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ruthannehagen1
ruthannehagen1 ✭
November 6, 2022 edited August 16, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing

Many of the lines have DO, which I am assuming is ditto for the above name. What do I type for it?

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 6, 2022 edited November 6, 2022 Answer ✓

    DO does indeed stand for ditto, meaning the same as above. Since we index to enable others to find the records, I key the name it stands in place of. DO or ditto won't help someone searching for John Smith, but Smith will.

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-index-ditto-marks

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  • erutherford
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    November 6, 2022

    You will only index the first instance of the name. If you index 17 John Smiths, that falls under the Department of Redundancy Department.

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 6, 2022

    @erutherford Not according to the instructions. I posted the link above.

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  • erutherford
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    November 6, 2022

    If she's doing Boston tax, here's what the PI says:

    • Index each unique name. Some names may be duplicated. When names are exact duplicates, index only the first instance of the name listed. Skip the other exact duplicates, and then index the next unique name. When the middle initials or the given names or surnames are spelled differently, please index these unique names.

    "Do" is ditto, exact duplicate. The instructions are clear for Boston records.

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  • Chas Howell
    Chas Howell ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 6, 2022 edited November 6, 2022

    City Directories project instructions also limit you to only one instance of a duplicate name. I think the answer is it depends on the type of project you are working on and if that project's instruction or field help has anything specific to the issue.

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 6, 2022

    I'm struggling to find where the OP said she was indexing Boston Tax Records, @erutherford.

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  • erutherford
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    November 7, 2022
    https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/comment/478765#Comment_478765

    I miss those directory projects. It has to be over a year since we've had one.

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