Primary source means the information making up the source is from persons who are directly connected with the event and may be present at the event. In essence a first-hand witness to the event. Secondary sources are generally presented by individuals not present at the event or second hand. Generally secondary sources are derived from primary sources. Registers of birth, marriages, deaths, baptism, confessions of faith.
Eye witness accounts published at the time of the event.
Papers such as diaries, correspondence, personal scrapbooks 4. Papers of an organization such as minutes, reports, and business records. Assessment and tax records. Let us face reality. Mistakes and inaccuracies do occur.