Terry's TMG Tips

Cemetery Source Using the Split CD

This page created 28 Jan 2006

Applies to Versions 6 & 7

Here is a custom source template I have developed for a Cemetery Marker. It requires only one source be defined for the entire cemetery, and uses the split CD method to produce footnotes that are similar to the Mills examples:

Terry's Source Template for Cemetery Makers:

Style notes:

I have included the Comments element, where I record details like who photographed or transcribed the stones which will be referenced by this source.

Technical notes for those who would like to copy or adapt this model:

• For help with the procedure of creating a custom Source Type see my article on Creating a Custom Source Type.

• If you ever use the Ibid feature, be sure to select the "On-Requires Same Source and [CD]" option on the Output Form tab for this source. If you fail to do that, and create a report which cites to more than one stone in the same cemetery, the notes may not indicate clearly which cites apply to which stone.

• The "Unique Endnote" feature does not recognize split CDs. If use of that style of endnotes is important to you, you should not use this method.

• The detail information, such as name on the stone, cannot appear in the Bibliography entry because it is placed in the CD. The Mills example for Cemetery Marker does not include the record detail in the Bibiliography. But if you prefer to include that detail in the Bibliography you cannot use this method.

How this template works:

You create one source in the Master Source List for each cemetery. When you create the Citation Details for each citation to that source, you enter the name(s) on the stone and any details like section and lot numbers as part of the CD, along with any notes specific to that particular citation. These items are separated by pairs of "pipes" (found on most keyboards above the "\" on the key at the far upper right). When you have no entry for a particular item, simply include the pipes, but leaving only a single space the missing item.

Use of the template:

In the Source Definition Screen, enter the following in the fields provided:

Attach a Repository to the Source Definition, entering:

When the source is cited, enter the name(s) of the person(s) on the stone and detailed location information, as well as any notes, in the Citation Detail. Each part is separated by a pair of vertical lines, or "pipes." The order of the elements in the CD is:

• Name(s) of person(s) on the stone

• Section or other location within the cemetery

• General comments

The CD might be as follows:

Caleb C. Cobb||sect. 26, lot 4||shows age 84

The resulting full footnote would be:

Caleb C. Cobb tombstone, sect. 26, lot 4, Riverview Cemetery, 146 Main St., Eddyville, Lyon Co., Kentucky, photographed by author, Jul 2001, shows age 84.

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