then make it a sidebar > with its own notes or its own in-text references to other relevant > footnotes. Or what about an appendix? I've done that once. Your footnote can refer to the appendix. Patti On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 6:12 PM, Harold Henderson via < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >