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Subject: Re: [TMG] newbie questions
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 23:14:53 EST


> > I had entered my birth certificate as source #1, abbreviated as "Birth records, Connecticut" but I have many birth records from CT. Should I call it "birth certificate-Colleen" instead? Do I then end up with a master source list filled with "birth certificate-Colleen O'Neill", "birth certificate-Bernard O'Neill" etc? Is this appropriate or desirable?
>
> Hi Carol,
>
> "Birth records, Connceticut" is how I do it and then add Citation
> Details.

Personally, I prefer to enter each birth certificate, death certificate, marriage certificate, etc. as a separate source. I have entries like:

Birth Cert (John, Doe)
Death Cert (Doe, John)

Usually more than one piece of information in my database uses that source, so I prefer not to have to retype the information in the CD each time. I know I can copy and paste, but I prefer not to. That way I also can see at a glance in my Source List who I have certificates for. I do the same with Obituaries:

Obit (Doe, John)

It's all personal preference.

Happy hunting,
Darrel

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