I have found that in my research knowing how to cite my
sources has been one of my biggest challenges. I mention in a previous post
that when I began my genealogy research I had no idea about the correct way of
documenting my research. Truth be told I really didn’t know what I was doing.
In the past year I have learned more about this and have begun to track my
research and learn how to cite my sources. This is pretty easy to do when
researching from familysearch.org or ancestry.com as they give you the source citation and all you
need to do is reference the correct ancestor. While this is definitely helpful
you should not rely completely on these citations as is, make sure to check
them for all the information you or another researcher would need to find the
information again.
Here
is a list of sites that I have used to learn more about source citation:
http://www.progenealogists.com/citationelements.htm
This will give you the Standards of a Source Citation
http://www.progenealogists.com/commoncitations.htm
this website gives great copy & paste format that you can use for most of
the research that you do. Make sure you change the pertinent areas to include
the correct data.
http://www.progenealogists.com/citationguide.htm
this is the guide to the above webpage, use it as a reference point.
http://ancestry-stickynotes.tumblr.com/post/27564686370/ask-ancestry-anne-sourcing-templates
more source citation templates
To
further your learning of source citation the following books and articles are
wonderful sources:
Genealogical Standards of Evidence: A Guide for Family Historians
I hope this information helps you with your family research.
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