Yes I do mean that in the title. So I'm on the path of "leveling up" my own family tree (Thank You Yvette for the blog post). Let's not discuss how accurate the early teenaged researcher was and what the more seasoned researcher is now finding, let's just say some of the early work is as firm as Birnham wood.
Since I refer to both Ancestry's database and the provided image for census citations, I use "database with images" within my citations. But the transcription provided often provides incorrect information. Especially regarding the spelling of names and page numbers. I have found the page numbers are very frequently incorrect. If I correct the page number in the citation, and it differs from the transcribed information, have I placed a stumbling block in front of future users of my data? And when answering, keep in mind if I cite only the image, I would have to re-do thousands of citati
I'm seeking advice on the best way to cite a digital image of one titled plate from an 1859 atlas reproduced on the David Rumsey Map Collection website. The image can be found at https://bit.ly/3lh8HX3.
I'm thinking, and that is always a dangerous thing, about immigration records. We normally cite these records from EE 11.15 as follows
"UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1518/images/47369_22021000034_2326-00193 : accessed 28 November 2021), entry for Christopher Heron, age 37, arrived Glasgow, Scotland, 27 September 1899, SS Anchoria.
And everybody is happy.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Dear EE,
Over the past few months, I have been transcribing "Memorials" from the FamilySearch catalogue which has the title: Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/185720
There are no indexed entries for these records.
First I have my handy dandy citing genetic sources quick sheet. Here is my pretty graph
Here are the layers. I have downloaded, via DNAGedCom the ICW's from Ancestry. I've then uploaded those results (after editing the headers) into Gephi. Then using Gephi I've created a network graph of those ICW's. I've further filtered the graph to highlight the matches that are of interest for my case. A bit of a tangled mess.
I was researching my Grandfather, Amandus E. Diethrich in Pennsylvania on Ancestry.com and discovered a City Directory, image p 187, listing his occupation as carpenter and residence as 125 Luna. Even though his surname was misspelled (it was spelled without the middle h) I am certain this is my Grandfather as the misspelling is very common. On top of the image page was "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 for Amandus Deithrich" followed by "Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > 1899 > Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1899".
I am looking for how to cite an image of a page of a ship's manifest found on Ancestry. When I go to my print version of EE, section 11.17 is "Port Manifests (Inland Ports)." On this EE website, it is "Passenger Manifests: Online Images" which is what I need. Can you point me to the correct section? Thanks!
Over the years, my parents and other relatives have told me things about my family that they were eyewitnesses to or involved in. I know typically, you'd cite another person's knowledge as an interview, but these conversations were informal and no notes were ever taken. I just "know" the information because I've heard the stories several times.
