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== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections | == Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections == | ||
When you copy information from a record, you should also list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. | When you copy information from a record, you should also list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. | ||
A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: [[How to | A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: [[Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]]. | ||
==== Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection ==== | ==== Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection ==== | ||
United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874" images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 30 September 2011). entry for Jane Ewing arrived June 27, 1953; citing Passenger Lists, Ev-Fam, image 1814; Federal Archives and Records Center, Washington, D.C., United States. | United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874" images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 30 September 2011). entry for Jane Ewing arrived June 27, 1953; citing Passenger Lists, Ev-Fam, image 1814; Federal Archives and Records Center, Washington, D.C., United States. | ||
== Sources of information for This Collection == | == Sources of information for This Collection == | ||
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