Hi Gene, Take a look at the SourceWriter even if you don't normally use it for sources it will give you a good idea what belongs in the source. It depends a bit on what kind of birth/marriage source you have. My birth and marriage sources range from phone calls or emails from family members to indexes to transcriptions to copies of certificates. I put all the details in the source detail text but limited in the actual source detail - enough to make the source findable (or easily evaluated if it's a family source - eg I give why that person's information is reliable in this instance).
Of course if you are really getting interested in the correct way to source anything - read Elizabeth Shown Mills books. Cathy Gene Wheeler wrote: > What is the proper way to cite, say, a birth or marriage source? Is > it proper to just cite the information describing where the details > can be found, or should one include the details in the citation? > Pretty basic question, I suppose, but I've never given it much > thought until recently. > > Gene --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
