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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Try Roots Magic. It writes the citations using
"Evidence Explained."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kohlerbj@bellsouth.net
href="mailto:kohlerbj@bellsouth.net">Bonnie Kohler</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 27, 2010 8:55 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=apgpubliclist@apgen.org
href="mailto:apgpubliclist@apgen.org">APG Public List</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [APG Public List] Citation Style and Genealogy
Software</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=Arial>Donna,<BR><BR>From what I've heard on the list,
I don't think any of the software can be relied upon to formulate the
citations.<BR><BR>It is frustrating and time-consuming to learn the prescribed
way to cite them. I use FamilyTreeMaker, and I construct my own
citations.<BR><BR>For common sources, it helps if you keep the source name
brief, i.e., Find-A-Grave; 1930 U.S. census; and "Indiana Death Index,
1882-1920," Ancestry.com; and then add the necessary descriptors for each
individual citation. This method limits the number of master sources in your
software because you can use the same common master sources over and
over.<BR><BR>For less commonly used sources, and for the order of the
descriptors for common sources, I set up my own "Citing My Sites" document. I
use the two-column method: the name of the type of source in the first column,
and the example with the page number from _Evidence Explained_ in the second
column. This way, I only have to look up a source type once. From then on, I
refer to my "cheat sheet."<BR><BR>I hope this makes it easier for
you.<BR><BR>Bonnie Dunphy Kohler<BR>APG member, Fla. Chapter<BR><BR><BR>-----
Original Message ----- <BR>From: Donna McR <BR>However, I'd like to switch (if
needed) to a program which most closely follows the Evidence Explained and
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