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Lana Linn Bain replied to Alec Harvey's discussion 'Basic help with sourcing in Legacy' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

I agree. The courthouse is technically the repository and not the source. I shouldn't have called the courthouse the source, but I was thinking in terms of the way I organize my Source list and mis-stated. Thank you for correcting that. (Hey, I…

Jun 28, 2010

Don Johnson replied to Alec Harvey's discussion 'Basic help with sourcing in Legacy' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

Sources have been one of my biggest challenge in Family History. I always tell people that a source is the "Road Map" back to find the original record should you ever need to see it again. Everyone needs to find the system that works best…

Jun 28, 2010

MsFoxRider replied to Alec Harvey's discussion 'Basic help with sourcing in Legacy' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

I guess I'm a lumper, but that's just the way my brain works. I am relying on my locations (say for birth) to indicate where a particular birth certificate would be found. Same for marriage, and death. For example, the MO death…

Jun 27, 2010

Joyce Walth replied to Alec Harvey's discussion 'Basic help with sourcing in Legacy' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

I, too have struggled in the past (and sometimes still wonder how to source some things), but I agree with Charles. The courthouse is the repository. I am not generally a "lumper". The only real lumping I do is the Census years and then I…

Jun 27, 2010

Charles William Aubin replied to Alec Harvey's discussion 'Basic help with sourcing in Legacy' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

Hi Alec: There are so many ways to answer this question and none of them are really wrong. Everyone has their own way of sourcing within limits. Many people source every little item seperately and others (the lumpers) use general sources and add the…

Jun 27, 2010

Alec Harvey replied to Alec Harvey's discussion 'Basic help with sourcing in Legacy' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

Great help, Lana. Thanks!

Jun 26, 2010

Lana Linn Bain replied to Alec Harvey's discussion 'Basic help with sourcing in Legacy' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

I would have a number of courthouses as Master Sources. It's not the birth certificates that would be the Master Sources, it's the courthouse that the birth certificates came from that would be the Master Source. Each birth certificate…

Jun 26, 2010

Alec Harvey replied to Alec Harvey's discussion 'Basic help with sourcing in Legacy' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

So Lana, you would have a number of birth certificates as "Master Sources," correct? I've been working with one Master Source as a U.S. Birth Certificate and then each individual certificate in the details. Sounds like I may have to…

Jun 26, 2010

Barbara Larson replied to Alec Harvey's discussion 'Basic help with sourcing in Legacy' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

Good explanation. I thought that was the correct procedure but thought I should be adding more info. Very helpful

Jun 26, 2010

Barbara Larson replied to Alec Harvey's discussion 'Basic help with sourcing in Legacy' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

I have the same question as Alec. Hope you can help us.

Jun 26, 2010

Bob Rowe replied to Alec Harvey's discussion 'Basic help with sourcing in Legacy' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

This has been the subject of many a thread at the Legacy Users Group. Search the archives for 'sourcing' http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Be sure the also check out the pre Nov 2009 Threads…

Jun 26, 2010

Lana Linn Bain replied to Alec Harvey's discussion 'Basic help with sourcing in Legacy' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

I am fairly new, too, so someone more experienced may have a better answer than I, but here's what I do... I do not make a new Master Source for each birth certificate. I make a new Detail for each birth certificate. I make a new Master Source…

Jun 26, 2010

Basic help with sourcing in Legacy

Hey, all:I'm confused about sourcing in Legacy. Right now, I have one Master Source called Birth Certificates: U.S., and then I use Details for the individual certificates. Is that the best way to do it, or should each certificate be its own Master Source? Same with census records. Just don't know the best practice.AlecSee More

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Rick Hammond replied to Alec Harvey's discussion 'Keeping photos and documents' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

I created a folder on the c drive called Legacy Images. I have sub headings for census, certificates, parish registers etc but I go one step further and name all pictures with the RIN first ie (123) then the name and what it is ie baptism marriage…

Mar 29, 2010

Gloria Kay Vandiver Inman, M.A., replied to Alec Harvey's discussion 'Using Legacy on more than one computer' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

I have no idea what dropbox.com offers, might be interested, but I have a perfect answer for using Legacy software on more than one computer. 1. when you download from Legacy, instead of :"Run" you click "Save" (to somewhere you…

Mar 29, 2010

MsFoxRider replied to Alec Harvey's discussion 'Keeping photos and documents' in the group Legacy Family Tree fans

Yes, I agree with keeping them all in one general location as David said. And yes, when you backup, you select Backup Media Files, and you will back up all the locations of your photos and stuff. If you ever move your items, you will need to…

Mar 28, 2010