Land tract indexing person not named, company is.

John_J_Lee

I'm new to indexing and my first attempt presented an issue. Input field asking for Given/Surname however the purchaser is listed as 'NP Rway Co'. There is no category for company names. How do I proceed?

maryellenstevensbarnes1

Please provide the Project Name and Batch Code - the batch code is in brackets [XXXX-111]

LarryClark43

John_J_Lee, If you are working on US—Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800–1955 [Part B]

The project instructions say:

• Do not index the names of companies, businesses, corporations, or government entities in the name fields. If a transaction was between an individual and a company, index only the individual's name, whether the individual was seller or purchaser. If a tract book record contains only company, business, corporation, or government names and contains no individual names, mark the image in Step 1: Images as No, No Extractable Data.

If you are working on a different project the instructions could be different. That is why maryellenstevensbarnes1 has requested the batch code.

maryellenstevensbarnes1

Thanks, @LarryClark43 and more thanks for providing the answer --I was only trying to encourage the use of the batch code 😎

kathleenmoonbrown1

I am reviewing batches from this project. My best encouragement is to read all the instructions. Skip the company names and scroll down to find individual names. I have noticed people are adding an area to their indexing that I cannot find anywhere on the records. Therefore I have to correct it with "blank" in those areas. Keep up the good work! And keep me busy reviewing it.