Unable to submit feedback on 1950 census
The 1950 census has incorrectly indexed entries for residents of Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, as residents of Richmond, Ontario County, New York. Examples:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XYM-F1WM?lang=en
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XT2-GWTX?lang=en
I wrote to nasupport@familysearch.org about this issue and was told to use the Feedback button to report it, but no matter what browser I use, the clicking the Feedback button gives me an error message. Is there is another way to report this issue for correction?
Jim
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You'll need to turn off any popup blockers to submit Feedback. But, that's not an indexing error. Rather it's a place name standardizing problem. I'm fairly certain this one has already been logged, but tagging @SerraNola to confirm.
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@James McGrath_4 Yes, all 1950 Census films for Richmond County were mixed in with Ontario County. It is not an indexing nor a standardization issue. The metadata for each film is "Richmond, Ontario, New York" and this is what comes up in search results and in the citation.
Thank you for reporting. I have updated the information for engineering.
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@SerraNola I know you've said the project to correct/revert place names has taken longer than anyone expected. The Ontario/Richmond 1950 issue was reported more than 2 years ago. Other record sets in New York, including New York City marriages, were also affected.
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