Cite Your Sources: A Manual for Documenting Family Histories and Genealogical Records

by Richard S. Lackey

A how-to guidebook for those wishing to document their genealogical research in academically acceptable form. Uncomplicated directions and clear examples from Bibles, wills, letters, interviews, public records, etc

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, History

94 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1985

Reviews

[Mootzee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the first books I bought for genealogy back in the late 1990s. I dug it out and reread it because I needed to clean up my sources in my tree. I've added a lot of facts from Ancestry and FamilySearch and realized that they do not always create citations as they should.

This is my very favorite citation for the simple fact that it is very basic and geared towards beginners. The author does a very good job of explaining what information you need in order to create a proper citation. Many of the other books are for more advanced genealogists who already know how to construct a citation. The only drawback I can see is that the author wrote this book before the internet was in full force and as a result there aren't any guidelines for creating citation from the internet. It's a great resource for the basics though, such as books, newspapers, censuses, etc.

I highly recommend that you grab a copy of this book if you are just starting out with citations. It's very light and portable and easy to tuck into your traveling genealogy bag for reference on the road.

PS: Elizabeth Shown Mills gives a shout out to Lackey in her first citation manual, Evidence! And the Queen of Genealogical Citations can't be wrong, can she?

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of the ultimate references for how to cite sources in one's genealogy. There are very good examples provided. Of course, the amount of electronic sources is limited given the date of publication.