Citation Issues

Hello, EE,

I’m puzzled by what seems to me to be an inconsistency in EE4’s construction of subsequent reference notes for state-level vital records certificates and register pages viewed as online images. Sect. 11.39, p. 451, subsequent note 13, does not mention the website. That’s as I expected for a subsequent note. However, Sect. 11.40, p. 453, subsequent note 13, reads:

“Texas Deaths, 1890–1976,” FamilySearch, certificate image, Walter Preston Morse, 1942, no. 2908.

I've crafted the following citation, but my real question is whether I need to indicate that the records are only available to view at FamilySearch Centers and affiliate libraries?

Grayson County, Texas, "Marriage Record H (Aug. 1884-Dec. 1886)": 429, Still-Quinn, 10 November 1885; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 6 Nov 2024), image group number 4705887 > image 247 of 649.
 

A colleague has me rethinking my citations for NYC vital records found online. Our differences lie in layer 2 and how we each interpret the website.  Perhaps you can provide some insight on how to best cite it? Here are our examples…

Brooklyn Borough, New York, death certificate, no. 2788, for Phoebe Williams Hendrickson, 31 January 1918; New York City Municipal Archives, “Historical Vital Records” database with images, NYC Department of Records & Information Services (https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/5179597 : viewed 9 November 2024).

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I looked at EE4 9.40 and crafted the following citation, but I do notice the example given in EE4 does not include a description (i.e., P.F. Rayford to J.N. Wills). Should it?

Hill County, Texas, “Deed Record 27,” 82-83, P. F. Rayford to J. N. Wills; County Clerk, Hillsboro; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3SF-WW33-Z : accessed 6 November 2024), image group number 8502872 > image 72 of 868.

I have reviewed EE4 template 10 and developed these two related citations:

Saline County, Arkansas, untitled court records book, p. 21, road petition, July Term 1837; imaged, “Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2061549 : accessed 31 October 2024) > Saline > County Court records 1836-1848 > image 14 of 172; citing “County courthouses, Arkansas.”

I recently have been verifying my sources in Family Tree Maker. I discovered that the database name has changed. When I did my research originally there were numerous database titles for "Pennsylvania Death Certificates, [years covered]. I have sources with dates ranging from 1906-1963 to 1906-1970 for various people in my tree. Now when I verify the source there is only one date for the database, i.e. "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970". Should I change my source entries to reflect this?

Hello. I'm trying to create a source citation for a "book/atlas". It contains information relative to Fulton County, Ohio. This information is in the form of plot maps, county historical information, images (not plot maps) and personal histories. I'm thinking I should cite this as a book, but, I could use a little guidance. Below is what I have. There isn't an author, compiler, etc. noted. Any help/ insight greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Title: Historical Atlas of the World Illustrated. Fulton County [Ohio] References

Using the information provided in EE4 section 12.27 and the information provided on Fold3 and a search on NARA's website to identify the title for RG 109, I have constructed the following citation for a compiled military service record I am using in my research.

Dear EE,

I'm creating for myself, and others, network graphs of DNA relationships. I want to include information as to when I downloaded and when I created the graph(s). Those dates are likely close but not always. There are two types: the first is the graph of all the matches, the second is a subgraph that focused on some aspect of the All graph (a particular cluster number or a surname). The graphs may use one or multiple testers as the focal point. The process creates both a PNG graph and an associated CSV file.

So here goes my thoughts: