Image 1 has a Certificate of Arrival on top of Petition of Naturalization. I am going to
index the COA. These directions say "When combining information from multiple documents on the same image, use the record number from the petition for naturalization." So I am going to use the record number. I was wondering if I should use the date on the COA as the record date and use the port of entry as record place. What do you think?
I know it doesn't list COA on What to Index, but it is a similar record, so I'm thinking better safe than sorry.
https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/batch/9ba48932-a88e-4d7b-ad12-773f05710175
Answers
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This is a Certificate of Arrival not a Certificate of Admission. It should NOT be indexed.
- Index only the following types of documents: Declarations of intention, petitions for naturalization, military petitions, oaths of allegiance, naturalization certificates, final orders, alien registrations, repatriation records, certificates of admission, name change records, and naturalization cards. In addition, index documents that are similar to these form-types.
- Indexes are images with only a name and reference information, such as page or volume number, with no other information, such as dates, available. Indexes should be marked as No, No Extractable Data.
This is where the confusion comes from, since another project specifically said NOT to index Certificate of Arrival but to index Certificate of Admission, which meant they are two different documents. Until they tell us or show us otherwise, do not index.
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As a reminder, under Overlays in General Indexing Guidelines:
Do not try to index any information underneath the overlay that may be visible.
Image 1 will be marked No, No Extractable Data.
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