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What is the genealogical standard for documentation (source citation)?

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What is the genealogical standard for documentation (source citation)?

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Every statement of “fact” that is not “public knowledge” is expected to carry its own specific citation of source. (For instance, a statement that the Civil War began in 1861 would be “public knowledge” because that date is easily found in an array of sources; no source needs to be cited.