January 18th, 2024 7:00 pm ET

Does the thought of writing source citations make you cringe? This presentation explains how and why we need to write good source citations for our Canadian family histories. The essential components of a source citation will be
discussed. Example source citations will be shown featuring Canadian and Ontario records.

• Why cite sources? Credibility.
• Examples of poor source citations – copy and pasted from websites.
• What is a source?
• Understanding a source.
• The 5 W’s – who, what, where and when.
• The 3 C’s of Citation – clear, complete and concise.
• Three more C’s – common sense, conventions and consistency
• How to write your source citation.
• Elements to include especially for Canadian and Ontario records.
• Examples of source citations for Canadian records