Difference between revisions of "Style Guide"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | ==Style Guides used | + | =Typography<ref>{{Guide to Genealogical Writing/Citation Listing |page=location 484}}</ref> = |
| + | *Main Person in '''Boldface Caps and Small Caps.''' | ||
| + | *Children in Regular Caps and Small Caps | ||
| + | *Grandchildren, when listed, in ''italics''. | ||
| + | *Lineage line in ''italics'' with general number nonitalic (''Ebeneezer''<sup>4</sup>, ''John''<sup>3-2</sup>, ''Percival''<sup>1</sup>). Combine generational number when successive ancestors have the same given name. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Personal Names== | ||
| + | * C. P.Frenyear: Space Between Initials, but not full name. | ||
| + | * Mary Louise "Lou" Smith: nickname inside quotation marks, after the middle name | ||
| + | * John Smith Jr: no comma before Jr. or Sr. | ||
| + | * John Smith III, John Smith IV: no commas before roman numerals. | ||
| + | * Mary (Smith) Doe: maiden names within parenthesizes | ||
| + | * Mary (Smith) (Doe) Roe: space between the two sets of parentheses, listed in order of the marriage. | ||
| + | * John _____: five underscores for unknown names | ||
| + | * Mary Smith [?]: question marks inside brackets to denote unknown names | ||
| + | * Mary Smith/Smyth: alternate spellings seperated by slash | ||
| + | |||
| + | =Style Guides used= | ||
#{{Citation:Guide to Genealogical Writing/Source Listing}} | #{{Citation:Guide to Genealogical Writing/Source Listing}} | ||
#{{Citation:Evidence Explained/Source Listing}} | #{{Citation:Evidence Explained/Source Listing}} | ||
| − | |||
==Internal Standards== | ==Internal Standards== | ||
Revision as of 13:56, 31 January 2018
Typography[1]
- Main Person in Boldface Caps and Small Caps.
- Children in Regular Caps and Small Caps
- Grandchildren, when listed, in italics.
- Lineage line in italics with general number nonitalic (Ebeneezer4, John3-2, Percival1). Combine generational number when successive ancestors have the same given name.
Personal Names
- C. P.Frenyear: Space Between Initials, but not full name.
- Mary Louise "Lou" Smith: nickname inside quotation marks, after the middle name
- John Smith Jr: no comma before Jr. or Sr.
- John Smith III, John Smith IV: no commas before roman numerals.
- Mary (Smith) Doe: maiden names within parenthesizes
- Mary (Smith) (Doe) Roe: space between the two sets of parentheses, listed in order of the marriage.
- John _____: five underscores for unknown names
- Mary Smith [?]: question marks inside brackets to denote unknown names
- Mary Smith/Smyth: alternate spellings seperated by slash
Style Guides used
Stratton,Penelope L. Guide to Genealogical Writing:How to Write and Publish your Family History Boston, Massachusetts : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013.
Mills,Elizabeth Shown. Evidence Explained : Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, 3rd edition Baltimore, Md. : Genealogical Publishing Company, 2007.
Internal Standards
Infoboxes
- ↑ Penelope L Stratton, Guide to Genealogical Writing:How to Write and Publish your Family History (Boston : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013), location 484.