Indexing

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  Do I index this name?

  I was indexing the city directories, and I found this entry: I've looked through the instructions, …

  Answered BraydenGraves 72 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by BraydenGraves March 19
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  Reindex Batches? What is the advantage for doing this?

  I see many New York Eastern indexes that are so poorly indexed. I am tired of reviewing them.

  Answered Harmon, James Bartlett 62 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by erutherford March 19
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  Indexing aka

  What is the proper way to index an aka? I would assume you make a second entry as if for a new pers…

  Answered MichaelBrashear 47 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Julia Szent-Györgyi March 19
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  Does anyone have information about the indexing project for Samoa?

  Does anyone have information about the indexing project, Samoa, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da…

  Answered Mary Louise Lillian 59 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Mary Louise Lillian March 19
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  US, New York—Eastern District—Naturalization Records, 1891–1958 [Part G] [MQF8-YBN]

  The 2 images in this batch are duplicates. In image 1 I didn't think the first doc. should be index…

  Answered Lisa Kay Horlacher 58 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by erutherford March 18
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  In City Directories it may list several variations of the Surname. Should the entire list of people

  be indexed with all the the surnames included or do you just list the first surname for each indivi…

  Answered ✓ dianacarolenelson 71 views 1 comment 1 point Most recent by barbaragailsmith1 March 18
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  What do you do when half the image is unreadable but the other half is readable?

  Hello, I am indexing US Directories. Many of the batches that I have received are two pages, with o…

  Answered Marissah Whitney Bentke 164 views 6 comments 0 points Most recent by Julia Kapalko Inselman March 18
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  I am indexing city directories and several names were skipped. How do I add them?

  How do I add skipped names without retyping everything? How can I add and reorder number order?

  Answered S Gessel1 57 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by erutherford March 17
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  I am indexing us city directories. It is supposed to be up to 250 entries but it is going to be mo

  be more like 400. I'm okay with that but will the directory go away when I get to 250 and leave th…

  Answered Edna Gae Mason 80 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by barbaragailsmith1 March 15
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  How do you know what type the entry is?

  How do you know what type of entry to put when indexing.

  Question Warren, Gregory Austin 30 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Warren, Gregory Austin March 15