Methods
Turn a Montezuma Newspaper Correction Into a Source Trail
This field note is part of the FOBA learning stream. It is meant to orient readers and point toward better source work.
Key points
- A corrected clipping should become a source trail, not an instant conclusion.
- OCR errors, spelling variants, and flood-related archive gaps can explain why a lead was hard to find.
- Each correction should document what changed, what source supports the change, and what remains unproven.
Next steps
- Save the original text, corrected reading, citation, date, and confidence note.
- Check the correction against church, court, cemetery, directory, map, river, rail, and flood records.
- Route stronger origin, ancestry, or identity language through Fact Check.
Source trail
- FOBA Montezuma corrections guide – Correction workflow and memory-gap controls.
- FOBA Corrections Log – Public path for tightened claims.