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I don't know if I need to join or if I'm already in.My question is about Prefixes. I know that these are common prefixes we need to enter: Mr, Mrs, M…Answered ✓ Closed Lynet Thomas Smith 333 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by Shannon Potter Wilcox
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Birth Year on Voting RecordsIf I know the age of the person and the year the record was taken should I calculate the birth year…Answered ✓ Closed kristenandersonglick1 222 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Shannon Potter Wilcox
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Death County for Massachusetts Death CertificatesCould someone point out to me where I would find the county on these death certificates? All I can …Answered ✓ Closed April Megan Tingey 252 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by Shannon Potter Wilcox
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Spanish reviewI am reviewing Argentina, Entre Ríos—Registro Civil, 1860–1965 [Parte L] [MSFW-HQK] Image Name…
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US, Wisconsin—Birth Records, 1907–1911 [Part B] [M33V-TFC]Hi! On image 1, are the mother and father's names Blasiens Wagner and Viorene Banman? The names are…Answered ✓ Closed Schwebach, Luke Daniel 222 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Shannon Potter Wilcox
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New project, batch submission?For my own purposes, I paid a third party to professionally transcribe and index several thousand r…
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How do I index this record?I'm indexing a business directory where I index a husband and wife as one entry--if listed. Here I …
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No registrar date is listed, but a sub-registrar date IS listed--do I use it?No registrar date is listed, but a date IS listed on the SUB-registrar line. Do I index the SUB-re…
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Indexing children when there is no prompted text line?I've run into the problem a lot that the record I'm indexing lists children, but there is no slot t…Answered ✓ Closed Jacob William Blake 251 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Shannon Potter Wilcox
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Death record ageHi, would I report the person as "0" years old or <blank> if they died under a year…
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