If you scratch out relationships or other genealogical connections, make certain you take a piece of that paper and file it with other information on the family. The sheet may be lost and your memory will fade with time. Even if you scratch work does not include sources–get a picture of it for your own records. I would also add the compiler and the date of the item to the illustration shown in the picture.
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