Saturday Sourcing Sprint! (17 November 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)

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: DigitalArkivet (National Archives of Norway)

A member recently asked about citing specific Parish Church records. He was comfortable citing the details and was including a link to the digital image. This is an example (not his record but similar):

  • Voss (Vangen) Parish Church (Voss, Norway), Voss: 1823-1837, Ministerialbok A 12, Deaths and Burials, Page 324, item 93, Anna Sjursdtr of Gjelle

He wondered if there should be more. The main thing it left out was how to find the record if the specific link no longer worked. A reader would be left wondering where the record might be found. I discovered that the link was to an image in the digital database at the Archive of Norway (DigitalArkivet). Adding the following would let the reader re-do the search if the original link ever degrades: 

This shows information regarding:

  • what kind of record (a digital image)
  • where it was found
  • what was found
  • the URL of the website
  • when it was accessed

This sample was found at Genea-Musings

Randy Seaver, "Sample Source Citations," Genea-Musings, last updated 5 September 2014 (https://www.geneamusings.com/p/sample-source-citations.html : accessed 16 November 2018), "1)  Vital (birth, baptism, marriage, death, burial) Records: item 10 *Norwegian church record on DigitalArkivet website"

I'll do some.

6 Answers

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Best answer
I'll do some with the tracker
by Kyla H G2G6 Mach 5 (53.8k points)
selected by Debi Hoag
Good luck, Kyla!

Congratulations again, Kyla, on being the registered Sprinter who sourced the most profiles in the 17 Nov 2018 Sprint!

+8 votes
Should have been working but worked last weekend instead so I should have more time this week.

Count me in.
by Hilary Gadsby G2G6 Pilot (312k points)
Good luck, Hilary!
I have been trying to improve Ancestry sources which only had a transcription database with no details.

I am using the sharing link option for the image as well as including the details from the transcription in my citation.

This is my first one [[Rabbits-2|Sarah Rabbits]].
Sarah looks great, Hilary. Thanks for adding both the shared image and the abstract. My experience with the shared image links is that they sometimes stop working.
At least with adding the extracted information I could go back and find it.

I added the archive reference so that I could find it there if I needed to in the future.
+6 votes
I've had a break for a few weeks as I've been busy on other things, but will try to do some today. I'm using the tracker
by Michelle Wilkes G2G6 Pilot (167k points)
It's good to see you, Michelle. Good luck!
Sorry, I didn't get chance to do any after all yesterday, so I did one this morning!! I will definitely try to get some done next weekend!
No worries, Michelle. Real life always comes first. See you next weekend.
+5 votes

I'll participate.  Yay sourcing!  smiley

by K. Anonymous G2G6 Pilot (145k points)
Good luck, K!
+5 votes
I will try some using the tracker!
by Cheryl Hess G2G Astronaut (1.8m points)
Good to see you, Cheryl. Good luck!
+4 votes
Another late start.  I did some yesterday, but they don't count.
by Beverly Ahrens G2G6 Mach 8 (83.8k points)
We'll be late together, Beverly. Good luck!

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