Citing family history sources
Citing family history sources is important for effective research. Learn why and how to cite sources and get resources to help you develop your citation skills.
Articles about documentation to support and share family history research such as research notes, source citations, family trees, charts, reports and narratives.
Citing family history sources is important for effective research. Learn why and how to cite sources and get resources to help you develop your citation skills.
What is good quality family history? Is having an accurate family tree enough? Why is it so important that we have good quality family history?
When we add information to our family history we should also cite the sources that we used. But what do we do when the source is DNA?
It can be fun, immersing yourself in your research. But, ultimately, we want to progress our research. So, what can we do to save wasting time unnecessarily?
If you have a family tree on Ancestry you may find Tags, Notes and Comments features useful in planning and documenting your research.