I have some sources, which can only be found (online) at specific commercial sites. Thanks for the nice article! I have one additional wrinkle I’d like to ask about.
Creating good source citations will add credibility to our work.īest of luck in all your genealogical endeavors! If an image is not allowed, you can still add the source with a citation and a complete transcription of the document.įilling out the profiles of our ancestors on an Ancestry family tree not only helps us to quickly see the sources we have discovered, it can help other researchers to learn more. Always read the terms and conditions of the website. One caution, be careful about adding images from other websites that may be under copyright. My finished source describes the record enough to understand the document at a quick glance, often what we need when reviewing our research.
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The source information can be edited at any time, so if you’ve uploaded documents without full citations, you can add those and adjust other information to help a viewer understand the record. The specific description could also help another researcher to locate the original document. Adding a complete source citation will enable anyone to trace the document back to me. This land grant file contains 17 images, so I didn’t transcribe the text, instead I described the record in the “Other information field.” I added the URL for the record on the Texas General Land Office website.Ĭlicking done saved the image along with the citation and brief transcription. I ignored the “Date” field since that information was in the citation. I simply copied and pasted the entire citation from my research log into the “Detail” field. The only required field is the “Detail.” All other fields can be added to as desired. The next information for you to fill out refers to the specific entry. “Citation – What are the specifics of the information or evidence provided by this source? “ The source referenced here refers to a broad collection, a book, newspaper, etc.Ģ. Each source can be edited, so if you are not happy with your original entry, you can add more details, or you can add a new source. I selected “Texas Land Grants” as my source. I uploaded a GEDCOM for this tree and each source I had added is in the list. If you have previously created sources for your tree, the drop-down menu will reflect those sources. The first specific Ancestry asks you for is the source.
“Source: Where does this information or evidence come from?” Looking at each step will demonstrate how I filled out the information.ġ. Three steps are provided: identifying the source of the information, creating the specific citation information, and identifying a specific fact or event in the ancestor’s life to link the source citation to. Those sources hosted by Ancestry appear at the top, then under “Other Sources” are those that I have added which include an affidavit by his son of William Henderson Shults’ birth date and a personal letter from his daughter, Anna Shults Wells, stating his death year.Ĭlicking on “Add Source” opened up a new page with the title “Create Source Citation Information for William Henderson Shults.” I was invited to “Enter the specifics that can help to verify a fact/event for William Henderson Shults.”
Navigating to William’s Facts page on my Ancestry Tree, I can see all the sources about him in the middle column. The Texas General Land Office has digitized the complete file in beautiful color and I wanted to add this source to William’s record. For example, my Texan ancestor, William Henderson Shults applied for a land grant in 1878 in Brown County, Texas. Sources for our genealogy can be found on many different websites and we can easily add them to our Ancestry tree.
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