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Suggested References


References:

 

Beller, Susan Provost. Roots for Kids: A Genealogy Guide for Young People. White Hall, Virginia: Betterway Books, 1989.

Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. County Courthouse Book. Second edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995.

———. Genealogist's Address Book. Fourth edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1998.

Brittan, Liana. Genealogy for Children: A Resource for Teachers, Parents and Grandparents. Almonte, Ontario: Educational Support Personnel, 1997.

Finley, Carmen J. Creating a Winning Family History: A Guide to the NGS Family History Writing Contest. Arlington, Virginia: National Genealogical Society, 2002.

Handy Book for Genealogists: United States of America. Ninth edition. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1999.

Hatcher, Patricia Law.  Producing a Quality Family History. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1996.

Kemp, Thomas Jay. International Vital Records Handbook. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1990.

Meshenberg, Michael J. Documents of Our Ancestors: A Selection of Reproducible Genealogy Forms and Tips for Using Them. Teaneck, New Jersey: Avotaynu, 1996.

Mills, Elizabeth Shown. Evidence! Citation and Analysis for the Family Historian. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.

———. Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007.
This book provides the most recent examples of standard citation formats.

Szucs, Loretto Dennis. The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1997.

The Chicago Manual of Style. Fifteenth edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
A basic reference for writers.

Internet Sources:

 

Family Heroes.  http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=famousFathers : 2007.

Family Search. http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp : 2007.

Freilich, Kay Haviland. “Polishing Our Everyday Writing.” OnBoard 4 (September 1998): 24. Online reprint, Board for Certification of Genealogists. http://www.bcgcertification.org/skillbuilders/skbld989.html : 2007.

Genealogy Merit Badge. http://www.boyscouttrail.com/boyscouts/meritbadges/genealogy.asp : 2007..
Web site listing requirements for Boy Scouts to earn a Genealogy Merit Badge.

Hunt, Marjorie. The Smithsonian Folklife and Oral History Interviewing Guide. (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 2003). Online reprint. Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. http://www.folklife.si.edu/explore/Resources/InterviewGuide/InterviewGuide_home.html : 2007.

Lavender, Catherine. “How to Cite, Using Footnotes: Using the Chicago Manual of Style.”  (2006). Online reprint. The Department of History, The College of Staten Island of The City University of New York. http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/footnote.html : 2007.

Mathews, Barbara J. “Structural Elements of a Good Genealogy. OnBoard 12 (January 2006): 1-2. Online reprint, Board for Certification of Genealogists. http://www.bcgcertification.org/skillbuilders/skbld061.html : 2007.

Mills, Elizabeth Shown. “Citing Your Sources.” OnBoard 1 (September 1995): 24. Online reprint, Board for Certification of Genealogists. http://www.bcgcertification.org/skillbuilders/skbld959.html : 2007.

———. "Good Genealogical Writing." OnBoard 4 (May 1998): 16. Online reprint, Board for Certification of Genealogists. http://www.bcgcertification.org/skillbuilders/skbld985.html : 2007.

 

 

 


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