Meeting Summary: 18 December 2004

Meeting Summary: 18 December 2004

This page summarizes data input considerations covered in the user group meeting, Saturday, 18 December 2004. Many of the points discussed at the meeting already appear in these pages under the title The Great Census Debate. Be sure to read it!

Because data input depends upon data output, how you choose to enter your evidence depends upon how you choose to use that information. Changes we made at the meeting were based on my preferences. The discussion showed that several people wanted the following reports formatted in ways that I don't use. If you want to generate these reports frequently, please consider using Diana Begeman's method for recording census data, Recording Census Data in TMG

List of people in a given census
List of censuses searched for a given year
List of censuses searched for a given location

The Individual Census History
The Family Census History
Households Listed in Dwelling Number Order
Creating a Census Research Report
Examining Migration Patterns with the Census

Adding Evidence from a Census

Step by Step

First, add the census source. It's always easy to get carried away when entering evidence and say, "I'll enter the source later." This is much harder to do after the fact.
Next, enter information for the census event itself;
Add all members of the household as witnesses to the census event;
Finally, enter all information extracted from the census, such as birth and relationship statements or inferences.
Remember that I exclude my census sentences. Therefore, at this point I reread my individual narrative report and add the relevant census evidence to the narrative.

We discused many different TMG procedures in illustrating these steps. Follow the links above or use this topical list to view each procedure.

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