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Add the details of what you learn to the family group record. Show the dates, places, and source of the information. There should be at least one source-footnote for every event on the family group record. In the source-footnote comment field add a brief preliminary evaluation of each source. | |||
'''''More than one footnote per event.''''' Your family group record should show EVERY source you have found for an event. There may be more than one source that has information about the same event—[[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|cite each]]. If you find discrepancies between the sources, use the footnote comment field to explain what you think accounts for the differences. | |||
'''''More than one event per source.''''' Some sources give information about several events. For example, many death certificates list information about the birth of the deceased. Add a separate footnote to the family group record for each event mentioned on a source. For example, cite the death certificate as the source for both birth and death information. The Personal Ancestral File’s '''Memorize Citation''' button makes it easy to copy a citation from one event to another. | |||
'''''[[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|Add custom events]] to the family group record.''''' Family group records can and should list more than birth, marriage, and death events only. The more events and sources that are listed, the more clues you have to help guide your research to further records. For example, each census, military service, immigration, joining a religion, and having a will proved, all make excellent entries on a family group record. Be sure to cite the source of each.<br> | |||
The new information may correct earlier information, answer questions, or pose new questions. Where new information conflicts with what is already on the forms, try to determine which is correct. You may want to record both pieces of information until you can determine which, if either, is correct. | |||
== '''Cite Your Sources''' == | == '''Cite Your Sources''' == | ||
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*Indicate if additional research is needed. | *Indicate if additional research is needed. | ||
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