I'm confused about how best to do this. I am writing a paper that includes a couple footnotes to explain in more detail some of the relevant points I wish to keep succinct in the main body of text. These footnotes are in italics on the same page and above the list of "sources" for the page. I have a situation where one of the longer footnotes which goes from a page into the next, and which fluidly refers to the main body of text also going from that one page to the next. Again, the main text appears in regular font style, the footnote in italic (redundant statement but made for clarity) on both pages. So, I have sources for the footnote and the main text as well on one page and can't really make it work for the footnote narrative to end saying "See [full citation source 1]; [full citation source 2]; [full citation source 3]" as there are specific points I'm trying to source at the point they are needed. SO, what I have is a situation where in main body I'm inserting 1, 2, 3 etc. for citations added at bottom of page, but I also have citations 1 2, 3 for the footnote. Since depending on which you are reading, main body or footnote, the citations can't be clear unless I separate them in some way, I'm thinking I should give the footnote it's own list under it's italicized text. If that is kosher, should I have 'sources' written and then list the citations for the footnote just below the footnote? If I should do that should I call them A B C instead of 1, 2, 3 maybe? Right below them will be another 'sources' written out, with a list of the sources 1, 2, 3 etc for the main body. I hope I'm being clear here, and will appreciate any feedback. It's driving me crazy! I really don't know how to handle this. Cynthia

Cynthia -- Very quickly as I'm about to be summoned away . . . Don't even think about having two different sets of notes and some of the notes having notes. If you need extra material, and you're dead-set against having it in the text (where I would recommend), then make it a sidebar with its own notes or its own in-text references to other relevant footnotes. Harold Harold Henderson, CG midwestroots.net *Finding Ancestors in Fort Wayne: The Genealogist's Unofficial One-Stop Guide to the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center * http://www.midwestroots.net/ <http://www.midwestroots.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ACPLGC-April-2013.pdf> Certified Genealogist (SM) No. 1029 Certified Genealogist and CG are proprietary service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists® used by the Board to identify its program of genealogical competency evaluation and used under license by the Board’s associates. On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 5:53 PM, Cynthia Swope via < [email protected]> wrote: > I'm confused about how best to do this. > I am writing a paper that includes a couple footnotes to explain in more > detail some of the relevant points I wish to keep succinct in the main > body of text. > These footnotes are in italics on the same page and above the list of > "sources" for the page. > > I have a situation where one of the longer footnotes which goes from a > page into the next, and which fluidly refers to the main body of text > also going from that one page to the next. Again, the main text appears > in regular font style, the footnote in italic (redundant statement but > made for clarity) on both pages. > > So, I have sources for the footnote and the main text as well on one > page and can't really make it work for the footnote narrative to end > saying "See [full citation source 1]; [full citation source 2]; [full > citation source 3]" as there are specific points I'm trying to source > at the point they are needed. > SO, what I have is a situation where in main body I'm inserting 1, 2, 3 > etc. for citations added at bottom of page, but I also have citations 1 > 2, 3 for the footnote. > > Since depending on which you are reading, main body or footnote, the > citations can't be clear unless I separate them in some way, I'm > thinking I should give the footnote it's own list under it's italicized > text. > If that is kosher, should I have 'sources' written and then list the > citations for the footnote just below the footnote? If I should do that > should I call them A B C instead of 1, 2, 3 maybe? > Right below them will be another 'sources' written out, with a list of > the sources 1, 2, 3 etc for the main body. > > I hope I'm being clear here, and will appreciate any feedback. It's > driving me crazy! I really don't know how to handle this. > > Cynthia > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >