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Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes) (view source)
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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]] [[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. When you attach sources to Family Tree on FamilySearch.org, you can print a family group sheet with sources from the individual record of each person. | 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. When you attach sources to Family Tree on FamilySearch.org, you can print a family group sheet with sources from the individual record of each person. The version printed from FamilySearch.org will vary slightly from family group sheets printed from genealogy software. | ||
=== Value of Source Citations === | === Value of Source Citations === | ||