Uncertain about surnames

sharonnorviel

https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/batch/f75e50b6-d9be-44ae-bb99-f499fae24f84

On the second page, first column just about 1/2 way down the surnames seem confused to me. It looks like Golatka, Frank (after Gilsdorf, Adele) is out of place.

If I type what is shown I would use the surname Golatka until the George Gilsdorf entry. I think I should type Golatka, Frank but continue using Gilsdorf for Arth -Nicholas.

I just want to do it correctly and don't want the reviewer checking a lot of entries as wrong.

Thank you

erutherford

Adele and Arnold J are Gilsdorf, everyone from Frank to Frank R is Golatka, then George to Nicholas is Gilsdorf. Not every name in every directory is in order.

sharonnorviel

thanks

Julia Szent-Györgyi

Oof, yes, "Golatka Frank" is almost certainly a misprint, as neither the surname nor the given name fit alphabetically where they are.

I agree that the lines after Frank should be indexed as if Frank wasn't there. No, that's not what a literalist interpretation of the guidelines/rules says, but it's the only solution that will result in an actually-useful finding aid.

sharonnorviel

Thank you, while I agree with you, I indexed as what I was previously instructed and indexed how it was printed. One of my answers instructed me as to what ditto marks look like and what they mean. I know what ditto marks look like and what they mean. Hopefully those reviewing this record will catch this error. This makes my heart sad because I try to be accurate. I guess the next time I will just follow my heart, not ask questions, and hope for the best outcome.

maryellenstevensbarnes1

@sharonnorviel Don't feel too badly - I would have done the same thing and no matter what you did the reviewer will almost certainly get it "wrong" for the same reasons. Besides, I don't know that directories are the "best" source of information when linking families. 😎