Source Type Customization Process: Reunion for Mac

I recommend citing sources using the expert guidance of Elizabeth Shown Mills. There are a few great reference works she has published to help us:

• Evidence Explained:Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace 2nd Edition
• Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian
• Quicksheet Citing Online Historical Resources
• Quicksheet Citing Ancestry.com Databases & Images

The challenge for genealogists using Reunion for Mac is that the source types out of the box do not follow her recommendations. Fortunately, Reunion does enable us to modify and create our own source types.

Here is the process I use to create a new source type and how to change existing event sources to the new source type:

1. Identify needed fields
2. Map Reunion fields
   1. Consider source types you may change
   2. Modify field formatting
   3. Create new fields considering GEDCOM exportability
3. Create or duplicate source type
4. Change existing source types to new one