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Making a guess in indexing

Tom Eccles
Tom Eccles ✭
January 18 edited April 21 in Get Involved

In indexing, when a scribbled name is essentially illegible, is it better to mark it as UNREADABLE, or put an asterisk, or actually make a guess that might not be accurate? Which would be more helpful for people trying to find their ancestors?

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  • Randy Philpot
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    January 18 Answer ✓

    @Tom Eccles

    See link below that contains a Knowledge Article that provides some good suggestions when confronted with unreadable writing when Indexing. I hope you find it useful.

    Index unreadable writing • FamilySearch

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