My mother’s confirmation class was listed in the church bulletin on the day she was confirmed. There’s not a lot special I have to do in order to create a source citation for this document.
My source citation needs to include enough information for someone (or me later) to try and locate the bulletin elsewhere (perhaps in the church’s archives or a regional church archives). It also needs to include information to help me find the item of interest within the bulletin. Since the item may be rare or impossible to find, I’m also going to include that it was in my private collection of materials.
- Name and location of church.
- Date of service.
- Page in bulletin.
- I don’t have any other publication information as these bulletins were probably printed at a local print shop.
- Since this may be a unique or difficult to find item at this point, I will indicate that it is in my collection of materials.
Formatting the citation does matter, but the immediate goal is getting the crucial items recorded: enough detail to allow someone else to find the same bulletin elsewhere and, since the item might be rare, letting others know where the original is located.
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A lot of church bulletins were printed in the office of the church on mimeograpj machines. Tee ay be copies in church archives held a the headquares of the church. Local churches had to report to their state headquarters. Also, don’t forget the anual church yearbooks. Lots of info in those as well and copies kept locally as well at church headquarters.
Church Pictorial Directories may have pictures, addresses, history, and relatives, although they may not have been published on any regular schedule.