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From: Elisabeth Thorsell <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Citing a foreign source
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 11:33:37 +0100
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Mary Swanson wrote:

> Perhaps this issue has been discussed before, but I would appreciate
> comments from
> list members regarding how to properly cite a foreign source. I refer
> to HFL or Swedish
> parish records. A researcher in Sweden sent me via email, jpegs of
> Huesfoerhoerlængder [HFL]
> or parish records of households. The researcher cited each HFL jpeg
> as "HFL, A1:3, page 85,"
> for example. She also included the specific village or farm name and
> the year. All of these records were from
> one parish in Sweden.
>
> So, how should these sources be cited in my family history? I assume
> the name of the researcher
> should be included and the date of the email? How much information
> should be included, etc? Is it necessary
> to write out the word "Huesfoerhoerlængder" for each record or can the
> appreviation of "HFL" be used? I know
> there are many list members who will be able to answer these
> questions. Thank you all for your input.
>
> Mary Swanson
>
>
>
>
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For some ideas on how to cite Swedish sources, I can recommend you to
look up this link: http://www.genealogi.se/roots/sources.htm

For the long word "husförhörslängder", we usually use the English
translation of "clerical surveys", but just "hfl" is also acceptable,
as at least most Swedish researcher can easily identify it. For American
researchers you can probably use it, if you also write a "list of
abbreviations" and explain it there.

Greetings from snowy Sweden!

--
Elisabeth Thorsell
Editor/redaktör "Swedish American Genealogist" http://www.etgenealogy.se/sag.htm
Egen hemsida/Personal web site: http://www.etgenealogy.se
"Vi Släktforskare" - Nyhetsbrev i pdf-format med det senaste om det gamla (Swedish only). Adressen är: http://www.etgenealogy.se/vislf.htm
Check out "Swedish Roots" at http://www.genealogi.se/roots/



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