Correcting indexing errors
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1Note/Comment Adding Capability on Records PageOn the Records Transcript Page there is the ability to make edits to existing fields. One feature t…Active Closed ShawnHerman1 200 views 4 comments 1 point Most recent by Julia Szent-Györgyi Suggest an Idea -
While conducting reviewing, Marriage Records are showing up in the Birth Records BatchToday, while reviewing the US, Virginia—Birth Records, 1853–1896 [MQ7Z-84D], I found a page of Marr…Answered ✓ Closed OlsenKentJohnson1 144 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by barbaragailsmith1 Indexing
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1950 Census indexing consistently wrong for LaSalle County, IllinoisEvery record in the 1950 Census for LaSalle County has the "Event Place" as "La Sall…Answered ✓ Closed BWH436 107 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by N Tychonievich General Questions
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How can I edit/fix an entire collection that was indexed incorrectly?The collection, Alaska Vital Records 1816-2005 was indexed incorrectly. It has wild errors, such as…
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Record links to wrong imageThe 1979 Catanzaro Cosenza Reggio Calabria phone book https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2…
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2Indexer entered wrong data, can't correct type of record and date at allThe baptism and marriage records starting with image 238 and continue through to image 242 are inde…Active Closed W D Samuelsen contact me please 265 views 8 comments 2 points Most recent by Maile L Suggest an Idea
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Please add missing index records for New York State Death IndexNew York, state death index - 1890, page 657 of 879. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q…
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1871 Census Wilton, Yorkshire, England, United KingdomAt least some names in the batch have been indexed incorrectly. They are showing as Wilton by Burba…
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How do I get a transcription error corrected?In a 'record hint' the marriage record transcription for my 2x great grandparents lists "Mary …
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1A method to change (or report) an error in the transcribed record search event dataI'm not sure how often this sort of thing happens, but here's an example: Record citation: "Mi…