This is both an elegant and simple solution.  Thank you for a great idea!

Dee
San Diego


On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 00:36:40 -0800 (GMT-08:00), Rich from LA CA
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In addition to John's recommendation/suggestion I have created a source, 
> titled
> 'My own guesses'. I explain in the detail notes why I think the real stuff is 
> wrong,
> how I intent to fix or ignore it. Anyone seeming this can delete all 'My own 
> guesses'
> in  a moment. (if they want to??), or accept them as there guesses too.
> Rich in LA CA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "John R. Bayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Dec 18, 2004 9:06 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Impossible date:
> 
> Robert C wrote:
> 
> > I have two impossible dates birth dates.I obtained birth certificates for
> me
> > to check the original person's work which the person quoted correctly, but
> > the dates are non-existent. They are:
> > 1858-FEB-29
> > and also
> > 1859-FEB-29
> 
> <snip>
> 
> Clearly both dates should be recorded, the impossible date and
> the genealogist's conclusion about the correct date.  The question is,
> how is that to be done?  One of my rules that I try to stick to is to
> always record what the source says, even if I know it's wrong!
> 
> So in this case, the source says 1858-FEB-29.  So in an event
> where that date is given it should have the proper source citation.
> I would also have a date that didn't have any source with what
> I thought the correct date was, Feb 28, 1858.  Then in one's
> notes (event notes, reseach notes, narrative notes -- any and/or
> all of the above) one can write whatever one wants about the
> situation.
> 
>                                                     jr
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