It depends on the use of the obit. If you are using it as a source of data for several people then making the obit a source would probably be the better choice. That way the obit could be easily referenced for each person. If you are using it as information on a specific person then it would probably be better to use it as a note for that person's death entry. FL Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: "ronaldwalt" <ronaldwalt@email.msn.com> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 1:48 AM Subject: Re: [FO] Orbits > Where would you put obituaries in Notes or Sources? > Ronnie

I do both. I have a source called "Obit (General Source)". For a new obit I create a citation with the person's name, the newspaper, day of publication and page number followed by the text "For full text see death note." I put the full text of the obit in the death note. I use the "memorize" button and "paste" the obit source with the citation for each fact entered from the obit. Dan "Frank L. Rose" wrote: > > It depends on the use of the obit. If you are using it as a source of data > for several people then making the obit a source would probably be the > better choice. That way the obit could be easily referenced for each > person. > > If you are using it as information on a specific person then it would > probably be better to use it as a note for that person's death entry. > > FL Rose > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ronaldwalt" <ronaldwalt@email.msn.com> > To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 1:48 AM > Subject: Re: [FO] Orbits > > > Where would you put obituaries in Notes or Sources? > > Ronnie > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > UNSUBSCRIBE? Send the word: UNSUBSCRIBE(inside the message) and no additional text to: FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L-request@rootsweb.com or FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-D-request@rootsweb.com for DIGEST > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library

I created a fact entitle obituary. In this fact I place the name of the newspaper and the date of publication. The notes hold the text of the obit. When I do a "Book" it reads: John had an obituary published on 1 January 2001 in Anycity Record, Anywhere, ZZ. Text of obituary is:..... This allows me to create a custom report listing everyone that I have an obit for, or those I need to find. Regards, Brianne Kelly-Bly NJGenWeb - Morris County http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmorris Beware of the Genealogy Bug; It's bite can be addictive! -----Original Message----- From: Frank L. Rose [mailto:mvflr@loa.com] Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 8:31 PM To: FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FO] Orbits It depends on the use of the obit. If you are using it as a source of data for several people then making the obit a source would probably be the better choice. That way the obit could be easily referenced for each person. If you are using it as information on a specific person then it would probably be better to use it as a note for that person's death entry. FL Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: "ronaldwalt" <ronaldwalt@email.msn.com> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 1:48 AM Subject: Re: [FO] Orbits > Where would you put obituaries in Notes or Sources? > Ronnie ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== UNSUBSCRIBE? Send the word: UNSUBSCRIBE(inside the message) and no additional text to: FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L-request@rootsweb.com or FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-D-request@rootsweb.com for DIGEST ============================== Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history learning and how-to articles on the Internet. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library