I read Evidence several years ago and didn't pursue family history due to illness. Now am trying again. Just finished re-reading Evidence.
At Ancestry.com, federal census images of the mortality schedules are in the database "U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850–1885." Would my citation use the database or do I cite a mortality schedule relatively the same as a population schedule?
In EE 6.33–6.35, "'Nonpopulation' Schedules," there is no example for citing an online image; but, I feel as though my citation should be akin to typical population schedules.
Here are my two possibilities:
Just recently I received a PDF file of land patent documents for my great great grandfather from 1885 that were copied from the NARA. In the file was a certificate of naturalization. He came over from Ireland. In addition to the PDF file, I was also given a citation for the packet. I was going to ask if I could use the citation for the land patent files also for the naturalization certificate, but I am thinking that I couldn't use it 2x. Or can I?
I have sacramental records issued by a church, and I also have certificates issued by the archdiocese's archives, which now hold the church's older registers.
When citing these certificates, do we need to differentiate between certificates issued by the church vs. the archdiocese? And if we do, is there a preferred method? I did see the information re: how to cite copies from registers held in an archive, but I did not see similar information re: certificates.
Thank you!
Jenny
I'm very thankful Louisiana has the "Statewide Death Records" series for death certificates over 50 years old, however citing the source has been tricky to me.
I have many citations for the Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. There are 19 volumes, each with a subtitle in this fashion: Volume 11, 1813-1815.
The first seven volumes have Earl C. Woods as editor, and Charles E. Nolan as associate editor. The remaining volumes have Charles E. Nolan as editor, Dorenda Dupont as associate editor, and J. Edgar Bruns as translator.
Hi everyone. I have my parents' certificate of marriage, on a pre-printed form, and it is the copy that says it is for the bride and groom. (An example of the layout has been uploaded, minus the personal details of the original.)
At the top left it says, "Louisiana State Department of Health", and right beneath that it says "Bureau of Vital Statistics".
The top right corner has "License No. ______" but there is no number filled in the blank.
Beneath that in larger font is "Certificate of Marriage".
(I have previewed this post twice and it looked fine both times. Keeping my fingers crossed.)
I think I am in analysis paralysis due to too much information! I found a record for my great-greatgrandfather's registration for the Civil War draft (Union) on Ancestry. I choose to believe Ancestry is trying to be helpful, but they present two different listings of source information (well, not totally different) that leave me wondering how to put together an "EE-approved" citation.
Dear Elizabeth,
Thank-you for your generosity in sharing your Quick Lessons. As we sat around the fire pit in Second LIfe's Just Genealogy we studied:
Elizabeth Shown Mills, “QuickLesson 12: Chasing an Online Record into Its Rabbit Hole,” Evidence Explained: Historical Analysis, Citation & Source Usage (http://www.evidenceexplained.com/content/quicklesson-12-chasing-an-online-record-into-its-rabbit-hole: [access date]).
I don't know if this question is in the right forum or not.
Let’s say that you have a family of four, the Joneses, in the 1920 census (Really it could be any census year). You create a citation for Mr. Jones. Now what? Do YOU reuse the citation that you created for Mr. Jones for Mrs. Jones and the two children? Or do you create a unique citation for the remaining three members of the family?
