IMHO Using your stuff: Enter as 1858-FEB-29(sic), and also 1859-FEB-29(sic) with a note explaining the obvious clerical error. But what was the error? Did the birth happen on the 1 Mar, or the 28 Feb, and an ancient version of typo was created. Are these dates listed continously in date order, or copied from a previous document, not found. Or could they have happened Jan 29 or Mar 29th, and that ancient typo snuck in anyway. Document the 'problem', don't analyze what was meant. Let the so-called experts fight it out amongst themselves. I think it looks better unresolved. Use an Alternate date to get the ages correct. Check the bad date button in the problems list. I have 29 Feb birth friends. In non leap years, one celebrates on 28 Feb, the other on 1 Mar. Who is correct? Good luck. Rich in LA CA
-----Original Message----- From: Robert Carneal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Dec 15, 2004 10:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LegacyUG] Impossible date: Hey, folks, have any of you encountered impossible dates? 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 And neither is a leap year, which Legacy correctly and rightly knows! Since I want Legacy to be able to compute ages and do timelines, I am tempted to enter 1858-MAR-01 and 1859-MAR-01 (one calendar day date later) and just explain the dang thing away in notes and show the certificate. Since I am talking about the 29th day of Feb (one day after the 28th of Feb), it seems ok to use Mar 1, instead. But the source says otherwise Feb 29, and I probably will end up submitting xeroxes of sources. If I use what the source says, then the age calculations are all fouled up, for these people anyway. I am wondering what your opinion is on how to professionally do this? I may be submitting this to a genealogical organization, so I want to be accurate. If I quote impossible dates, it may get questioned. If I misquote a source and make it Mar 1 instead, it might get questioned as well, even if I explain it in notes. Do any of you know of a professionally accepted way to handle this? A few of us think this came up before, but I don't remember what the consensus was. Anyone recall the discussion and what was finally decided? I didn't see it in Archives. Thank you for your time. Robert Legacy User Group Etiquette 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%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Rich in LA Legacy User Group Etiquette 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%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
