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Land tract indexing person not named, company is.

John_J_Lee
John_J_Lee ✭
February 5, 2023 edited August 16, 2024 in Get Involved

I'm new to indexing and my first attempt presented an issue. Input field asking for Given/Surname however the purchaser is listed as 'NP Rway Co'. There is no category for company names. How do I proceed?

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  • maryellenstevensbarnes1
    maryellenstevensbarnes1 ✭✭✭✭✭
    February 5, 2023

    Please provide the Project Name and Batch Code - the batch code is in brackets [XXXX-111]

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  • LarryClark43
    LarryClark43 ✭✭✭✭
    February 6, 2023 edited February 6, 2023

    John_J_Lee, If you are working on US—Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800–1955 [Part B]

    The project instructions say:

    • Do not index the names of companies, businesses, corporations, or government entities in the name fields. If a transaction was between an individual and a company, index only the individual's name, whether the individual was seller or purchaser. If a tract book record contains only company, business, corporation, or government names and contains no individual names, mark the image in Step 1: Images as No, No Extractable Data.

    If you are working on a different project the instructions could be different. That is why maryellenstevensbarnes1 has requested the batch code.

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  • maryellenstevensbarnes1
    maryellenstevensbarnes1 ✭✭✭✭✭
    February 6, 2023 edited February 6, 2023

    Thanks, @LarryClark43 and more thanks for providing the answer --I was only trying to encourage the use of the batch code 😎

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  • kathleenmoonbrown1
    kathleenmoonbrown1 ✭
    February 7, 2023

    I am reviewing batches from this project. My best encouragement is to read all the instructions. Skip the company names and scroll down to find individual names. I have noticed people are adding an area to their indexing that I cannot find anywhere on the records. Therefore I have to correct it with "blank" in those areas. Keep up the good work! And keep me busy reviewing it.

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