Penny, in the meantime, I would suggest just citing "Horton, [title of book, year] and page number" any what comments there are to be had from that source for the pertinent event. This at least gives the user a source to work from. In many cases, the source can be looked up in more detail and a better source ADDED to that. I put these in the description box for the event, because it is front and center on the page. I hope you will be brave enough to add the book as a source citation, though I have had problems with doing that. Remember, this is starting out as a "base line" data base. To that end, we have to start from somewhere. I may use Hayden as a source on some things simply because there is no other source than Hayden on some things. But I strive to make it clear that his source is not cited. (For example, marriage of William-1 Ball to Hannah Atherold. See my entry on the "description box" for the marriage event on how I handled that. In essence: "marriage date of _____ according to Hayden, p. ___, "in London" which is not proved. I wrote more explanation than that, but I make it clear what my source was and why it may be questionable. The little "description box" under an event is a good place to really sum things up in a short few sentences, or, on the other hand, provide a source such as a will or deed or bond or order book citation. Great to have you helping out, Penny. Craig On Oct 5, 2011, at 6:14 PM, Penny Alby wrote: > Craig, > Thank you for your thought provoking questions about using the Horton book > as a source. He cites some sources, even verbatim, but does not source > every individual. I will note original source whenever possible. I have > verified some of his sources and they have been consistent with his > information. I have found a few inconsistencies within the book, but they > are few. I may find more as I find more primary sources. Thank you for the > suggestion that I request further information from MBW. > Penny Nichols Alby > NN Families - Brent, Payne, Pinckard > > ------------------------------- > 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