On 4 Mar 2006 at 18:13, Cathy wrote: > Hi Steve, > Some great ideas in your list. Just commenting on the last > There's nothing to stop you using the General Notes as a Biography > and using Biography as the Title in the Book Reports. Other notes can > be placed in Research Notes. > See Descendant Narrative Report etc Options - Wording 2 Tab. > > In fact since this is how I tend to use General Notes I'm going to > think about changing this Heading to Biography.
Yup, but then I need somewhere to keep general notes that don't fit into a copnnected biography. Perhaps one should put them into things like events, except that they aren't really events. A physical description, something someone said in a letter about the person. You might use some of them in a biography, but wouldn't quote them verbatim. They don't really belong in research notes either - I use that for notes to myself, unverified information, and things like that. I would not print that on family group sheets sent to ordinary family members, for example, though I might send them to those engaged in serious research. In other projects I collect biographical information about people who are not related, There I use three fields: Biography - a connected biographical narrative that will eventually be published, on the web, in a book, etc. You can see examples at http://www.dacb.org/ Notes - fragments of information gained from archives, printed books, interviews and so on, incomplete, and not for publication, but to be sent to biographers, other researchers etc. Comments - the equivalent of Research Notes in Legacy -- notes about conflicting information, possible leads, unverified information, people to contact etc. -- Steve Hayes E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.geocities.com/hayesstw/stevesig.htm Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group 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
