References
I believe that it is important to have the ability to quickly find a source that an author cited. I also believe that when writing genealogical articles, sources can clutter the content and become intrusive. This is because there are sometimes multiple sources for any given bit of genealogical data, and one single biographical sketch could utilize dozens of sources.
For this reason, I have assigned a short three- or four-character alphanumerical reference code for each source which is cited within my book. Each source uses the first two letters of the author's surname or the first two letters of the title of the reference, followed by a number. The references are arranged alphabetically and then numerically.
Caveat: This reference list was constructed as I researched and wrote my book, and some time after it was published I decided to continue my genealogical research, focusing on specific generations which roughly span the years 1500-1950. This means that any new sources could not be integrated nicely within the existing alphanumeric structure of the reference list. Instead, all new sources which were used after publication will appear alphabetically beneath the original sources. This means that if you examine the list closely, you will notice that it is no longer in perfect alphabetical order.
I have subdivided these references into more manageable chunks because there are about 4,900 citations from 2,268 unique sources. Below are a series of links. Select your category of interest. For example, if you would like to investigate a citation with the code "AL6", click the link "15H - AX1".
For this reason, I have assigned a short three- or four-character alphanumerical reference code for each source which is cited within my book. Each source uses the first two letters of the author's surname or the first two letters of the title of the reference, followed by a number. The references are arranged alphabetically and then numerically.
Caveat: This reference list was constructed as I researched and wrote my book, and some time after it was published I decided to continue my genealogical research, focusing on specific generations which roughly span the years 1500-1950. This means that any new sources could not be integrated nicely within the existing alphanumeric structure of the reference list. Instead, all new sources which were used after publication will appear alphabetically beneath the original sources. This means that if you examine the list closely, you will notice that it is no longer in perfect alphabetical order.
I have subdivided these references into more manageable chunks because there are about 4,900 citations from 2,268 unique sources. Below are a series of links. Select your category of interest. For example, if you would like to investigate a citation with the code "AL6", click the link "15H - AX1".
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