Indexing information from Reference Images
I am indexing United States Muster Rolls & Rosters. The image which I am indexing contains the name of the person and some other per information to be indexed; however the date of enlistment is not show on that image. The date of enlistment is on the subsequent image which I can view using the "Reference Images" feature. Should I extract the date of enlistment from the +1 reference image and insert it in the table which I am filling for the current (1) image or should I just mark the date entries as blank?
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Hi Brent. You do index that information. It falls under the General Indexing Guidelines (GIG) section that you'll find as the third section of your Instructions: "What to Do When Records Span 2 Images or to View Additional Images." Here is the link.
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Be careful using the +1 image on these muster Rolls. The date is usually on the first page of multiple page rosters. You need to go to the "previous images (-)" to find the correct date, as long as "your image" is page 5 or less.
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