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Recent questions tagged sourcing
Recent questions tagged sourcing
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SOURCING genealogy
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+5
votes
3
answers
111
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Migrate profile from FS to WikiTree without cut & paste
asked
Mar 2
in
The Tree House
by
Jerry Regan
G2G2
(
2.7k
points)
familysearch
sourcing
+6
votes
7
answers
515
views
Are you aware of the "Wikitree Watchlist FS Matching App" for source refrence linking?
asked
Dec 14, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Kirt Fetterling
G2G6 Mach 1
(
15.8k
points)
familysearch
formatting
sourcing
wt_apps
+7
votes
3
answers
174
views
Is it important to include when a source is added to a profile?
asked
Feb 19, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Norm Lindquist
G2G6 Mach 6
(
60.9k
points)
sourcing
access_date
+6
votes
1
answer
91
views
Can someone please tell me if my first biography is correctly made?
asked
Jan 31, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
Léa Haupaix
G2G6 Mach 3
(
35.8k
points)
biographies
sourcing
0
votes
2
answers
104
views
Sources - applicable to profile and name mentions - how to show?
asked
Nov 19, 2020
in
WikiTree Help
by
Eneida Paulo
G2G6
(
8.9k
points)
sourcing
sources
+12
votes
11
answers
849
views
Good and bad citations
asked
Oct 28, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Andrew Lancaster
G2G6 Pilot
(
111k
points)
medieval
pre-1500
citations
footnotes
sourcing
+12
votes
6
answers
950
views
Wikitree contradictions.
asked
Oct 14, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Tim Perry
G2G6 Mach 3
(
33.4k
points)
sourcing
orphaned
profiles
pre-1500
pre-1700
+10
votes
5
answers
220
views
Be careful of same name people
asked
Sep 9, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Jennifer Lapham
G2G6 Mach 1
(
11.1k
points)
sourcing
errors
merges
+9
votes
1
answer
172
views
Obituaries need careful reading
asked
Aug 24, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Susan Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
580k
points)
sourcing
obituaries
family
+28
votes
6
answers
629
views
Could members be more careful about appreciation, please?
asked
Aug 9, 2019
in
Appreciation
by
Fiona McMichael
G2G6 Pilot
(
174k
points)
appreciation
sourcing
profile_improvement
errors
+17
votes
2
answers
199
views
The ripples of the Connect-a-Thon, are you still working leads?
asked
Aug 8, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
SJ Baty
G2G Astronaut
(
1.1m
points)
connect-a-thon
challenges
sourcing
+4
votes
2
answers
224
views
How to correctly source Australian NSW BDM online search result?
asked
Aug 7, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Trace' Lawless
G2G3
(
3.1k
points)
sourcing
+7
votes
3
answers
332
views
Is a Ryerson Index mention regarded as a source?
asked
Feb 28, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Melanie Paul
G2G6 Pilot
(
331k
points)
jenkin
australia
sources
sourcing
australian_categories
+5
votes
2
answers
194
views
What are the guidelines for adding profiles for people I'm not connected to?
asked
Feb 8, 2019
in
WikiTree Help
by
Tiffany Thompson
G2G2
(
2.8k
points)
kinsey
psychiatrists
cheadle
african_american
chickasaw_freedmen
sourcing
+2
votes
1
answer
264
views
Too much Bacon?
asked
Jan 24, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Porter Fann
G2G6 Mach 5
(
59.0k
points)
bacon
euroaristo
sourcing
arborists
+20
votes
2
answers
460
views
Too much plagiarism and similar
asked
Oct 22, 2018
in
Policy and Style
by
Andrew Lancaster
G2G6 Pilot
(
111k
points)
leaders
policy
plagiarism
sourcing
style
+5
votes
2
answers
215
views
Help with explaining WikiTree sources.
asked
Oct 5, 2018
in
Policy and Style
by
Jerry Dolman
G2G6 Pilot
(
169k
points)
abbott
sourcing
+13
votes
1
answer
165
views
Family Search Changes
asked
Sep 5, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Lisa Linn
G2G6 Mach 8
(
80.6k
points)
cutler
sourcing
family_search
+5
votes
2
answers
154
views
I need help with duplicate source method..Please
asked
Sep 4, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Taylor Worthington Gilchrist
G2G6 Mach 8
(
84.9k
points)
sources
alternative
sourcing
methods
+29
votes
28
answers
1.1k
views
Have you every gone overboard when adding a source to someone else's ancestor profile?
