Methods
Run a St. Augustine Translation and Service Merge Review
This field note is part of the FOBA learning stream. It is meant to orient readers and point toward better source work.
Key points
- Run translation checks alongside service and mission rows.
- Hold contested entries as review items with explicit reason codes.
- Separate service context from legal identity claims until corroboration lands.
Next steps
- Keep a merge register for open-name variants and aliases.
- Pair every merge decision with independent source-type corroboration.
- Escalate sensitive rows to Claim Review and Source Review.
Source trail
- FOBA St. Augustine hub – Use this method with the place packet.
- FOBA Claim Review – Update claim status and uncertainty before edits.