Talk:FamilySearch Indexing: US, Maine–Vital Records, 1892-1907, Project Updates

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Many commonly asked questions, such as indexing crossed out information, have already been answered in the Basic indexing instructions.

Please review the indexing presentation for this project for the answers to the following questions.

Regarding the back side of the Marriage Record card, where the names of groom's and bride's parents are listed:

1. At the top of the card the year is usually stamped, so I record that as Event Year.

2. also listed there is the abbreviation for the county. Using a list of Maine counties (such as at maine.hometownlocator.com) it is easy to determine the county. Should we add the county?

3. the State would be blank because it is not actually listed