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  Can I do indexing offline?

  Can I do indexing offline?

  Answered Closed Petersen, Tina Marie 42 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by erutherford June 8, 2024
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  First time indexing Canadian Federal Census.

  I want to ensure I'm indexing this batch correctly before going further. Advice, please. Canada—192…

  Answered ✓ Closed NancyBartlett 201 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by Kate Rimmer June 8, 2024
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  US, Minnesota—Naturalization Records, 1896–1924

  I've reviewed 5 or 6 of these. Only 1 was actually a naturalization record from Minnesota during th…

  Answered Closed VF43 32 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Áine Ní Donnghaile June 7, 2024
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  Directory Confustion?

  The indexing instructions for city directories say to index only residential directories, not busin…

  Answered Closed Kathleen8284 83 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by erutherford June 7, 2024
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  what about categories of business and then single names in a batch- should be indexed?

  Image Name 008876351_00871 Batch ID MQKG-DD5 in reviewing this, these appear to be …

  Answered ✓ Closed Dennis Yarrington 42 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Dennis Yarrington June 7, 2024
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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…

  Answered ✓ Closed DebPlumbersWife 72 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by erutherford June 5, 2024
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  Canada 1921 federal census

  Why are these sheet allotted 10 and the drop list is only 5. Doing one would give me a headache. W…

  Answered Closed Alyce Rosemarie Devore 81 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by KelleyTimothyJohn2 June 5, 2024
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  City directories, punctuation question

  I seem to remember that periods are NOT typed after titles or abbreviated names (i.e. Dr. is typed…

  Answered Annette Elizabeth Samuelsen 124 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by erutherford June 4, 2024
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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?

  Answered Closed CovingtonArleneBrake1 68 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by erutherford June 4, 2024
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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…

  Answered Closed jamesleeskinner1 112 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by jamesleeskinner1 June 4, 2024