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Turner wrapped up by noting that although much of the stuff we have laying around today may seem inconsequential, it may well be fascinating to your descendants 100-200 years down the road. So organize what you think will be interesting and archive it for posterity. | Turner wrapped up by noting that although much of the stuff we have laying around today may seem inconsequential, it may well be fascinating to your descendants 100-200 years down the road. So organize what you think will be interesting and archive it for posterity. | ||
=== Reviewing and Attaching Record Hints (June 28, 2023) === | |||
Marjorie Kraus taught this class. Her focus today was how to attach sources from an indexed image. She will address working with unindexed images later in the year. | |||
When reviewing a source, it is important to read the entire source. Whenever possible, look at the original document since indexing only includes a portion of an original document. Be sure to examine all documents associated with a particular source. | |||
When looking at a record for a person in Family Tree, a little blue document icon will show up on the right side of the person's record if there is a hint for this person. Click on the blue icon to see the source. | |||
Sometimes you will see what appears to be duplicate sources. It is important to not say "not a match" on any of these items because you will never get a hint on that person again. Kraus says it is better to have duplicate sources. | |||
What if a source you want to attach to a person is attached to a different person's record? This will be indicated by an icon of a triangle with "!" inside. Under the icon will be "Detach?". DO NOT PRESS Detach until you research this thoroughly! Clicking Detach? will remove the source from another person's record. You will not be able to attach this source to your person's record unless you detach it from the other person's record. | |||
Begin researching sources by looking for any inconsistencies or other problems. Kraus showed an example of two people who appeared to be twins, but after examining the original document, she discovered that although they had the same name and birthdate, they were born in different places and had different parents. Another example was an original document that listed births, and one entry listed two children born to the same parents on the same date and location, yet only one of the twin's names had been indexed. | |||
Once you determine that the source you want to attach to your person really should be attached, document in the "Reason" box the exact reasons why. Then message the person who originally attached the source incorrectly and explain why you have detached their source. Otherwise, you may end up in a war with the other person. | |||
== Class notes for 2022 == | == Class notes for 2022 == | ||