References: A Must!

Imagine one day you DIE and five generations pass before a researcher
comes along in your family and finds a copy of your work. Think how
elated this person is to realize that you have dug so deeply into your
roots and have given her/him such a good foundation to continue the
work. BUT, BUT, BUT then imagine how that researcher would feel if while
searching through your work they found absolutely no references to where
you found your work. No film numbers, no dates, no nothing.

I would like to say that everyone in this group needs to take a serious
look at their work and ask the question, "If I die right now will
someone be able to understand where I found what I've found and be able
to carry on the work?"

It makes no sense to keep going with your work if you are not putting
references together with your findings.

Now I'm not saying I'm perfect but with each record I find this is the
information I include and I would suggest you do at least the same:

1) Film Number
2) Volume Number
3) Page Number (where available)
4) Records Number (where available)
5) Date of Record

here is what it looks like:

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something to think about,

joseph

ps: Also with Oral History sometimes we just collect the names of
relatives. It would be great to list as a reference: 1) the name of the
relative that gave you the information 2) the date of the interview

pps: What other references do you all add to your records? I'm sure I
haven't included all that is possible.