Changes

<li>Serial commas in all situations &mdash; alphaQuantities of fewer than 100 are spelled out as words, betalarger amount as digits. Compound numbers are hyphenated, and gammaas "twenty-one." There are exceptions, such as ages.</li>

<li>Quantities of twenty Calendar designation shall be either &ldquo;BC&rdquo; or fewer are spelled out as words&ldquo;AD&rdquo; whenever there may be ambiguity &mdash; AD 1957 or 3400 BC, larger amount as digitsbut 2 January 201 AD. Exceptions are for ages, and perhaps othersArticles set entirely in one era may omit these.</li>

<li>Date format is day month year &mdash; 18 August 1957 Figures, Tables, Charts, and Videos are each numbered separately (18 Aug. 1957the latter only in online publications). Figures include all photographs and illustrations. Tables are defined as being columnar arranged text. Charts may combine text with graphics, such as lines indicating descent. The full words are used, not abbreviations. These terms should be followed by a number and period. Thus: "Figure 1: Portrait of the Author." All must be called out in the text, unless circumstances dictate otherwise.</li>

<li>Months Credit for Figures, Tables, Charts, and Videos (where not covered by a broader Identification) are to be spelled out in placed at the body end of the article, but abbreviated in notes and caption in genealogical tablesparentheses.</li>

<li>Centuries Captions are to be styled "20th centuryset in italic type, centered.</li>

<li>Calendar designation shall be either "BC" or "AD" whenever there may be ambiguity Serial commas in all situations&mdash; AD 1957 or 3400 BCalpha, but 2 January 201 AD. Articles set entirely in one era may omit thesebeta, and gamma.</li>

<li>Acronyms composed of initials shall omit periods Date format is day month year&mdash; thus USA, FAS, PhD18 August 1957 (18 Aug 1957 in genealogies and tables).</li>

<li>Endnotes Months are preferred to footnotesbe spelled out in the body of the article, but abbreviated in notes and in genealogical tables.</li>

<li>Notes shall be numbered sequentially throughout each article. Multi-part articles should use continuing numbering when all parts Centuries are by the same author. Occasional exceptions apply, as with exceedingly long articles like Germondto be styled &ldquo;twentieth century&rdquo;.</li>

<li>Footnotes should be used sparinglyAcronyms composed of initials shall omit periods&mdash;thus USA, and should not be used for citations FAS, PhD. (endnotes being preferred)Exception: The P. Author biographies E.D.I.G.R.E.E. program shall not omit periods or references to prior articles in a series should be footnoted on the opening page with an asterisk [*]add spaces.)</li>

<li>If footnotes Endnotes are used with a Bibliography, the preferred to footnotes shall be in brief format. The exception is mention of prior publication, "Authornon-Society copyright, Yearmention of prior articles in a series, p. 00" with full details and brief author bios which go in footnotes on the Bibliography. Note that this approach works poorly first page of the article marked with web sources, an asterisk and is discouraged when these are usedsuch.</li>

<li>Notes shall be numbered sequentially throughout each article. Multi-part articles should use continuous numbering when all parts are referenced by numerals within square brackets in text &mdash; [1]the same author. Occasional exceptions apply, not superscript ¹as with exceedingly long articles like the Germond series.</li>

<li>If footnotes are used with a Bibliography, the footnotes shall be in brief format, &ldquo;Author, Short title, vol:page&rdquo; with full details in the Bibliography. Note that this approach works poorly with web sources, and is discouraged when these are used.</li> <li>Notes are referenced by numerals within square brackets in text&mdash;[1], not superscript ¹.</li> <li>Notes are listed by numerals followed by a closing square bracket &mdash; 1], not [1].</li>

*Do not surround m-dashes with spaces, thus [&mdash;], not [ &mdash; ].*Do not put blank lines between paragraphs. Use spacing above paragrahs when needed.*Do not link frames or illustrations to pages; link them to paragraphs.(Except when the system is being uncooperative.)

These are based largely upon Chicago, but changes have been made to provide greater consistency and to extend the range of sources. Examples follow:

: AuthorLastname, Firstname. "Title of article or chapter" in ''Title of book''. Access date for online sources. Publisher or access method. Page numbers.

: Firstname Lastname, firstname. ''Title of Book''. City: Publisher, 18 August 1957, p. 000.: United States. ''Journal of the House of Representatives''. (00^th Congress, p. ) 000.

: Lastname. 1957. pp. , Short Title, 00-&ndash;00.If only one title by the author, the date may be omitted.

: Government agency. ''1957 Census: Torrance, Los Angeles Co., CA''. National Archives Microfilm #A00-00, p. 000, Firstname Lastname.

: Government agency. "1957 Census: Torrance, Los Angeles Co., CA" in Website Author or Owner. "Web Page Name" in ''Website Name''. Accessed 18 August Aug 1957. http://wiki.augustansociety.org/specific/page. National Archives Microfilm #A00-00, p. 000, Firstname Lastname.

: Firstname Lastname. "Title of Article" in ''Journal Title,'' (Volume:Number), Issue number, 1957. City: Publisher, pp. 000-000.: Firstname Lastname. "Title of Article" in ''Journal Title,'' Vol. 00, No. 0, 1957. City: Publisher, pp1957. 000-&ndash;000.

: Lastname, Firstname Lastname. Letter to Firstname Lastname. , 18 August 1957. Location of original.

: Firstname Lastname, Firstname. Letter to Firstname Lastname. , 18 August 1957, in Website Author or Owner. "Web Page Name" in ''Website Name''. , Accessed 18 August Aug 1957. http://wiki.augustansociety.org/specific/page.

: Lastname, Firstname Lastname. Government document name. , 18 August Aug 1957. Archives holding document. Details needed for access.

: Lastname Family Bible. , Copy in possession of author.

: Jurisdiction. , ''Vital Records''. , Accessed 18 August Aug 1957. http://wiki.augustansociety.org/specific/page.<br>''Note: This form only appropriate when the Jurisdiction maintains the website.''

: Lastname, Firstname Lastname. "Page Name" in ''Website Name''. , Accessed 18 August Aug 1957. http://wiki.augustansociety.org/specific/page.