tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post7737544722790359517..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Can Your Software Make A Place-Name-Event-Source List?Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-10156068576485105612010-05-20T11:16:42.844-07:002010-05-20T11:16:42.844-07:00Randy,
I agree that inputting all those master so...Randy,<br /><br />I agree that inputting all those master sources would take too much time! I resorted to the creation of footnotes in the Notes section of Legacy because I could not figure out how to create a complete source citation. Also, when I go to "write" a section of my family history I don't have to dig for the info. Although, I do like Legacy's location list and time lines but they are not as useful in the library when you want to see which sources you already checked.Gwynnhttp://gsgenealogy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-42445114108875413062010-05-19T20:11:06.814-07:002010-05-19T20:11:06.814-07:00I see that some people have already beat me to the...I see that some people have already beat me to the punch in terms of the Missing Source search in Legacy. While I've used this occasionally in the past, I have found it easier to go person by person and examine all the sources for an individual. This helps for a few reasons: 1) When I started, I either didn't include a source, or I assigned it to the individual as a whole (as opposed to the event); 2) I am able to clean up poorly sourced items, especially those entered before Legacy implemented their SourceWriter feature; and 3) it's going to take the same amount of time to update the sources no matter which way you do it, so I just assume start with RIN 1 and keep moving forward until I get to the end (some 9,000 people later).<br /><br />I know you have many more people to work with than I do, but this is what works for me as a systematic approach. And the nice thing is, I probably don't have to do a whole lot with the last 1,000 or so people, as those late additions should be pretty clean.<br /><br />Hope you are able to find something that works for you and you get the job done sometime soon.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699560976080566224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-46822124779951194012010-05-19T14:49:26.657-07:002010-05-19T14:49:26.657-07:00Why do I have so many ancestors without sources?<a href="http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2010/05/why-do-i-have-so-many-ancestors-without-sources.html" rel="nofollow">Why do I have so many ancestors without sources?</a>Tamura Joneshttp://www.tamurajones.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-31422448630757448532010-05-19T10:45:39.258-07:002010-05-19T10:45:39.258-07:00Geoff of course is right that in Legacy you can se...Geoff of course is right that in Legacy you can select more than one type of Event on the Missing Source search (I was wrong in that regard), but if you want a report of these missing sources by location, not the entire database, you would still have to tag both the location and the missing sources, then run a Detailed Search for those two tags. Unless there is a selection on the Missing Source tab, or the report options, that I'm not seeing?Connienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-55673657748074297782010-05-19T08:27:36.295-07:002010-05-19T08:27:36.295-07:00In Legacy, go to Search > Find > Missing Sou...In Legacy, go to Search > Find > Missing Sources tab. Here you can find individuals with missing sources for any combination of events.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15402244736681337288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-23126848196648732892010-05-19T08:04:28.047-07:002010-05-19T08:04:28.047-07:00Or, in Legacy, now that I think about it a little ...Or, in Legacy, now that I think about it a little more, first run the Missing Sources search for Anything and tag everyone in the list with (say) Tag 1.<br /><br />Now, from the Locations List, highlight the location you want to work, and from the List Options button, Tag those individuals with Tag 2.<br /><br />Go back to Search, and run a Detailed Search for Tag 1 and Tag 2.<br /><br />Print the report; you won't get exactly what you're looking for in that it will only tell you these people have no citations in an event that occurred in the selected location, but it's close. Alternatively, you could use this process and run separate searches for Missing Sources for names, births, marriages, deaths, burials, etc. in step 1.Connienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-15693773232610820342010-05-19T07:36:23.634-07:002010-05-19T07:36:23.634-07:00In Legacy, from the Locations list, tag everyone w...In Legacy, from the Locations list, tag everyone with the location you want to work with.<br /><br />Then, export those tagged individuals to a new Legacy file and run the Missing Sources search.Connienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-73147357242384258152010-05-18T19:21:17.984-07:002010-05-18T19:21:17.984-07:00I'm not sure I follow exactly what you are loo...I'm not sure I follow exactly what you are looking for, but in RootsMagic 4 you can try this...<br /><br />- Reports > Lists > Fact Type list<br />- Choose "Facts without sources"<br /><br />This will give you a list of every fact in your file w/o sources.<br /><br />On that same report you can also filter which people you want to include.RootsMagichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316415076585171608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-11183940253749835792010-05-18T17:11:20.618-07:002010-05-18T17:11:20.618-07:00I concur with Roger. Reunion can do this. I did ...I concur with Roger. Reunion can do this. I did what you are doing now a while ago for the siblings of my direct lines. It's tedious.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205797878738290997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-47228614643730587972010-05-18T15:43:37.918-07:002010-05-18T15:43:37.918-07:00Randy,
Have you looked at the Family Tree Maker V...Randy,<br /><br />Have you looked at the Family Tree Maker Version 2010 Individual Report? I think it will give you what you want on any Individual in your Database.<br /><br />I can create a blog entry for you, if you wish. But, you know your database so you would know what specifically you are looking for.<br /><br />Also, there is a Place Name Usage Report. Everyone who has an Event (fact) that takes place in a specific location. I have that on my blog.<br /><br />There is a Source-Citation Report that will show you who is using which Source Citation.<br /><br />These two reports, for me, have replaced all of my Custom Reports.<br /><br />Please let me know.<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-69045156684435501422010-05-18T15:38:11.910-07:002010-05-18T15:38:11.910-07:00Legacy has a couple of things for finding missing ...Legacy has a couple of things for finding missing source information. One is under Search/Missing Sources. The other is a Source Citations report under the Report options. But, then I'm not sure if I understand your question.JLhttp://www.jgen.ws/jlognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-27695687706772107122010-05-18T15:28:38.154-07:002010-05-18T15:28:38.154-07:00Genbox can do this via custom reports, I'm 99%...Genbox can do this via custom reports, I'm 99% sure... I'll have a look when the kids are asleep. I'm happy to set up and send you a report options file if it does.Shelley Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008715347583341427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-68063060940366432312010-05-18T15:18:51.896-07:002010-05-18T15:18:51.896-07:00Reunion for Macintosh can create a list/report bas...Reunion for Macintosh can create a list/report based on a "Find Anything" where I search for<br /><br />People - Number of Citations [operator] [number]<br /><br />So I could have [operator] [number] be "= 0" or "< 2"<br /><br />When I ran this on my 18,000 person file just now with "< 1" the result is a list of all the people who have no citations on their record at all.<br /><br />I can also run the same query on Families to generate another list of the families that have zero (or some other chosen number) of Citations.<br /><br />RogertheKiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08032776673542923740noreply@blogger.com