I'm relatively new at this but cannot find a way to steamline my sources. The way I do it now, mostly by instinct, makes for an ugly and redundant individual report. The only way I can make that more neat is to drop sources all together, not what I had in mind. Also, I would like my source citations to come as close to the "standard" as possible. I read these postings with hope and anticipation. Nick Cirillo
--- Gail Rich Nestor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I went back and forth on my sources for a while and > finally decided to > consolidate my master sources quite a bit. I > currently have 604 master > sources and literally tens of thousands of citation > details. > > Many times I have the exact same master source > combined with the exact same > citation detail and they are used in combination to > document several facts > for a single person (or a single fact for several > people). An example is > when every member of a particular household gets the > same master source > (i.e. in my files: Georgia, Decatur County, 1860 > census) and the same > citation detail (i.e. John Doe household, page x, > Ancestry.com, etc.) > connected to each of their names and their birth > dates. It's very redundant > to have these entered multiple times in the database > and taking up space. > This is definitely a drawback to the way I handle > sources now. > > Other times, though, I have the same master source > as used above (same > county and census year), but with a different > citation detail (i.e. a > different household). > > I do wish that I could somehow link one particular > citation detail to one > master source and link it a single time to several > different people/facts. > That would make my database more tidy I think. Yet > it would still allow me > the benefits on master source consolidation. > > Jim I do understand and agree that consoliding > master sources doesn't make > it any easier to find the single piece of paper. > For me, though, I like to > be able to click on a source and see how many people > use it. I can click a > cemetery and see all the people buried there instead > of having each person's > stone as its own source. This would make my master > source list unwieldy. > > For census sources, I start with the word "census" > in the Source List Name > so that all census sources are clumped together in > the database (as are all > cemetery sources, newspapers, vital records, etc). > Then I consolidate the > census master sources by county within the census > year. For example: > Census: Georgia, Decatur - 1860 U.S. census > Census: Georgia, Early - 1860 U.S. census > Census: North Carolina, Wilkes - 1860 U.S. census > Census: North Carolina, Wilkes - 1870 U.S. census > > Therefore, the source name sort is first a > geographic one within the source > type. Then, it sorts by year. I can quickly click > on a source to see all > the people living in that county and state for that > year. I never have any > problem locating a source this way. > > I have all my sources and all my repositories posted > on my web site if > anyone would like to see more examples: > www.roots2buds.com. > > Source formatting really all depends on how you need > to use your source > information and how big your database is. > > My thoughts... > Gail Rich Nestor > Smyrna, Georgia, USA > www.roots2buds.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Winfrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 9:16 AM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Renaming sources > > > John, > > I think this is an idea that hits us all when we get > to the point > where we have a large number of sources. While > creating Master > Sources and including differing data as details to > that source, looks > like a good way to go, I personally think it makes > your work harder > rather than simpler. A source is nothing more than > a record that > supports a fact you have discovered for a person. > Typically the > source boils down to a sheet or two of paper in your > files with a > reference in your database. Regardless of what you > do with > consolidation in the database, all the sheets of > paper remain. The > way you have it now makes it simple to get to the > paper. Once > consolidated, it will be more difficult to drill > down to the sheet of > paper you are looking for. I tried consolidation at > one point and > quickly decided against it. > > On 5/25/06, john murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > hello Ron Ferguson and list > > Thank you for letting me know that I am now on the > list as I have not been > > able to make contact for several months > > > > I would like a little help please. > > I have many sources such as > > 1861 census 10 Every street, Manchester, > Lancashire, Smith Family > > 1861 Census 22 Brown street, Manchester, > Lancashire, Jones Family > > Etc > > I have all the census set this way > > > > As a result I now have hundreds of Sources > > > > I would like to change them to such names as > > > > Lancashire,Manchester- 1861 - UK Census (and > leave out the family names > > and > > the street) > > In this way I could shorten my Master Sources List > quite dramatically > > I would want to do this for all my Counties and > just have the major towns > > shown as above > > > > Is there an easy way to change them > > OR do I have to retype every entry of the Master > Source > > > > Hope this is clear enough of what I wish to do > > > > Regards > > John > > Manchester > > England > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up > to our free newsletters! > > http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters > > > > Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to > Alaska or a FREE research > > trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. 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