Cite Your Sources! Dick gave us a brief review of his favorite topic. We do suggest that you find some way to keep track of where you find your information. Elizabeth Shown Mills has written the "go-to" guide on this subject, and we have her Quick Sheet about sourcing online facts. Your genealogy software also has templates to help you list sources. If you keep in mind the following five items, you will have what you need.
1. WHO: this element would be the author of the source--a person or organization.
2. WHAT: the title of the book, microfilm, database, etc. would follow the author's name.
3. WHEN: next comes the date the media was created (and you should also note the date you accessed the information).
4. WHERE IN: next note the place in the source where the information occurs, such as volume, page number, etc.
5: WHERE IS: the last item would be the physical location of the source: online, at the Family History Library, another library or archive, courthouse or other facility.
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