tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431320127509797635.post1815552160674637454..comments2024-02-20T18:04:35.517-05:00Comments on Family Tree Maker User: 1940 Census - Source / Citation CreationCousin Russhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431320127509797635.post-69049604157208268592012-05-24T00:02:12.619-04:002012-05-24T00:02:12.619-04:00Nice idea you have. I've learned something fro...Nice idea you have. I've learned something from you. Great job. Keep it up!<br /><br />Cathy<br /><a href="http://www.obituarieshelp.org/free_printable_blank_family_tree.html" rel="nofollow">family trees</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431320127509797635.post-81240647914071561452012-04-15T09:29:21.778-04:002012-04-15T09:29:21.778-04:00Michael,
I have updated this format.
Please see:...Michael,<br /><br />I have updated this format.<br /><br />Please see: Census Citations - Revision<br /><br />http://ftmuser.blogspot.com/2012/04/census-citations-revision.html<br /><br />I am finally happy with how it looks.<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431320127509797635.post-4142650233954370982012-04-15T00:31:12.223-04:002012-04-15T00:31:12.223-04:00That does help, Russ. Thanks for taking the time t...That does help, Russ. Thanks for taking the time to explain. I still feel like I'm never doing this right... :)Michael Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08505922239423639000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431320127509797635.post-62375892951227939332012-04-10T19:08:49.132-04:002012-04-10T19:08:49.132-04:00chmcgee,
FTM's templates are also based on Ev...chmcgee,<br /><br />FTM's templates are also based on Evidence Explained!.<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431320127509797635.post-21246573135099732162012-04-10T19:07:22.768-04:002012-04-10T19:07:22.768-04:00chmcgee,
I have seen so many variations, which co...chmcgee,<br /><br />I have seen so many variations, which comes first and second, and do we need Roll or microfilm numbers ... I am waiting to see one agreed two format. I just put this up as it works for me now. I can always modify it later.<br /><br />The Census Records DO show Family Numbers. In fact I have found it very, very helpful for identifying family groups in the Census.<br /><br />One column for Dwelling Number, one for Family. I try to use what is on the form.<br /><br />Since I am getting my images from Ancestry, that is who I am going to say I received it from. In my Example was "http://1940census.archives.gov" as I have used them as well.<br /><br />Thank you for your feedback.<br /><br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431320127509797635.post-35389701521799878042012-04-10T16:25:54.519-04:002012-04-10T16:25:54.519-04:00A few comments about your citation... Typically, t...A few comments about your citation... Typically, the "location" (towhship and incorporated place) would come directly after "population schedule." The sheet number would follow the enumeration district number since it directly relates to the ED, then comes the page number. The census does not have a family number, so that would be left out, and I have elected to refer to the dwelling as "household" since that is the wording used on the census (personal preference).<br /><br />I have seen others use the website title "Archives.gov." This has perplexed me since the title of NARA's website is "National Archives" (see upper left of webpage), and I'm not sure if we should be "citing" the National Archives since the images actually belong to them, so I leave that word out (i.e. National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll [number]).<br /><br />I do not use FTM and, therefore, I am not familiar with their templates. My citation is based on Elizabeth Shown Mills, "Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace," second edition (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2009).<br /><br />Just my 2+ centschmcgeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028310081224000162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431320127509797635.post-16148199729090358472012-04-10T16:19:52.003-04:002012-04-10T16:19:52.003-04:00A few comments about your citation... Typically, t...A few comments about your citation... Typically, the "location" (towhship and incorporated place) would come directly after "population schedule." The sheet number would follow the enumeration district number since it directly relates to the ED, then comes the page number. The census does not have a family number, so that would be left out, and I have elected to refer to the dwelling as "household" since that is the wording used on the census (personal preference).<br /><br />I have seen others use the website title "Archives.gov." This has perplexed me since the title of NARA's website is "National Archives" (see upper left of webpage), and I'm not sure if we should be "citing" the National Archives since the images actually belong to them, so I leave that word out.<br /><br />Just my 2+ centschmcgeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17028310081224000162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431320127509797635.post-32161977209002078132012-04-10T01:37:36.836-04:002012-04-10T01:37:36.836-04:00Michael,
I put them into the template feature.
A...Michael,<br /><br />I put them into the template feature.<br /><br />Add, New, then start the keyword "cen" (without the quote) and select Year and Location, as I tried to say above. So, the answer, is yes.<br /><br />It make it easier to find, when selected an existing CITATION.<br /><br />Remember there is a difference between Source and Citation. The template creates the Source, you then add the Citation. There are a couple of blog posts on the use of the Templates.<br /><br />You can, if you want, make a new citation for each member of the family. I don't, I do it a Citation by Household. That's why you see lines 59-61. But you can to it by person.<br /><br />The key for you to do, it see what your Bibliography Report AND a report with EndNotes looks like.<br /><br />You can put lots of text in the Citation Text. I don't, I just enter "Report for" head of household.<br /><br />If I want to see the make up of a household, I have other ways to see that.<br /><br />Hope that helps,<br /><br />Russ<br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431320127509797635.post-24922345143306969492012-04-10T00:32:33.647-04:002012-04-10T00:32:33.647-04:00I am still baffled by the mechanics of sources and...I am still baffled by the mechanics of sources and citations in FTM...and I never feel like I'm doing it right. A couple of questions:<br />(1) Are you making a separate Source for each State/County combination?<br />(2) I'm assuming #1 is yes, since the source in your example is "Pennsylvania, Chester." Are there advantages to creating sources by county versus just having 1 source for the entire 1940 Census?<br />(3) Are you making a new citation for each member of the family? (That makes sense to me since the citation text specifies a person.)<br />(4) If #3 is yes, then why does your example reference lines "59-61"?<br /><br />Sorry, these are pretty basic...I'm just trying to understand this better so I don't have to end up doing as much "fixing" things down the road.<br /><br />Thanks!Michael Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08505922239423639000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431320127509797635.post-45565767400390904172012-04-05T10:41:13.079-04:002012-04-05T10:41:13.079-04:00Anonymous,
Yes. The Image is a Citation Image. On...Anonymous,<br /><br />Yes. The Image is a Citation Image. One image, one citation, linked to many.<br /><br />Hope it helps,<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431320127509797635.post-78665882828281884842012-04-05T10:35:24.748-04:002012-04-05T10:35:24.748-04:00Russ, Great idea! Now you can link this file to ea...Russ, Great idea! Now you can link this file to each of the rest of the members of that family!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com