Field Guide Worksheet
Source Table Worksheet
Use this worksheet when reading a record, article, map, ledger, directory, park page, oral-history note, or public-history source.
What this worksheet adds
- It gives one claim, place, or source packet a bounded structure so details can be compared instead of guessed from memory.
- It helps the reader record what the source actually says before stronger interpretation begins.
- It creates a cleaner handoff into review lanes if the topic becomes sensitive, disputed, or identity-adjacent.
What remains open: Filling in the worksheet does not settle the claim. It only makes the next review decision clearer.
Worksheet decision frame
Best used when
- The reader has one source in front of them and needs to separate exact wording, record purpose, interpretation, and follow-up work.
- A source names people, places, institutions, dates, status labels, work roles, land, service, migration, or family relationships that could be overread.
- The page needs row-level evidence before a claim card, correction, community note, or field note can be written responsibly.
Reader output
- A source row with creator, date, location, holding place, exact detail, source type, confidence level, and known limits.
- A short statement of what the source can support and what it cannot support yet.
- A follow-up list for corroboration, conflict checking, privacy review, or claim review.
Do not use this worksheet to
- Upgrade partial, contextual, or ambiguous evidence into public certainty.
- Hide contradictions, missing rows, translation risk, changed boundaries, name variants, or record-purpose limits.
- Use a private or sensitive source as public proof before redaction and Safe Sharing review.
20-Minute Use Pattern
Use this worksheet without overbuilding it
This quick-start pattern adds discipline by keeping the first pass small, source-led, and review-ready instead of letting a worksheet become an unstructured dump.
- Name the place, source, or claim in one sentence.
- Copy exact source details before interpretation.
- Mark claim status and evidence level before writing conclusions.
- Move sensitive rows to Safe Sharing or Evidence Gates before public use.
Stop when the next review step is clear. More rows are not better if they blur uncertainty, privacy risk, or source type.
Before you fill this out
These guides do not certify identity, ancestry, descent, tribe, nationality, DNA, legal status, membership, Muur/Moor claims, spiritual interpretation, or oral-tradition claims. They help readers collect sources, label uncertainty, and decide what needs review before stronger wording is used.
Claim status options: Supported, Needs Review, Open, Unsupported, Sensitive / Do Not Publish Yet.
Evidence level options: A - direct public source; B - corroborated public source; C - partial or contextual source; D - weak, unsourced, or contradicted; Sensitive - review required before public use.
Source identity
What the source says
Claim handling
Next step
Move any sensitive or contested statement into a Claim Review Card before public copy changes.