G2G: Adding sources

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Help with adding sources on profiles many thanks Darren.
in The Tree House by Darren Bell G2G Crew (650 points)

Duplicate of https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1555867/adding-sources, but the two questions have received different replies, so I guess we need to keep both of them.


1 Answer

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Hi Darren,

The question you ask is a little vague.  I'll throw some ideas out on the table, then we can go from there.

The basic idea behind a source is where you found supporting evidence of the person you are profiling.

There are at least two types:  1. Source  and 2. Primary Source.

Source:  Family History of Darren Bell;  Find A Grave memorial ID 111111(add the correct number);  Family Search ID, Billion Graves, and so on. These sources are not always accurate or truthful, but they at least help others know where you found the information.

Primary Source:  Birth Certificate, Death Certificate, Census Records, Military records, Criminal records and so on.  These types are documented evidence found at the County and State level (Governmental records),  and more accurate and truthful in nature.

Your Question was: Help with adding sources.  That could mean you need help to actually place the source in the source section (field box) Which could mean typing in "Family History of Darren Bell or adding a web site address (URL) example: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7736629/thomas-e-draper (Find A Grave)

If the above is not what you are asking, then you can explain the exact problem you are having.

There is a learning curve that is hard to grasp at first and we are here to help.wink

by David Draper G2G Astronaut (5.1m points)

Yes placing sources in sources area thanks

Funny Story:  When I first started on WikiTree, I didn't know what a source was.  The profile I was creating would not save because there was no information in the source field.  Out of frustration I typed in the source field "asdfg  asfg asdfg" and saved it.  It wasn't very long before I started getting sent messages from members asking me "what in the world are you doing?" Hahaha hahaha!

What I should have done was type: "Dave Draper's family history" in that box and that would have been OK.

You and others can (and will) add more sources to that profile.  You may create the profile and become the profile manager, but all members can add more information and sources. That sort of shocked me at first.  A cousin I didn't know added family information I didn't have. I got upset at first, before I realized we are all working together.

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