Learning to write genealogical citations is part art, part science and potentially terrifying. Learn what important components to note while researching, and how to put them together while writing to subdue the panic, and produce quality work.
Shellee Morehead, PhD, CG, has a Ph.D. in evolutionary ecology from the University of Utah and is an associate professor of Biology at the New England Institute of Technology. She was certified by BCG in 2012, and researches, writes and lectures o
A great foundation for capturing source information and creating citations! Much needed and well-done! Thanks!
Absolutely great. Made sense of a confusing topic.
As I am organizing my past research, I hope I documented enough to put on my Legacy 9 program!
Awesome webinar and presenter! Shellee communicates clearly at a level all can understand. Shellee’s method is comfortable and interesting. She makes you want to jump into correct citation starting today! Thanks to all!
best yet for explaining the process
Brilliant webinar with lots of helpful hints and tips for Citing our materials.
Clear and concise presentation! I have a better understanding of citations. Thank you!
Everything was explained very well.
Excellent
Excellent as usual.
Excellent information for citations
Excellent refresher (at least for me) webinar on citing sources!
Excellent seminar both in facts and presentation. Although I have been doing family research for more than 12 years, I am a complete novice when it comes to creating citations, and this was a huge help.
Excellent speaker and exactly the information I needed.
excellent speaker.
Fabulous!!! Great Webinar!
Gave succinct information and I will be documenting better.
Good explanations!
Great
great beginner information
Great seminar! It is a good introduction to citations….I had a lot of anxiety about figuring out how to correctly cite a source.
Great Speaker! Great information! Thank you!
Great step-by-step clarifying presentation helped remove my mental block about creating source citations. Thank you!!!
great teacher, easy to understand.
Great webinar! Shellee made it very easy to understand. Thank you! : )
Great webinar, lots of information presented in a manner anyone can understand.
Great!
Helpful information and excellent examples, easy to follow. Look forward to future webinars.
I am not a beginner citationist but I learned tons!
I liked that Shellee broke down the citation into its components of who, what, when, where in, and where at. This makes it much easier to create the citation by answering these 5 questions.
I really liked her approach to citations!
Info-filled. Thank you.
Interesting topic
It was easy to follow and organized in a systematic way.
It was great!
It was not only informative, but also inspiring. I was on audio only and having key information visually presented was extremely helpful. I realized how lax I have been in documenting because saw it as a chore, but now see it as an adventure and am eager to start adding more information to my meager citations.
I’ve had other citation lectures and this was so simple and well explained. Glad I signed up!
More down to earth than many explanations.
Much useful information presented in an easily understandable format.
Now I can really understand the reason for the citation info!
Really enjoyed today!
she was very enjoyable to listen to
Shellee did a great job teaching the basics of citations. Lots of good information. Thank you.
Shellee kept topic moving, spoke well without dah moments, easy to follow and a few new tips – maybe the best webinar/seminar I have taken in 5 yrs.
So very informative. Thank you.
Still struggle with citations – this told me what I need to do even if it isn’t formatted correctly . . . now maybe I can relax!
Thank you for a great webinar an easy method for writing citations.
thank you for another wonderful webinar. Happy Holidays
Thank you so much for making a subject that I have been avoiding. I have in my mind made this much more complicated than it needs to be.
I hope for a deeper seminar on this subject.
Thank you! Very helpful
The information was presented clearly which I appreciate as a beginner. It was very helpful!
The topic was put in very simple terms that will make it easier for me to cite my citations in future. Thank you.
This sure takes some of the stress out of citing sources. I know I get all of the information I need, but stress over the proper order each piece goes in.
Very good info on citations. Very helpful.
Very good Presenter and very well presented.
Very helpful and very clear. Thank you.
Very helpful information. Thanks!
Very helpful, clear and concise review of citations. Thanks.
Very helpful.
Very informative. As a beginner, I would like to have seen a few more examples.
Very interesting and clear presentation
Very organized and informative. Thank you.
Very simple instructions and easy to understand. Followed in very logical order and made the whole citation process non-threatening.
Very useful and clear webinar about citation. Thank you.
Well done – like that I don’t have to panic and re-do all the ones in a more academic way!
Genealogy Standards spells out eight documentation standards, which give genealogists guidance for documenting genealogical writing. They also provide guidance for citation content, while allowing flexibility in the sequencing and structuring of citations supporting genealogical statements. This presentation will review the standards and provide examples of applying their principles.
Genealogy Standards spells out eight documentation standards, which give genealogists guidance for documenting genealogical writing. They also provide guidance for citation content, while allowing flexibility in the sequencing and structuring of citations supporting genealogical statements. This presentation will review the standards and provide examples of applying their principles.
Record As You Go, Cite As You Go, & File As You Go
Genealogists tend to get very excited about new records and sources they come across in their research. So much so that they grab a quick copy, download it to default folders, and move on to the next item without thoroughly exploring the source first. All too often they don't take…
Genealogists tend to get very excited about new records and sources they come across in their research. So much so that they grab a quick copy, download it to default folders, and move on to the next item without thoroughly exploring the source first. All too often they don't take…
Sources and Citations Made Simple, Standard, and Powerful
If genealogy without documentation is mythology, recording our citations is essential to sound genealogical research. In this webinar, Geoff Rasmussen will 1) explain what makes a good citation, 2) demonstrate how to properly and consistently record the citation, and 3) provide insider tips and tricks for using Legacy's SourceWriter.
