Always cite the most original source. The information in the email is a derivative (Mary had to type it) and a such has inherent possible errors. I like to think of citations as identifying where it lives first, and then how it came to my attention. That way the reader is informed on where they can see the original but also the steps involved in getting it to me. Those steps can dilute the information if identified as a database or other transcription and the reader needs to know that. -- Elissa Elissa Scalise Powell, CG , CGL www.PowellGenealogy.com www.GRIPitt.org 28 June-3 July 2015 and 19-24 July 2015 in Pittsburgh, PA CG, Certified Genealogist, CGL, and Certified Genealogical Lecturer are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations. The board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kathie Fortner via Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2015 1:30 PM To: Michael Hait Cc: Patricia Hobbs; TGF List Subject: [SPAM-Med] Re: [TGF] Citation The copy of the newspaper obit was obtained by a friend, Mary, for her own use and when she realized we were researching the same line, she sent me a copy. I am wondering if I should only cite the email from Mary, because that is where I saw the obit, or whether I should also cite the attachments since the information is present in the email. Kathie On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Michael Hait <[email protected]> wrote: > Why is the email relevant at all to the citation of the newspaper? If > the sender was functioning as an agent to obtain a publicly available > record from the society library's microfilm collection, for example, > then you would cite the repository information, but not the agent who obtained it. > > Michael Hait, CG(sm) > [email protected] > http://www.haitfamilyresearch.com > Author of *Online State Resources for Genealogy* ebook More > information at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/onlineStates.htm > > CG and Certified Genealogist are service marks of the Board for > Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board > certificants after periodic competency evaluation, and the board name > is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. > -----Original Message----- From: Patricia Hobbs via > Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2015 12:58 PM > To: Kathie Fortner > Cc: TGF List > Subject: Re: [TGF] Citation > > > Kathie, I'm not sure how you contacted the person (via Ancestry > message > board) is material if you corresponded directly through email to get > the document(s). > > I'd refer to the attachment directly as you normally would for that > kind of document (newspaper if it's an obituary with identifying > information). Then after the semi-colon, you'd refer to the avenue of > receipt as being sent by email from the sender which would then cite > the origin of the obituary as being the Elgin County Genealogical Society. > > Patti > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 11:26 AM, Kathie Fortner via < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I'm trying to cite an email with attachments. The attachments are >> identified by the sender. Am I on the right track with this? >> >> ​[Name of Sender], Via Ancestry Message Boards {senders email} To >> Kathie Fortner, Email with attachments, 14 Aug 2014, "Hannah Bellowes >> Fortner Obituary"; Attachments from "The St Thomas Evening Journal " >> 29 Aug 1908, >> 1 >> Sep 1908, Elgin County Gealogical Society, -- >> >> * >> Kathie Fortner* >> * <[email protected]>* >> >> *www.fortner.50megs.com <http://www.fortner.50megs.com>* >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >> message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > -- * Kathie Fortner* * <[email protected]>* *www.fortner.50megs.com <http://www.fortner.50megs.com>* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message