Thanks Margaret. That will come in handy, but not for the records I have. They came from mid 1850s German congregation churches in Chicago. But I'll surely use your suggestion.
On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 5:28 PM, Margaret Turner <mgroga...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would search FamilySearch, ancestry, eg. https://familysearch.org/wiki/ > en/Top_Genealogy_Websites_for_Finding_Ancestors_in_Germany f > or the individuals to whom you have the sources attached. > :) > Margaret > > > On 26 May 2017 at 01:02, Jenny M Benson <ge...@cedarbank.me.uk> wrote: > >> On 25-May-17 03:26 PM, Ed Ladendorf wrote: >> >>> 1. Quite some time ago, I browsed many, many church records to find 4 >>> records pertaining to my tree. Browsing took many hours. They are >>> written in German, and I can't read most of the information. When I >>> found the records, I cropped the images heavily, only saving a copy >>> of the records themselves. I did not record where I found them. >>> Yesterday I spent an hour or so trying to find the records again, so >>> I could properly cite them, but no luck. Obviously, the events did >>> happen because I have the printed records. But if I can't find them >>> online, surely another person would have a hard, if not impossible >>> time finding them. Since some citing of records is better than none, >>> how can / I cite those elusive records? They pertain to marriages >>> and christenings./ >>> >>> >>> >>> The first thing I would do is publish as much as you know in as many >> places as possible - mailing lists, newsgroups, FB, blog etc - to see if >> someone else can help you find the elusive records. (I have just received >> invaluable information which traced a relative by posting a request on a >> genealogy newsgroup.) >> >> Failing finding the source of your printout, I would cite that printed >> image as the Source, with explanation in the Source Comments. If you use >> SourceWriter You could adapt one of the "Church Record" templates, but I >> think I'd be inclined to use one from "Photographs, Portraits & Sketches" >> since what you have is, to all intents and purposes, a photograph (of a >> record.) >> >> -- >> Jenny M Benson >> http://jennygenes.blogspot.co.uk/ >> > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > >
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