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From: Terry Grant <>
Subject: Re: [HOISINGTON-L] Sharing the work...
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 1999 17:14:50 -0400


Why can't we do it in a e-mail format? like writing a letter like i am
know?

William Hoisington wrote:
>
> Hi All
> (you'll notice a flurry of email from me today -- just got back from
> house-hunting in NH and am getting caught up)
>
> >
> > 1. Mary Lou
> > 2. Bonnie
> > 3. Lori
> > 4. Birdie
>
> The typists will have to agree on software format (Microsoft Word or
> whatever) and formatting (capitalizing names, using abt. or c. formats
> for dates, in addition to margins and page setups. before they begin...
> will save a lot of headaches later on.
>
> > The best news of the day is we have a volunteer
> > on this list, who has a CD writer, and can DO that!!
> > Isn't that wonderful news?? :)
>
> The CD writer is priceless!
>
> > >I would like to see this happen, then we could proof
> > >each other for typing errors.
>
> If we have volunteers who are not typing, maybe they could proof?
>
> > and very time consuming. We also need to decide
> > how to handle Harry's errors. Do we type them
> > AS he did, or do we correct them?
>
> I would suggest that we use footnotes (or endnotes, although I prefer
> footnotes because then you're not switching back and forth throughout
> the book). We can reference Harry's work (H.H.) and then footnote the
> information that various researchers have contradicting that. For
> example, William David Hoisington Junior(1) married Darcy Elizabeth
> Chase (H.H.) In this case it was Harry's info that the names are
> correct, when in fact, William David Hoisington is not a junior. The
> footnote could read: (1) Name Correction: William David Hoisington was
> not a junior, ref. marriage certificate dated 8/13/1971, Burlington,
> Chittenden, Vermont (DCH). This would in effect give the correct
> information, the source of the document and the researcher (Darcy Chase
> Hoisington) who provided the correct information. Researcher
> information can be initialized and entered as an appendix in the back of
> the book with email addresses or snail mail, for future researchers to
> use. If a printed source is used, then we can use a standard citation.
> For example, "Hoisingtons in America", Vermont Quarterly, v. 23, no. 4,
> pg. 188-189. Vermont Historical Society: Montpelier, 1991. Again we
> need to agree on content and format of correcting errors, but I think we
> show good source references, we'll be OK.
>
> I'm not trying to make any more work for anyone but I think it's great
> to have these discussions before we start. Please comment, and make
> suggestions.... I'm not locked into academically formalizing this
> project, but I find continual interest on other list-serves of using
> sources and references. And, I think with all the work that everyone
> has done, it's almost criminal not to provide an updated version to
> Harry's work. I think Harry would agree!
> Darcy

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