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 caption in notesparentheses.</li>

<li>Calendar designation shall be either "BC" or "AD" Captions are set in small caps whenever there may be ambiguity &mdash; AD 1957 or 3400 BCitalic type, but 2 January 201 ADcentered.</li>

<li>Acronyms composed of initials shall omit periods Serial commas in all situations&mdash; thus USAalpha, FASbeta, PhDand gamma.</li>

<li>Notes shall be numbered sequentially throughout each article. Multi-part articles should use continuing numbering when all parts are by the same author. Occasional exceptions apply, as with GermondDate format is day month year&mdash;18 August 1957 (18 Aug 1957 in genealogies and tables).</li>

<li>Footnotes should Months are to be used sparingly, and grouping them at spelled out in the bottom body of the page. Author biographies or references to prior articles article, but abbreviated in a series should be footnoted on the opening pagenotes and in genealogical tables.</li>

<li>If footnotes Centuries are used with a Bibliography, the footnotes shall to be in brief format, "Author, Year, p. 00" with full details in the Bibliography. Note that this approach works poorly with web sources, and is discouraged when these are usedstyled &ldquo;twentieth century&rdquo;.</li>

<li>Notes are referenced by numerals within square brackets in text Acronyms composed of initials shall omit periods&mdash; [1]thus USA, FAS, PhD. (Exception: The P.E.D.I.G.R.E.E. program shall not superscript ¹omit periods or add spaces.)</li>

<li>Notes Endnotes are listed by numerals followed by preferred to footnotes. The exception is mention of prior publication, non-Society copyright, mention of prior articles in a closing square bracket &mdash; 1]series, not [1]and brief author bios which go in footnotes on the first page of the article marked with an asterisk and such.</li>

<li>Endnotes Notes shall be numbered sequentially throughout each article. Multi-part articles should use continuous numbering when all parts are preferred to footnotesby the same author. Occasional exceptions apply, as 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> <li>Do not use apostrophes in decadesand centuries; thus 1920s not 1920's, and 80s 1800s not 801800's.</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.)

*When a parenthetical phrase at the end of a sentence is itself a whole sentence, place the period for the main sentence at it's its end (before the parentheses), and place the period for the parenthetical sentence within the parentheses. 

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, if any" 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.

: Lastname, Firstname Lastname. "Title of Article" in ''Journal Title,'' (Volume:Number), Issue number, 1957Vol. 00. 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.''

: Firstname Lastname, Firstname. "Page Name" in ''Website Name''. , Accessed 18 August Aug 1957. http://wiki.augustansociety.org/specific/page. Do not give citations to web sites that require registration or a password.