US Census Indexing Video?
Hello!
Does anyone have a good video on how to index a US Census on FamilySearch? I am hoping to find something that I can share to show how to index the upcoming 1950s census. I have seen that the form was different, but having the example from a previous (1940s or so) census might help.
Thanks!
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I am unaware of a video about how to index the 1950 Census. However, with all Indexing projects there is great detail on how to index that particular those related batches in the Project Instructions. There are sample images with highlighted items that need to be indexed. Also, there are the individual field helps for each field that give a additional help on those specific fields.
Anyone that have questions on a particular batch can give the batch number in the indexing community here and the community can view that batch and help with their particular question.
I will include here a few links about using the ruler in indexing the census that will be of help since there is a lot of information on the census pages and it is easy to get off on the wrong row if you do not use the ruler. https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-use-the-ruler-while-indexing https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/can-i-change-the-color-of-the-ruler-while-indexing note that once you add the ruler sometimes you have to minimize the image to find the ruler. Often it is at the bottom of the image and you will need to drag it to the row you are working on. https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/can-i-hide-or-show-the-indexing-toolbar
Hopefully this will help. we are excited for the 1950 Census to be made available for indexing.
Thank you for helping Index. That helps so many find records about their ancestors.
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Looking forward to help index 1950 Census!
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