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.

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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Claim status options: Supported, Needs Review, Open, Unsupported, Sensitive / Do Not Publish Yet.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

Source titleCreator or institutionDate or date rangeArchive, URL, or holding location

What the source says

Exact wording or short paraphrasePeople, places, and institutions namedRecord type and purposeKnown limits or missing context

Claim handling

Claim this source may supportEvidence levelPrivacy or living-person riskFollow-up source needed

Next step

Move any sensitive or contested statement into a Claim Review Card before public copy changes.

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