Re: [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources

2016-11-17 Thread BARTON LEWIS
Thank you, Jenny.  I have a lot of entries to correct.  I should have asked this question sooner! Barton On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 05:13 AM, Jenny M Benson wrote: On 17-Nov-16 02:47 AM, Barton Lewis wrote: The death record provides John’s date of birth, his date of death, and his mother’s na

Re: [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources

2016-11-17 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 17-Nov-16 02:47 AM, Barton Lewis wrote: The death record provides John’s date of birth, his date of death, and his mother’s name. I understood you to say (and correct me if I’m wrong) that you would put in the “item of interest” field the same language, regardless of whether it was to source

Re: [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources

2016-11-16 Thread BARTON LEWIS
eir parents).   I hope that makes sense.   Thank you, Trevor Carlson Edmonton, AB.     From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Barton Lewis Sent: November 16, 2016 7:47 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest fiel

Re: [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources

2016-11-16 Thread Trevor Carlson
rton From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Cathy Pinner Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 7:14 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources Barton, When I said you wouldn't change the

Re: [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources

2016-11-16 Thread Barton Lewis
[mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Cathy Pinner Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 7:14 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources Barton, When I said you wouldn't change the source details every time you attach

Re: [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources

2016-11-16 Thread Cathy Pinner
Barton, When I said you wouldn't change the source details every time you attach that source, by "source" I was meaning the particular record concerning the birth of John Reeves. If you find some other record in that same database, of course you change the source details. You're referring to a

Re: [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources

2016-11-16 Thread BARTON LEWIS
*Sent:* Tuesday, November 15, 2016 7:26 PM *To:* 'Legacy User Group' *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources There’s an “item of interest” field in many Legacy SourceWriter database sources. If I am using a record from the Texas Birth

Re: [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources

2016-11-16 Thread BARTON LEWIS
Thanks, Jenny, but the question was specifically would you change the "item of interest" field to "entry for John Reeves's 1878 birth" in the birth field and "entry for John Reeves's 1954 death" in the death field?  Cathy said "it's for the item of interest in the database" and you "would not c

Re: [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources

2016-11-16 Thread Brian Kelly
- *From:* LegacyUserGroup on behalf of Barton Lewis *Sent:* Tuesday, November 15, 2016 7:26 PM *To:* 'Legacy User Group' *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources There’s an “

Re: [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources

2016-11-16 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 16-Nov-16 03:06 PM, BARTON LEWIS wrote: But what if you are using the same source (e.g. Texas Death Records) for both John's birth and his death? If you attach it in the death field and it says "1878 birth of John Reeves" and you are using it as a source for his death, isn't that odd? Why wo

Re: [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources

2016-11-16 Thread BARTON LEWIS
ng nothing to do with the name of his mother. John S. Adams Ventura, CA *From:* LegacyUserGroup on behalf of Barton Lewis *Sent:* Tuesday, November 15, 2016 7:26 PM *To:* 'Legacy User Group' *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources There’s an

Re: [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources

2016-11-16 Thread Cathy Pinner
pation, having nothing to do with the name of his mother. John S. Adams Ventura, CA *From:* LegacyUserGroup on behalf of Barton Lewis *Sent:* Tuesday, November 15, 2016 7:26 PM *To:* 'Legacy User Group' *Subject

Re: [LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources

2016-11-15 Thread John S. Adams
place of death, or occupation, having nothing to do with the name of his mother. John S. Adams Ventura, CA From: LegacyUserGroup on behalf of Barton Lewis Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 7:26 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: [LegacyUG] Use of it

[LegacyUG] Use of item of interest field in database sources

2016-11-15 Thread Barton Lewis
There's an "item of interest" field in many Legacy SourceWriter database sources. If I am using a record from the Texas Birth Index to source a person's mother's name, it's not clear to me what I should fill in. Legacy provides sample language for the field: "Ex.: entry for John Smith and Mary