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From: "Caroline Day" <>
Subject: Re: [FHU] Adding a Source - Help please
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 08:58:47 -0000
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I would also be grateful for one of these!

Kind regards.
Caroline Day

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela Price" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: [FHU] Adding a Source - Help please


> is it at all possible for someone to send me a small ged file that show
how
> sources for birth certificates, census data and any other sources have
been
> entered into thier records.
> I am sorry but still unsure what to put where?
> thanks pam
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Banks" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 8:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [FHU] Adding a Source - Help please
>
>
> > Hi Tui
> >
> > Yes, to be pedantic, the GRO etc. are not Sources but are Repositories.
> > However, as you suggest, not many people use the term Repository and the
> GRO
> > etc. 'usually' means a trusted repository of a document. If I have no
> other
> > idea where a documents source was the only option I have sometime is to
> > mention the repository.
> > For instance, a will is deposited somewhere but the Source is the
> individual
> > themselves but I would never put as the Source 'them self', I would put
> 'the
> > repository'. The Source of a Marriage Certificate is the happy couple
but
> I
> > would still put the Source as Parish Record.
> > The worst confusion about Sources and Repositories is the IGI, so many
> > people swear that 'it's on the IGI so it must be right!!!!
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > David
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lawrence" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 5:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: [FHU] Adding a Source - Help please
> >
> >
> > > I was under the impression that GRO, Parish record office, etc are
> > > repositiories not sources. Have I got it wrong? How do other folk use
> > > repositories (if at all).
> > > Regards
> > > Tui Lawrence
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "David Banks" <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 4:15 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [FHU] Adding a Source - Help please
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi Linda
> > > >
> > > > The least Source records you have the better. You first of all
decide
> > what
> > > > your sources are going to be. Typically mine are GRO, Parish Record
> > > > Eastbourne, Parish Record Pevensey, 1881 Census, 1901 Census, Will,
> > Birth
> > > > Cert, Death Cert etc. In a database of 20,000 records I only have 45
> > > Source
> > > > records. Try and make them as generic as possible.
> > > >
> > > > Once you have attached the appropriate Source Record to the Event
i.e.
> > > Birth
> > > > then you can enter the actual citation details in the Notes section
at
> > the
> > > > bottom of the yellow source screen. This means that you have a
general
> > > > Source called GRO but the actual GRO reference, say 3b 257, March
Qtr
> > > 1838,
> > > > is what goes on the individual persons details.
> > > >
> > > > Hope that helps
> > > >
> > > > David
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "John or Linda" <>
> > > > To: <>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:42 AM
> > > > Subject: [FHU] Adding a Source - Help please
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I wonder if someone with more experience could explain the
> difference,
> > > > when
> > > > > adding a source, between "Add link to new source record", "Add
link
> to
> > > > > existing source record" and "Add source note to this record".
> > > > >
> > > > > I take the last one to mean that I might want to add an
explanation
> or
> > > > > qualification to a source mentioned in this persons record.
> > > > >
> > > > > As far as the other two go - if I have a source "Marriage
> Certificate"
> > > for
> > > > > one person and I want to use a reference to a different marriage
> > > > certificate
> > > > > for someone else (if you see what I mean) should I add to EXISTING
> or
> > is
> > > > > that only when I am referrring to the SAME marriage certificate!
> > > > >
> > > > > I would be grateful for some assistance before I go too far down
the
> > > wrong
> > > > > road.
> > > > >
> > > > > Many thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > Linda
> > > > > Essex UK
> > > > >
> > > > >
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