* Handling identical source names

[t4ms]

I appreciate everyone's suggestions. Thank you.

It's a great thread and I've gained some useful insights. Thanks for making the post.

I tend to refer to the login page when the site requires one. If I don't, I'll usually get sent there anyway. I try to use free sites and the GRO Index part is free, although one can order certificates from the site; hence the login. I do use FreeBMD, since the GRO doesn't have some of the later years and doesn't have marriages.

I find that many large pay sites seem to collect info that I can get for free, if I look around a bit. That practice by pay sites really bugs me. So; I always try to find a free site, when possible. That's why my biblio listing is so valuable to me. It helps when I'm looking for something.

Absolutely. I'm all for referencing free and accessible databases. I keep all the paid Ancestry databases within my FH7 project and include a link to free databases within that Ancestry source record. I have many databases that have no citations or links to people but only have links to free databases.

I'm taking things slowly and trying out ideas on a few templates. I know there will always be a few that I'll need to develop along the way, but I would like to get the key ones nailed down before jumping into data-entry with both feet. FH7 has forced me to effectively re-do my data-entry, which is a lot of work. The FH7 import is useful, but I can't leverage the real strengths of FH7, if I just import and continue.

Sounds like a great plan. My source templates have gone through several versions and it's only now (three years after the upgrade) that I'm comfortable with what I have. I'm now on a five year plan with the FH6 to FH7 transfer.

Pre-1911 I refer to the GRO Online Indexes because of the additional information, such as MMN for Births, and Age at Death for Deaths.

Ah, cheers!

I find the information they require to register (to only look at the index) pretty off-putting if you're not there to buy a certificate. I get why it's behind a wall but requiring someone's address is just bonkers.

[Gary_G]

I find the information they require to register (to only look at the index) pretty off-putting if you're not there to buy a certificate. I get why it's behind a wall but requiring someone's address is just bonkers.

Tamara;
I, too, dislike having to provide such info. On a positive note; it is a lot more palatable than the amount info required by any of the major genealogy companies and there is no expensive subscription.

[fhtess65]

Exactly - it's a great resource. I don't recall having to give my mailing address when I registered, but it was years ago now, so perhaps that's why. In the end, it was worth it to have the valuable information the index contains and given that I knew I'd be ordering certificates, they were going to get that address no matter what.

I find the information they require to register (to only look at the index) pretty off-putting if you're not there to buy a certificate. I get why it's behind a wall but requiring someone's address is just bonkers.

Tamara;
I, too, dislike having to provide such info. On a positive note; it is a lot more palatable than the amount info required by any of the major genealogy companies and there is no expensive subscription.