> Best Available Evidence. Technically, I don't have primary > documentation for my own place and date of birth, but given that my > mom was there, "momma said" is good enough in this case. If that's > all that's available, enter it and note the surety of the source in > the notes. > > Dave Hinz <[email protected]> That's why, when assigning surety numbers in Legacy, I give a mother's statement of the date of birth of her child a level of 3, because she was there. Any evidence on a certificate is likely to be derived from what she said anyway. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa http://people.tribe.net/hayesstw E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk [email protected]