Greetings:
I publish a genealogical newsletter and also conduct research in original records for case studies for an online project, "Narratives in Black and White", which features endnotes; My BA is in History and so I'm trained in Chicago style which is the standard citation style used by historical writers and academics. APA is usually used in the Humanities. As a professional genealogist with training in historical research, I use Chicago in all my citations, but sometimes, will expand the citation to make it clearer. This is acceptable and even advised to do so in Chicago Manual of Style (CMS). Some genealogists use Mill's "Evidence!" style in their genealogy work, but I find it's redundant and unnecessary if one is already trained in a citation style appropriate to his field of study. Hope that helps.
Kind regards,
Alex Colvin,
Colvin Genealogy,
Narratives in Black and White
https://alexcolvin.wixsite.com/narratives
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 07:59:52 -0500
From: Lonny Watro <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Documentation
During my undergraduate work in math & grad work in math ed & distance ed, I used APA documentation style. I am an amature historian & genealogist.
I'm attempting to document a family research that was submitted many years ago to the Nelson Co, VA, Historical Society. Should APA style be used or do historical researchers use another style. Much of the research was well done, in my opinion, but lacked a good bibliography.
Thanks in advance for the recommendations. And btw, it's great to be back on this listserv again! Haven’t been here since the late 90's early 2000's.
If you remember me send an email to [log in to unmask] & say, "Hey". I received so much assistance in those early days! Thank you.
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Moneta, VA
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 14:36:52 +0000
From: "Valos, Troy" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Documentation
Good Morning Lonny,
Most historians use either Chicago Manual Style or Turabian style. While going through ODU's History Graduate program, we used Turabian. I did a brief check of major historical scholarly journals and nearly all use Chicago style.
The main thing is to pick a style and be consistent.
Sincerely,
Troy
Troy Valos
SMC Manager
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Norfolk Public Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-431-7451 office| 757-431-7429 dept.
Connect with us: www.norfolk.gov
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During my undergraduate work in math & grad work in math ed & distance ed, I used APA documentation style. I am an amature historian & genealogist.
I'm attempting to document a family research that was submitted many years ago to the Nelson Co, VA, Historical Society. Should APA style be used or do historical researchers use another style. Much of the research was well done, in my opinion, but lacked a good bibliography.
Thanks in advance for the recommendations. And btw, it's great to be back on this listserv again! Haven’t been here since the late 90's early 2000's.
If you remember me send an email to [log in to unmask] & say, "Hey". I received so much assistance in those early days! Thank you.
Lonny J Watro
Hobbyist in History & Genealogy
Moneta, VA
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 15:13:01 +0000
From: "Brooks, Vincent (LVA)" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: UncommonWealth
Interested in helping to make history more accessible? Lend a hand by indexing the WWII separation notices. Read more in today's The UncommonWealth.
https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2023/11/08/world-war-ii-separation-notices-marines/
[https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Marines_FTP_Icon.jpg]<https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2023/11/08/world-war-ii-separation-notices-marines/>
World War II Separation Notices: Marines Collection and Future - The UncommonWealth<https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2023/11/08/world-war-ii-separation-notices-marines/>
uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com
Vincent T. Brooks
Senior Local Records Archivist
Library of Virginia
800 East Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23219
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 15:57:25 +0000
From: "Johnson, Kirk N." <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Documentation
I was in a graduate History program a few years ago, and Turabian was the standard.
Kirk Johnson
Assistant Library Director for Materials Services Prince William Public Libraries
13083 Chinn Park Drive
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Good Morning Lonny,
Most historians use either Chicago Manual Style or Turabian style. While going through ODU's History Graduate program, we used Turabian. I did a brief check of major historical scholarly journals and nearly all use Chicago style.
The main thing is to pick a style and be consistent.
Sincerely,
Troy
Troy Valos
SMC Manager
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Norfolk Public Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-431-7451 office| 757-431-7429 dept.
Connect with us: www.norfolk.gov
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From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Lonny Watro
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 8:00 AM
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Subject: [VA-HIST] Documentation
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During my undergraduate work in math & grad work in math ed & distance ed, I used APA documentation style. I am an amature historian & genealogist.
