How to source a microfilm from Italy

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Permalink Reply by RayDean Hill on May 2, 2010 at 6:00pm

Paula,

In Evidence Explained (Mills, 2009, 2nd ed.) the basic idea is that you site the jurisdiction; series; page, arrangement, or archival ID; item of interest; record repository; repository location; and film ID.

The example Mills gives (p. 380) is as follows:

Week St. Mary, Cornwall, England, Overseer's Accounts, 1710-42, unpaginated, chronologically arranged; see 22 April 1731 account of John Colwil Jr.; Cornwall County Records Office, Truro; FHL microfilm 1,597,004, item 3.

So for your particular case, here's my best guess (not being the least bit familiar with Italian records...) ;)

Modena, Modena, Italy, Registri dello stato civile di Modena (Modena), 1554-1929; Indice ai nati 1558-1649, [page, arrangement, etc.]; see page 204, index Z, year 1612 for [event] of [person]; FHL microfilm 1,102,180, item 3.

Just remember, citing sources is an art, not just a science. Good luck with "polishing" it up!

Permalink Reply by Kelly Summers, AG on May 3, 2010 at 10:51am

An Italian expert sent me this answer:

Based on Shown Mills I would first, for the source list entry put:


Italy, Modena, Modena. Civil records, 1554-1929. “Registri dello stato civile.” Biblioteca Civica di Bergamo e l’archivio Tribunale di Modena. FHL microfilm 1,102,180, item 3. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.


Then, for the first reference note I would put:


Civil records, 1554-1929, Modena, Modena, Italy, “Registri dello stato civile”, p. 204 (Index Z, 1612); Biblioteca Civica di Bergamo e l’archivio Tribunale di Modena; FHL microfilm 1,102,180, item 3.


Any subsequent note would be:

Civil records, 1554-1929, Modena, Modena, Italy, “Registri dello stato civile,” p. 204.