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What is the explanation for this 98% useless index record?These are the details for index record https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7XF-TP2 which w…Answered Closed Adrian Bruce1 112 views 13 comments 1 point Most recent by Áine Ní Donnghaile Search -
Given name spelling different ways in same recordI am reviewing naturalization records. The current record has two images: Declaration of Intention…Answered ✓ Closed Heather Huber 52 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Áine Ní Donnghaile Get Involved/Indexing
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Deduce gender from women's names?I am doing a census and I cannot see anything about the genders in the instructions. What I see is…Answered ✓ Closed José Antonio Núñez Rosario 92 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by Melissa S Himes Get Involved/Indexing -
Can I correct an incorrectly indexed name?https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1Z-CLB shows an indexed name of Sophonia Graves for the p…
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How to attach the second page when a Source carries over?When I attach a Person to a Source that's part of a Collection, how should I handle the case where …Answered Closed Eric8090 35 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Julia Szent-Györgyi General Questions
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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
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Why Does Ancestry.com Better Copies and Better Indexing of Census Records Than FS?Here's just one of many examples. Doing a search of 1850 Boone County Indiana Census records, I cou…
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When Indexing Death Certificates should I calculate their age?I am reviewing Death Certificates and the field where the age of the peson is supposed to be shows …Answered ✓ Closed José Antonio Núñez Rosario 52 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by José Antonio Núñez Rosario Get Involved/Indexing