Indexing Birthplace
How would you index a birthplace that says Poland (formally Russia). Sometimes it is in parenthesis and sometimes not. Thank you
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I would type the birthplace as Poland Russia and leave out the identifier "formerly" and the parentheses. The general indexing guidelines tell us:
Do not include identifying descriptions or terms, such as “near,” “about,” “around,” “twp,” “township,” “city,” “county,” or “state,” with the place-name unless the term is normally used as part of the name (for example, Mexico City, Salt Lake City, or New York City).
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Thank you, that really helped me.
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Hello,
We type what is in the record, we do not interpret. The person who works with the record can fill in what he/she thinks is correct.
Greetings
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We have been told to do exactly as Melissa S Himes has suggested. Include all the locations minus the 'formerly'.
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