Cathy, The document was filled out by the father (my great-grandfather)--he was the 'informant' I guess. And what's different is that he said she was born on October 1st, while the other more official looking documents say October 10th--all agree on the year (1903). You would think 3 for the 10th outnumber one for the 1st; however, the three are really all from the same place, just requested copies 3 different ways & times. One I found online, and the other two appear to have been obtained by my grandmother on two occasions when she was getting a passport. So, I don't think the 3 for the 10th can be said to be "independent" sources. Back to square one. Thanks! --Paula
________________________________ From: Cathy Pinner <genea...@gmail.com> To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2014 7:27 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Source Quality questions I don't think a person is a primary source for their own birth date. They weren't consciously there and only know what they have been told or gleaned from birth certificate. Paula, the document you speak of is the original but has primary and secondary information on it if I've understood you correctly. Even if the parents gave the birth date, it's not a document contemporary with the birth and they could have miscalculated the year or falsified it for any number of reasons. Cathy R G Strong-genes wrote: > Yes, The document itself is original, however, the fact of her birth > you would have to go by who supplied the data for the birth date to > determine if it is Primary or Secondary evidence. If the provider of > the info was not your grandmother or her parents then the data is not > Primary source. > *From:* Paula Ryburn <mailto:paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.net> > *Sent:* Sunday, August 10, 2014 6:17 PM > *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > <mailto:legacyusergroup@Leg acyUsers.com> > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Source Quality questions > I'm working on a very focused research project, just one question, and > doing it the "right" way per two recent Legacy webinars & the Geneal. > Stds. book, to test out some of the new v8 functionality--namely > Source Quality analysis on the Source Detail citations. See how it > works for this one person, then update the rest of my folks. > Research question is "When was my grandmother born?" > One document I have is the original Certificate of Registration of > American Citizens, which lists my grandmother's birth date (among > other things). > When entering the citation for her birth date, I was puzzled on the > first Source Quality item: > Source - Original, Derivative, Authored or IDK. > At first I put IDK, because this document is not her birth > certificate--not the first documentation of her birth date, and it's > not a derivative as Legacy describes it on the screen or "authored" > either. > N ow I'm thinking I may have over-thought that. > It IS the original (not even a photo copy) of this certificate--even > if the purpose of this document/certificate is not to record her birth > date (at least not only). > So, I would indicate "original" in Legacy, right? > Thanks! > --Paula > > -- > Russell G. Strong > P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy > program can be downloaded FREE at > http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/Articles.asp?ID=133&Click=1114 > Oh so many branches and not enough time to check out all the roots!!!. > Check out my Genealogy Pages at http://www.rgstrong-genes.com . > --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
