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[[Image:Family Group Record Frank1.png|thumb | [[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. | ||
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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''Ideal format:'' 1. Author(s), ''Title'' (Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication), volume: page number(s), [book call number; microfilm call number]. Digitized by Repository at URL (accessed date). Comment. | ''Ideal format:'' 1. Author(s), ''Title'' (Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication), volume: page number(s), [book call number; microfilm call number]. Digitized by Repository at URL (accessed date). Comment. | ||
<blockquote>1. Clement Luther Martzolff, '' | <blockquote>1. Clement Luther Martzolff, ''{{FSbook|95163}}'' (New Lexington, Ohio: Ward & Weiland, 1902), 144-46. [FHL book 977.159 H2m; FHL film 897280 Item 2]. Digitized by BYU Family History Archives (accessed 20 January 2009). Laudatory biographical sketch. </blockquote> | ||
'''PAF <u>Edit Source</u>—''' '''''Source Title:''''' ''History of Perry County Ohio'' '''''Author:''''' Clement Luther Martzolff '''''Publication Information:''''' (New Lexington, Ohio: Ward & Weiland, 1902) '''''Repository:''''' [empty] '''''Call Number:''''' [FHL book 977.159 H2m; FHL film 897280 Item 2] '''''Actual Text:''''' [empty] '''''Comments:''''' [empty] <u>'''Sources'''</u>'''—''' '''''Film/Volume/Page Number:''''' 144-46 '''''Date record was made:''''' [empty] '''''Comments:''''' Digitized by BYU Family History Archives(accessed 20 January 2009). Laudatory biographical sketch. '''''Actual Text:''''' [empty]. | '''PAF <u>Edit Source</u>—''' '''''Source Title:''''' ''History of Perry County Ohio'' '''''Author:''''' Clement Luther Martzolff '''''Publication Information:''''' (New Lexington, Ohio: Ward & Weiland, 1902) '''''Repository:''''' [empty] '''''Call Number:''''' [FHL book 977.159 H2m; FHL film 897280 Item 2] '''''Actual Text:''''' [empty] '''''Comments:''''' [empty] <u>'''Sources'''</u>'''—''' '''''Film/Volume/Page Number:''''' 144-46 '''''Date record was made:''''' [empty] '''''Comments:''''' Digitized by BYU Family History Archives(accessed 20 January 2009). Laudatory biographical sketch. '''''Actual Text:''''' [empty]. | ||
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