After the Silvers … How to Cite Sources on the birth line
• As a convention, the abbreviation for full parents (pars) is not required for citations on the birth line. Other abbreviations are used when needed on this and other lines, e.g. (nmnm); (no mo), etc • When citations other than normal birth sources need to be used on the birth line, these are placed in parentheses, e.g. (M/C), (D/C). If further “content abbreviations” are needed, separate them with a dash inside the parentheses, for example (M/C - nmnm) or (D/C - dt, no pars) • On the birth line, when citing a source that does not name parents, please note what information is provided (place and/or date) and also indicate no parents; example: Holmes Gen 24 (pl, dt, no pars) or Douglas Co Hist 74 (yr, no pars) 20-Nov-15
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