Family Historian User Group

Hi everyone
Now It could be that (1)I am just thick, or that (2) I am still new to FH, or that (3) databases usually give me a headache.
I hope that its number 2.
But.
I am finding it difficult to add a source or citation (are they the same?) to an individual record that already has data in it.
have read the but unless I've read it incorrectly that assumes that a new record is created from scratch.
I have records with names and some sketchy detail for which I now have more accurate data. Some from certificates, and some from a one name society. In the case of the certificates I wish to add all the inforamtion plus the GRO reference. From the one name society I want to enter the person who sent me the information.
When I follow the 'entering from a birth certificate' tutorial I end up with a new *Unamed' entry.
Please tell me what am I doing wrong.
Thanks
David[confused]

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It's 2, you're just new to FH which has a bit of a steep learning curve.

Firstly, a citation is a reference to a source. You can have one source but many citations referencing it. So a source could be a birth certificate where the citations are used for the a)the indiviudal's name, b) the date and place of birth, c) the mother's name, and possibly d) the name of the father. A repository is basically a way of grouping sources together. For instance I group all people who I have received information from who belong to GenesReunited as sources belonging to the GenesReunited repository, with citations to each member of Genes for all the seperate bits of information they have sent. Their source records holds the actual data.

Secondly, adding a citation. If you have unamed source entries you aren't giving the source a title. Enter a meaningful title for the source, something like 'Birth Cert for John Doe' or 'John Doe of One Name Society'. Put any data from the source (cert or person) in the 'actual text'* or 'text from source'* field. So for the cert it will contain the info on the cert, for the ONS it will contain the data you received. For the GRO references, place them in the publication information field. Alternatively you can place the GRO references in the citation's 'where within source' field, but this means if you have multiple citations for the birth certificate, you'll have to enter the GRO reference multiple times as well.

Finally, adding sources to information already entered. Auto-citation is used when creating fields/records. When adding a source to an existing field/record you just need to attach the source. If you are editing via the record window, just right click on a field and select 'Add Source->Add Link to Existing Source Record' from the pop-up menus. If you are editing via the property window, click on the yellow scroll button in the top right of the window to show the source pane (or select Tools->Preferences->Property Dialog and set the size to Full). Click on a field and the source pane will show the sources currently attached. To add new ones, click on the scroll button with the little plus symbol (the left most button) and select a source from the list. Fill in the citation details as necessary.

* The name of the field varies depending on where in the program you are looking at a source record but they do mean the same field.

HTH

Hi Jon
I glad that it's 2, makes me feel better.
Will try again.
regards
David