Saturday Sourcing Sprint! (10 Nov 2018)

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Hi WikiTreers! 

imageJoin in on this week's 24-hour Saturday Sourcing Sprint!

It's basically a casual mini Source-a-Thon.

When it's Saturday where you are, get sourcing! 
(And quit when it's Sundaysmiley)

Anytime you want to compete for the Weekly Winners badge, click answer at the bottom of this post, We use the Challenge Tracker to record the profiles we sources. 

Tell us about your successes, discrepancies, stories that tug at your heart strings, and new amazing sources. We have a Google Hangout if you'd like to join us. It will be as busy or quiet as we make it.

  • All profiles improved must come from the Unsourced categories or be already present on WikiTree and only have links to other profiles, links to search results from another genealogy website, or the words "Ancestry tree," "Geni.com," "Pedigree Resource Files" from FamilySearch, and the like. Do not delete these items as they can provide clues for other researchers.
  • If you cannot find any sources, create a Research Notes section, list where you tried to find records, and add four tildes to the end of your note as a date stamp (you won't see it until you save). Do not remove the Unsourced Template and do not use the tracker or count in your tally. Example:
    • "Looked for John in the US Census records for 1900-1940 and couldn't find him on FamilySearch or Ancestry"
  • Sources citations need to provide a way for anyone to find the source. We strive for the Evidence Explained format to tell where, what, who, and when, as well as where the was source was found. Do not delete existing items in the Sources area as they can provide clues for other researchers. 
    • Examples of citations can be found in the Tip of the Week first comment in each post and in the Citation Example page where the Weekly Tips will be archived.
  • If you add a source which names other family members, check to see if their profiles exist. 
    • If not, add  [[Category:Needs Profiles Created]] to the first line of the edit box
    • If so and there are no sources, add the source. Use the tracker to count that profile too

See the Sprint Help Page for full details. 

When you save the profile, a green bar for the Challenge Tracker will appear at the top. Due to the security changes for the implementation of GDPR regulations, unlisted profiles are not eligible for challenge tracking. 

For all others, click the Challenge Tracker button, add or verify your WikiTreeID, select a pre-defined comment or add your own to indicate which type(s) of source(s) you added, put a check mark in the "Saturday Sourcing Sprint" box, and click "Add Action." If you participate in the Monthly Sourcerers' Challenge you can click both boxes. For visual learners, this YouTube video starting at about the 4.30 minute mark will explain how to use the tracker (earlier parts of the video explain how to find sources and add the citations to profiles).

You can track your progress on the Challenge Tracker report.

Don't forget to removed the Unsourced template if you are able to add a source!

in The Tree House by Debi Hoag G2G6 Pilot (391k points)
edited by Debi Hoag

Citation Tip of the Week

This is not an endorsement of any one source or citation style. Tips are provided to help you learn how to cite the sources you find. There is no requirement to look for sources of this type.

Source: US National Parks Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Database

This one is US-centric but one that I used this week to source a profile. The only note on the profile said that he had served in the US Civil War with the PA 42nd Volunteers.

Several years ago, volunteers and the US National Parks Service worked together to create a database of all soldiers and sailors from both the Union and Confederate Armies. It can be searched in a number of way and results can help narrow unit in which the man served. That's important when trying to find further records. 

Unfortunately, a copy/paste citation is not included with the records. This is what I created for the record I found:

  • National Park Services, "Soldiers," database, ''Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System'' (https ://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm : accessed 9 Nov 2018), entry for [https ://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=B78AE99A-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A John English], Pvt., Co E, 13th Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry (42nd Volunteers/1st Pennsylvania Rifles), Union.
When you save the record, the entry looks like this:
  • National Park Services, "Soldiers," database, ''Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System'' (https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm : accessed 9 Nov 2018), entry for John English, Pvt., Co E, 13th Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry (42nd Volunteers/1st Pennsylvania Rifles), Union.

By the way, they are now working on a similar database for those who served in the US Mexican War (1846-1848). I think it is only for US soldiers and I haven't heard if it will be regular Army only or will include the Volunteer regiments sent by many states.

This citation example was crafted using Elizabeth Shown Mills' Evidence Explained, 3rd Edition Kindle, pg 596-597, 11.32 "Military: Compiled Services Records - Online database - First Reference Note (Civil War Service Database)."

4 Answers

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I'm just getting on the computer.  Today is November 10, 2018, I guess this is the correct place to join.
by Beverly Ahrens G2G6 Mach 8 (83.8k points)
selected by Debi Hoag

Congratulations, Beverly, on being the registered Sprinter who sourced the most profiles in the 10 Nov 2018 Sprint!

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Should've posted earlier, but as I started work on another unsourced profile, it dawned on me that it's Saturday & I should post an answer to the Sprint! I'm in :D
by Liz Shifflett G2G6 Pilot (622k points)
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Good Grief, I'm having a heck of a time. First I forget to post, then I get the wrong day. It's 7:30pm and I'm finally getting a chance to start doing some sources. Hopefully I'll get a few done.
by Debi Hoag G2G6 Pilot (391k points)
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Saturday been and gone in Australia, ‘tis now 11.50 am Sunday.

Never mind, hope you all have fun.
by Living Poole G2G Astronaut (1.3m points)

Sorry, Marion. I'll try to make sure I get it up on time from now on. Register with the Monthly Sourcerers' Challenge and source all month!

Don’t rush on my account, think I will see what the monthly one is about.

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