"For genealogical research you need something more than just a tree builder, you need a system to record facts" Facts are facts (indisputable for a given value

"For genealogical research you need something more than just a tree builder, you need a system to record facts" Facts are facts (indisputable for a given value of indisputable!) but you can and I think should also record anecdotes too. Mark the data as such. A generic term for facts might be "Events" ie events in a person's life. Assign a score or an attribution or whatever works for you. The thing about facts is that they can become distorted. Human memory is a bit ... malleable and let's face it the output from our sensors (eyes etc) are open to some interpretation. That's a bit meta! I suggest you forget about neat little trees when it comes to genealogy. Think thicket instead, really tangled thickets.