asked
Jun 10, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
SJ Baty
G2G Astronaut
(
1.1m
points)
sourcerers
unsourced_profiles
sources
sourcing
+3
votes
1
answer
202
views
Free access to Ancestry Commonwealth records over easter
asked
Mar 31, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Gillian Causier
G2G6 Pilot
(
255k
points)
ancestry
commonwealth
sourcing
records
+16
votes
7
answers
312
views
Still new & hoping someone will tell me if I have done enough or too much
asked
Feb 25, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Nancy Thomas
G2G6 Mach 6
(
65.7k
points)
sanders
sourcing
profiles
+6
votes
2
answers
138
views
Profile managers.
asked
Feb 4, 2018
in
Policy and Style
by
Tim Perry
G2G6 Mach 3
(
33.4k
points)
sourcing
+7
votes
1
answer
176
views
Updating old profiles with new sources.
asked
Dec 17, 2017
in
WikiTree Help
by
Bill Dunkley
G2G6
(
9.6k
points)
sourcing
updating
profiles
+4
votes
1
answer
91
views
When submitting documents that have two pages on one page
asked
Nov 14, 2017
in
Policy and Style
by
Betty Tindle
G2G6 Mach 8
(
81.2k
points)
scroggins
wyrick
photos
sourcing
+17
votes
5
answers
179
views
Transcription errors
asked
Sep 27, 2017
in
Policy and Style
by
Gillian Causier
G2G6 Pilot
(
255k
points)
transcription
sourcing
+19
votes
2
answers
305
views
Proper sourcing is so important.
asked
Aug 5, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
G. Moore
G2G6 Mach 3
(
35.2k
points)
sourcing
citations
unsourced_profiles
+9
votes
1
answer
128
views
Not a question, of possible interest
asked
Jul 30, 2017
in
The Tree House
by
James LaLone
G2G6 Mach 5
(
58.1k
points)
trees
sourcing
errors
+5
votes
1
answer
163
views
Would like confirmation that I've done this triangulation correctly
asked
Jul 14, 2017
in
The Tree House
by
Steve Stobaugh
G2G6 Mach 1
(
18.5k
points)
dna_confirmation
sourcing
dna
+23
votes
9
answers
2.8k
views
What is the preferred style for inline sourcing for Findagrave
asked
Feb 28, 2017
in
Policy and Style
by
Douglas Beezley
G2G6 Mach 3
(
30.4k
points)
findagrave
sourcing
style
template
data_doctors
sourcerers
+4
votes
1
answer
238
views
Can someone please look at the profiles I've done and tell me if i'm sourcing them correctly?
asked
Jan 27, 2017
in
The Tree House
by
Jacqueline Simmons
G2G2
(
2.5k
points)
sourcing
+8
votes
2
answers
675
views
How do you cite from familysearch.org????
asked
Dec 29, 2016
in
The Tree House
by
Dodie Bartlett
G2G6 Mach 2
(
25.6k
points)
sourcing
mentors
family_search
tips
+3
votes
3
answers
334
views
How to correctly source Australian NSW BDM online search result?
asked
Oct 26, 2016
in
Policy and Style
by
Mick Tait
G2G2
(
2.9k
points)
sourcing
+15
votes
4
answers
694
views
Is Sourcing = Quality. Benchmark on Notables: WikiTree FindAGrave Genealogics
asked
Aug 11, 2016
in
The Tree House
by
C S
G2G6 Pilot
(
275k
points)
notables
findagrave
wikidata
quality
sourcing
+37
votes
25
answers
1.9k
views
Question of the Week: What's your most embarrassing genealogical mistake?
asked
May 23, 2016
in
The Tree House
by
Deborah Collier
G2G6 Mach 3
(
38.1k
points)
question_of_the_week
greeters
research_assistance
sourcing
+4
votes
2
answers
153
views
Headstones without Date of Death
asked
May 31, 2015
in
The Tree House
by
Jacqueline Clark
G2G6 Pilot
(
163k
points)
profiles
sourcing
aborist
rangers
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