I'm coming in a little late on this topic but here's my 2 cents worth. First, ask yourself "will someone else be able to reproduce my work following my sources?" If the anwer is "yes", don't beat yourself up too badly about "proper" format. Second, don't drive yourself crazy with tiny details.
Having said that, I use just one citation. Ohio has also changed the official name of the Department of Health several times over the years. I just use Ohio Deparment of Health. No matter how you Google it you can still find it :-) So, for your source, I would just use North Carolina Department of Health. And I would spell out North Carolina for those who do not live in the United States, even if the "official" name uses NC. They may not realize that NC is the US Postal Service abbreviation for North Carolina. And, of course, I would use the template for digital images with Ancestry.com as the repository. The only time I change sources is when the repository and format change. Some of my death certificates are digital images from FamilySearch, some are non-certified copies from the Ohio Historical Society, and some are copies from the Ohio Department of Health - certified and non-certified. So I currently have 3 distinct sources for Ohio death certificates. Terri ----- Original Message ---- From: Joshua Crump <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Citing Death Certificates from Ancestry.com Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:42:37 -0500 In my family file I have 17 death certificates all from Ancestry.com but I am confused how to cite them. They are all from North Carolina but some have the State Board of Health header and some have NC Department of Health and NC Department of Health and Human Services Human Services header I am guessing they changed it a while back. Should I use one citation or should use two? Thanks for the help, Joshua Crump Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
