How to source a website for Minnesota marriages?

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How would you source a website for Minnesota marriages  - the URL is https://www.moms.mn.gov/
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  1. Mary LundAugust 27, 2015 at 1:21 PM

    I think if you use the SourceWriter you will get the format for this. It is based on Elizabeth Shown Mills' advice. She says a website is similar to a book.  One problem may be that the URL will change over time!

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  2. Pamela MorrisonAugust 27, 2015 at 1:24 PM

    Thanks I have her book I most of over look that part

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  3. Mary LundAugust 28, 2015 at 7:08 AM

    I saw this on her "QuickSheet: Citing Online Historical Resorces" by Eliz. Shown Mills. It is rather lengthy but I think SourceWriter in Legacy covers the basic formats.

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  4. Mary LundAugust 28, 2015 at 7:13 AM

    I saw this in her QuickSheet (the laminated 4-pager) "Citing Online Historical Resources." She has the basic template and then specifics for common sources: census, articles, land-entry, newspapers, vital records, etc. It is rather lengthy but I think Legacy's SourceWriter covers the bases.

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  5. Tessa KeoughAugust 28, 2015 at 7:27 AM

    That is a wonderful website (kudos Minnesota clerks and taxpayers) and be sure to check out their birth and death online information as well.

    As to the your citation question, the first thing to ask yourself on any citation exercise (think of them this way and you will build up citation muscles!) is what am I holding in my hands (real or visual "holding" here). Take advantage of playing with the source citation process built into Legacy - as you work through it, from general to specific, most times you will find your citation format. Also while using the Legacy process, know that you can include ESM Evidence Explained pages while doing your searches/work.

    I also have her book on my desk (virtually since I use the PDF version - annotated big time) and her website is bookmarked in my browser. The most important part of her book (sure the examples are great) is the explanation of why we are doing citations and how the process works (the early chapters). Reading, playing, and then rereading those chapters (as I worked on my Swedish sources) gave me more than a few aha moments.

    I feel a Tuesday's Tip coming on - stay tuned next week!

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  6. Pamela MorrisonAugust 28, 2015 at 8:55 AM

    Thanks
     And I did not Know they had Bith and Death Online

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  7. Tessa KeoughAugust 28, 2015 at 9:29 AM

    It is called People Finder and I just went on and it has a "new look." But it has been very helpful in getting started with finding various bits of information - as I recall it listed the birth or death certificate numbers and then went I went to Minnesota, I had my research to-dos in order to spend the day with records. The Minnesota Historical Society facility is amazing - and St. Paul/Minneapolis is a beautiful place to do research. Also a shout out to the Central Library and their genealogy and family history collections. The link for People Finder is http://search.mnhs.org/index.php?brand=people

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  8. Pamela MorrisonAugust 28, 2015 at 1:32 PM

    Thank you I was born in Mora Minnesota

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  9. Tessa KeoughAugust 28, 2015 at 4:57 PM

    it helped me get some of the basic information on extended family. Be sure to think about little tricks like searching births by maiden name (we had an unusual one and that coupled with the county was like hitting the lottery).

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