I usually set up an Alt Birth, Alt Death (etc) event with the conflicting info, make sure in notes in each it is clear what the source is, and take the most-likely-to-be-right as the primary (just like with Alternative names). They can always be swapped if I change my mind as to what is most likely.
In general I treat birth/death/marriage certs as primary (more likely to be right) and census info as secondary. I have found many census records with both errors on the original and with transcription errors (eg the "wife" age "3" for one). With that choice I would use the census as source for the alternative event if it is a 1900 US census or another with the birth year explicit rather than just calculated and would ignore the census year altogether if it is calculated. Cary [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Hook Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 8:56 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Dealing with conflicting evidence Out of curiousity, how do people deal with conflicting evidence and decisions about it in Legacy? For example, what do you do if you have a death certificate and a census record that give conflicting birth years and you have to make a decision as to which one is the more likely one. What I do is use the 'Research' tab of the notes to record the conflicting evidence and my decision process and then exclude the research tab from any reports. Does anyone else have a technique that they use? Dave 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 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