I'm attempting to document a family research that was submitted many years ago to the Nelson Co, VA, Historical Society. Should APA style be used or do historical researchers use another style. Much of the research was well done, in my opinion, but lacked a good bibliography.
Thanks in advance for the recommendations. And btw, it's great to be back on this listserv again! Haven’t been here since the late 90's early 2000's.
If you remember me send an email to [log in to unmask] & say, "Hey". I received so much assistance in those early days! Thank you.
Lonny J Watro
Hobbyist in History & Genealogy
Moneta, VA
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 11:36:21 -0500
From: Lonny Watro <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: UncommonWealth
You may want to send this information to Virginia high schools. Students interested in history could use this as a service project. Also, lineage societies do service projects as well. I'm thinking DAR chapters, USD 1812 Chapter's, etc. It's a great Veteran's project for any organization.
On Wed, Nov 8, 2023, 10:44 AM Brooks, Vincent (LVA) < [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Interested in helping to make history more accessible? Lend a hand by
> indexing the WWII separation notices.
>
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 17:07:11 +0000
From: "Jordan, Ervin L (elj7t)" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Documentation
Many academic/university presses and academic journals seem to prefer the latest edition of The Chicago Manual of Style (https://research.wou.edu/c.php?g=551307&p=3785205), as did the editors of the few blogs I've posted. Middle and high school, undergraduate and graduate schools usually prefer Turabian’s A Manual For Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. I think both of these sources are available online.
Prof. Ervin L. Jordan Jr. (Associate Professor) Research Archivist, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library University of Virginia President’s Commission on the University in the Age of Segregation Affiliated faculty, John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History,
University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia entry “Ervin L. Jordan, Jr.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ervin_L._Jordan_Jr.
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I was in a graduate History program a few years ago, and Turabian was the standard.
Kirk Johnson
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13083 Chinn Park Drive
Prince William, VA 22192
(703) 792-7449
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Good Morning Lonny,
Most historians use either Chicago Manual Style or Turabian style. While going through ODU's History Graduate program, we used Turabian. I did a brief check of major historical scholarly journals and nearly all use Chicago style.
The main thing is to pick a style and be consistent.
Sincerely,
Troy
Troy Valos
SMC Manager
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Norfolk Public Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-431-7451 office| 757-431-7429 dept.
Connect with us: www.norfolk.gov<http://www.norfolk.gov>
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During my undergraduate work in math & grad work in math ed & distance ed, I used APA documentation style. I am an amature historian & genealogist.
I'm attempting to document a family research that was submitted many years ago to the Nelson Co, VA, Historical Society. Should APA style be used or do historical researchers use another style. Much of the research was well done, in my opinion, but lacked a good bibliography.
Thanks in advance for the recommendations. And btw, it's great to be back on this listserv again! Haven’t been here since the late 90's early 2000's.
If you remember me send an email to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> & say, "Hey". I received so much assistance in those early days! Thank you.
Lonny J Watro
Hobbyist in History & Genealogy
Moneta, VA
[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 12:37:29 -0500
From: Barbara Vines Little <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Documentation
In addition to /Chicago /you might want to consult Elizabeth Shown Mills' /Evidence Explained/ and her website https://www.evidenceexplained.com/content/about-author
as she deals with many of the resources used by genealogists that are not dealt with to any great extent by Chicago. Turabian is not used by today's genealogical community.
Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FUGA, FVGS PO Box 1273 Orange, VA 22960
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On 11/8/2023 7:59 AM, Lonny Watro wrote:
> During my undergraduate work in math & grad work in math ed & distance
> ed, I used APA documentation style. I am an amature historian & genealogist.
> I'm attempting to document a family research that was submitted many
> years ago to the Nelson Co, VA, Historical Society. Should APA style
> be used or do historical researchers use another style. Much of the
> research was well done, in my opinion, but lacked a good bibliography.
>
> Thanks in advance for the recommendations. And btw, it's great to be
> back on this listserv again! Haven’t been here since the late 90's early 2000's.
> If you remember me send an email [log in to unmask] & say,
> "Hey". I received so much assistance in those early days! Thank you.
>
> Lonny J Watro
> Hobbyist in History & Genealogy
> Moneta, VA
> [log in to unmask]
>
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