Citation Issues

Dear Editor;

I reviewed section 11.60 of the 3rd. ed. of Evidence Explained, then tried to cast an English Probate calendar entry in a similar format (see below). Unfortunately; the ordering of the clauses in the first reference note example did not flow logically for me. I was trying to achieve 3 distinct levels; record data (what we see), source and source-of-the-source. So, I re-order things a bit. Call it exercising "artistic licence," if you will.

Could you give me your opinion as to whether this is a reasonable citation for the record?

Dear Editor;

I need to create a source list entry and reference notes for the baptisms of seven children of Arthur and Ellen Colborne. All seven entries occur on a single page (What a find!) but in different years. However; the Parish Register does have a volume number, numbered pages and entry numbers. So; the year is not actually required to uniquely identify the individuals involved.

We have the original signed document granting citizenship dated 1875. The document shows State of New York, City and County of Albany at the top but states the Justice's Court of the City of Albany. Due to the age, there isn't a record number associated with it.

Would this fall under the citation format under 8.31 even though there is no document number or record book reference?

Thanks.

Carrie

After reviewing the discussion on the GRO here https://www.evidenceexplained.com/index.php/node/1564

I have taken a slightly different approach. I am now wondering if I need to amend my approach. I have a significant number of these records. For the vast majority, I went to the PRO’s in the actual registration district.

This question is a book of a different cover. It probably would have been easier to ask over at Facebook but I am not a member there so I tried to use the forum board that best fit.

This particular QuickSheet (in the subject) was originally printed in 2010 (First Edition) and a Second Edition was printed in 2017 per author's Amazon page and WorldCat.

I'm currently creating a research report for a friend who asked me to locate his birth mother. He was born in Nairobi, Kenya in the 1960's and immediately adopted into an American diplomatic family. He has no adoption records, birth certificate, only the name of his birth mother. We are just beginning the search and have decided to see what we can find with online records only at this time.

William Wade Hinshaw created his great work of abstracts of Quaker records by compiling entries on index cards so they could subsequently be grouped by surname. After publishing his six volume work, he was working with additional records with the intent to publish additional volumes, perhaps, when he died and the work ended. Those index cards that were never published reside in a card catalog file at the Friends Library at Swarthmore College. Some time ago I made copies of several of those cards, but today I am at a bit of a loss as to how to cite them.

Dear Editor,

I know I come up with doozies sometimes and I hope this one isn't as complicated as my last. :) 

Let's say I'm writing a blog post for educational purposes. I want to teach someone how to access something on a webpage, and so I have taken screenshots of the relevant part of the webpage an added them to my post. In some cases I have further edited the picture with arrows or circles to make it clear what I am referring to. How do I cite this? 

I have a blog and I would like to cite sources on it. While I understand that one would cite sources the same way as if it were a paper, I'm wondering what kinds of issues the change in medium creates. For example, if I provide a link to another website, do I need to cite the link, if I haven't used any information or quotes from that website in my blog post? Any searches I do for blog citations only shows me how to cite a blog, so more information on this topic would be appreciated.

Best,

Jennifer