Hi Kirsten, I don't know if I replied to your reply to my question posted on the Legacy list; if not I'm sorry. I'm using a different email program and it isn't saving my sent messages so I'm not sure why I wrote back and who I didn't. Anyway, I wanted to thank you for replying.
CG > > From: "Kirsten Bowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/06/04 Sun PM 10:51:49 CDT > To: <LegacyUserGroup@mail.millenniacorp.com>, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] How to source compiled obituary file > > Personally I would go about citing this source in a completely different > way, but would be interested in seeing what others have to say. > > I'd show the notebook or notebooks themselves as the Master Source (since > that's what you actually looked at), with the genealogical society as the > compiler (author field) and the genealogical library as the repository, and > would probably omit publication data in the master source listing since the > notebook itself probably hasn't been "published". > > Then I'd pull the Master Source onto the Clipboard and under Master Source > Detail, I'd list the specific notebook and item such as "Obituaries for > Putnam County, New York, 1870-1900, Jane Doe listing." > > In the Detail Text (again, on the Clipboard), I'd start with something like > "Photocopy from XYZ newspaper, date and page (if available)" and follow with > the actual text in quotes. Or if the obit was so long that I didn't want to > include the whole thing, I'd put something like "Shows:" and then list the > pertinent facts. > > There are probably many other ways to skin this cat, but that would be my > own approach. > > Kirsten Bowman > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 2:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [LegacyUG] How to source compiled obituary file > > > I am trying to figure out how to enter my sources for several obituaries > taken from files located at a state genealogical library. The obituaries > have been photocopied from different newspapers and are in loose leaf > notebooks arranged by County, then dates, and indexed on a computer. > > Right now I have the Master Source as State, County, City, Name of > Newspaper, Obituary for Mrs. Jane Doe. I put the name of the newspaper again > into the title field and the publication information for the newspaper > including the date the obituary was published in the paper into the > Publication Facts. I put the repository as the genealogical society with > their address. I do not have the newspaper page number or column number as > the society did not list that information. I do have exactly where to find > the copy in the society file. Example: FO 4 p.95. > > So my questions are: > 1) Should I list as the Master Source the name of the newspaper as I have it > now, or should I list the Master Source as the Genealogy Society Obituary > File? > 2) If I list the Master Source as the Genealogy Society Obit. File, do I put > the name of the newspaper in the title field or do I put the name of the > file there again. > 3) Where would the name of the newspaper go if the Master Source is the > file? In the Detail? > > I looked in "Evidence" but didn't see anything that looked like it fit this > example. It seems to me the source is the newspaper, but I found the > information in the societies file. I think I have managed to really confuse > myself and this probably has a very simple answer that I'm just not seeing. > I would appreciate any advice. > > CG > > > > > > 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/ > > For online technical support, please visit > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.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/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
