tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post4944358178606357796..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Answering Russ's Question: How Do I Enter Census Information in my Genealogy Management Program?Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-60650567714414727152014-08-10T17:07:27.092-07:002014-08-10T17:07:27.092-07:00I'm also a lumper and do mine about the same w...I'm also a lumper and do mine about the same way Randy does his but I use Legacy Family Tree. I do not put the census detail in the Event citation because I like the way the detail shows up in my timeline report.Shannon Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460802367232786563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-31150619693863295492014-08-07T21:20:11.078-07:002014-08-07T21:20:11.078-07:00My method is pretty similar to yours. I am also a ...My method is pretty similar to yours. I am also a lumper versus a splitter. <br /><br />My direct ancestors in many of my lines were quite mobile and some of them moved relatively near the date of the census, which means I could not verify that they were residents on the date of the census enumeration - only that they were supposed to have been residing there on the effective date of the census. My great aunt was enumerated in one state on the effective date and enumerated in another state with her in-laws on the enumeration date. Was she a resident or a visitor?<br /><br />I rarely list occupations separate from the detail in the note section of the event because probably 90% of my ancestors were farmers.<br /><br />In response to Lisa Gorrell's question: my reason for putting the detail in the Event notes rather than the Citation detail is because it is more easily visible in the Event notes.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11226401915800956486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-79423677922733470812014-08-07T18:47:11.251-07:002014-08-07T18:47:11.251-07:00Randy,
Great blog post. I like it when we are abl...Randy,<br /><br />Great blog post. I like it when we are able to share our various ways of maintaining our databases.<br /><br />I realized the approach that I have is different from yours. You are a writer, I am not.<br /><br />As I have looked back at my data, I did much the way that you did in notes. But with changes in our genealogy databases I changed how I recorded that data.<br /><br />I totally understand the GEDCOM issue that you present, and I have tested that myself, between Roots Magic and Family Tree Maker and totally get why you use the Free Form Citation.<br /><br />Since I am not asked for a GEDCOM, I don't worry about that any more. I want my Citations to be in the Evidence Explained (Template) format and forget the impact of that in a GEDCOM. At the same time, my Citations in my Online Tree are more consistent and they CANT be changed online. That's OK with me.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-90726281455261709232014-08-07T18:38:48.124-07:002014-08-07T18:38:48.124-07:00Interesting that you put the details of the census...Interesting that you put the details of the census under the "census notes" instead of the "detail text" in the source citation. Any reason for that? <br /><br />I put the details in the <br />"research notes" under "detail text" tab and make my own comments about the source in the " the comments box below.Lisa S. Gorrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com