TIP OF THE DAY (Legacy Staff) - Sources The most frequent type of genealogy questions we get are questions about sources and source citations (DNA is a close second). I wanted to give you some resources that will help you understand this topic better.
Our SourceWriter templates are based on the examples in the book Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills. If you don't have this book I highly recommend that you add it to your home reference library. Don't immediately skip to the examples! The first two chapters are a must read. If you understand the WHY of citations all will become clear :) The first two chapters are: Fundamentals of Evidence Analysis Fundamentals of Citation These two chapters will have you looking at your research in a new way :) The Evidence Explained website has MANY free articles and a forum where you can ask questions. https://www.evidenceexplained.com/ To understand how you apply this information in Legacy itself, you can watch Geoff's FREE webinar, Sources and Citations Made Simple, Standard, and Powerful. It is consistently one of our most popular webinars. https://www.evidenceexplained.com/ A lot of our Legacy users are a bit intimidated by source citations because it is new territory for them. Legacy has built-in templates to help you create citations that have the needed elements and will keep your citations consistent. HOWEVER if you don't understand the why behind the citation you will never understand the full value of your citations. Michele Simmons Lewis, CGR Legacy Family Tree mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/
