Fall '25 - HIST 1301 - Darbonne - by Kara Dixon: Turabian Examples (Footnotes & Endnotes)

Both footnotes and endnotes are used to give credit to your sources and provide details about where your information comes from.  Each note matches a small superscript number in your text.  Unless your instructor requires you to use one, you can choose either footnotes or endnotes.  Just make sure it's consistent throughout your paper.

• Use a new number each time you quote or paraphrase a source.
• Each note should include the full citation (see examples on handout) of the source and the exact page numbers you used.
• If you cite the same source again immediately after the previous note, you can use Ibid. (short for ibidem, meaning "in the same place") instead of repeating the full citation.
• Notes are listed in numerical order.
• Indent the first line of each note about 1/2 inch, just like a regular paragraph.

Where they appear:

• Footnotes are placed at the bottom of each page where the quote or paraphrase appears.
• Endnotes are collected together on a separate page at the end of your paper, usually right before the bibliography.

Footnotes example:

Endnotes Example:

Remember, most library databases will generate citations for you.  Select "Chicago 17th Edition (Notes & Bibliography)"

Refer to the Turabian Documentation Style Guide for examples of full citations for different types of sources!

12 second demo formatting superscript: