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How should "Free" be indexed?

SuzanneSchwoerer
SuzanneSchwoerer ✭
September 1, 2022 edited August 16, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing

US, Virginia—Vital Records, 1715–1901 [Part B][M3RG-GH8]


Should "Free" be indexed as Colored, or as Free?

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  • SuzanneSchwoerer
    SuzanneSchwoerer ✭
    September 1, 2022

    I just noticed that that heading says "Colored" and within that heading, there is a "Free" and "Slave" subheading. From this I assume I should mark all "Free" as "Colored."

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  • Susan Ann Mullen
    Susan Ann Mullen ✭✭✭✭✭
    September 1, 2022

    In the Field Help for Color or Race I found this: " If the color or race is not found in the drop-down list, type what you see."

    Since it is better to not assume it should be typed in as 'Free'.

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  • Melissa S Himes
    Melissa S Himes ✭✭✭✭✭
    September 2, 2022

    Since the header says Colored, then the race is marked as Colored - just like the example How to Index a Birth Register, Enslaved Person.

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  • Susan Ann Mullen
    Susan Ann Mullen ✭✭✭✭✭
    September 2, 2022

    You are right, Melissa S Himes! Thank you for correcting my error.

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