Microsoft Word Documentation Handout

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Documentation and Citing Sources As you complete each Ancestor Chart or Family Group Sheet, write down the source of each piece of information on the back of the chart. When citing information from published sources, indicate the author, title, publisher, and page number. For information from vital records and other genealogical resources, document where the information was found, including any microfilm numbers and certificate numbers. Examples of some genealogical citations are listed below. 1. Bible Record Marriage record for John Henry Wright and Mildred Hopkins, Holy Bible (Richmond, VA: Biblical Publishing House, 1869), p. 160, original Bible in the possession of Joseph Wilson Wright, 111 Maple Avenue, Jacksonville, FL, [email protected], photocopy on file. 2. Birth Record Mary Louise Rue birth record, Holmdel, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Volume Y, Page 337, New Jersey State Archives. 3. Book Col. J. T. Holmes, The American Family of Rev. Obadiah Holmes, (Columbus, OH: Goodwin Publishing, 1915), p. 83. 4. Census Record U. S. Census of 1870, Franklin County, Vermont, National Archives Series M593, Roll 1620, page 199B, Fairfield township, E. Fairfield post office, family number 116, household of Emery Hill. 5. Church Record Marriage record for Jacob Myers and Catharine Morris, Records of the Reformed Church of Buskirk 1792 - 1942, Family History Library microfilm 534203. 6. Death Certificate Ann Fletcher death certificate, #701179, Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Records, Des Moines, copy on file. 7. Probate Record Will of Chrineyonce Schenck, #10539M, Monmouth County, New Jersey, will dated 4 APR 1838, will proved 8 APR 1840, New Jersey State Archives, copy in author's possession. 8. Interview Interview of Esther May Harrison, 14 AUG 2002, Hickory, North Carolina, at Elizabeth Latham's home (her daughter), audiotape in author's possession. 9. Newspaper Article Obituary of Alice Sue Baker, Muscatine Journal, 24 SEP 1928, p. 2. 10. Online Document Interments in Rensselaer County, NY Cemeteries, online, NY GenWeb, accessed 16 FEB 2003 at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/cemh8.txt

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Page 1: Microsoft Word   Documentation Handout

Documentation and Citing Sources As you complete each Ancestor Chart or Family Group Sheet, write down the source of each piece of

information on the back of the chart. When citing information from published sources, indicate the author,

title, publisher, and page number. For information from vital records and other genealogical resources,

document where the information was found, including any microfilm numbers and certificate numbers.

Examples of some genealogical citations are listed below.

1. Bible Record Marriage record for John Henry Wright and Mildred Hopkins, Holy Bible (Richmond, VA:

Biblical Publishing House, 1869), p. 160, original Bible in the possession of Joseph Wilson

Wright, 111 Maple Avenue, Jacksonville, FL, [email protected], photocopy on file.

2. Birth Record Mary Louise Rue birth record, Holmdel, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Volume Y, Page 337,

New Jersey State Archives.

3. Book Col. J. T. Holmes, The American Family of Rev. Obadiah Holmes, (Columbus, OH: Goodwin

Publishing, 1915), p. 83.

4. Census Record U. S. Census of 1870, Franklin County, Vermont, National Archives Series M593, Roll 1620,

page 199B, Fairfield township, E. Fairfield post office, family number 116, household of Emery

Hill.

5. Church Record Marriage record for Jacob Myers and Catharine Morris, Records of the Reformed Church of

Buskirk 1792 - 1942, Family History Library microfilm 534203.

6. Death Certificate Ann Fletcher death certificate, #701179, Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital

Records, Des Moines, copy on file.

7. Probate Record Will of Chrineyonce Schenck, #10539M, Monmouth County, New Jersey, will dated 4 APR

1838, will proved 8 APR 1840, New Jersey State Archives, copy in author's possession.

8. Interview Interview of Esther May Harrison, 14 AUG 2002, Hickory, North Carolina, at Elizabeth Latham's

home (her daughter), audiotape in author's possession.

9. Newspaper Article Obituary of Alice Sue Baker, Muscatine Journal, 24 SEP 1928, p. 2.

10. Online Document

Interments in Rensselaer County, NY Cemeteries, online, NY GenWeb, accessed 16 FEB

2003 at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/cemh8.txt