Citation examples:FamilySearch
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UPDATE: Please look at user mailing list => Another citation question: FamilySearch [1].
Many FamilySearch records give nice citations, that are easy to copy and paste into Gramps like a set of marriage records that FamilySearch has scanned, compiled, and put online.
This is an example of a Gramps citation for an FamilySearch record without a citation given to us. The important thing is to use sensible values in the Gramps citation Volume/Page text-box that ensure we uniquely identify the record.
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Event
This is the main Gramps event for this citation.
| Gramps Field | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Event Type | Marriage | |
| Date | 18.. | |
| Id | Let Gramps auto-populate this | |
| Place | .., .., Oregon, USA | |
| Description | .. | This event needs some description because it is more unusual than our normal records. |
| Role (not shared) | Primary | This is the default value |
Source
| Gramps Field | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Oregon, County Marriages, 1851–1975 (Index and Images) | |
| Author | US civil official (Oregon state) or religious church | |
| Id | Let Gramps auto-populate this | |
| Abbreviation | ||
| Pub. Info | http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/ |
Repository
| Gramps Field | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Name (shared) | FamilySearch.org | |
| Type (shared) | Web site | |
| Media Type (not shared) | Electronic | |
| Call number (not shared) | https://familysearch.org/records/collection/1803968 | This is not really necessary and is not a standard value, but it is the FamilySearch link for this source. This is the FamilySearch database link, so it is more general than the specific citation. The film number for many FamilySearch records is listed in the record. Irrespective of how to cite the index record itself, it's usually worth requesting the film, viewing that record, and citing that. |
Citation
| Gramps Field | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Date | 18.. | Or should this be the date that I reviewed the source? |
| Id | Let Gramps auto-populate this | |
| Volume/Page | Book n°10 / page 500 | FamilySearch doesn't provide any nice citation information for us so we have to derive it - this seems like sensible detail that should enable any other researcher to find the record from the original source. Look at paper source! |
| Confidence | Normal | This is the default. You may want to set this to 'Low' or 'Very Low' if you are not sure this is the right family |
| Note | (Type: Transcript)
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| Data | Key: FamilySearchLink | It isn't necessary to set this data attribute.
But Gramps doesn't yet have a repository-specific attribute for this in the citation (only at the source level), so this is one way you could save the FamilySearchURL. |
