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Two problematic details

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Sources used in writing this article are inconsistent on two details:

  • Her maiden name: Christianson or Christiansen
These sources use Christianson:
  1. Oregon Encyclopedia (see entries by Sarah Munro for Margery Hoffman Smith; and Portland Art Museum School)
  2. Oregon Companion: an Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, the Arcane
  3. "Timberline Textiles" in Handwoven Magazine - Infinite Healing
These sources use Christiansen:
  1. Portland Art Museum (in the archive of her photos, see "Grandma Christiansen")
  2. Maryhill Museum of Art, entry for Julia Christiansen Hoffman
  3. Historic Resources Inventory, City of Portland
  4. National Register of Historic Places, Nomination form. See section on Lee Hoffman, builder.
  5. Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vols. 36-37, pages 115, 404
  • Her birthplace: Gunnison, Utah; or Manti, Utah
Most sources list Gunnison as her birthplace.
However, while seeking documents on Ancestry.com on her maiden name, I came across her passporrt application, dated August 12, 1912, in which she listed "Manti, Utah" as her birthplace. So the choice is either list Manti, violating WP:NOR, or list Gunnison, which is southwest of Manti, but in the same county in Utah.

Thus, I landed on Christiansen and Manti. Maybe I should try to be more Zen about these dilemmas. Cheers! — Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 07:34, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]