events
> Ok guys, I'm totally confused. Say I have an obituary. I
> make an event "Obit". There is a place for notes on the
> event screen. Now I go to "sources" and under "Obit" I put
> in the Newspaper listing etc. then there is a place for
> text. Now my ? is which place - events notes or Source text
> is going to show up on my report - especially the individual
> report. Which is the better place to put the content of the
> obituary? AAAARRRRRHGGGHHH! Legacy is such a great program
> but this bit is confusing as all get out!
> Lee
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