Sooner or later you will encounter conflicting information in your research. Record the information as it is provided on each source and put any analysis in your notes. Do not change, correct, or modify the information from an actual record. Your job is not to edit. If there are obvious errors, indicate that in a comment, but do not “fix” the record.
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Michael, when this happens how do you enter the information in a genealogy program? Do you include multiple birth dates and the sources & citations for each, or do you choose one of the birth dates and for all the others include sources & citations and transcriptions? I realize that conflicts may be names, dates, locations, etc.
Thanks!