Hi all, 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, although I'm taking baby steps. That having been said: I'm coming across some noteworthy references to dates and names in notes handwritten by my grandmother years ago on scraps of paper. Often these notes are the only reference to a particular name or relationship. Having entered some particular fact in FO (burial place, DOB, etc.), I'm somewhat stymied as to how to record the source of the information. I began by using my grandmother's initials and entering to "ERA note 1", "ERA note 2", etc., as individual sources. But it quickly became obvious that not only are there were too many little paper notes to make that at all meaningful, but "ERA note 1" is a very sparse reference for an information source. On the other hand, it's simply my grandmother's recollections, which she recorded. (How to refer to her recollections which *I* have recorded in writing is the next question.) There's not much more detail to give about it as a source. One possible solution I drummed up is to list "ERA Personal Papers" as a source, to cover all such little notes, and then use the Citation field to specify further when possible. What does geneaolgy source citation protocol have to say about this situation? (And, while I'm at it, are there any suggestions for written references that would cover this kind of operational detail?) Thanks in advance, -- Matt (reply to mapellow@yahoo.com ) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/

----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Pellow" <mapellow@yahoo.com> > What does geneaolgy source citation protocol have to say about > this situation? (And, while I'm at it, are there any > suggestions for written references that would cover this kind of > operational detail?) Thanks in advance, > > -- Matt Matt, An excellent genealogical citation guide is Elizabeth Shown Mills' book, "Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian". I strongly recommend that you purchase the book if you're just getting started, or even if you're not. I refer to my copy constantly. It has detailed citation format examples for all the major record types, and some not so major. Although nothing is covered that would fit your notes specifically, I would probably go with using the ERA Personal Papers that you mentioned, and modify the citation for either a personal letter or an unpublished manuscript that are given in the book. These two come closer to the category of your grandmother's notes than anything else. Peggy