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I have been looking at EE4 12.28 and Template 5, and I'm not sure if I'm including too much (e.g., serial number and thereafter) or not enough. Also, would I need to include the date of registration?
"Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947,” imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSND-13WW-V : accessed 1 October 2024), image group number 103226280 > image 309 of 1130, James Madison Whitmire registration card, serial no. 1281, Selective Service Board no. 1: Hillsboro (Hill County), Texas.
mbcross, the question …
mbcross, the question "Should I include ...?" is an important one with everything we cite.
We study the document, we study the record set it appears in, and then we make a decision based on (a) what detail is essential for that document to be distinguished from all others in the set; and (b) what detail we need to evaluate the record and its content. Even within draft registration cards, there are differences, so EE is not going to create a formula that must be followed without deviance.