It is a very pricey book, $76. There is a quick sheet offered by Legacy that covers a lot of the sources that are frequently cited, I think it is well under $10. I too have problems with how exactly to cite a source, it gets very confusing as to the source-detail etc.
Sent from my iPad > On Jul 13, 2017, at 2:28 PM, BARTON LEWIS <bartonle...@optonline.net> wrote: > > Dennis, > > Elizabeth Shown Mills' "Evidence Explained" is the standard work for source > citations. Google it and you can see examples on her website, and/or > purchase the entire book. You may be able to find prior versions on sale at > ebay or amazon, which should be adequate and save some money. Beware: it's > not just a book but a "tome" but it covers everything. Better safe than > sorry. > > Barton > > >> On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 02:46 PM, Dennis Birke wrote: >> >> Thanks for the suggestions. I have watched Geoff's webinar on citing >> sources and it’s very helpful -- as far as it goes. I think what I'm >> looking for is a manual that gives examples for the commonly cited sources. >> >> For example, when citing Federal census records, what is the Master source >> and what is the detail? Is the Master source the record at the state level? >> Or county level? Or city/town/ township level? >> I'd like to have a reference book or manual that tells me what the standard >> practice is -- so that I don't have to spend hours trying to think it >> through or proceeding on a trial and error basis and then having to re-do a >> dozen entries after discovering I guessed wrong. >> Another example: Cites like FamilySearch are very helpful in offering full >> citations for some kinds of information. But, I've been having a very >> difficult time figuring out how to fit those citations into Source Writer >> (and, again, figuring out the appropriate level for separating a "master >> source" from "details". >> I'm thinking I can't be the only person to have struggled with these issues >> and someone has probably written something that answers all or most of my >> questions. I'm trying to identify that book or manual or website, etc. >> >> Don't get me wrong -- I really do appreciate how powerful a tool Source >> Writer might be. But it assumes a level of knowledge that a novice like >> myself just doesn't have. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On >> Behalf Of Cathy Pinner >> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 9:11 PM >> To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help With Citing Sources >> >> Michele has given you the link to a very popular webinar. >> >> You don't have to be a professional to need to cite your sources in a way >> that someone else can understand - that someone could be you in a few years >> time. >> >> There's nothing wrong with using Basic Sources. >> >> The most important thing to get your head around is Master Sources and >> Source Detail. Together they provide everything you or someone else needs to >> know to find the source (or to know why they can't find it because it's from >> a document/Family Bible/etc that you own or saw when you visited Uncle >> John.) A book is easy. >> The book is the Master source and the page is the Source Detail. >> But what about something you find on FamilySearch? >> The easiest way to source FamilySearch data is to create a Basic Source with >> the Master Source just saying FamilySearch in the Source List Name (which is >> your finding aid for refinding a Master Source) and FamilySearch in the >> Title. >> Then you can copy and paste the FamilySearch source to the Source Detail >> - sometimes it will fit in the Source Detail box but often it's too long, so >> put it in the Source Detail Comment and checkmark that to be included. The >> transcription is copy and pasted into the Source Detail text and not >> normally included in the citation. >> The same can be done with the source that Ancestry provides. >> >> With the SourceWriter simply remember that you don't have to put something >> in every available box. These are general templates that don't always apply. >> >> For online databases and online databases with original images, you can use >> the SourceWriter internet templates for these. >> The name of the particular database goes in the Master Source. In the source >> detail something like "entry for Joe Bloggs" and in the credit line - where >> Ancestry etc got the information. >> This can be more useful than putting all Ancestry sources into one Master >> Source. It's an advanced step but you can more easily find which people >> you've looked for and found in a particular database if you have a Master >> Source for each database. >> >> It's much harder adding sources later but no reason not to start. Use tags >> to indicate that you have sourced everything you've entered for that person. >> The source icon lights up with just one source so isn't useful for letting >> you know that you still have work to do. >> >> Have fun - I'm still cleaning up sources that I entered when I first started >> that fortunately still make some sense to me but wouldn't to anybody else. >> >> Cathy >>> Michele/Support Thursday, 13 July 2017 5:19 AM >>> >>> Have you watched Geoff’s free webinar, Sources and Citations Made Simple, >>> Standard, and Powerful? It definitely takes the mystery out of it. >>> >>> https://familytreewebinars.com/download.php?webinar_id=201 >>> >>> Michele Simmons Lewis, CG >>> >>> Legacy Family Tree >>> >>> mich...@legacyfamilytree.com >>> www.legacyfamilytree.com >>> Certified Genealogist is a registered trademark and the designation CG is a >>> service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, used under >>> license by Board certificants who meet competency standards. >>> >>> *From:* LegacyUserGroup >>> [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Dennis Birke >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 12, 2017 4:50 PM >>> *To:* legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com >>> *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Help With Citing Sources >>> >>> I’ve been using Legacy for a number of years, but never bothered to record >>> sources. I’d like to start citing sources, but I’m finding using Source >>> Writer very cumbersome and time-consuming to use. I’m not a professional, >>> and don’t need professional-quality citations. >>> I’d just like to record sources of information in a consistent and >>> systematic way so that future generations of my family have some idea where >>> I found the recorded information. Is there a webinar, tutorial, manual, >>> etc. that can provide me with some basic instructions on citing sources >>> and/or using Source Writer? I think I need something akin to “Source >>> Writer for Dummies”. I’d appreciate any suggestions you have. >>> >>> Dennis Birke Thursday, 13 July 2017 4:50 AM >>> >>> I’ve been using Legacy for a number of years, but never bothered to record >>> sources. I’d like to start citing sources, but I’m finding using Source >>> Writer very cumbersome and time-consuming to use. I’m not a professional, >>> and don’t need professional-quality citations. >>> I’d just like to record sources of information in a consistent and >>> systematic way so that future generations of my family have some idea where >>> I found the recorded information. Is there a webinar, tutorial, manual, >>> etc. that can provide me with some basic instructions on citing sources >>> and/or using Source Writer? I think I need something akin to “Source >>> Writer for Dummies”. 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