Indexing Names
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Making a guess in indexingIn indexing, when a scribbled name is essentially illegible, is it better to mark it as UNREADABLE,…Answered ✓ Closed Tom Eccles 34 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Randy Philpot Get Involved/Indexing -
Where can I find "Welsh American Index" by Gethin Matthews?The book or article in the question line is listed on the "Find a Welsh Emigrant or Immigrant …Answered ✓ Closed Tiffany KW 32 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by MandyShaw1 General Questions
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US—City Directories, 1823–1935 [Part D] [MQKB-LN6] Only 3 lines appear to verifyI used to get 5 lines at a time to verify. Now I only get 3 lines before I have to scroll down. H…Answered Closed Smyth MJ 122 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by Smyth MJ Get Involved/Indexing
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Should I index all names that appear in the image even if some names seem to belong somewhere else?Here is the image I am indexing. In the red box are some names written. The ink is not as dark as t…Answered ✓ Closed José Antonio Núñez Rosario 61 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by LarryClark43 Get Involved/Indexing -
How to treat changed names on recordsI am indexing naturilization records that have a persons name and then it say "formerly" …Answered Closed byronjohndenny1 32 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by MinnWisRoots Get Involved/Indexing
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how to record Father's surname when it appears differently in multiple baptism entries?I am indexing a church baptism record where a father's name is listed on three different entries as…Answered Closed Luke Bissell 321 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by MinnWisRoots Get Involved/Indexing
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At the beginning of the deed index, it lists "Sweet, Sweedt" as surnames do I put both with an "or?"For example, do I put "Sweet or Sweedt" or do I list them separately in different entries…Answered ✓ Closed stacystuart1 591 views 7 comments 0 points Most recent by erutherford Get Involved/Indexing
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65 pages of this county's 1860 census is missing its indexLaurel, KY, from page 74 to the end, nothing is indexed. It's all legible, so it either got missed … -
US, New York, New York—Indexes to Mortgagees, 1630–1975 [Part A] [M3BZ-Z3N]When indexing a name followed by what looks like +co, Should this be considered a corporation or or…Answered Closed Lorrie Ruth Maughan Riches 311 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Dave Morris6 Get Involved/Indexing
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