When citing censuses from Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.org, why do the examples use Ancestry.com and FamilySearch (rather than FamilySearch.org)? Does it have to do with the corporate name? And is it unacceptable to use simply Ancestry (instead of Ancestry.com)?
I inherited a few clippings that have their provenance partially identified by a penned annotation. I later determined the full provenance information and would like to reflect it in the citation. This situation is a bit more complex than usual, so it seemed worthwhile to as for feedback.
Would the following citation work?
I've been researching immigration and naturalization documents for several ancestors this weeks. Most of them seem pretty clear what the date of the record would be, but certificates of arrival usually have two dates. It seems that they were often issued years after the individual actually arrived. So which date should be used in the citiation? The arrival date, the certificate issue date...or both?
I've been pulling what's left of my hair out trying to cite a record from the Oliver County, North Dakota, naturalization records. Like most North Dakota naturalization records, it is not currently in searchable database can only be reached through the FamilySearch catalog. The Oliver County collection may be found here.
After making several attempts at it, I eventually came up with this:
Digitized images of the Irish canceled land books can only be viewed on computers at Tailte Éireann (TE), Dublin, Ireland. The original volumes have been filmed and removed from circulation.
To access a townland, the following path within their database is used:
Archive Books > County > electoral division (ED) > volume by years > book # (usually 1 to 8) > Townland index > townland. (See images)
When I take photographs of monuments, I typically take a set of photographs that show any surfaces bearing inscriptions and also any foot stones etc. Multiple burials are often noted on the same monument (and associated foot stones). So; I really want to maintain and cite the photographs as a set. I should note that the cemetery in the examples is a bit odd, since it is legally comprised of three sub-cemeteries.
How can one best capture this in an EE-style citation?
Here is one possible option, based on the conventional monument situation examples..
Hello,
I think that I have become somewhat adept with Ancestry and FamilySearch citations, but I am working in England now and FMP is driving me insane. Without ARK addresses, or clear database names, I do not even know how to direct you to the source I am looking at. Here's my best guess as to the proper citation. If I am missing something, please let me know. Thanks!
I read over the post, "Private Holdings: Artifact", https://www.evidenceexplained.com/index.php/node/1734 and tried to utilize the birth certificate example to construct a citation for one of the birth certificates copies I hold on file. Unfortunately; I've tried to create a citation, but the chain of custody is causing me to doubt that I've done so correctly. Could I ask for your feedback?
From noted post:
Hello,
In a layered citation, what components of the 2nd layer are included (if any) in a subsequent note?
In my example below, I am following the citation guidelines laid out in section 7.40 (Church Records from Germany) for the 1st layer. I use the 2009 second print edition of EE and refer to this blog regarding all things “layered” to keep up with new developments. Notice elements of both layers change in the 2nd note.
Could you provide some guidance on the following situations one finds when recording of pages and columns of a newspaper? The first question, below, is by far the most important.
1) Some newspapers seem to split or merge their regular number of page-columns in the course of a page.
causes me confusion when trying to cite an article, because column number depends upon where it occurs on the page. Is there a standard way to handle this?
