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Is there a way to correct incorrectly indexed information on GenealogyBank Historical Obituaries?

JenniferDills84
JenniferDills84 ✭
January 1 in Search

I have found several partially attached GenealogyBank Historical obituaries that clearly have been indexed incorrectly. I working on Genelle Crenshaw LYDB-94C. When I try to view the image, it takes me to the GenealogyBank webiste, and even though I have an account with GenealogyBank, I get an error message. I searched for the records separately and I've realized the obit that is indexed includes names from other obits on the newspaper record that is not related to Genelle Crenshaw. The ending of her brother Coleman's obituary was obviously missed because a sibling is missing from the names available to attach. Is there a way for someone to fix this or do I just need to make notes about the information?

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    January 1

    Many/most of the obituaries from GenealogyBank were extracted using OCR. Generally, you'll see a note indicating that and the option to submit a correction if an error is found.

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