Citation Issues

As an Australian, I am somewhat quite (very) inexperienced when it comes to citing US records, so excuse me if this appears to be a question that has been asked/answered before. I did look through the search function on the forum to see if anyone else had asked the same or had a similar query.

I know EE does not make comment on genealogy software issues; I totally understand that, because forum members use many different programmes. But for the record I use Legacy and I have overidden the first reference note to add the 2nd layer.

Dear Editor,

Do I use the Database Publication Year or the Accessed Year ?

Having given copies of your QuickSheet; Citing Ancestry® Databases & Images (2017) to a couple of developer types, I am now working on a project to make sure that I can craft the Citations that are in this Awesome work. Thank you for that. But, I may have some comments or questions from my quest in doing so.

Would following this format be appropriate for citing this online obituary posted on a furneral home's web page?

Obituary, laytonandersonfh (http://www.laytonandersonfh.com : accessed 24 March 2018), Alexander Hinshelwood, died 15 March 2018. query: Hinshelwood

http://www.laytonandersonfh.com/obituary?id=315593

I wish to cite an online transcription of a newsletter.  The transcription was made by the person whose website contains the transcription.  I've come up with this possible citation:

Derrick K. Babbs, “The Original North Side Church Cemetery,” Apostolic Heritage Genealogy and History Newsletter 29 (May 2003); transcription by Adam J. Barrone, at “Apostolic Heritage,” Adam J. Barrone (http://www.barrone.net/babbs/index.htm : accessed 13 March 2018).  The newsletter was self-published by Derrick K. Babbs in Livingston County, Illinois.

I have a question regarding a citation for a locally created birth and/or death certificate that is referenced by volume and page number at a local office. The larger collections are series of volumes titled simply: "Birth Certificates," and "Death Certificates." So for a birth certificate for John Doe that is in volume 1, page 2, I have...

Source List Entry

North Carolina. Randolph County. Birth Certificates. Register of Deeds Office, Asheboro.

Reference Note

Hello,

I am a beginning family historian researching my French-Canadian ancestors.

I have been using the model in Section 7.37 of EE to cite entries from the Drouin collection (images of church records/transcriptions), but have two question about another source that contains some facts derived from Drouin, and links SOME information to Drouin.  Entries in PRDH are identified by a "certificate number".

If I find a record in PRDH, and click through to Drouin, do I only cite Drouin?

Hello there, I'm new to posting but not new to the forum.

I use Tom Tryniski's website "Fulton History" frequently in my research, that being said I want to be confident that I'm forming accurate citations. Looking at my older citations, I did something like this:

First Reference Note:

Now that you can order color JPEGs of the original draft cards for $7 a pop, I couldn't resist buying a few. I'm a bit lost as to how to cite them though. For those of you not familiar with the process, you place an order, and then you're emailed JPEGs of the front and back of the original card.

I have read the various forum entries regarding citing atDNA results as well as 4.10 from EE, "Citing Genetic Sources for History Research Evidence Style," and the QuickLesson 21.  Based on all of those it seems it is less complicated than anticipated. 

I want to cite a "match" from a particular test taker's results.  This is what I have come up with. Is it correct?

My question is likely an issue of personal preference, but I would like some input and advice. I currently use the following format for rural grave marker citations...

Source List

Liberty HIll Baptist Church Cemetery (Montgomery County, North Carolina, 5.5 WSW of Troy on SR 1134). Grave marker.

Reference Note

Liberty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery (Montgomery County, North Carolina, 5.5 WSW of Troy on SR 1134), grave marker, Julia Wade, photographed March 2012.