August 31, 2011

Wiki information and updates on  US, New England–Naturalization Index 1791-1906, Project
Please see the Tab "Additional Helps" also.

https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/FamilySearch_Indexing:_US,_New_England%E2%80%93Naturalization_Index_1791-1906,_Project_Updates

August 30, 2011

 US, Indiana Hendricks County Marriages 1811-1959
4714943[103]
134187839 SB
Batch is applications for marriages licenses with the groom on the left page and the bride on the right page.  Does each document need to be indexed separately, or can the info be combined into one record.  There are page numbers.
 Answer- They are indexed as separate documents.

August 26, 2011

Mismatched batches UK 1871 Census


If you get  a Mismatched batch, during the arbitration process please provide the following information to Indexing Support either by phone or Email. Please hold on to the batch for a few days to give the project manager time to evaluate your information. 
Indexing Support Phone: 1-866-406-1830

  • Share Batch #
  • Film# and Batch #
  • Name of project
  • Date you will hold the batch before returning it.

UK 1871 Census


  Project update:  If the census taker began recording a household at the bottom of the previous census page and continued at the top of the page you are indexing, you should be able to find the schedule number from the previous image.  Field Help has been changed to reflect this is some counties.  The information applies to all.

August 25, 2011

Overlays versus "Overlapped Documents"


Overlays versus “overlapped documents”
There is a lot of confusion about the difference between an overlay and overlapped documents.
Many projects have images with two or more separate documents that overlap each other.  These are not considered overlays.  If the document is partially covered on one image but is uncovered on another image please index the document(s) from the image that shows the entire document.   There is no need to create an extra record to index partially visible documents in this circumstance.

UK 1871 Census Mismatched Batches

 UK 1871 Census Mismatched batches-  We are finding that many of the mismatches that are being reported are not actually mismatches.  Could you please get a SB # and check to make sure that it is actually a mismatch and have the person hold the batch until we can make sure- this shouldn't be a long process, a quick look should do.  Films could be pulled erroneously if they are not.  Thanks!