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How to Index City Directory issueI've recently had to review a number of City Directories that appear to be a roster of depositors f…
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Batch: US—City Directories, 1866–1940 [Part A] [MQFJ-RN1] Indexing wife's nameWhen the wife's name is in brackets, is the wife added on a separate line. Or in the same line as…
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RULERI was using the ruler on my last batch but I can't get it to work on this one.
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US, Illinois—Naturalization Records, 1903–1941 [Part A] [MQV6-YXW]. I marked bothimages in this batch as NNED. Image 1 refers to the clerk and judge and image 2 is only the date so…
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Julian vs. Gregorian DatesI asked a question about Sverige, Stockholm—Register till kyrkoböcker, 1546–1927 [Del 9][MQQV-R1Z] …
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When a relationship or status is in French do I translate to English.When a relationship or status is in French do I translate to English? If so what does marital statu…
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Could FamilySearch please index this huge trove of Serbian genealogical records?I stumbled upon this massive package of Serbian records on a Reddit post. It contains all the handw…
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Seaman ...New EnglandI just indexed a batch of Seaman New England (or similar title) It asks for birth information. If y…
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Seaman QuestionI keep coming upon batches in the Seamen New England project that are notes/affadavits from doctors…
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Racial or tribalIn racial or tribal when the information is Ind meaning Indian or Slave meaning the Slave Indian tr…
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