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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. | 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. | 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 you are doing so. 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. Click "Latest Changes" to display a list of everyone who has recently changed something related to the records you are working with. | ||
Some attachments are classified as "unfinished." You have four options to deal with these: | Some attachments are classified as "unfinished." You have four options to deal with these: | ||
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# Dismiss unfinished attachments--duplicate or other | # Dismiss unfinished attachments--duplicate or other | ||
When using the source linker, it may be helpful to change your view to a different focus person. The source linker lists people according to their relationship to a focus person. The focus person is listed with his or her spouse. Parents appear in a section above, and children and siblings are in the sections below. To change the focus person, just click the button that says "Change X" where X is an icon of a person. A menu will pop up with a list of people that you can choose as a new focus person. | |||
Kraus reiterated that sources are very important. Without sources, anything you have in a person's record is really just a guess. Make sure you back up everything with sources. | |||
== Class notes for 2022 == | == Class notes for 2022 == | ||