Although I try to use standard bibliographical practice for book resource citations, there is a lot of room for personal preferences with Family Origins. For verbal information from a live family member, I would likely use their name in a format such as: Smith, Mary Jane -- for notes from the person, I would likely use the name plus something like personal notes, personal correspondence in the citation details section. For some sources including documents and certificates, I tend to use generic sources such as birth certificate, death certificate, tombstone, cemetery records, 1850 federal census, etc. Then I give the necessary details such as date, certificate #, location, etc. in the citation details section of the source screen. The important issue is to cite each source in such a manner so that if at all possible, you or someone else can locate it with minimal difficulty at a later date. The exception might be family members, where you might just use the person's name. If you have questions about how various types of source entries print out in a report, try printing some sample reports and look at the format of what prints out. You should try for clarity and consistency. You might want to look at some professional genealogies and see how they present the sources as well as looking at some standard books giving pointers on citing sources. Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Pellow" <mapellow@yahoo.com> > I'm at the beginning of research, and I've been looking at > suggestions for organizing it all in a serious way, which I've > yet to do....