A thoughtful analysis helps you assess the source’s reliability and its relevance to your overall research. Understanding your source also helps you create better citations!
Solid Citations Start with Better Analysis
Active Voice in Genealogical Writing
Excellent writers use active voice in all types of writing because it cuts down on wordiness, enlivens the writing by avoiding a stuffy tone, and creates more energy. In genealogical writing, an active voice is hard to achieve since we, as genealogists, often write in the third person point of view, and we usually write …
Creating Full-Text Search Source Citations for Genealogy
The introduction of Full-Text Search at FamilySearch has been incredibly exciting! I’m thrilled to dive back into my research projects with renewed optimism that this feature will help me overcome some of my stubborn brickwalls. The collection started with U.S. Land and Probate and Mexico Notarial Records. It now includes Australia Land and Probate Records, …
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