Clear and Simple!
Do you feel dread when you hear the mention of genealogy source citations? Does crafting solid genealogy reference notes overwhelm you? If so, join me to simplify and clarify the process of crafting clear and consistent source citations!
Hi, I'm Lisa Stokes, AG®
I'd love to help you master source citations!
I'm an Accredited Genealogist® professional specializing in helping others improve their genealogy skills. After becoming proficient in citation writing myself, I developed a simple and clear system of creating consistent, accurate, and complete genealogy source citations. In 2021, several of my accreditation clients asked me to teach them about citations. Beginning with my original class of three students, Genealogy Source Citations Simplified has dozens of graduates and is now an eCourse. Please join me to learn about citations!
BONUS:
Full Access to the GSCS Template Bank
As part of the class materials, you will receive a copy of my entire Record-Type Citation Template Bank to use as your own, to use as a reference source, or to adapt to your personal citation style!
Testimonial
I have studied source citations extensively for several years. I have taken the courses and read the books. I appreciate the body of work that Elizabeth Shown Mills, Tom Jones, and others have created to help genealogists record their genealogical efforts, but also realize that it shouldn’t take years of study to be able to craft a source citation that you are still not confident in. I had streamlined my source citations into something very similar to Lisa Stokes's method, so I was thrilled to see what she was teaching. The templates she provides are comprehensive and invaluable resources. I feel like this course is the most valuable and doable source citation course of any that I have experienced. Every genealogist would benefit from taking this course. I highly recommend it!
Peggy Ash
Testimonial
I was at a standstill with my genealogy goals because writing a citation was so intimidating to me. Taking the Genealogy Source Citations Simplified course with Lisa Stokes was so beneficial to me in many ways. Before I took this course, I would sit and cry because trying to write a citation was so overwhelming. Lisa explained how and why we write a citation and gave us the tools and know-how to succeed. Now I have confidence in writing a citation and it is not overwhelming to me. Included in this course is Lisa's full template bank, which has been very beneficial and I am constantly referring to the templates. I would recommend this course wholeheartedly!
Connie Z.
You will receive:
- Access to seven modules with videos to teach basic concepts and principles
- Practice videos with hands-on activities and step-by-step demonstrations
- Downloadable syllabi for each module
- Printable guides for reference
- One year of full access to all course materials
- Access to the GSCS Record-Type Template Bank
- Q & A through the Teachable comment feature in each module
- Invitations to attend monthly office hours to ask questions in real-time
- Bonus lessons on citations for credentialing
- Bonus module with examples of citations for international sources
- Confidence in your citation skills!
Example Curriculum
- Module 1.1 Welcome and Overview (9:26)
- Module 1.2 Punctuation Rules (13:23)
- Module 1.3 Creating a Style Guide (6:56)
- Module 1.4 Master Template Structure & Template Strategies (18:42)
- Module 1.5 Structuring a Source Citation: Source Information (10:10)
- Module 1.6 Structuring a Source Citation: Access Information (21:17)
- Module 1.7 Database Example (13:59)
- Module 1.8 Suggested Practice Activities (14:59)
- Bonus Video: Citations for Credentialing (9:40)
- Bonus Video: Universal Structure & Publisher Format (17:42)
- Module 2.1 Source Analysis (10:36)
- Module 2.2 Footnote Placement (14:23)
- Module 2.3 Waypoints (8:53)
- Module 2.4 Website Citations (6:33)
- Module 2.5 Web Basics & Other (22:51)
- Module 2.6 Church Records (16:28)
- Module 2.7 Vital Records (17:35)
- Module 2.8 Birth Register in Three Formats (23:34)
- Module 2.9 England & Wales GRO Records (11:55)
- Module 2.10 Vital Record Practice Activity (9:23)
- Bonus Video: Capitalization Rules (16:29)
- Module 3.1 Digital Collections Terminology (12:06)
- Module 3.2 Census Records (17:34)
- Module 3.3 Census Practice Activities (10:56)
- Module 3.4 Tax & Voter Records (12:48)
- Module 3.5 Books & Journals (9:06)
- Module 3.6 Family Bibles (13:03)
- Module 3.7 City Directories (16:53)
- Module 3.8 Newspapers & Obituaries (25:35)
- Module 4.1 Court Records (21:29)
- Module 4.2 Court Records Practice (11:03)
- Module 4.3 England & Wales Probate Index (4:11)
- Bonus Video: Research Log Tips (7:15)
- Bonus Video: Multiple Documents in One Source (4:03)
- Module 4.4 County Deeds (10:21)
- Module 4.5 General Land Office Website (6:44)
- Module 4.6 NC Land Grants Website (8:26)
- Module 4.7 Land Records Practice (11:32)
- Bonus Video: Negative Searches (3:42)
- Module 6.1 Military Records in Researcher's Possession (3:15)
- Module 6.2 Military Draft Cards (12:36)
- Module 6.3 Military Records Practice (12:30)
- Module 6.4 Manuscript in Researcher's Possession (5:17)
- Module 6.5 Manuscripts at a Physical Repository (10:36)
- Module 6.6 Online Manuscript Collections (8:40)
- Index of Office Hours Topics
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