Hi,
First, Sharon, I love how you add info about the other families nearby and
relatives nearby. Thanks for that idea!
I agree with what has been said here, regarding not having census images in
the database. In fact I don't even fill out those forms to keep in my backup
binders any more. I found I needed the info handy all the time. When I saw
how the Legacy folks suggested doing census in the event section, on their
instructional CD, I decided it would be so worthwhile that I entered all my
census data into my legacy program. Yes, it took several months of doing it
while watching tv in the evening. But the benefits have really been worth
it.
Now when I find a census I need to add, I pull up the notepad program, which
I keep in small size so I can see the census and type at the same time. I
type in the info for the source first and then the info as it will go into
the event. Then I copy it over to the event page, source it and then click
the copy clipboard and save. Then I go to each person listed in the census
and paste the census into the event by simply clicking the paste clipboard
on the event pop-up, put the person's name in bold and save. Then lastly, I
have to go back to the first person and put their name in bold, too. Boy do
I love that copy and paste feature!
Now I can look at the chronology page for anyone and see what gaps I have
and get a sense of what the data shows even in the library with just my
laptop. I rarely need to go to my back-up binders now with everything
entered into legacy. As the Legacy cd suggested, I also type the info in
exactly as it is in the census. That puts the various spellings in my face.
My example is like Sharon's, except I use the numbers to dilliniate and I
put the person's name in bold, so they jump out at you on the chronology
page. also since the description section will not export, I try never to use
it. The legacy CD suggests leaving a space before typing this info in so
that it will show up as a list.
Example of event in Sophia's file:
event: census
description: blank
date: 2 Jun 1880
Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware
Notes:
ED 18, pg 8, 1002 Lombard, Wilmington, Delaware
1)William Vanhorn, male, age 45, married, works in Cotton Mill, out of work
3 months this year, born in PA, both parents born in PA.
2)�b�Sophia Vanhorn�/b�, female, age 38, wife, married, keeping house, born
in PA, both parents born in PA.
3)Martin L. Vanhorn, male, age 17, son, single, works in cotton mill, born
in PA, both parents born in PA.
4)Alfred C. Vanhorn, male, age 8, no notation of relationship, not working,
born in DE, both parents born in PA.
Source: DE, New Castle, Wilmington - 1880 - U.S. census
Detail: William Vanhorn household, ED 18, pg 8, 1002 Lombard St.
Jean
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