Methods
Triangulate Montezuma River, Rail, and Church Records
This field note is part of the FOBA learning stream. It is meant to orient readers and point toward better source work.
Key points
- Local claims should begin with Flint River and rail context, then add church and courthouse records with clear dates.
- One source type rarely supports a strong claim by itself; triangulation raises reliability and surfaces gaps.
- Name-story claims should remain separate from family-certainty language until corroboration exists.
Next steps
- Use one source row per clue across river, rail, church, and court lanes.
- Check spelling and place-name variants before writing stronger claims.
- Route identity-adjacent wording to Fact Check and Source Review.
Source trail
- FOBA Montezuma hub – Place hub anchor for this workflow.
- FOBA Claim Review Card – Use before promoting strong conclusions.