tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post4934512544560156472..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Beginners, Professionals, Sources, Citations, EE, and MoreRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-4349656593276274912013-06-24T19:57:11.360-07:002013-06-24T19:57:11.360-07:00As Diane mentioned above, I'm trying to use my...As Diane mentioned above, I'm trying to use my receipt of Thomas Jones' new book Mastering Genealogical Proof as an excuse to do a better job all around on my research and my citations...so, perhaps one day, I may actually publish some of my results, again. Thanks for a great post. Look forward to the follow-up one. ;-)Dr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-55702921318573660422013-06-24T19:47:29.608-07:002013-06-24T19:47:29.608-07:00Randy, I believe Harold Henderson has a good count...Randy, I believe Harold Henderson has a good counterexample to James Tanner's suggestion. I remember attempting to find a source which was specified using only a library call number, no library specified but probably the FHC, and the FHC had redone their entire cataloging system some years earlier. We have got to do better than that and better than Harold's example, even if we don't always use the exact preferred format. DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-68089373032117060112013-06-24T13:52:48.265-07:002013-06-24T13:52:48.265-07:00Randy this is a helpful post. One other suggestio...Randy this is a helpful post. One other suggestion would be Thomas Jones' new book Mastering Genealogical Proof (as you have mentioned before) which guides readers gently through the reasons for citations and their formatting, in a workbook style that will not intimidate people. I already remember and use his "five questions" that citations answer, after reading chapter 4. Diane Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651983086274990288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-1492933263577924332013-06-24T13:36:20.078-07:002013-06-24T13:36:20.078-07:00Well, I checked out of the library Elizabeth Shown...Well, I checked out of the library Elizabeth Shown Mills' book and while I cannot claim to have scrutinized carefully all 850 or so pages (!) it certainly did intimidate me. I am trying hard to add 'proper' citations but have yet to find the 'correct' way, if there is one, to do simple source citations in FTM for just BMD and (Canadian and UK) census sources!<br /><br />CraigSaskeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11611596604237201580noreply@blogger.com