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Mistakes in original sources - how to note?

I have found many mistakes in original sources lately and am curious if others have experienced the same thing. The latest find was yesterday when I found a birth record for a great uncle on Ancestry.  The person who recorded the births for the town added no given names to the children born. They are all listed with their surnames only. The record has the birth date and the parents names for each child except in my great uncle's case the names of the parents are incorrect. The names given are Daniel and Sarah when his parents first names were Dan and Emma. I can understand the Daniel but Sarah? The town they lived in was tiny that the 1900 census is only 3 images. I recently took photos of records from a church record and one of the above named sisters has an aunt and uncle listed as her parents in that record.  Other church records give the correct parents for both her and her brother mentioned above. I knew these people quite well.  The great aunt lived over the ro...

Example of master sources & individuals who use it.

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A problem with my Legacy 8 syncing with Family Tree.

I just discovered a problem with my Legacy 8 syncing with Family Tree. I just synced a recently deceased aunt and noticed a strange source that shows in my Legacy FamilySearch file.  It is a Harrington Family history book. So I checked to see if I had accidentally added this source to her but it does not show up in her sources when I look at her individual record in Legacy. I looked at her sister and see there is a source listed for her in Legacy FamilyTree with a Massachusetts Vital Record source that is not a source for her.  Again that source does not show up when I look at her individual record.  Would others who are linked to FamilySearch please check there files and let me know if this is happening to you or if it is just lucky me that is having this happen.  I am putting this under Discussion because I know how to do it.  Just want feedback. Thanks!

Memorial Day! Some photos from a LVUG community member.

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Memorial Day!  Some of the places I visited on Memorial Day. The new memorial that was dedicated last Saturday was very busy so I was not able to get really good photos.  Maybe in the future.

What does "clear all" mean on the source clipboard?

Okay here is a dumb basic question.  I have source #1 that is a church record.  I want to keep that source because I have several more people I need to add this source to.  Source #2 is an obit for an aunt who just passed away and I am through with this source and want to replace it with an obituary for my 2nd great grandfather.  At the bottom of the source is a button that says clear all.  Does it clear only source #2 or will it clear sources #1 and #2? Thanks!