Simple Citations for Genealogical Sources - Bundle of PDF eBook and Paperback
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Simple Citations for Genealogical Sources; by Jeffry P. La Marca, Ph.D.; 2024; 161 pp. – 72 in color; Perfect Bound Paperback & PDF eBook bundle ;The eBook is instantly downloadable, with the soft cover book shipping by USPS: ISBN 978-1-62859-359-4 & 978-1-62859-360-0; Item #: FR0162.

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Researching your family history is a fascinating hobby. It often connects you to numerous previously unknown family members and brings history to life! While it is now easier than ever to construct a genealogy, there is one obstacle that can render your research meaningless – the lack of verifiable documentation to support your family tree. Thoroughly documenting your research by always citing your sources is essential and is the gold standard by which your work will be viewed. The intent of Simple Citations is to make that process easy.

Simple Citations:

  • Makes citing sources painless,
  • Requires minimal me and effort,
  • Standardizes the citation on process,
  • Eliminates decision-making associated with documentation practices &
  • Allows family historians to devote more me to research!

Table of Contents

 Dedication

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Quick Start Guide

Notes About this Chapter

Three Steps Required to Generate Citations

Getting Started

Chapter 2: Citations

Chapter 3: Other Citation Systems

Chapter 4: The Simple Citations Model

Construction of the Master Template

The Problem with Entering Locations

Required and Optional Fields

Part 1: Master Source

Part II: Source Details

Chapter 5: Syntax Conventions

Punctuation and Syntax:

Parts

Components

Fields and Syntax

Examples for Each Field

Component A: Source Creator (Author, Creator, or Maintainer)

Component C: Source Title or Description

Component D: Publisher Information

Component E: Page Number(s)

Component F: Name of Individual (Person)

Component G: Location of Event

Component H: Census Information

Component J: Repository Information

Component K: Miscellaneous Reference Number

Component L: Personal ID/Catalog Number

Chapter 6: Practical Guide to Using the Templates

Step 1: Which Template Should I Use?

Chapter 7: Using the Census Template

Step 2: Entering Information in Census Template

Field A2a [Primary Creator]

Field A2b [Department or Office]

Field B [Date]

Field C3 [Source Description]

Field C4 [Person(s) of Interest]:

Field D1 [Publisher]

Field D2 [Publisher Location]

Field E [Page Number(s)]

Field F [Person]

Field G [Location]

Field H1 [Census Enumeration District]

Field H2 [Census House ID]

Field J1 [Repository]

Field J2 [URL]

Field J3 [Date File Accessed]

Field K [Miscellaneous Reference Number]

Field L [Personal ID/Catalog Number]

Step 3: Checking Your Census Data Citation: Examples

1870 U.S. Census

1940 U.S. Census

1915 New York State Census

Chapter 8: Using the Traditional Template

Step 2: Entering Information in Traditional Template Fields

Field A1a [Author(s)/Creator(s)/Editor]

Field A1b [Role]

Field B [Date]

Field C1a [Source/Book Title]

Field C1b [Source Subtitle]:

Field C2 [Title (Article, Chapter, etc.)]

Field D1 [Publisher]

Field D2 [Publisher Location]

Field E [Page Number(s)]

Field F [Person]

Field G [Location]

Field J1 [Repository]

Field J2 [URL]

Field J3 [Date File Accessed]

Field K [Miscellaneous Reference Number]

Field L [Personal ID/Catalog Number]

Step 3: Checking Your Traditional Data Citation: Examples

Book – Compiled

City Directory

Newspaper Article – Author Unknown

Newspaper Article – No Identification Information Available

Chapter 9: Using the Non-Traditional Template

Step 2: Entering Information in Non-Traditional Template Fields

Non-Traditional Template: Field A2a [Primary Creator]

Field A2b [Department or Office]

Field B [Date]

Field C3 [Source Description]

Field C4 [Person(s) of Interest]:

Field E [Page Number(s)]

Field F [Person]

Field G [Location]

Field J1 [Repository]

Field J2 [URL]

Field J3 [Date File Accessed]

Field K [Miscellaneous Reference Number]

Field L [Personal ID/Catalog Number]

Step 3: Checking Your Non-Traditional Data Citation: Examples

Certificate of Literacy

Death Certificate

DNA Match - Autosomal DNA

DNA Match – mtDNA

DNA Match – Y-DNA

E-mails

Gravestones

Membership Cards

Passenger List

Will

Appendices

Appendix A: Entering Data into RootsMagic 7 and RootsMagic 9

RootsMagic 5 to RootsMagic 7

RootsMagic 9

Appendix B: Formatting Issues with Software Applications

Entering Names in Family Historian and RootsMagic

Capitalization of Field Entries

Appendix C: Entering Repository Data

Entering Repository Data into Family Historian

Entering Repository Data into RootsMagic

Appendix D: Entering DNA Data

Chromosomes

Autosomal DNA

Citing Autosomal DNA Matches and Common Ancestors

The Sex Chromosomes

Mitochondrial DNA

References

Index

REVIEWS

Simple Citations is a refreshing and very welcome book on genealogy sourcing; I wish I had discovered such a book 25 years ago. When I began researching, I avoided sourcing as a cumbersome exercise with so many opposing and conflicting opinions from other researchers. The author displays a very good understanding of the basic aims of sourcing, therefore simplifying the process. I would recommend this book to anyone wishing to understand how to document their genealogy sources. - Jackson Eagleson, GenealogyReviews.

 Simple Citations is long overdue. Like far too many genealogists, I fell into the trap of over-complication. I began researching my ancestry in 1975, nearly a half century ago. At that time, my idea of documentation consisted of photocopying title pages and entries, photographs, and tombstone rubbings. With the advent of electronic applications, I soon became frustrated as I struggled to find stock templates for citing sources. However, I often became frustrated trying to match the information from my documents to the data fields identified in those templates. Dr. La Marca has now developed a simpler way. Rather than working with existing methodology, he has stepped outside of the box and created a new approach; Simple Citations is both easy and understandable. - Dale J. J. Leppard, President and Genealogist of Washingtonburg Chapter, Pennsylvania Society Sons of the American Revolution.