Citation Issues

I just got around to reading QuickLession 26 posted on 2 March 2019.

Thank you for your detailed dissection of Ancestry’s sourcing information, and the resulting construction of a citation based on that. And also for your reminder that due diligence must be applied when viewing any image of an original record.

Good afternoon,

I am unsure about the source of the source on this one. Ancestry provides both the microfilm number the record group. I don't think I've seen an example where both are used and am unsure if both are needed and if so in what order. Appreciate your help with this one.

I recently purchased a New York State birth certificate from the Municipal Archives in NYC, in PDF format. It appears that although it is a state certificate that it was originally filed with the New York City Department of Health.

This is the citation I wrote for it but I don't know if I have all the elements in the right order. Also - I feel like if I lead with "New York City" it will be redundant. Hopefully I got this right but would appreciate any feedback on this.

Hey,

I'm trying to cite the 1939 England and Wales Register (census replacement but not a census)

In the image below you can see how I've done. I used the Evidence Explained Quick Model (Digital Images International Census U.K)

However, as I'm a beginner and new to all this I just want to check whether I'm doing things correctly from the start. 

So does this look good to you and if not how should I change it or approach it differently?

I'm struggling to find where in the Evidence Explained book how to cite a Electoral Register. Can't find anywhere in the book where it covers this, I know it must somewhere.

Here is what I have so far.
 

Footnote:

"Midlands, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: downloaded 1 June 2020), database entry for George William Whitehouse; citing "Midlands Historical Data; Solihull, West Midlands.".

My question is more of an editorial question than a citation question.  A website is treated as a book in a citation thus the title is italicized.  This is absolutely sensible.

I have an almost complete collection of family newsletters written between 1932 and 1953. EE 14.21 provides clear instructions on citing newsletter articles.

I'm trying to cite a birth registration from the FreeBMD site. When I run a search, there are times when the place name is abbreviated such as St Geo Hanover Sq. or Bradford YK. Is it acceptable to spell out the abbreviated place names in the citation or should it appear exactly as it does on the site?

Dear Editor,

Good evening,

My mother no longer has her 'original' birth certificate. She has two others, both of which are in my possession and I am having difficulty citing them.

The first one was issued in 1965, I believe she needed it to get married. The original didn't survive, so what I have is a photocopy. Complicating matters is that she was born in Brooklyn, her original birth record was filed in Brooklyn and this certificate was issued by the City of New York.

I have so so many questions...