An Overall Genealogy Goal

Tell your ancestor’s story as accurately and as completely as you can, citing your sources along the way.  It really doesn’t matter if your citation punctuation is incorrect–as long as your citation is complete.

That’s still no guarantee you’ll get it all or that you’ll get it completely “right,” but it’s an excellent way to start.


If you want to get your citations correct, you can use Evidence Explained your guide, but the world will not end if your punctuation is incorrect. Seriously.