tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431320127509797635.post2965287395581672832..comments2024-02-20T18:04:35.517-05:00Comments on Family Tree Maker User: City Directories (Beta) RevisitedCousin Russhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431320127509797635.post-83543778830201085452012-05-07T15:14:38.446-04:002012-05-07T15:14:38.446-04:00Michael,
Do be fair here, we are talking apples a...Michael,<br /><br />Do be fair here, we are talking apples and oranges. Evidence Explained!, which is what the Template Feature is built on, does not really address too many of the Catalog items we find on Ancestry.com.<br /><br />We have a choice, to use the Template Feature or use the Free-Form Citation (default citation) screen.<br /><br />What I am trying to do here, when I can, is to work with those catalog items from Ancestry, and find an EE! Template. It's not always possible.<br /><br />I am NOT a Citation Expert, which is why I keep working on them. I do have EE! right next to me, so I do try to see how "something" fits in. This is one of those examples.<br /><br /><br />I do everything I can, to use the Web Merge Feature. Reason: Please read this blog entry<br /><br />http://ftmuser.blogspot.com/2012/05/why-use-web-merge-feature.html<br /><br />I copy the Source Information from the Web Search hit, and Paste it into the Citation Notes tab. I do and will continue to go back and clean up the Web Merge. For me, its worth the extra work.<br /><br />Not EVERYTHING is included when you do a Web Merge. If you do different Census Years, for example, different data is included in the Web Merge.<br /><br />Please remember, and this isn't an excuse, only an observation, is that web merge feature hasn't been around that long, and the Ancestry.com's online collection has been. It's a matter of both development groups working together.<br /><br />Don't forget, that YOU always have an option to give the developers feedback at the Online Help Center, within the Help menu. (details are useful)<br /><br />Thank you for your comments.<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431320127509797635.post-27822145178678299502012-05-07T14:21:40.268-04:002012-05-07T14:21:40.268-04:00I second that, Russ! I almost feel like I'm sp...I second that, Russ! I almost feel like I'm spending more time trying to deal with FTM's funky approach to citations than I am doing research! :)<br /><br />And, to top it off, I noticed this weekend while using some shaky leaf hints, that Ancestry/FTM drops a lot of the data. I had several census records that left all of the key data blank (roll, sheet number, etc.). It was there when I looked at the record online, but it didn't merge it into FTM. Grrr...Michael Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08505922239423639000noreply@blogger.com