I have a county-level birth certificate for an infant born in May 1886 where the birth was not filed until January 1887. Which date should I use in the source citation, or is it best to use both?
Thanks!
Lesley
Dear Editor;
I have received an email from the Librarian/Archivist of a small local history museum. The email contains several first generation images of original Funeral Programs and Cards that are part of the archives of the local history museum. The Librarian/Archivist performed the digitization himself. To create the references, would one use the QuickCheck Model for "PRIVATE HOLDINGS: ARTIFACT" (p. 105) and show the Librarian/Archivist as the compiler? How would I account for seeing the image and not the original, or is that not important?
I could not find reference to this question in EE ....
Is it acceptable/accurate to cite a source, a census for example, without reference to an individual, then citing that source to more than one individual:
Source:
1900 U.S. census, Allen County, Kansas, population schedule, Moran City, digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 February 2105), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 469
Citations:
1. Winfield Samuel household, Enumeration District 0012, p. 1B (stamped), family no. 22, line 84.
The site MapofUS.org referenced the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection generally, so I am at a loss in how to cite information about county boundary changes.
Does anyone have a citation example where they use this source?
Section 12.63 does not really address this clearly for me.
I have several original marriage certificates that were handed down to me that I now have in my personal archives. These are the marriage certificates handed to the couple at the time they are married... not obtained later from the county or state.
I was just about to cite some information on familysearch.org and realised that their suggested citation contains a field that I don't understand. For instance:
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYDQ-PNP : 30 December 2014), Mary Ann Mades in entry for Jane Mades, 04 Nov 1827; citing Yardley, Worcester, England, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,520,014.
I'm scratching my head whether adding information that's not on a database citation is appropriate.
For example, a FamilySearch citation reads as follows:
"Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2VJ-W12 : 9 December 2014), Sara Momeyer, 25 Jul 1819; Christening, citing SAINT JOHNS LUTHERAN AND REFORMED CHURCHES,MOUNT PLEASANT TWP,WESTMORELAND,PENNSYLVANIA; FHL microfilm 1,036,838.
Just when you think you have an understanding of how to cite your genealogy documents something else pops up. My grandfather wrote an account of his life including information about our ancestors, location history and a hand-drawn map of his childhood hometown, which no longer exist. Footnotes were included as to where he found information on our ancestors. He typed up this account in a book form giving it a title and then gave each one of his children a copy.
So, I have a few records that I don't have the original documentation, but records of the documentation are available in several places. For example, my parents marrige license. There is an index of it on FamilySearch that I have cited (first ref) as:
I am not sure if there is a “rule,” but my normal practice is that if a document uses Mrs. or Miss as part of the formal identification of a name, I include it that way in my reference note. For example, if the title page of a book names the author as “Mrs. Alvaretta Kenan Register” I cite her by that name in my reference note. Similarly if a death certificate is issued in the name of “Mrs. Irene M. Phelps” I cite her by that name in my reference note.
