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Can An Entire Column Be Made "Blank"As I index, I encounter columns that are never filled with information and wonder if I can make the…
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Canada 1921 federal censusWhy are these sheet allotted 10 and the drop list is only 5. Doing one would give me a headache. W…
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City directories, punctuation questionI seem to remember that periods are NOT typed after titles or abbreviated names (i.e. Dr. is typed…
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In city directories, what is a required field? Same name but different address do we index all?In city directories, what is a required field? Same name but different address do we index all?
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US—City Directories, 1901–1935 [Part E] [MQ2H-B25] QUESTION:Hi, could someone expand the meaning of these two points that are found in the instructions? They b…
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Missing letters US—City Directories, 1823–1935 [Part D][MQKG-498]On a few given names it looks like the typist didn't get the letter or it didn't print but should h…
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US, ILLINOIS-NAT RECORDS PART BI am new to this project. I understand this particular document, however, I am uncertain if I index…
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city directory entry need help [MQN5-S4H]I have indexed thousands of City Directory entries and have never seen this/ At the bottom of the f…
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City directory business question,would entry 8 be indexed or not. it is a company name but looks like it is also the name of a pers…
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Canada—1921 Federal Census [MQKR-NXB]One of the people is the census immigrated in 1911 but it says hadn't been naturalized. Is there a …
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