Will the 1950 Census of Puerto Rico get reviewed?
I’ve heard that Puerto Rico will not be reviewed by volunteers verifying the computer-generated transcriptions of the 1950 census. Is that true? If so, why? I’ve looked at pages available through Ancestry and found many problems with names (especially when accents are used), genders, and even occupations. It’s all because of how the computer program read the words not because it was written wrong. I feel sure that volunteers could really help clean up the program and I hope that person was wrong when they said Puerto Rico won’t be part of the project. I’m willing to help and I know others would too. Thank you.
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From the FAQ on the census: "All of the US Territories (including Alaska and Hawaii) and Indian Population schedules were done on different forms and will not go through the same review process. They will be published directly to Search, and then will be able to be reviewed and edited directly there." The review process in that approach will not be automated as is currently happening to the 48 states. It will take some dedicated groups to review and correct the information.
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So they will still be reviewed and transcribed/indexed, just not using Ancestry’s computer-generated program as a start? If so, do you know if Ancestry will get the Family Search reviewed Census records for these states and territories to incorporate into their database like they are for the 48 states?
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My understanding from the statement is that the Ancestry AI generated indexing is what will be published and searchable on FamilySearch. As you have noted, there will be a lot of errors. Those errors will have to be hand corrected without the aid of the reviewing software. Since there is no timeline or organized process currently for the territory review, any exchange with Ancestry would surely have to be determined at a subsequent time.
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