If genealogy without documentation is mythology, recording our citations is essential to sound genealogical research. In this webinar, Geoff Rasmussen will 1) explain what makes a good citation, 2) demonstrate how to properly and consistently record the citation, and 3) provide insider tips and tricks for using Legacy's SourceWriter.
My 20 Year Mystery – Finding family origins with Y-DNA
Beginner genealogists often research their surname origins first, and get stuck at a certain point. The skills needed to surmount these early brick walls come in time, with study and practice, and the increasing availability of DNA and online resources. In this webinar, Shellee describes her brick wall ancestor, Samuel...
Beginner genealogists often research their surname origins first, and get stuck at a certain point. The skills needed to surmount these early brick walls come in time, with study and practice, and the increasing availability of DNA and online resources. In this webinar, Shellee describes her brick wall ancestor, Samuel...
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There are so many wonderful technological tools for getting more out of your genealogical research time, but how do you choose which ones are going to work best for you? Are you struggling with making time for your research, staying on track for your projects, or just want to unplug…
There are so many wonderful technological tools for getting more out of your genealogical research time, but how do you choose which ones are going to work best for you? Are you struggling with making time for your research, staying on track for your projects, or just want to unplug…
DNA and the GPS solves a mystery: Hamiltons in Colonial New England
Who was Capt Thomas Hamilton? Y-DNA solves a 300 year old mystery of his origins. Using the Genealogical Proof Standard as well as DNA evidence, Shellee describes solving a 300 year old mystery: Who was Captain Thomas Hamilton? This talk briefly describes the genealogical proof standard, the question relating to…
Who was Capt Thomas Hamilton? Y-DNA solves a 300 year old mystery of his origins. Using the Genealogical Proof Standard as well as DNA evidence, Shellee describes solving a 300 year old mystery: Who was Captain Thomas Hamilton? This talk briefly describes the genealogical proof standard, the question relating to…
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A great foundation for capturing source information and creating citations! Much needed and well-done! Thanks!
Absolutely great. Made sense of a confusing topic.
As I am organizing my past research, I hope I documented enough to put on my Legacy 9 program!
Awesome webinar and presenter! Shellee communicates clearly at a level all can understand. Shellee’s method is comfortable and interesting. She makes you want to jump into correct citation starting today! Thanks to all!
best yet for explaining the process
Brilliant webinar with lots of helpful hints and tips for Citing our materials.
Clear and concise presentation! I have a better understanding of citations. Thank you!
Everything was explained very well.
Excellent
Excellent as usual.
Excellent information for citations
Excellent refresher (at least for me) webinar on citing sources!
Excellent seminar both in facts and presentation. Although I have been doing family research for more than 12 years, I am a complete novice when it comes to creating citations, and this was a huge help.
Excellent speaker and exactly the information I needed.
excellent speaker.
Fabulous!!! Great Webinar!
Gave succinct information and I will be documenting better.
Good explanations!
Great
great beginner information
Great seminar! It is a good introduction to citations….I had a lot of anxiety about figuring out how to correctly cite a source.
Great Speaker! Great information! Thank you!
Great step-by-step clarifying presentation helped remove my mental block about creating source citations. Thank you!!!
great teacher, easy to understand.
Great webinar! Shellee made it very easy to understand. Thank you! : )
Great webinar, lots of information presented in a manner anyone can understand.
Great!
Helpful information and excellent examples, easy to follow. Look forward to future webinars.
I am not a beginner citationist but I learned tons!
I liked that Shellee broke down the citation into its components of who, what, when, where in, and where at. This makes it much easier to create the citation by answering these 5 questions.
I really liked her approach to citations!
Info-filled. Thank you.
Interesting topic
It was easy to follow and organized in a systematic way.
It was great!
It was not only informative, but also inspiring. I was on audio only and having key information visually presented was extremely helpful. I realized how lax I have been in documenting because saw it as a chore, but now see it as an adventure and am eager to start adding more information to my meager citations.
I’ve had other citation lectures and this was so simple and well explained. Glad I signed up!
More down to earth than many explanations.
Much useful information presented in an easily understandable format.
Now I can really understand the reason for the citation info!
Really enjoyed today!
she was very enjoyable to listen to
Shellee did a great job teaching the basics of citations. Lots of good information. Thank you.
Shellee kept topic moving, spoke well without dah moments, easy to follow and a few new tips – maybe the best webinar/seminar I have taken in 5 yrs.
So very informative. Thank you.
Still struggle with citations – this told me what I need to do even if it isn’t formatted correctly . . . now maybe I can relax!
Thank you for a great webinar an easy method for writing citations.
thank you for another wonderful webinar. Happy Holidays
Thank you so much for making a subject that I have been avoiding. I have in my mind made this much more complicated than it needs to be.
I hope for a deeper seminar on this subject.
Thank you! Very helpful
The information was presented clearly which I appreciate as a beginner. It was very helpful!
The topic was put in very simple terms that will make it easier for me to cite my citations in future. Thank you.
This sure takes some of the stress out of citing sources. I know I get all of the information I need, but stress over the proper order each piece goes in.
Very good info on citations. Very helpful.
Very good Presenter and very well presented.
Very helpful and very clear. Thank you.
Very helpful information. Thanks!
Very helpful, clear and concise review of citations. Thanks.
Very helpful.
Very informative. As a beginner, I would like to have seen a few more examples.
Very interesting and clear presentation
Very organized and informative. Thank you.
Very simple instructions and easy to understand. Followed in very logical order and made the whole citation process non-threatening.
Very useful and clear webinar about citation. Thank you.
Well done – like that I don’t have to panic and re-do all the ones in a more academic way!
Wish I’d known all this forty years ago! 🙂