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# '''Purpose''' - write the person-event you seek for '''each''' seach so you will later know whether you need to search the same source again for a different person or event. | # '''Purpose''' - write the person-event you seek for '''each''' seach so you will later know whether you need to search the same source again for a different person or event. | ||
# Call Number (if any) | # Call Number (if any) | ||
# '''Source''' - write source descriptions in [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|footnote format]] (see the ''Chicago Manual of Style''<ref>G. David Dilts, “Citing Sources Using the ''Chicago Manual of Style'',” ''Genealogical Journal'' 24: 4 (1996), 149-53. See also Elizabeth Show Mills, ''Evidence Explained'' (Balitmore: Genealogical Publishing, 2007).</ref>) | # '''Source''' - write source descriptions in [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|footnote format]] (see the [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51553085&referer=brief_results ''Chicago Manual of Style'']<ref>G. David Dilts, “Citing Sources Using the ''Chicago Manual of Style'',” [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2250993&referer=brief_results ''Genealogical Journal''] 24: 4 (1996), 149-53 [FHL Book 973 D25gj v. 24 1996]. See also Elizabeth Show Mills, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/126230149&referer=brief_results ''Evidence Explained''] (Balitmore: Genealogical Publishing, 2007)[FHL Book 929.1 M625ee].</ref>) | ||
'''Why complete these before a search.''' Avoid the temptation to skip writing anything at all if the search results are negative. If you finish writing these items before the search, and if your ancestor is not mentioned in the source, it is easier to write '''nil''' than it would be to fill in all the data afterward. | '''Why complete these before a search.''' Avoid the temptation to skip writing anything at all if the search results are negative. If you finish writing these items before the search, and if your ancestor is not mentioned in the source, it is easier to write '''nil''' than it would be to fill in all the data afterward. | ||