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Subject: Re: [TMG] Source standards -- was Mills Source for Memorial?
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 16:25:32 EDT
In a message dated 8/1/02 11:42:33 AM Central Daylight Time,
writes:
> I don't think you will get any arguement there Teresa but how do we identify
> this perfect source? You gotta have a standard to know what is considered
> good. Most people think that Mills is gospel. At least that is what I am
> hearing.
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> Lew
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Lew,
You can start with Mills, but as has been pointed out, new sources come to
existence every day that Mills doesn't cover. I think at that point, either
Ms. Mills will have to do another book, or we will have to get creative. I
prefer to get creative. :)
When I was in school, you started with the source in hand, and walked your
reader to the repository. I think we can use that same principal today. I
have seen the argument that if our source can't be found by our reader, we
shouldn't cite it. I say hogwash. Is it my responsibility as a writer to
check each of my resources yearly to see if there has been a courthouse fire,
or a theft in the records department. I am merely citing what I saw and
telling my reader how to get there. If the source isn't there when they get
there, then it's a good thing I cited it well.
Teresa Ghee Elliott
<A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rutherfordcemetery/">Rutherford County, TN Cemeteries</A>
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