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Sarah-Beara
Sarah-Beara ✭
October 9, 2022 edited August 16, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing

After I submitted a batch I'd indexed for an Illinois marriage certificate, I realize I wrote the wrong place on there. Is there any way to go back and fix it?

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  • erutherford
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    October 9, 2022 Answer ✓

    No, there is not. A reviewer should catch your mistake.

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  • LarryClark43
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    October 9, 2022 Answer ✓

    Once you have submitted a record you cannot get it back. You must rely on the person doing the review to correct the mistakes. We all make mistakes and then in a batch or two realize what we have done.

    At that point you just smile that you have learned and go on.😊

    Hope this helps , have fun indexing.

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  • erutherford
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    October 9, 2022

    I did a few that were Chicaho, Cook, Illinois instead of Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Slip of the finger.

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  • Sarah-Beara
    Sarah-Beara ✭
    October 9, 2022
    https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/comment/474546#Comment_474546

    Thank you for your kind words! I hope the reviewer catches my mistake too. I wrote the place as St. Agnes Church. I forgot to include Cook County, Chicago, Illinois.

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  • erutherford
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    October 10, 2022

    You disregard the church name. It is indexed as Chicago, Cook, Illinois. If there is no city listed, the Marriage Place is indexed as Cook, Illinois.

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  • Susan Ann Mullen
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    October 10, 2022

    All of which makes me very thankful for reviewers! Also for the ability to correct mistakes even after they reach the Family Tree for many records!

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