Thank you, Lewis. Exactly. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lewis Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 5:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Entering sources
Jane, Marie said: " it just seems to me that it is useless to bother to enter anything at all if I do not enter where I found the information and also the original source/s. It seems to me that it is a travesty to have all of that work become next to useless, which it is, without the trail of sources or, at the least, the original source/s." Lewis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Hakes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 6:57 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Entering sources > Marie, > > Perhaps I've misunderstood. Are you saying that if you find information in > a book, you would record as your source the author's source (if you have > it) and not use as your source the book itself? Surely I've misunderstood! > What if that person who wrote the book misquoted the material or > incorrectly referenced it?! > > I always reference where MY EYES have seen the material (a web site, a > book, a letter) and not the original (birth certificate, marriage license, > etc.) unless I have also SEEN them myself. That helps when I'm working on > a puzzle or discrepancy, too. If I've only seen it on a web site, even if > the author of the web site cites his or her sources, then I still rate the > level of confidence as very low. Later, when I see the document or a > source closer to the original, I can resolve any discrepancies with more > confidence. I haven't seen the Legacy training videos, but this is also > the way I understand you to say that Geoff is doing it. > > Regards, > > Jane Hakes > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Marie Peer >> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 11:14 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [LegacyUG] Entering sources >> One of the things that has been a concern for me is the >> Legacy training video, Ultimate Guide to Entering Sources. >> The technical part is good but Geoff is perfectly happy to >> enter information about birth dates and death dates and >> locations that he found in a book, a municipality history book. >> While using city or county histories is a good thing and >> should not be ignored, why would one not enter the original >> source from which the >> information came. > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.817 / Virus Database: 555 - Release Date: 12/15/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.822 / Virus Database: 560 - Release Date: 12/22/2004 Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
