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[[Image:Family Group Record Frank1.png|thumb]] [[Image:Family Group Record Frank2.png|thumb]]Source footnote citations help us document, organize, and analyze the evidence gathered. They are the hallmark of quality family history.   
[[Image:Family Group Record Frank1.png|thumb|Family Group Record Frank1.png]] [[Image:Family Group Record Frank2.png|thumb|Family Group Record Frank2.png]]Source footnote citations help us document, organize, and analyze the evidence gathered. They are the hallmark of quality family history.   


Ideally, every event on a family group record would have one or more source footnotes. The information about the event came from somewhere (even if it was guessed), and that source should be cited properly.  
Ideally, every event on a family group record would have one or more source footnotes. The information about the event came from somewhere (even if it was guessed), and that source should be cited properly.  
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