Evidence!: Citation & Analysis for the Family HistorianThis book provides the family history researcher with a reliable standard for both the correct form of source citation and the sound analysis of evidence. In successful genealogical research, these two practices are inseparable. The book is invaluable for beginners, who want to avoid mistakes in their research, and for advanced researchers, who are seeking guideposts to map their own course precisely. |
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... Published by Genealogical Publishing Company 3600 Clipper Mill Rd . , Suite 260 Baltimore , Maryland 21211-1953 Eighteenth printing , 2008 Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 97-72909 ISBN 978-0-8063-1543-0 Made in the Untied ...
... Published by Genealogical Publishing Company 3600 Clipper Mill Rd . , Suite 260 Baltimore , Maryland 21211-1953 Eighteenth printing , 2008 Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 97-72909 ISBN 978-0-8063-1543-0 Made in the Untied ...
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... published work is to provide the reader with a convenient summary of the relevant resources . Individual source notes — with complete and specific reference data— should be used when transcribing documents , making abstracts , pho ...
... published work is to provide the reader with a convenient summary of the relevant resources . Individual source notes — with complete and specific reference data— should be used when transcribing documents , making abstracts , pho ...
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... published by three different Millses . A slight expansion to Natchitoches Colonials or Natchitoches Marriages , 1818-1850 , would take little more space and eliminate an identi- fication problem . This pitfall is particularly acute in ...
... published by three different Millses . A slight expansion to Natchitoches Colonials or Natchitoches Marriages , 1818-1850 , would take little more space and eliminate an identi- fication problem . This pitfall is particularly acute in ...
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... publish record abstracts issue more than one volume per year ( even several ) , the field of genealogy requires more - precise citations . Reducing many source citations to acronyms . This practice saves space , but it promotes ...
... publish record abstracts issue more than one volume per year ( even several ) , the field of genealogy requires more - precise citations . Reducing many source citations to acronyms . This practice saves space , but it promotes ...
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... publish digital docu- ments that support it . A " mechanical " shortcut , hypertext involves the special highlighting of specific spots in the narrative . A mouse click on the highlighting jumps the viewer to the source note , author's ...
... publish digital docu- ments that support it . A " mechanical " shortcut , hypertext involves the special highlighting of specific spots in the narrative . A mouse click on the highlighting jumps the viewer to the source note , author's ...
Contents
17 | |
Fundamentals of analysis | 42 |
Citation Formats | 59 |
Appendixes | 101 |
Sample Documented Family Group Sheet | 103 |
Sample Documented Ancestor Chart | 104 |
Guidelines for citing credentials | 106 |
Bibliography | 108 |
Index | 113 |
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Evidence!: Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian Elizabeth Shown Mills No preview available - 1997 |
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1732 Ridgedale Drive abbreviate analysis Ancestor Chart ANCESTRAL FILE Baptisms Baptist Catholic Church BASIC Bibliographic Entry BOOK AUTHOR BOUNTY-LAND Cane River CD-ROM CEMETERY MARKER certificate Charleville citation formats cite Cloutierville compiler copy County Clerk's Office credentials database document Eaton County edition Elizabeth Shown Mills Endnotes or Footnotes evidence family group sheet Family History Library FamilySearch FASG FEDERAL François full citation Genealogical Society genealogists Isle Brevelle John the Baptist JOURNAL Kaskaskia Louis Louisiana manual Marie MARRIAGE RECORD CHURCH material microfilm micropublication Natch Natchitoches Parish Natchitoches Post National Archives National Genealogical North Carolina note numbers Ohio Orleans population schedule postnomials Primary Citation Endnotes PROBATE FILE publication date published Rachal Register reliable Salt Creek Township Salt Lake City source citation SOURCE NOTES style Subsequent Citations Endnotes TAX ROLL tion Tuscaloosa U.S. census UNFILMED unpaginated unpublished Virginia Vital Records volumes Washington writer Zane's Trace