One more two cents on this topic: I have found that fairly often I get conflicting information - birthdates that are one day or one year apart, spelling of names that are close but don't match exactly, etc - and can't call one any more authoritative than the other, such as two family trees done by different members of the family.
When I first started doing this, I wasn't careful to source everything, and then later I would be wondering, "Where did I get that?" So I now record every source from which I get a piece of information, and in the Detail I put the information exactly as it came from that source. When I get an authoritative source, such as the person's own signature in the case of not knowing exactly how to spell the name, I also record that, and put the corrected data in the Detail. But I leave the old sources listed with the information as it came from them, because I have found it helpful later on to have an "audit trail" of how I got to where I am now. Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
